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Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心 (continued)（22）
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Taiwan | 國家實驗研究院（20）
國研院 holds a technology-sharing event on multimodal sovereign AI models and presents highlights from TAIWAN AI RAP, building a Taiwan AI innovation ecosystem from R&D to industry
國研院國網中心 held an event titled "From R&D to Industry: Building a Taiwan AI Innovation Ecosystem Together," joining forces with Academia Sinica and industry, academic and research partners to share multimodal sovereign AI model technology and results from the TAIWAN AI RAP platform, advancing the real-world application of homegrown AI technology.
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- Today (11/10)
- The 2026 TAIWAN AI RAP platform
- There are currently about 200 stores
- Original政府開放資料平台逾 4.9 萬筆全量資料
Companies mentioned：國研院、國研院國網中心、中央研究院、國科會、國立臺南大學、中原大學、貝爾科技、奧義賽博、AI人才科技實驗室、義隆電子、鑫蘊林科、酇侯資訊、野村總研、Twinkle AI、張榮發基金會
國研院 holds the "2026 Anti-Seismic Cup—International Earthquake Engineering Model-Making Competition"; Yangtze Senior High School in Yunlin County, National Taiwan University and 菲律賓德拉薩爾大學 take top honors
國研院國震中心 held the "2026 Anti-Seismic Cup" international competition in Taipei, attracting 94 teams. Yangtze Senior High School in Yunlin County, 國立臺灣大學 and 菲律賓德拉薩爾大學 won first place in the high school, university and graduate student divisions, respectively.
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- More than 400 students
- Original各獲得 2 萬元獎金
- Original獲得 4 萬元獎金
- Original獎金 10 萬元
- Now in its 20th-plus edition
- More than 9,000 people
- Within 5.5 hours
- At least 12
- A 0.6-kilogram mass block
- Those who passed the 400 gal test
- Passed 600 gal
- Design earthquake force of 1,000 gal
- Under the 1,050 gal test
- Select 3 to 6 teams
- 3 to 6 finalist teams
- Carry 24 mass blocks
- The rules cap it at 900 gal
Companies mentioned：國家實驗研究院、國家地震工程研究中心、國研院、國科會、雲林縣私立揚子高級中學、國立臺灣大學、菲律賓德拉薩爾大學、國立陽明交通大學、財團法人中興工程顧問社、臺北市私立靜心高級中學、雲林縣私立永年高級中學、印尼迪波內戈羅大學、越南河內土木工程大學
國研院 x 國資圖 launch science exhibition: A chip's journey from birth—entering the semiconductor magic academy
Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute of 國研院 and 國立公共資訊圖書館 are collaborating to present the science exhibition “A chip's journey from birth: Entering the semiconductor magic academy” at the main library of 國資圖 starting November 3, 2026. The exhibition introduces the chip manufacturing process through cleanroom suit experiences and illustrated explanations.
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- November 3, 2026
- Feb. 28, 2027
- 數十 billion transistors
- 170 cm
- 150 cm
Companies mentioned：國家實驗研究院台灣半導體研究中心、國研院半導體中心、國立公共資訊圖書館、國資圖
National Institutes of Applied Research Teams Up with 汎銓科技 to Overcome Post-Structure Analysis Bottleneck in Next-Generation EUV Process, Helping Taiwanese Firms Break into the Supply Chains of Major International Semiconductor Companies
國研院國儀中心 and 汎銓科技 have cooperated to successfully develop an atomic layer deposition coating technology with an operating temperature below 100℃, solving the problem of wafer structure analysis after High-NA EUV processes. This result helped 汎銓科技 break into the supply chains of the world's top 3 semiconductor equipment makers and manufacturers, and it was cited and published by the international leader 艾司摩爾（ASML）.
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- Operating temperature below 100 ℃
- Operating temperatures all above 200 ℃
- World's top 3 semiconductor equipment makers
Companies mentioned：國家實驗研究院國家儀器科技研究中心、國研院國儀中心、汎銓科技股份有限公司、汎銓科技、艾司摩爾、ASML
Racing against death: NARLabs develops key AI technologies for disaster prevention and relief
國研院國震中心 has launched three AI disaster prevention and relief technologies, including the "POSEIDON 1" firefighting water supply dispatch assistant, the "Rapid Building Earthquake Damage Assessment AI Model," and "Safe and Earthquake-Resistant: My AI." They are applied respectively to fire rescue, post-disaster building assessment, and home health checks for the public, in order to improve rescue efficiency and living safety.
