Preparing for a Trump-Kim meeting? Kim Jong Un visits China again, timing draws attention.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Dandong, China, for a visit, his second trip to China in just over a year. The timing, shortly before US President Donald Trump is set to travel to Asia, has drawn considerable international attention to China-North Korea relations and future US-North Korea interactions.
Facts
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Dandong, China.
This is Kim Jong Un’s second visit to China in just over a year.
Kim Jong Un appears to have arrived in Dandong via the New Yalu River Bridge.
Kim Jong Un traveled to Beijing in September 2025 to attend a major military parade.
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited North Korea in June 2025.
Meta explores new AI monetization avenues: Muse will carry no ads, with shopping commissions and paid enterprise services
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang announced that personal AI agent Muse will be ad-free and available for free with a subscription tier, while the company plans to develop enterprise services and shopping commissions to generate revenue.
Facts
Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang said personal AI agent Muse will remain ad-free. General users can use it for free, while advanced features will be offered through a subscription.
OriginalMuse於9月8日在北美上線，六週內應用程式下載量達到1,000萬次。
Meta adjusted its 2026 capital expenditure forecast range to $1,350億 to $1,450億.
Meta plans to collect commissions on shopping transactions users complete through AI agents.
Muse entered the Japanese market for the first time on Oct. 23.
Alaska LNG project reportedly financed by sanctioned Russian company! Novatek's involvement in operations raises compliance concerns
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
Alaska LNG project Polar Train LNG has been accused of receiving financing from sanctioned Russian company Novatek, sparking compliance controversy. A former executive alleged Novatek was involved in operations; the company denied the claim and said it had applied for an OFAC license. A new acting CEO has taken over.
Facts
Former Polar Train LNG CEO Joel Riddle accused Russian energy giant Novatek PJSC of providing funding for the development project and becoming involved in its operations.
Polar LNG said in a statement that Riddle was a disgruntled former employee who had been fired, and stressed that development work was being conducted in accordance with U.S. law.
Polar LNG has applied to the U.S. Treasury Department's OFAC for a license authorizing it to purchase unfinished gravity-based structures from Novatek.
Novatek said in a statement that large-scale projects require the necessary approvals from the relevant authorities in the United States and Russia.
Tim Talkington, former Russia bank CEO at 高盛, has been named acting CEO of Polar Train LNG.
亞馬遜 CEO: Cloud computing capacity sold out through 2027
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
亞馬遜 CEO Andy Jassy said strong AI demand has left AWS cloud computing capacity sold out through 2027 and even 2028. The company expects capital expenditures to reach $2,200億 in 2026 to meet market demand.
Facts
Most of 亞馬遜 AWS's cloud computing capacity has been sold out through 2027, with some extending into 2028.
亞馬遜 expects capital expenditures to reach about $2,200億 in 2026.
亞馬遜 CEO is Andy Jassy.
亞馬遜 is scheduled to report its third-quarter earnings after the market closes on Oct. 29.
Andy Jassy made the remarks in a podcast video featuring Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Ben Horowitz and partner Erik Torenberg.
Russia and Ukraine agree to temporary ceasefire! Humanitarian corridor to open in Oleshky; U.S.-mediated peace talks to resume in November
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
Russia and Ukraine agreed to a temporary ceasefire in Oleshky to open a humanitarian corridor, and are preparing for U.S.-mediated peace talks in November. The move aims to facilitate civilian evacuations and prisoner exchanges, but a dispute over Starlink service between Washington and Kyiv remains.
Facts
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a temporary ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky, opening a safe corridor for humanitarian aid and civilian evacuations.
The ceasefire is scheduled to suspend military operations starting at 4 a.m. on Oct. 27.
Negotiators are preparing for the next round of U.S.-mediated peace talks in November.
Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 270 prisoners of war on Friday (23), the first such exchange since August.
More than 1.9萬 civilians have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, including 762 children.
Rare signal emerges in U.S. stocks! Only the second occurrence since 1999; 花旗 says it is not yet time to buy the dip
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
花旗 said in a report that U.S. stocks showed a rare divergence on Thursday, with the S&P 500 plunging while most of its constituents rose. It was only the second such occurrence since 1999. With large-cap tech stocks being sold off and several risks mounting, 花旗 said increasing equity exposure remains risky at this stage and that this is not a buying opportunity.
Facts
The S&P 500 plunged about 1.2% on Thursday (22), but advancing stocks outnumbered decliners by 173.
