Kang Moon-sook’s View: Behind the Clamor of History, the Herstory Told by a Gentle Soul
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
This article looks back at Chiu Chang’s experience of being expelled from her party in 2002 for refusing to show her ballot in the Legislative Yuan, and her subsequent work in the United States advocating for the rights of disadvantaged Chinese people. The author praises her contribution to the rule of law in transforming the grief of losing her son into the Herstory traveling exhibition.
Facts
Chiu Chang organized Herstory, a traveling exhibition on the legal history of Chinese American women, which visited libraries and museums in major cities across the United States.
Chiu Chang’s son, Chen Ze-min, died young. The exhibition was dedicated to her beloved son.
Chiu Chang served as a volunteer lawyer for thirty thousand Taiwanese families who lost their retirement savings after buying Lehman bonds, and won their lawsuits.
Chiu Chang currently lives in the United States and serves as president of the American Association for Autism Spectrum and Learning Disabilities.
Chiu Chang helped a top Peking University graduate who had fallen victim to an international scam obtain justice.
Taiwan’s judicial authorities and Constitutional Court later clarified the distinction between elected representatives and ordinary citizens, and changed elections for speakers and deputy speakers to recorded ballots.
Singles, take note! 1 Nordic country is drawing 16 single travelers from around the world for a 4-day trip abroad, with all meals and lodging free
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
芬蘭旅遊局 has launched the “A Taste of Finland” campaign, inviting 16 single travelers from around the world to enjoy a free 4-day trip to Finland, including a specially curated menu and group social events, to promote local Finnish food culture.
Facts
芬蘭旅遊局 has launched a “Taste of Finland” solo-travel dinner-date event to promote local cuisine and host single travelers from around the world.
The free 4-day itinerary will take place from Feb. 9 to 19, 2027, in the capital, Helsinki, or the lakeside city of Tampere.
16 single travelers will be selected from around the world, with 8 each in Helsinki and Tampere, and receive fully sponsored trips.
Applicants must film a short video in English answering a question about dinner-date cuisine, then upload it to a social media platform with a designated hashtag.
The application deadline is 11:59 a.m. on Nov. 10, 2026, local time in Finland.
The selected applicants will be announced on Dec. 1, 2026.
2 local single Finns will join each dinner date, giving foreign visitors a chance to socialize with local people.
Xu Quan’s View: Recreating East Asia’s Modern History Through Images—War, Society and Daily Life
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
Wu Shang-rong and Hsu Chien-hung published The Sino-Japanese War in Photographs to mark the centenary of the Northern Expedition, featuring more than a thousand historical photographs. Combining uniform research with AI technology, the book depicts the full picture of modern East Asian war, society and daily life.
Facts
Wu Shang-rong and Hsu Chien-hung published The Sino-Japanese War in Photographs: The End of the Old World and the Birth of a New Order this year.
The book was published to mark the centenary of the National Revolutionary Army’s Northern Expedition in 1926.
The book contains more than a thousand historical photographs, many of them from the U.S. National Archives.
Author Wu Shang-rong has long researched modern and contemporary military uniforms, and used AI technology in the book to assist with uniform research.
The book covers war, society and daily life, and extends its focus to Japan and Taiwan under colonial rule.
Hsieh Chin-fang’s Column: The Collapse of Trumpenomics and Its Lessons
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
The Democrats scored a major victory in the U.S. midterm elections, and Trumpenomics has collapsed. Concerns about an AI investment bubble and voters’ opposition to data center construction sent stocks tumbling. Inflation surged, the supply of immigrants turned negative, and every policy promise was broken.
Facts
The Dow plunged more than 1,800 points, while Taiwan stocks at one point fell more than 3,700 points, closing below the 40,000-point mark.
More than 70% of Americans oppose having data centers built near their homes.
Original俄亥俄州家戶平均電費1年來上揚15%，逾80%民眾支持中止興建資料中心。
The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.7% year over year in September, higher than two years ago.
In 2026, the annual number of foreign-born workers added in the United States turned negative.
The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.2% in September, higher than the 3.7% rate when Trump took office.
Lin Shu-li’s View: Are Cybersecurity Attacks Just a Display of Technical Prowess? Information Sharing and Analysis Carry Great Responsibility
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
Security incidents at 永豐銀行 and 91APP exposed system vulnerabilities and outsourcing risks. The author urges companies to strengthen supply-chain audits and recommends that the retail sector adopt an R-ISAC modeled on the financial sector’s F-ISAC to strengthen cybersecurity information sharing and collective defense across industries.
Facts
After 永豐銀行 launched its new online banking service, more than four hundred customer accounts saw over forty million yuan transferred out in suspicious transactions.