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- 5 to 10 minutes
- within 1 minute
- February 2026
- more than 3,000 cases
- more than 6 minutes
- 4,291 households
- 8,000 images
- within 1 second
Companies mentioned：國家實驗研究院、國研院國震中心、臺北市政府消防局、臺北自來水事業處、財團法人住宅地震保險基金、臺大土木系、臺灣大學土木工程學系、內政部國土管理署、花蓮縣政府
18th NARLabs Cup i-ONE Instrument Technology Innovation Award: National Tsing Hua University and Mingdao High School take top prizes
At the 18th NARLabs Cup i-ONE Instrument Technology Innovation Award, National Tsing Hua University and Mingdao High School won first prize in the college and secondary school categories respectively, with companies such as Syntec Technology co-sponsoring and supporting the event.
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- Original獎金 10 萬元
- Original獎金 8 萬元
- 14 teams in total
Companies mentioned：國研院國儀中心、新代科技股份有限公司、台灣三豐儀器股份有限公司、均華精密工業股份有限公司、東捷科技股份有限公司、財團法人三聯科技教育基金會、致茂電子股份有限公司、中華民國儀器公會全國聯合會
NARLabs Gold Award: 成功大學 Distinguished Professor Chih-Lung Lin wins Special Excellence Award
Original國家實驗研究院（國研院）舉辦「國研金獎」，2026年特優獎由成功大學電機工程學系林志隆特聘教授團隊獲得，獎金30萬元，研究成果為「基於多光譜光源血氧影像偵測之遠端醫療傷口癒合階段辨識系統」，使用國儀中心「智慧傳動與生醫光電技術服務平台」。另頒發四組優等獎及四組佳作獎，涵蓋AI病理分析、矽光子太赫茲晶片、HPC國際競賽、肝癌免疫療法、北極冰川大數據、植物基因調控、3D積層元件及米田堡小鼠藥物測試等領域。
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- Original抱走獎金 30 萬元
- The 2026 Special Excellence Award went to the research team of Distinguished Professor Chih-Lung Lin of the Department of Electrical Engineering at 成功大學
- 8 research centers under NARLabs
- at the 2025 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC25) held in St. Louis, USA
Companies mentioned：國家實驗研究院、國科會、國家儀器科技研究中心、國家高速網路與計算中心、台灣半導體研究中心、國家生物模式中心、國家衛生研究院、衛生福利部食品藥物管理署、成功大學、成大醫院、清華大學、臺灣大學、臺灣大學醫學院附設醫院、中央大學、陽明交通大學、中正大學、中央研究院、馬偕紀念醫院、明基材料股份有限公司、廣達（廣達－成大聯合AI研究中心）
Building a cross-disciplinary biomedical research collaboration platform: Professor Fang-Chia Chang takes over as director of 國研院 生物模式中心
國研院 held a handover ceremony for the director of the 國家生物模式中心 on October 1, 2026. Distinguished Professor Fang-Chia Chang of the College of Veterinary Medicine at 國立臺灣大學 took over, aiming to build a cross-disciplinary biomedical research collaboration platform.
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- October 1, 2026
- 2001
- 2005
Companies mentioned：國家實驗研究院、國研院、國家生物模式中心、生物模式中心、國科會、國立臺灣大學、臺灣大學、高雄醫學大學、中國醫藥大學、美國德州大學、亞洲獸醫學院協會、台灣睡眠醫學學會、亞洲睡眠研究學會、國際科學組織 Vebleo、美國睡眠專業聯合學會
Pooling cross-disciplinary resources to improve the science and technology policy support system: Professor Chao-Ning Liao takes over as director of the NARLabs 科政中心
The 國家實驗研究院 under the 國科會 held a handover ceremony on October 1, 2026 for the director of the 科技政策研究與資訊中心 (科政中心). Professor Chao-Ning Liao of the Department of Economics at 國立清華大學 took over, aiming to integrate resources and improve the science and technology policy support system.