A decline of more than 1% in the index alongside more than 150 more advancing stocks than declining stocks has occurred only for the second time since 1999.
The selloff was driven mainly by selling in large-cap tech stocks, as funds shifted into lower-weighted sectors such as business services, regional banks and transportation.
Investors clearly moved away from investment themes including growth stocks, upward earnings estimate revisions and share-price momentum, with artificial intelligence (AI) trades bearing the brunt.
Since 1999, the same market divergence has occurred only once before, on Jan. 27, 2025.
Stuart Kaiser, 花旗's head of U.S. equity trading strategy, said the selling pressure was the result of multiple accumulating risks, including concerns about Meta's AI strategy, rising French government bond yields and higher oil prices.
花旗 maintained a cautious view, saying that increasing equity exposure remains risky at this stage and that the pullback cannot yet be viewed as an opportunity to buy the dip.
美國運通 cuts 5% of its workforce to 'prepare for the AI era'
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
美國運通 announced it would cut 5% of its global positions to prepare for the AI era and improve efficiency, and would record $336 million in restructuring charges. Despite third-quarter results beating expectations, with EPS at $4.68, the stock still fell more than 3.5%.
Facts
美國運通 is reducing its workforce, with artificial intelligence among the reasons.
美國運通 recorded $336 million in restructuring charges this quarter.
美國運通 has about 76,800 employees worldwide.
美國運通's adjusted third-quarter earnings per share were $4.68.
美國運通's third-quarter revenue rose 9% year over year to $20.06 billion.
Analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha had previously expected earnings per share of $4.49.
月之暗面 has launched Kimi K3.1 Pro, a flagship model with 2.8 trillion parameters. It surpasses GPT-6 Astra in coding, strengthens 3D modeling and financial analysis, and its weights will be released on Nov. 4.
Facts
Kimi K3.1 Pro has 2.8 trillion total parameters and uses a mixture-of-experts architecture, activating 104 billion parameters per inference.
Kimi K3.1 Pro scored 65.7% on the Terminal-Bench 4.0 coding benchmark, surpassing GPT-6 Astra’s 58.2%.
Kimi K3.1 Pro scored 92.7% on the BenchCAD benchmark, approaching Claude Opus 5.5’s 96.2%.
Kimi K3.1 Pro scored 64.4 on the OfficeQA Pro v2 financial test.
Kimi K3.1 Pro’s error rate for single-fact statements fell from 23.4% to 8.3%.
The Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeed version’s output speed increased to about 2 to 3 times faster.
The full model weights are expected to be released by Nov. 4.
Micron’s next-generation AI memory breakthrough faces a thermal challenge！vHBM targets mass production in 2028, with bandwidth upgrades key
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
美光科技 has released a technology roadmap, announcing plans to begin mass production of vertical high-bandwidth memory (vHBM) and vertical edge inference memory (vEIM) in 2028. The move aims to boost AI system bandwidth through a vertical-stacking architecture, but also faces thermal challenges. Analysts expect the products to develop alongside conventional HBM.
Facts
美光科技 is developing next-generation vertical high-bandwidth memory (vHBM), with plans to stack DRAM directly on top of processors.
Micron aims to begin mass production of vHBM in 2028 and plans to launch three generations of products by 2030.
A senior equity research analyst at 法國巴黎銀行, Karl Ackerman, said vHBM is one of the more significant developments in the technology roadmap.
Micron’s first-generation design target for another dedicated memory architecture, vertical edge inference memory (vEIM), is bandwidth of 2TB per second.
Micron expects supply tightness to persist for at least two more years, with near-term profit momentum coming mainly from high-bandwidth memory and other products.
iPhone Duo sales soar！IDC sees 蘋果 becoming the foldable-phone leader next year; new products and earnings will put shares to the test
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
蘋果’s first foldable phone, iPhone Duo, has officially launched, triggering queues, with delivery times pushed back to January next year. IDC forecasts that 蘋果 will lead the foldable-phone market in 2027. New product launches and earnings will test the stock’s performance.
Facts
蘋果’s first foldable phone, iPhone Duo, officially went on sale Friday (the 23rd).
IDC forecasts that 蘋果 could take the top spot globally in both foldable-phone shipments and sales in 2027.
In the U.S. market, the 256GB iPhone Duo is priced at $1,999, while the 2TB version costs $3,199.
Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani maintained an “Outperform” rating on 蘋果, with a price target of $380.
Original蘋果股價本月稍早收盤市值突破 5 兆美元。
蘋果 is expected to unveil its first touchscreen MacBook on Oct. 28.
蘋果 will report its fiscal fourth-quarter results on Nov. 2.
Taiwan equity funds lead Asian peers this year, with small- and mid-cap and technology funds nearly doubling
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
Taiwan equity funds have stood out this year, with Taiwan’s weighted stock index posting the largest gain among Asian markets. Financial institutions recommend that investors consider small- and mid-cap and technology-focused Taiwan equity funds, citing the resilience of smaller companies and the competitiveness of the technology and semiconductor industries. AI-related stocks remain the market’s main theme.
Facts
Among major global stock markets this year, Asian markets have performed best, with Taiwan’s weighted stock index recording the largest gain.
Financial institutions recommend that investors gain exposure through small- and mid-cap and technology-focused Taiwan equity funds.
Volatility among small- and mid-cap stocks has intensified, with wide disparities in performance. Funds’ lower-volatility advantage outweighs that of individual stocks.
AI-related stocks remain the market’s main theme, but broad-based gains have given way to faster sector rotation and diverging individual stock performance.
As AI business opportunities expand, Taiwan-listed companies—from upstream chip and semiconductor makers to downstream component suppliers and assemblers—are poised for strong growth.
Investing is like driving an F1 race car！渣打銀行 reveals the 2 biggest mistakes investors make: assets can shrink by 3 tenths over 40 years
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
渣打銀行 Global Chief Investment Officer for Wealth Solutions, Boosid, said psychological biases such as overconfidence and chasing recent performance cause investors to lag in actual returns. 晨星 research shows this gap is 1.2 percentage points; compounded over the long term, it could shrink assets by more than one-third over 40 years, underscoring the importance of disciplined investing.
Facts
渣打銀行 Global Chief Investment Officer for Wealth Solutions, Boosid, said the two most common mistakes investors make are “overconfidence” and “chasing recent performance.”
According to 晨星’s “Mind the Gap” study, released in August 2026, investors’ average realized returns are about 1.2 percentage points lower than the performance generated by the funds themselves.
If behavioral biases reduce returns from 7% to 5.8%, an investment’s value after 40 years would fall from about $15,000 to about $9,500, a difference of more than one-third.
Warren Buffett once bet a hedge fund manager that over the 10 years starting in 2008, a low-cost U.S. stock ETF would outperform, after fees, the five funds selected by his opponent.
F1 teams have a budget cap of up to $215 million this season, but even a high-performance car cannot guarantee victory in every race.
Major breakthrough for 長江存儲！Reportedly developing 9600MT/s LPDDR5X with 4F² architecture to challenge Samsung and Micron
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
長江存儲 is reportedly developing 9600MT/s LPDDR5X and plans to mass-produce it at Wuhan Fab 3, using VCT and a 4F² architecture to challenge Samsung and Micron.
Facts
長江存儲 is developing LPDDR5X mobile memory with transfer speeds of up to 9600MT/s.
長江存儲 plans to introduce mass production of 9600MT/s LPDDR5X at its Wuhan Fab 3 plant.
長江存儲 is developing DRAM using vertical channel transistor (VCT) technology and a 4F² storage-cell architecture.
長江存儲 has been developing and testing second-generation 16Gb LPDDR5 at Fab 2 since October 2025.
長江存儲’s second-generation 16Gb LPDDR5 has a transfer rate of 7500MT/s and monthly output of about 5,000 wafers.
美光科技 has questioned whether the 4F² architecture has a viable scaling path.
Companies mentioned：長江存儲、三星電子、美光科技、長鑫科技、Counterpoint Research
Staying at a hotel？Expert says: If the front desk announces a “1 number,” immediately ask to change rooms or face serious consequences
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
Experts have identified five common hotel security vulnerabilities, including lax access control, key-card risks and balcony intrusions. They particularly stressed that if front-desk staff loudly announce a room number in the lobby, guests should request a room change to protect their privacy and safety. They also advised against sharing travel plans on social media.
Facts
Joe Osack, president of security and investigations firm 24 & 7 Security & Investigations, said that travelers’ excessive trust in a hotel’s internal security is one of the most easily overlooked issues, and that surveillance cameras alone cannot effectively prevent crime.