The security incident at 永豐銀行 resulted from the exploitation of a security configuration vulnerability in a foreign system supplier’s software.
91APP’s order database was hacked, potentially affecting more than one thousand three hundred brands and nearly 4.8 million consumers.
The 91APP security incident occurred because a third-party tool was not patched in time, allowing attackers to gain unfettered access.
永豐銀行 shares threat intelligence with peers through the Financial Information Sharing and Analysis Center (F-ISAC).
The government is actively promoting an R-ISAC for the retail sector, aiming to facilitate the free flow of intelligence across the industry.
Wang Shun-min’s View: Beyond Cheap Sentimentalism—Breaking Social Work’s Severe Labor Shortage Through Institutional Safeguards
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
Professor Wang Shun-min of Chinese Culture University analyzes research by the National Health Research Institutes, saying Taiwan will face a severe social worker shortage in 2028, with gaps in services for older adults and mental health reaching three tenths and two tenths, respectively, in 2034. He criticizes a system that turns social workers into tools and calls for a five-stage rebuilding of institutional safeguards through education, training, examination and employment.
Facts
Research commissioned by the Ministry of Health and Welfare from the National Health Research Institutes reveals that Taiwan’s social work system is on the brink of an unprecedented wave of severe labor shortages over the next three years, reaching its lowest point in 2028.
By 2034, the shortage of social workers serving older adults in Taiwan will reach three tenths, while the shortfall in mental health social workers will reach two tenths.
The author, Wang Shun-min, is a professor in the Department of Social Welfare at Chinese Culture University.
The state apparatus has long turned social work into a tool, relied on dispatch work, and moralized the profession, creating a structural disaster.
The Ministry of Education should work with the Ministry of Health and Welfare to establish specialized scholarships and targeted training programs for social workers serving older adults, long-term care and mental health.
Amend the Social Workers Act to establish statutory tiers for social work officers and social workers, professional thresholds and institutional safeguards.
Hsu Yung-hsiang’s Column: High-Speed Rail and Charging Stations Can’t Get Built—Why Is Infrastructure Capacity So Weak in Europe and the U.S.?
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
Hsu Yung-hsiang’s column analyzes the stagnation of infrastructure projects in Europe and the U.S., pointing to delays in California’s high-speed rail construction and the difficulty of building charging stations in Germany and France. The article blames left-wing ideology for obstructing development and contrasts it with the infrastructure-building efficiency of Elon Musk’s private companies.
Facts
Six years after its scheduled completion date, the California high-speed rail project had begun construction on only a 119-mile stretch of its planned route of about 500 miles.
As of late September to early October 2026, 特斯拉 had built more than 40,000 charging posts, forming more than 3,200 charging stations.
特斯拉’s charging stations account for more than half of the U.S. market.
U.S. President Trump claimed that California’s blocking of a north-to-south water diversion project had left the state without enough water to fight fires during severe droughts and wildfires.
Before construction of Taipei’s Lin Sen Park, the site was occupied by a cluster of illegal buildings.
Opinion: When Algorithms Start Voting—In the 9-in-1 Elections, Don’t Let AI Decide Who Governs Your City
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
This article examines the risk that generative AI could permeate every stage of Taiwan’s 2026 9-in-1 elections, identifying deepfakes, fake polls and emotional manipulation as three major challenges. The author urges voters to focus on the fundamentals of municipal governance and protect themselves with four steps, including checking sources and verifying evidence, to avoid having their voting intentions manipulated by algorithms.
Facts
Taiwan’s 2026 9-in-1 elections could be the first local election in the Chinese-speaking world to be permeated by generative AI at every stage.
Generative AI has brought the barrier to election fraud close to zero, making deepfake content commonplace.
AI excels at feeding people emotions such as fear, disgust and a sense of justice, rather than reasoning with them.
The essence of county and city mayoral elections is a contract for city governance, centered on concrete issues such as garbage collection, transportation and school construction.
Legitimate polls must disclose the sampling period, sample size, margin of error and funding source.
Opinion: From Blockade to Governance—Can Iran Change the Security Order in the Strait of Hormuz?
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
On Nov. 3, Iran’s military proposed five long-term security conditions, including recognition of its sovereignty over the strait, seeking to replace the U.S.-led framework with a “Hormuz mechanism.” Although Qatar helped mediate talks on restoring maritime traffic between the U.S. and Iran, the sides have yet to reach an agreement. Iran’s military control measures also lack a basis in international law, leaving the regional security order in dispute.
Facts
Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Ali Abdollahi set out 5 long-term security conditions on Nov. 3.