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- October 1, 2026
- 2002
- 2010
Companies mentioned：國家實驗研究院、國科會、科技政策研究與資訊中心、科政中心、國立清華大學、成功大學、美國伊利諾大學香檳分校、台灣環境與資源經濟學會、綠色經濟期刊
AI empowers a new era of biomedical R&D! 國研院 hosts the annual meeting of the Asian Mutant Mouse Resource Consortium
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Companies mentioned：Ammra、國研院生物模式中心、國科會、國研院、臺灣、日本、韓國、澳洲、新加坡、中國、國
Seeing what you can't see: NARLabs pioneers the "deep-sea high-flow eDNA sampling module"
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- successfully identified 365 deep-sea species
- can filter more than 100 liters of deep-sea water per hour
- Original獲得超過 2,200 萬條環境 DNA 序列
Companies mentioned：國家實驗研究院台灣海洋科技研究中心（國研院海洋中心）
Taiwan and Europe join forces in semiconductors! 國研院 hosts the TECIF 2026 Taiwan-Europe Chip Innovation Forum in Belgium to jointly build a resilient global Silicon Island ecosystem
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- attracted more than 300 senior representatives and experts and scholars from industry, government, academia and research in Taiwan and Europe
- on Sept. 9 and 10, 2026, Belgium time
Companies mentioned：國研院、imec、Arm、晶心科技、聯電、晶創臺灣方案辦公室、臺捷聯合研究中心
國研院 is accepting applications for the "First Batch of Visiting Researchers for 116" from now until October 31, 115
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- October 31, 115
- 3 months to 6 months
- between February 116 and July 116
Companies mentioned：國研院
國研院 ✖ National Library of Public Information: Popular science special exhibition opens, Dim. Strolling. Scavenger: Discovering the life trajectory of the giant isopod
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- aphotic zone environments below 200 meters in depth
- oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface
- the seabed at a depth of about 2,500 meters at most
- In 1977, when the US crewed submersible 阿爾文號 (Alvin) was carrying out a dive mission in the Pacific Ocean
Companies mentioned：國家實驗研究院台灣海洋科技研究中心、國立公共資訊圖書館、阿爾文號
國研院 teams up with top Taiwanese and Japanese scholars to break through key 2D materials technology, successfully achieving a highly uniform continuous film of tungsten disulfide with 100% coverage on a 6-inch wafer
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- 6-inch wafer
- 100% coverage
- 12-inch class
Companies mentioned：國研院、國立陽明交通大學、日本東京大學、比利時微電子研究中心、imec、艾司摩爾、ASML、台積電
國研院, 太空中心 and 海科館 join hands as the "National Science and Technology Treasures: Scientists' Secret Base 2.0" exhibition opens
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- a 1/10 scale model of the 7-meter-long research vessel Li Chin
- found 5 mysterious target objects hidden on the seabed
- 海科館 has now entered its 12th year since its founding
- on display until the end of 2029
Companies mentioned：國研院、太空中心、海科館、台灣海洋科技研究中心、國家地震工程研究中心、國家生物模式中心、國家儀器科技研究中心、科技政策研究與資訊中心、台灣半導體研究中心、國家高速網路與計算中心
國研院 holds generative AI empowerment program and workshop, combining platform resources and practical strength to build an AI application accelerator
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- Original等值 2 萬元算力試用額度
- Original最高可獲得等值 20 萬元額度之算力資源
Companies mentioned：國研院、UnieAI、陽明交大 myPDA、卡米爾、思銳智慧科技
國研院 holds the finals and award ceremony of the 1st batch of the 115 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incentive Program. Atlas, Cannova Bio康諾瓦生醫, and 巨噬原力 win the Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award
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- Original並獲得企業贊助的 100 萬元創業基金
- Original吸引民間投資金額突破 135 億元
Companies mentioned：Atlas、Cannova Bio康諾瓦生醫、巨噬原力、台積電、宏碁基金會、理律法律事務所、宏匯集團 t.Hub 內科創新育成基地
2026 Science Inquiry Competition "Teach Me and I'll Understand" international finals: Flipping the science narrative when science myths meet AI judgment
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- This year attracted 1,240 teams from Taiwan and abroad to register
- as many as 3,874 participants joined in
- This year 70 teams from overseas regions registered to compete
- accumulating nearly 15,000 valuable science popularization works
Companies mentioned：華立企業、奇鋐教育基金會
Boosting the fight against liver cancer! 國研院 and 成功大學 AI platform detects liver lipid droplets with 98% accuracy, cutting mouse pathology analysis from 2 months to 2 weeks
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- The domestic prevalence of fatty liver is as high as 54.8%
- for every 10,000 fatty liver patients, 8 may progress to liver cancer