Redpoint Resolutions spokesperson Raymond York warned that leaving valuables by the pool, not using the in-room safe or forgetting to close the balcony door properly could increase the risk of theft.
Check Point Software cybersecurity expert Dave Meister said older magnetic-stripe key cards could be copied, and that leaving a key card unattended or entrusting it to someone unfamiliar could allow others to enter the room.
Security risk consultant Daniel Lu shared cases in which intruders moved between connected balconies at night, bypassed hotel corridors and entered guest rooms.
Veteran hotel general manager Steven Lambert advised that guests could consider requesting a room change if front-desk staff loudly announce their room number in the lobby.
Companies mentioned：24 & 7 Security & Investigations、Redpoint Resolutions、Check Point Software
Have fake accounts gone quiet during the typhoon? Yang Chih-tou slams “Greenbirds” for opposing Taipei’s removal of diseased trees: Who is responsible for residents’ safety?
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
Taipei City Councilor Yang Chih-tou posted on the 24th, criticizing online trolls who opposed tree removal for spreading rumors following the fall of roadside trees during Typhoon Cempaka and questioning why they had gone silent. He backed the city government’s removal of diseased trees to protect public safety and clarified that the mayor’s cleanup of fallen trees was not a publicity stunt.
Facts
Taipei City Councilor Yang Chih-tou criticized Greenbird groups and online trolls in a Facebook post on the 24th, saying fake accounts opposing Chiang Wan-an’s tree removal efforts had gone quiet during the typhoon.
Yang Chih-tou accused Greenbird groups of spreading rumors to amplify the tree-removal issue, prompting the Taipei City Government to launch the “Little Tree Defense Station” webpage to set the record straight.
Yang Chih-tou clarified that Mayor Chiang Wan-an cleaned up roadside trees at the invitation of frontline workers to experience their hard work, and that it was not the “publicity stunt” alleged in rumors spread by political allies.
Yang Chih-tou stressed that failing to remove diseased trees would worsen disaster damage and that public safety must be ensured.
The article says that Super Typhoon Cempaka was approaching and that roadside trees had fallen in several parts of Taipei.
US deputy secretary reveals “first island chain” strategy: Japan’s security policy must align with Washington
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
US Deputy Secretary of State Landau said on the 24th at the “Mt. Fuji Dialogue” in Tokyo that Japan’s security policy must align with Washington, stressing a strategy to strengthen deterrence along the first island chain. He praised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decision to increase defense spending, warned of the coercive threat posed by China’s military expansion and expressed regret over an incident involving a US serviceman in Okinawa.
Facts
US Deputy Secretary of State Landau took part by video on the 24th in the “Mt. Fuji Dialogue,” an international symposium held in Tokyo.
Landau urged the Japanese government to continue keeping in step with the United States to support its plan to strengthen deterrence along the first island chain.
The United States expressed strong support for and praised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s policy of accelerating increases in defense spending.
Landau warned that the Chinese government was taking an increasingly hard-line and coercive stance toward Japan.
Landau expressed deep regret over the arrest of a US serviceman stationed in Japan on suspicion of robbery and murder in Okinawa.
Xinmin Association poll shows dramatic reversal! Shen Boyang leads by 17%; Kuo Cheng-liang quips: Was Chiang Wan-an caught in bed with someone?
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
A Taipei mayoral poll released by the Xinmin Association showed Shen Boyang leading Chiang Wan-an by 17%. Former legislator Kuo Cheng-liang questioned the lack of a reasonable explanation or logic for such a dramatic shift in a single month and criticized the polling methodology as potentially flawed.
Facts
A Xinmin Association poll released on October 21 showed Chiang Wan-an with 33.3% support and Shen Boyang with 50.3%.
A Xinmin Association poll on September 22 showed Chiang Wan-an with 41.7% support and Shen Boyang with 40.5%.
The poll was conducted by telephone by 畢肯市場研究公司, with 1075 completed interviews.
Kuo Cheng-liang said that supporters being more willing to express their views could not explain the change in the proportions of respondents favoring each party.
The poll’s maximum margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3.0 percentage points.
Kuo Cheng-liang joked that the poll shift might have resulted from Chiang Wan-an being caught committing a crime or caught in bed with someone.
LINE may stop working! Starting 11/4, these users will be locked out and “unable to send messages”; 2 major changes at a glance
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
LINE announced that it would discontinue older versions of its app starting in November 2026 and revise its silent-message policy. Older devices such as the iPhone 6 may no longer be supported because of system limitations, and users are advised to check compatibility in advance.