The conditions put forward by Iran include recognition of its sovereignty claim over the Strait of Hormuz.
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said the United States and Iran are still reviewing the mediation proposal and have yet to reach an agreement.
In the first half of 2025, an average of about 20.9 million barrels of oil and petroleum products passed through the Strait of Hormuz each day.
That oil flow was equivalent to about 兩成 of global liquid fuel consumption.
王立本’s view: 釀酒人’s first title and the long-term competitiveness of small-market teams
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
釀酒人 won the 2026 World Series, ending a 44-year wait. The article argues that the victory stemmed from a long-term team-building strategy and investment in professional staff, rather than mere luck or a low budget, and stresses that small-market teams should prioritize their farm systems and organizational depth.
Facts
In the 2026 World Series, 釀酒人 beat 光芒 4 games to 1 to win the first championship in franchise history.
Based on The Baseball Cube’s opening-day contract salary figures, 道奇’s payroll this year was about US$415 million, while 釀酒人’s was about US$139 million.
釀酒人 won 103 games in the 2026 regular season and reached the playoffs in 8 of the past 9 years.
釀酒人’s baseball operations staff numbers about 250.
釀酒人 last reached the World Series in 1982, making this a 44-year wait.
光芒 have made the playoffs 6 times in the past 8 years.
紅雀’s opening-day payroll this year was lower than 釀酒人’s, despite 紅雀 being a traditional powerhouse.
張慶瑞’s view: From server manufacturing to AIDC—an “embodied intelligence’s physical analog strategy”
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
鴻海 Chairman Liu Yang-wei announced a deep partnership with 東元電機 in response to the AIDC heavy-industry trend.
Facts
鴻海 Chairman Liu Yang-wei announced a deep partnership and mutual shareholdings with 東元電機.
AIDC’s comprehensive integration goes beyond the L12 scope traditionally handled by electronics manufacturers, encompassing high-voltage heavy electrical systems and green-building logistics.
Modern AIDCs face high-voltage power inputs ranging from MW to GW and water-cooling circulation systems weighing more than 100 tons.
Embodied intelligence requires chips to provide intelligence, magnets to convert it into power, and energy to provide its basic sustenance.
Opinion: What’s next for 清華—taking a position or repairing trust?
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
清華大學 plans to resume discussion on Nov. 10 of the controversy surrounding President Kao Wei-yuan’s overseas search process, with a no-confidence vote possible. The commentary says survey questions should be carefully designed to avoid leading respondents, and stresses that repairing trust matters more than simply taking a position.
Facts
清華大學 will hold an additional university affairs meeting on 十一月十日 to continue discussing the controversy sparked by 高為元’s participation in an overseas presidential search.
高為元 has held a briefing and apologized, but some students, faculty members and alumni still have concerns.
If a survey question assumes harm has occurred or implies opposition, it could fuel internal divisions, turning the survey into a tool for political point-scoring.
A binary choice between trust and distrust may not capture positions such as seeking an explanation, expecting improvement, or remaining undecided.
Opinion: Is the insurance you buy a contract or just a bill?—“Medical consultant review” should not be insurers’ trump card for denying claims
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
The article examines the Financial Supervisory Commission’s requirement that insurers disclose the risk of denying claims for “nonessential medical care.” It criticizes the measure for strengthening insurers’ use of medical consultants of unclear identity as a tool to deny claims, contrary to the principle that ambiguities in contracts should be interpreted in consumers’ favor. It also warns that insurers could use it to expand exclusions and harm consumer rights.
Facts
The Financial Supervisory Commission sent a letter asking insurers to urge sales agents to proactively explain when selling policies that nonessential medical care may not be covered.
Policies issued before the end of ROC year 108 made no mention of medical consultants; wording about seeking opinions from other doctors was only added when the model clauses were revised in ROC year 108.
The model clauses for hospital medical expense insurance policies issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission define hospitalization as requiring a doctor’s diagnosis that hospital admission is necessary, along with formal admission procedures.
The Consumer Protection Act stipulates that any ambiguity in standard-form contract terms must be interpreted in the consumer’s favor.
Recent disputes over denials of claims for nonessential medical care have often involved inpatient cancer-targeted drug treatment, PRP therapy and acupuncture—treatments not expressly listed as exclusions in the contracts.
Opinion: Hearing voices without ballots—what I know about 曾玟學, an independent candidate for mayor of 頭份 City
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
The founder of “每天學越南語” wrote in support of independent 頭份 mayoral candidate 曾玟學, praising his initiative in 2021 to correct errors in the county government’s migrant-worker publicity materials. The author says he has an international outlook and open-mindedness that transcend electoral interests, and urges new immigrants and Taiwan-Vietnamese families to vote for him.