- quantitative reports are ready in just 2 weeks
- traditional fully manual interpretation takes at least 2 months
- the "distribution range of fatty liver cells" in the livers of mice on a high-fat, high-sugar diet was as high as 88.39%
- only about 0.09% in the regular diet group
- normal liver sections have only 3.07 inflammatory foci per square millimeter
- while the steatohepatitis group has as many as 39.7
Companies mentioned：國研院、成功大學、肝病防治學術基金會
Taiwan | 鉅亨網（19）
〈Hon Hai earnings call〉Liu Yang-wei: All four major product lines performed better than expected; Q4 is expected to see strong growth, and full-year outlook raised
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〈Pegatron earnings call〉Server business to grow severalfold next year, with a goal of entering the hyperscale CSP market
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Wu Hsin-yang warns AI is rewriting the rules of retail competition as the era of agentic commerce arrives
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L&K Engineering joins North American partners in investing in 25,000 tons of production equipment; Taiwan pilot line and North American plant move forward in parallel
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Wang Wang Insurance earned NT$2.26 billion in the first 3 quarters, with EPS of NT$10.12, surpassing every previous full year
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MSCI to remove Strategy from global indexes! Deems it more like a fund, potentially triggering up to $8.8 billion in selling pressure
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Jensen Huang faces fresh cheating allegations and may step down: Is Wall Street really worried? A roundup of the latest views from major institutions
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〈Property〉Personal house-and-land transaction tax revenue in Taichung rose 5 tenths year over year in October, the biggest increase; nationwide total could reach NT$50 billion this year
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Speculation swirls over Jensen Huang's successor; betting markets name Apple's Tim Cook, with odds at one point reaching 91%
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Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation's digital shareholder-meeting services go overseas; South Korea looks to its eMeeting experience
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Foreign investors' Taiwan buying hits a record! International giants' purchases from Taiwan top $300 billion for the first time, with Nvidia and Apple among them
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〈Hon Hai earnings call〉Q3 net profit of NT$77.5 billion, up nearly 3 tenths quarter over quarter; EPS of NT$5.51 hits a record; first 3 quarters' earnings per share reach NT$13.35
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Selling pressure emerged intraday, sending Taiwan stocks down more than 1,000 points and into the red; the 3 major institutional investors were net buyers of NT$5.16 billion
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宏碁 unveils Future Classroom AI+ solution; AI teaching assistants to be rolled out first in 157 schools in Miaoli
宏碁 unveiled “宏碁 Future Classroom New Equation AI+” on Nov. 12, integrating AI teaching assistants with a smart campus management platform. It has been adopted by 157 schools in Miaoli, while three cities in northern, central and southern Taiwan are procuring AI PCs to strengthen their use in educational settings.
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- 宏碁 unveiled its “宏碁 Future Classroom New Equation AI+” solution on Nov. 12 at Taipei Information Month and the Taiwan Education Technology Expo.
- 宏碁's AI teaching assistant solution has been planned and implemented at 157 elementary and junior high schools in Miaoli County.
- New Taipei City secured a contract to deploy about 12,000 AI PCs equipped with NPUs, while Tainan City secured a contract to install more than 5,000 units for classroom use.
- 宏碁 emphasized that its AI teaching assistant is positioned as a digital partner for teachers: teachers do not need to learn AI; instead, AI is designed to understand teachers.
- 宏碁 added “Acer UC宏碁優訊” this year, offering an IP-based communications solution that integrates IP phones and a centralized management platform.
- 宏碁's smart large-screen management system is now deployed at more than 2,200 sites across 7 counties and cities in Taiwan.