Facts
LINE will stop supporting some older versions of its app starting November 4, 2026.
iPhones and iPads need iOS or iPadOS 15.0 or later to install a compatible version of LINE.
The iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and earlier models cannot be upgraded to iOS 15 and therefore will not meet LINE’s minimum system requirements for the new version.
LINE plans to make “silent messages” an exclusive feature for paid LINE Premium members in early November 2026.
Apple Watch devices need watchOS 8.0 or later to continue using LINE features.
Was the Overseas Community Affairs Council farewell dinner for Hsu Chia-ching turned into a birthday party? Council presents a petition signed by hundreds in rebuttal: Taiwan People’s Party legislator Tsai Chun-chou was also there
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
The Overseas Community Affairs Council issued a statement rebutting criticism that a farewell dinner attended by Hsu Chia-ching after her resignation had turned into a birthday party. It said the invitation followed a petition signed by more than 100 overseas community affairs commissioners and that no public funds were used, and threatened legal action against anyone distorting the facts.
Facts
The Executive Yuan announced in the evening that it would retain Deputy Minister Li Yen-hui and appoint her acting minister.
The Overseas Community Affairs Council said in a statement that Hsu Chia-ching was invited in response to an invitation request expressed in a petition signed by more than 100 overseas community affairs commissioners.
The Overseas Community Affairs Council said the dinner involved no additional use of public funds and no increase in spending.
Reasons for Hsu Chia-ching’s resignation included controversies such as allegations that she abused her power to have her underage son travel with her on an overseas trip posing as a photographer.
The Overseas Community Affairs Council meeting lasted 4 days and 3 nights, with more than 200 rooms at the Grand Hotel booked each day.
Don’t rush to cut up an unused credit card! The “1 hidden pitfall” banks don’t mention quietly hurts your credit score, and many people don’t know about it
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
US personal finance expert Joel O'Leary said that keeping an old credit card for the long term can help preserve the length of one’s credit history and total available credit. Canceling a card impulsively could lower a credit score by increasing the credit utilization rate. He advised making small purchases to keep the account active or switching to a no-annual-fee product to retain the account’s value.
Facts
Personal finance writer Joel O'Leary plans to keep a credit card from a small Hawaii bank that he has held for nearly 20 years, despite its modest rewards and infrequent use.
Under the US FICO credit scoring system, the length of credit history accounts for 15% of a score, while credit utilization accounts for 30%.
Consumers with a perfect credit score of 850 have had their oldest credit accounts for an average of about 30 years.
If a credit card with a limit of NT$50,000 is deactivated, the utilization rate would rise from 20% to 40% if spending remained unchanged.
To keep his old card, Joel O'Leary usually uses it for small purchases, such as buying bananas or paying for parking, to prevent the bank from closing the account.
A bank may notify a cardholder that they must make at least 1 transaction within 90 days or risk having the account deactivated.
Explainer》AI is power-hungry, forcing changes even in how electricity is delivered! Renesas steps down from 800 volts to 6 volts to capture power market opportunities｜Semiconductors explained in 1 graphic
Typhoon Cempaka’s foehn winds devastate Taitung’s sugar apples; Wu Hsiu-hua, Jao Ching-ling and Huang Chien-pin inspect farm damage and call for faster agricultural loss subsidies
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
Typhoon Cempaka devastated Taitung’s agriculture. Council Speaker Wu Hsiu-hua led County Magistrate Jao Ching-ling and Legislator Huang Chien-pin on a damage inspection, calling for faster agricultural loss subsidies.
Facts
Typhoon Qiangbi brought foehn winds and strong gusts to the Taitung area, causing widespread fruit drop among sugar apples.
On the 24th, Council Speaker Wu Xiuhua invited County Magistrate Rao Ching-ling, Legislator Huang Jian-bin, Councilor Yang Zhaoxin and others to inspect the fields.
The foehn winds accelerated the ripening of freshly harvested sugar apples, affecting their quality, storage and sales.
The disaster affected not only sugar apples but also papayas, rice and other crops.
The county government’s Department of Agriculture will first survey local farming conditions to assess crop damage in each area.
Wu Xiuhua and others called on the central government to review applications for agricultural natural disaster relief more leniently and swiftly.
