Disaster-prevention volunteers and the Jin Xiao Choir lead National Day singing；Thunder Tiger aerobatic team roars in over the Presidential Office
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公視新聞
The National Day ceremony was held in front of the Presidential Office, with the Jin Xiao Choir and disaster-prevention volunteers leading the national anthem. The Thunder Tiger aerobatic team flew Yongying advanced trainer aircraft over the Presidential Office to conclude the event。
Chang San-cheng vows to stay true to his original aspiration and make Taoyuan better; Huang Shih-chieh urges residents with differing views to engage and cooperate
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公視新聞
Taoyuan held a National Day flag-raising ceremony, where entertainer Kuo Tzu-chien appeared in an outfit modeled on Chang San-cheng and interacted with attendees. Chang pledged to stay true to his original aspirations in advancing municipal affairs, while Huang Shih-chieh, a DPP candidate, urged residents with differing views to engage and cooperate.
Taichung holds National Day flag-raising ceremony, incorporating technology in an “aerial flag display”
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公視新聞
台中市府 incorporated the local drone technology industry into its National Day flag-raising ceremony, with Mayor Lu Hsiu-yen announcing plans to build a strategic stronghold for the drone industry. Candidates Chiang Chi-chen of the 國民黨 and Ho Hsin-chun of the 民進黨 attended together and exchanged high-fives. Meanwhile, National Day fireworks were held at Taitung Seashore Park, and the Xia Binlang tribe also held an event to express its blessings for the country and call for greater attention to Indigenous culture.
KMT chair skips National Day celebration; Han Kuo-yu urges Lai Ching-te to resolve political deadlock
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公視新聞
KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun did not attend the National Day celebration. In his address, Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu urged Lai Ching-te to resolve the confrontation between the ruling and opposition camps, and criticized his administration for creating conflict between the legislative and executive branches. TPP Chair Huang Kuo-chang put forward 6 major proposals in hopes of ending social divisions, while the KMT criticized the New Tide faction president for heightening cross-strait tensions.
U.S. semiconductor stocks saw unusually large options trades emerge during Friday's (9th) session, as a cloud of hedging and bearish sentiment hung over the derivatives market.
The intraday trading volume of puts on the semiconductor ETF (SMH-US) topped 180,000 contracts, far exceeding the 50,000 calls, with total premiums reaching $46 million.
Contractor Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun admitted to 4 charges, including conspiring to violate U.S. export control regulations, conspiring to smuggle U.S. goods, conspiring to defraud the U.S. government, and obstruction of justice.
The scheme involved shipping U.S. AI technology worth about $2.5 billion to China.
Super Micro has ended its business relationship with contractor Sun and severed ties with the other defendants.
Sun acted as an intermediary in the scheme, arranging orders and taking steps to conceal the activities.
Sun helped arrange dummy servers for demonstrations and made false statements when U.S. Commerce Department officials inspected them.
Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw and others were also indicted.
ASML has decided to raise prices by 10% across replacement parts for lithography machines supplied to the South Korean market
The price increase covers all spare parts for extreme ultraviolet and deep ultraviolet lithography machines
The new prices will apply to products supplied starting in January 2027
OriginalASML總部於9月初透過韓國分公司向三星電子和SK海力士提出漲價方案
The price increase covers regularly purchased consumables as well as parts that need replacement due to faults or declining performance
ASML's after-sales service, spare parts and upgrades business generated €8.193 billion in revenue in 2025, accounting for 25% of total revenue
ASML expects revenue from this business to grow by more than 30% this year
Lithography machines contain optical components such as lenses and mirrors responsible for transmitting light, as well as light sources and precision drive systems
Trump says Putin agreed to increase diesel supplies! Russia comments, Zelensky responds
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
Trump claimed Putin agreed to increase diesel supplies to lower prices, and Russia confirmed it had lifted export restrictions ahead of schedule. Zelensky strongly opposed the move, warning that it would bolster Russia's war effort, and called for the conflict to be resolved on the basis of reciprocity.
Facts
Trump said Russia agreed to increase diesel supplies to bring down global prices after his call with Putin.
Russia is expected to supply an additional 300,000 tons of diesel to the United States and other partners in October.
Zelensky criticized easing sanctions on Russia as a weak decision that could prolong the war.
Since the United States and Israel went to war with Iran, U.S. diesel prices have risen by about 70%.
The average U.S. diesel price reached $6.28 per gallon on October 8.
Chinese maritime militia spotted off eastern Taiwan! U.S. warns: seriously destabilizing and counterproductive
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
The U.S. State Department warned that China had deployed maritime militia vessels in waters east of Taiwan, seriously undermining regional stability. Taiwan views this as a rehearsal for a maritime blockade, as the waters are a critical wartime supply line. The U.S., UK, France and Germany expressed concern in June; a US$14 billion arms sale to Taiwan is awaiting approval.
Facts
The U.S. State Department said China's actions in waters east of Taiwan seriously undermined stability.
The first known Chinese maritime militia vessels appeared in waters east of Taiwan this August.
Since June this year, China has stepped up its activities in waters east of Taiwan and regularly dispatched coast guard vessels to patrol.
Taiwan believes China is coordinating military, paramilitary and civilian forces to rehearse a possible maritime blockade.
U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to approve a new arms sale to Taiwan worth US$14 billion.
內政部消防署 issued a closure notice for the major fire at a factory and warehouse on Toubin Road in Toucheng Township, Yilan County, reminding the public to stay away from the restricted area.
Water level outside the outlet of Ba-laoye Drainage: warning level (Tainan City)
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
臺南市政府 issued a warning about the water level outside the outlet of Ba-laoye Drainage in Houbi District. The current level is 9.54 meters, 1.40 meters above the warning level.
台灣自來水公司 issued a water outage alert for parts of Yuanchang Township and Sihu Township, Yunlin County, due to emergency repairs to a leaking 200mm pipeline. The outage is scheduled from 2026年10月10日15:04 to 18:00.
中央氣象署 issued a yellow high-temperature alert for Zhutian Township, Pingtung County, advising the public to reduce outdoor activities and take precautions against sun exposure and dehydration.
台灣自來水公司 carried out emergency repairs opposite No. 816 Chengguan Road in Bagua Village, Renwu District, Kaohsiung City, on 2026年10月10日, resulting in a water outage in the area from 14:07 to 17:00.
台灣自來水公司 issued a water outage alert for Shanjiao Village, Caotun Township, Nantou County, due to emergency repairs to a leak at No. 31, Lane 35, Xinsheng East Road. The outage is scheduled from 2026年10月10日12:57 to 17:30.
藥祇 (7878): Announcement that the U.S. Phase II clinical trial (IND) application for its new drug PS1 for type I diabetes has been submitted to the FDA.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站
藥祇 (7878) announced that it completed submission to the U.S. FDA on 2026年10月9日 of the IND application for a U.S. Phase II clinical trial of its new drug PS1 for type I diabetes.
Facts
Date of occurrence of the event: 115/10/09
Submitted on 2026年10月09日
600 million people worldwide have diabetes
Annual drug spending reaches 87.8 billion US dollars