Companies mentioned：宏碁、宏碁(2353-TW)
〈Taiwan stocks close〉Heavy selling in heavyweight electronics stocks and intraday volatility send market plunging 1,165 points, narrowly holding above 43,000
Original台股4月12日早盤受費半指數大漲激勵一度上漲260點，但因輝達黃仁勳醜聞及調查影響，電子權值股翻黑，指數急速下跌，最低失守4萬3千點，終場重挫1165點，成交量達1.01兆元。
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- Original台股4月12日早盤受費半狂飆近6％激勵，一度漲逾260點，隨後賣壓出籠，盤中受輝達黃仁勳婚外情醜聞及間諜指控影響，指數急速下探，最低一度失守4萬3千點整數關卡。
- Original台積電當日終場跌2.3%或55元，失守半年線。
- Upstream fiberglass fabric and financial stocks performed better that day, with some shares rising against the broader market.
- Taiwan stock market turnover rose to NT$1.01 trillion that day.
- Analysts said short-term fluctuations in the index were reasonable and that it could resume its upward push after a period of consolidation.
Companies mentioned：輝達、台積電、聯發科、台達電、鴻海、聯電、致茂、台玻、敬鵬、定穎投控、中信金、永豐金、第一金、元大金、健策、欣興、聯茂
Yen nears 160! Japan's top currency official again warns markets not to forget summer intervention, hinting at possible unilateral action
Japanese Finance Ministry official Atsushi Mimura warned markets not to forget the summer intervention as the yen approached 160. The weak yen drove the import price index up 24.8% year over year. A break above 160 could affect government support, and authorities are prepared to intervene unilaterally or in coordination with others.
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- Atsushi Mimura, Japan's top official overseeing foreign exchange matters at the Finance Ministry, warned market participants on Thursday that now was not the time to forget this summer's intervention.
Companies mentioned：瑞穗證券、日本銀行
China's micro-drama model goes global! U.S. media giant NBC環球 doubles down on its streaming platform Peacock
康卡斯特's NBC環球 is expanding Peacock's micro-drama lineup with a dual strategy of acquisitions and original productions, while testing vertical-screen livestreaming technology for the NBA, aiming to capture users' attention with frequent mobile content.
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- Peacock has 48 million paying subscribers in the United States.
- Episodes of Peacock micro-dramas typically run 60 to 90 seconds.
- NBC環球 has acquired micro-drama content from ReelShort.
- Jimmy Fallon starred in the micro-comedy “Who Is a Billionaire? I Am!”
- Micro-drama viewers now watch for more than 30 minutes per session.
- Peacock is testing vertical-screen livestreams of NBA games.
- 迪士尼+, ESPN, 派拉蒙+ and Netflix have all launched new vertical-screen short-video feeds.
Companies mentioned：康卡斯特、NBC環球、Peacock、YouTube、TikTok、ReelShort、迪士尼+、ESPN、派拉蒙+、Netflix
$200 billion in chips stranded in warehouses! Private credit giant Sixth Street warns AI infrastructure is rife with speculation
Sixth Street CEO Alan Waxman warned that AI infrastructure is rife with speculation and FOMO, with about $200 billion worth of chips stranded in warehouses and at risk of losing value. Tighter credit and rising financing costs have pushed the market into the “trough of disillusionment”; investors need to scrutinize cash flows and unit economics.
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- Sixth Street Partners manages more than $140 billion in assets. Its CEO, Alan Waxman, warned that AI infrastructure is rife with speculation.
- About $200 billion worth of chips are stranded in warehouses because data centers are not ready, leaving them at risk of losing value.
- ING plans to sell about $500 million in data center loans, including its stake in the “Stargate” project in New Mexico.
- Assuming a fixed daily cost of $48 per Nvidia GPU, if billable hours fall from 16 to 12, the cost allocated per hour rises from $3 to $4.
- Social Capital founder Chamath Palihapitiya said the next 18 months will be a critical screening period.
Companies mentioned：Sixth Street Partners、CoreWeave、ING、高盛、Social Capital
〈Stocks in focus〉Taiwan Glass benefits from booming fiberglass fabric demand; stock hits the limit-up for 4 straight sessions intraday, briefly reaching a period high
Taiwan Glass shares hit the limit-up for 4 consecutive sessions as AI servers and high-speed switches drove demand for high-end fiberglass fabric, briefly reaching a record NT$84.3 intraday. Its 2026 Q3 financial results showed a return to profitability, with quarterly net income after tax of NT$2.705 billion and EPS of NT$0.93; October revenue rose 56.49% year over year. The company launched its 4th capacity expansion plan, investing about NT$7.26 billion to increase production capacity.