MLB World Series: Brewers fireballer hits record 166 kph, narrowly beats Rays 3-2 in opener
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In the opening game of the 2026 MLB World Series, the Milwaukee Brewers narrowly defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 to take the series lead, thanks to a record 103.5-mph fastball by starting pitcher Misiorowski and timely hitting.
Facts
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Misiorowski threw a 103.5-mph fastball on his first pitch of the World Series, setting a record for the fastest pitch in World Series history.
Misiorowski’s 103.5-mph pitch broke the 103.2-mph record set by Aroldis Chapman of the Chicago Cubs in 2016.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in the opening game of the World Series.
The winner of the World Series opener has a 62.8% chance of eventually winning the championship.
It was the first World Series matchup between 2 teams that had never won a title since the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals in 1980.
Brewers captain Christian Yelich hit a 1-run triple in the bottom of the 1st.
Brewers shortstop Pratt’s foot briefly came off the base, and a call that had appeared to be a double play was overturned after a replay review.
New Taipei young farmer Liu Nianzu transforms agriculture with tea trees and honey-scented black tea, offering hands-on experiences that enrich the aesthetics of everyday life
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
New Taipei young farmer Liu Nianzu runs the “Tao Plant Essential Oil Workshop” in Sanxia District. He extracts essential oils from pomelos, sweet oranges and Australian tea trees grown on his farm, and develops incense sticks using honey-scented black tea. Through food and farming education courses and partnerships with premium retailers, he showcases agricultural innovation and ecological sustainability.
Facts
Liu Nianzu runs the “Tao Plant Essential Oil Workshop” in Sanxia District.
The farm mainly grows crops such as pomelos, sweet oranges and Australian tea trees.
Liu Nianzu previously worked in whisky production overseas.
The farm recycles coffee grounds, sugarcane residue and other materials for compost and fertilizer.
Liu Nianzu has developed honey-scented black tea incense sticks using locally produced Sanxia honey-scented black tea.
The honey-scented black tea incense sticks are sold through retail partners including Taipei 101 and Taipei Station.
New Taipei City Agriculture Bureau Director Chen Hsi-hui voiced support for young farmers in New Taipei.
Should you flush a squat toilet with your foot or hand? Japanese bathroom giant reveals the right way, and most people in Taiwan get it wrong
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
Japanese bathroom fixture giant TOTO issued a statement amid debate over how to flush public toilets, saying traditional lever-style flush valves should be operated by hand to avoid damaging their parts by stepping on them. It also revealed that some fixtures are designed to flush when pulled upward, and suggested using a piece of toilet paper as a barrier when pressing the lever to maintain hygiene and protect the equipment.
Facts
Japanese bathroom fixture giant TOTO advises using your hand to operate traditional lever-style flush valves, warning that repeatedly stepping on them could damage internal parts.
Some lever-style flush valves have a 360-degree concealed design and can also be activated by pulling upward or gently pushing in another direction.
Hand-operated flush valves are often fitted on metal rods or round-headed handles at a higher level, while foot-operated ones are usually located close to the floor.
If you are concerned that a public restroom flush lever is dirty, use a piece of toilet paper as a barrier when pressing it.
Sensor-operated automatic flushing systems are becoming more common, but traditional lever-style flush valves are still widely installed in public restrooms.
The most livable place in northern Taiwan isn’t Linkou or Tamsui! This 1 area is seeing a population surge, with convenient transport, affordable home prices and good amenities, drawing savvy movers
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
Statistics from 永慶房產集團 show that the fastest-growing areas in the greater Taipei-Taoyuan region are mostly on the outskirts of Taoyuan and New Taipei. Dayuan District ranked first in population growth, driven by the Aerotropolis project and transportation infrastructure. Guanyin District attracts first-time buyers with low home prices, while Linkou District continues to grow thanks to its industrial strengths.
Facts
Taoyuan City’s Dayuan District recorded year-over-year population growth of 2.9% over the past year, the highest among districts in the greater Taipei-Taoyuan region.
The average total home price in Guanyin District, Taoyuan City, is about NT$7.63 million, the lowest among the top 5 areas for population growth.
The average total home price in Linkou District, New Taipei City, is about NT$21.42 million, the highest among the top 5.
Tamsui District, New Taipei City, gained 3,609 residents over the past year, an annual increase of 1.7%.
The average total home price in Dayuan District, Taoyuan City, is about NT$13.41 million.