Facts
The author is the founder and executive director of “每天學越南語” and a Vietnamese-language instructor with the Coast Guard Administration.
In 2021, 曾玟學 proactively asked the author to verify the Vietnamese translation on promotional cards for new immigrants and migrant workers issued by the 苗栗 County Government.
A Vietnamese-language publicity notice issued by the 苗栗 County Government at the time was incorrect, saying “still not allowed to go out,” even though the migrant-worker pandemic restrictions had already been lifted.
There are nearly 2000 Vietnamese new immigrants in 頭份 City, but a conservative estimate puts the number eligible to vote at only around 1000.
Tradition and tourism intersect: What is changing and what remains the same at 北越’s century-old Đồng Văn Market
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
The century-old Đồng Văn Market, located on the border between Vietnam and China, retains its role in social life and livelihoods for ethnic minorities amid a wave of international tourism, while facing challenges including young people leaving to seek work and shifts in local industries.
Facts
Only about 3 kilometers in a straight line from the Vietnam-China border
Good morning, world》Foreign holdings near 3 times foreign-exchange reserves; Taiwan stocks’ volatility tests the central bank’s ability to stabilize the currency
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
Foreign holdings are nearly 3 times foreign-exchange reserves, and the Taiwan dollar’s depreciation is testing the central bank’s ability to stabilize the currency; after the U.S. midterm elections, AI legislation faces resistance, and Trump appoints Miller as chief of staff; Taiwan’s “Senior Citizens Welfare Act” amendment passes, but the Executive Yuan decides not to countersign it; the local 9-in-1 election enters its final sprint; China is accused of setting up monitoring liaison points in 91 countries; Paraguay’s President Peña is impeached and arrested; 台積電 plans a 3D DRAM manufacturing project at 輝達’s request; National Taiwan University’s accelerator receives IEEE certification; the weather agency forecasts strengthening northeast monsoon winds; Taiwan beats the Czech Republic at the U23 baseball tournament.
Facts
Cumulative depreciation of 3.2%
Broke below the 33 mark
More than eight in ten seniors are exempt from health insurance premiums
Poland shooting: 24-year-old male suspect obsessed with far-right ideas; 3 bodies also found at his home
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
A shooting in Kraków, Poland, left 6 dead and 15 injured. The 24-year-old suspect was obsessed with far-right ideas, and police found the bodies of 3 close relatives at his home.
Facts
Caused 6 deaths
At least 15 people injured
The suspect is a 24-year-old Polish man
Found 3 more bodies believed to be those of his close relatives
Israeli president authorizes opposition leader to form government as Prime Minister Netanyahu faces pressure to step down
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
Israeli President Herzog announced that he had authorized opposition leader Eisenkot to form a new government, putting Prime Minister Netanyahu under pressure to step down.
White House press secretary post remains vacant; Trump invites UFC president to take the job
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
U.S. President Trump invited UFC President Dana White to serve as White House press secretary. The position has been vacant since the 16th of last month.
Facts
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The position has remained vacant since the 16th of last month
台端興業 announced that as of Nov. 7, 115, the investment balance in 四 funds held by the company totaled approximately NT$1.746 billion, with a fair-value assessment of NT$0. It also had 兩 receivables from fund redemptions totaling approximately NT$66.86 million, which were likewise assessed at NT$0 after impairment. The company said it would engage professionals to assert its rights and protect shareholders’ interests.
The four funds held by 台端興業 are Spectra SPC Powerfund (PF), Asian Strategic Long Term Fund (GP), Asian Strategic Orient Fund (GH), and Longchamp Absolute Return Unit Trust Fund (LC).
From the beginning of this year through Nov. 7, 115, 台端興業 had no new fund subscriptions or redemptions.
台端興業 will engage professionals to help assert its rights in order to protect the interests of all shareholders.
Companies mentioned：台端興業股份有限公司、臺灣證券交易所股份有限公司、Ayers Alliance Financial Group Ltd.、STI PF Limited、City Credit Investment Bank Limited、City Credit Asset Management Nominee Co., Ltd.、CCAM Co., Ltd.
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【望隼】The Company announces the ex-dividend date for a cash dividend of its subsidiary 江蘇視准醫療器械有限公司
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 臺灣證券交易所
望隼 announced on Nov. 7, 115, that it was handling the ex-dividend arrangements for a cash dividend from its subsidiary 江蘇視准醫療器械有限公司. The dividend was approved on Nov. 6, 115, with the ex-dividend date set for Nov. 9, 115. Cash dividends totaling RMB18,232,000 are expected to be distributed on Nov. 10, 115.