The average total home price in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, is about NT$12.09 million.
The average total home price in Guishan District, Taoyuan City, is about NT$11.78 million, and its population grew 1.3% year over year.
Taiwan stocks face pressure Tuesday? Warning of investor divisions over AI stocks, Ruan Mu-hua highlights 3 key points in tech giants’ earnings: They have money, but nobody dares to lend
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
Financial commentator Ruan Mu-hua analyzed selling pressure on Taiwan and U.S. tech stocks, saying the market is concerned about the cost of AI investment and profit prospects. He stressed that in next week’s earnings reports from 微軟, Alphabet and 亞馬遜, capital spending and cash flow matter more than EPS, and warned of debt repayment risks at companies such as CoreWeave.
Facts
Taiwan stocks fell 846.34 points on the 22nd to close at 46041.43 points, down more than 1,000 points for the week.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged 6.72% on October 22, closing at 10731.98 points.
CoreWeave bond yields rose from 9.625% to 16.5%, while the credit spread on CCC-rated bonds widened to 1,297 basis points.
AI-related companies raised about US$466 billion this year, compared with about US$101 billion over the same period last year.
Meta raised the lower end of its capital spending forecast for this year to US$135 billion, and reported negative free cash flow of US$2.1 billion in the third quarter.
Your body changes after 30! Nutritionist names “4 foods to avoid”: Cut back to stay healthier
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
U.S. registered dietitian Menak said metabolism changes after 30 and recommended limiting alcohol, energy drinks, gummies and diet soda to support bone and blood sugar health.
Facts
The U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recommends that healthy adults over 65 drink no more than 7 drinks a week and no more than 3 drinks on any one occasion.
A 250-milliliter energy drink contains an average of 80.2 milligrams of caffeine, and some products contain as much as 27 grams of added sugar per can.
A Tufts University study found that women who drank 4 or more cans of cola a week had significantly lower hip bone density.
The World Health Organization recommends that free sugars account for no more than 10% of daily calorie intake.
The food and drug regulator recommends a daily caffeine limit of 400 milligrams for adults.
Don’t pick out the greens! Taipei school lunches become food education lessons, with children planting rice in the fields and learning to value the land through their plates
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
The Taipei City Government Department of Education is promoting free lunches and food education courses at elementary and junior high schools. Through activities at Pingdeng Elementary School’s terraced fields and ingredient cards at Shilin Elementary School, students learn where food comes from and how to avoid waste.
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The Taipei City Government Department of Education is promoting free lunches for elementary and junior high school students, using “lunch food education” to teach them the stories behind their food.
Pingdeng Elementary School, located in the Yangmingshan area, takes students to the terraced rice paddies at Ewei Mountain through its “Food and Farming Classroom” to plant rice seedlings, remove snails, harvest rice and thresh it.
Pingdeng Elementary School and the Qixing Management Office of the Agriculture and Food Agency’s Irrigation Agency signed a memorandum of cooperation to jointly protect the terraced rice paddies.
When serving crispy fried barramundi, the Shilin Elementary School group provides “barramundi cards” introducing features such as the fish’s golden-red eyes and silvery-white belly, as well as its farming origins, mainly in southern Taiwan.
Pingdeng Elementary School is headed by Principal Lai Ting-yu, and Shilin Elementary School by Principal Wu Chien-i.
Accused of helping China surveil Lai Ching-te’s eldest son, Chang Wan-ying pleads not guilty at first court appearance
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Chang Wan-ying, accused by U.S. prosecutors of acting on instructions from the Chinese government to surveil President Lai Ching-te’s eldest son, Lai Ting, and his family, pleaded not guilty at her first court appearance on the 23rd. The case is scheduled for trial on November 30 at the federal court in Santa Ana, California.
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She faces up to 10 years in federal prison.
Chang Wan-ying was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on October 4.
The case is scheduled for a pretrial hearing on November 12.
and stand trial in federal court in Santa Ana, California, on Nov. 30
More than 10,000 households in Keelung were without power at one point; more than 1,000 were still without power as of 9 a.m.
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Typhoon impact left more than 10,000 households in Keelung City without power at one point, and more than 1,000 were still without power as of 9 a.m. Multiple incidents were reported locally, including collapsed structures and fallen signs. Keelung Mayor Hsieh Kuo-liang said the city government was striving to complete initial repairs by Sunday evening, the 25th.
Huge waves scour out the roadbed on Provincial Highway 11 in Fengbin Township; truck unable to avoid the hole blows a tire
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Huge waves scoured out the roadbed on Provincial Highway 11 in Fengbin Township, Hualien, creating a sinkhole that caused a truck to blow a tire and a sedan to hit a guardrail. No one was injured. Engineering teams are carrying out emergency repairs, while the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency warned the public not to collect driftwood without authorization. Traffic on Provincial Highways 8 and 9 has resumed or roadblocks have been lifted.
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The northbound lane at kilometer 61 of Provincial Highway 11
Crowds of standby passengers at Penghu Airport; Penghu Ferry adds sailings to help clear the backlog
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Flights at Penghu Airport, canceled due to Typhoon Cipiy, have resumed, drawing large crowds of standby passengers, with more than 500 people on standby across the routes. The Penghu Ferry added sailings to help transport passengers. Meanwhile, huge waves and a yacht capsizing were reported on the Hengchun Peninsula and at Xiaoliuqiu amid strong winds and waves, and the county government has responded. The Wangjiao ceremony at Wannian Temple in Wanli, Tainan, went ahead despite the wind and rain.
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Canceled after 11:20 a.m. on the 22nd
Flights resumed at 2:35 p.m. on the 24th
More than 500 people
The Penghu Ferry added a sailing at 1 p.m. on the 24th
Today's flights have more than 2,400 seats available
There were only more than 800 seats coming in on the 22nd
They can be offered to passengers who had not returned earlier
Typhoon Cipiy's strong winds sweep across central Taiwan; electrical boxes explode in Taichung's Xitun and Taiping districts
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Strong winds from Typhoon Cipiy caused electrical boxes to explode in several locations in Taichung and Changhua, triggering power outages. 台電 reported that more than 2,900 households were still awaiting power restoration as of the morning of the 24th. Other incidents included fallen trees and signs.
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On the evening of the 23rd
More than 2,900 households are still awaiting power restoration
Huge waves pour through a breach at Yilan's Daxi Fishing Harbor; fishing boats collide, mooring lines and posts break
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Typhoon Cipiy hit Yilan, where a breach in the breakwater at Daxi Fishing Harbor let in huge waves, causing fishing boats to collide and mooring lines to break, resulting in heavy losses for fishermen and vendors. More than two-tenths of the fields of Sanxing scallions were damaged, and more than 10,000 households in 台電's Yilan district were without power.
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Original有的要2、30萬
Original有的要7、8萬
Original有的3、4萬也有啦
Original修理差不多要4、5萬
The estimated crop loss rate is more than two-tenths
My portion is about 4 fen of land
Yilan had more than 23,000 households without power at one point
More than 15,000 households are still without power
7 killed in shooting during funeral at Jordanian church; 3 suspects still at large, police classify it as a possible terror attack
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3 gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan's southern Karak Governorate, killing 7 and injuring 34. Police classified it as a terror attack planned by extremists. The 3 suspects remain at large. The United Nations strongly condemned the incident.
Typhoon Cipiy's strong winds and heavy rain wreak havoc; more than 1,600 incidents reported in Taipei
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Typhoon Cipiy wreaked havoc, with more than 1,600 incidents reported in Taipei as of the 24th, mainly fallen trees. New Taipei City received 544 reports, power restoration was two-thirds complete, and some light rail services were suspended.
Taho Pharmaceuticals (6467) drug TAH3311 sued for patent infringement in the U.S. by originator; drug application continues to advance - Global Bio & Investment Monthly
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泰合生技(6467) announced that its independently developed antithrombotic drug BEQIA(TAH3311) is facing a patent infringement lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware by the U.S. originator Bristol Myers Squibb(BMS) and Pfizer Inc. The drug was resubmitted to the FDA on June 19, 2026, for an NDA and has entered substantive review, with a target review completion date of April 22, 2027.
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Serial No. 1; Date of statement: 115/10/24
Related document case number: 1:99-mc-09999
was submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on June 19, 2026
泰合生技(6467) drug TAH3311 sued for patent infringement in the U.S. by originator; drug application continues to advance - Global Bio & Investment Monthly
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 環球生技月刊
泰合生技(6467) announced that its independently developed antithrombotic drug BEQIA(TAH3311) is facing a patent infringement lawsuit filed in the U.S. by originator BMS and Pfizer. The drug application has entered substantive review, with a target review date of April 22, 2027.