Facts
The Company announces the ex-dividend date for a cash dividend of its subsidiary 江蘇視准醫療器械有限公司
The ex-dividend date for the cash dividend is 115/11/09
The type and amount of the dividend are cash dividends of RMB18,232,000
The cash dividend will be paid on 115/11/10
The date of the board or shareholders' meeting resolution, or the company's decision, was 115/11/06
【驊陞】Announcement that the Company's board of directors approved the consolidated financial report for the third quarter of fiscal year 115
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 臺灣證券交易所
驊陞 held a board meeting on Nov. 7, 115, and formally approved its consolidated financial report for the third quarter of fiscal year 115. The report confirms the company's financial performance in the third quarter, including revenue, profits, and its asset-liability position, and meets relevant disclosure requirements.
Facts
The reporting period for the consolidated financial report for the third quarter of fiscal year 115 is 115/01/01 to 115/09/30
Original1月1日累計至本期止營業收入為2,471,912仟元
Original1月1日累計至本期止歸屬於母公司業主淨利為6,304仟元
Basic earnings per share from Jan. 1 through the end of the period were 0.08 yuan
【華勝-KY】Announcement that the Company's board of directors approved the consolidated financial report for the third quarter of fiscal year 115
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 臺灣證券交易所
華勝-KY (2248) approved its third-quarter financial report at a board meeting on Nov. 7, 115. Revenue for the first three quarters exceeded 2 billion, pre-tax net profit was approximately 340 million, and EPS was 6.23 yuan.
Facts
Original華勝-KY 115年前三季累計歸屬於母公司業主淨利為296,404仟元
華勝-KY's basic earnings per share for the third quarter of fiscal year 115 were 6.23 yuan
【Manga】An unexpected “disparity” comes to light during a cardiac catheterization observation…
Published ・ Source Japan | m3.com
An unexpected disparity came to light during a cardiac catheterization observation as part of a cardiology clinical rotation. The popular manga “I’m a Medical Student, So What? Phase2” has been revamped and depicts the everyday lives of 4th-year medical students.
【Manga】Don’t get left behind! Early applications open for Children’s NISA
Published ・ Source Japan | m3.com
Children’s NISA, for children ages 0 to 17, is set to launch in January 2027, and financial institutions began accepting applications to open accounts in October ahead of its launch.
Osechi also makes the list! The latest year-end ranking of gifts selected by doctors
Published ・ Source Japan | m3.com
We compiled the gifts applied for through さとふる via m3.com from October 12 to October 25, 2026, and introduce ways busy doctors can make use of them over the year-end and New Year holidays, along with noteworthy gifts.
Today, we’re providing the preliminary answers to the administrative scrivener examination! We’ve also decided to stream “Exam Impressions,” “Overall Review” and a “Talk Live” on YouTube LIVE!
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
株式会社アガルート announced that it will stream preliminary answers to the administrative scrivener examination, held on November 8, 2026 (Reiwa 8 fiscal year), as well as “Exam Impressions,” “Overall Review” and a “Talk Live” on YouTube LIVE, free of charge.
ショート動画屋さん to release a planning sheet for performance-based SNS video ads for POS and reservation systems aimed at restaurants
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
ショート動画屋さん, operated by 株式会社美手紙, will release a planning sheet for performance-based SNS video ads aimed at POS and reservation system providers serving restaurants on November 8, 2026.
An unconventional independent film by a World Peace Award recipient, “Hana’s Santa: A Miraculous Gift.” The director of the Hall of Rebirth, Kawabata (director Kawabata), heals the hearts of ghosts and brings about a moving miracle. Mysterious characters weave the story. An official stage greeting has been set for the 13th.
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
The independent film “Hana’s Santa: A Miraculous Gift,” executive-produced by and starring Hideo Kawabata of 感謝株式会社, will open in theaters at 横浜シネマ・ジャック＆ベティ on November 13.
Facts
The World International Peace Conference, attended by 49 countries
China opposes 美國 sanctions on two Chinese companies! Says they harm trade ties and reserves the right to take necessary measures
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
中國商務部 strongly condemned 美國 for expanding the scope of its sanctions to target companies doing business with Cuba, saying the move undermines China-U.S. economic and trade relations and warning that it would take necessary countermeasures.
Facts
中國商務部 firmly opposes 美國 sanctions on two Chinese companies
China reserves the right to take necessary measures to safeguard its interests
美國 has recently stepped up sanctions against China and imposed a number of discriminatory restrictions
川普政府 expanded the scope of sanctions on Thursday to include foreign companies doing business with Cuba
美國's new measures allow sanctions to be imposed on companies involved in specific industries in Cuba