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- 台玻(1802-TW) shares hit the limit-up for 4 consecutive sessions as AI servers and high-speed switches drove demand for high-end fiberglass fabric, briefly reaching a record NT$84.3 intraday.
- October revenue from high-end fiberglass cloth is expected to rise 13%-16% month over month.
- Taiwan Glass has launched its 4th expansion plan, with an estimated investment of about NT$7.26 billion to expand production capacity in Taoyuan, Lukang and Bengbu, China.
Companies mentioned：台玻(1802-TW)
Taiwan | 公視新聞（19）
Education Ministry revises selection rules to require disclosure of information, aiming to prevent repeat of National Tsing Hua University president's overseas job search ｜ PTS News PNN
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Verdict issued in first trial of Baolin Tea House poisoning case that killed 6: owner sentenced to 1 year and 10 months, manager acquitted ｜ PTS News PNN
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Kaohsiung's first manga library opens, with a collection of 32,000 books and a parent-child reading area ｜ PTS News PNN
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Yilan's Jinling New Village hopes to become a long-term care center; 7 calls for bids since 2018 have all failed ｜ PTS News PNN
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New obesity guidelines: BMI alone is not enough; waist circumference and visceral fat must also be assessed ｜ PTS News PNN
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Repeat drunk driver hits and kills Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology student; victim's family hopes for tougher penalties ｜ PTS News PNN
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Man breaks into Hsinchu music store and hacks brother-in-law to death; former National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University professor indicted on domestic violence murder charge ｜ PTS News PNN
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3-story building collapses in New York, killing 2 and injuring 17; police and firefighters continue searching rubble for survivors ｜ PTS News PNN
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Chiang Wan-an proposes NT$399 monthly pass for buses in Taipei and New Taipei; Shen Po-yang presents plan to “sew together” Civic Boulevard ｜ PTS News PNN
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Stan Shih appointed APEC representative for 2nd time; Lai Ching-te hopes to convey Taiwan's 3 major positions ｜ PTS News PNN
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Huang Lechi has visited Taiwan 8 times in 2 years on a Hong Kong passport; Mainland Affairs Council says any new application will be strictly reviewed ｜ PTS News PNN
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Suspicions of insider land speculation along “New Taolin MRT Line”; self-help group demands Taoyuan City Government disclose plans ｜ PTS News PNN
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KMT Taichung City Party Headquarters deemed ill-gotten party asset; appeal rejected, making case final ｜ PTS News PNN
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Kaohsiung driver suspected of drug use found “asleep with car stopped in the middle of the road”; police investigate under public endangerment charges ｜ PTS News PNN
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Taitung fishermen catch “S-shaped” mahi-mahi; researchers' initial assessment points to a genetic mutation ｜ PTS News PNN
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Stone chips and plastic fragments repeatedly found in school lunches; health officials inspect Kaohsiung Guoguang Senior High School ｜ PTS News PNN
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Strong Hualien earthquake left 100,000 metric tons of construction waste; central government provides NT$280 million in subsidies to help process it ｜ PTS News PNN
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Nvidia board discusses Jensen Huang's future; NYT reveals suspected second extramarital affair ｜ PTS News PNN
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Consular affairs website hacked; headshots from more than 70,000 passport applications leaked ｜ PTS News PNN
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Japan | 消防庁（15）
Damage caused by the earthquake whose epicenter was in western Shizuoka Prefecture and the response by fire service agencies, etc. (3rd report, updated R8.11.9)
Original消防庁が令和8年11月9日に発表した、静岡県西部を震源とする地震の被害状況（死者1名、負傷者21名など）および対応状況に関する第3報。
Facts
- Maximum seismic intensity: Upper 5
Damage and response status of fire departments and other agencies following the earthquake with its epicenter in northeastern Chiba Prefecture (3rd report; updated R8.11.5)
消防庁 announced in its 3rd report the damage and response status following the earthquake centered in northeastern Chiba Prefecture on 令和8年10月29日, which registered a maximum seismic intensity of 5-lower. No casualties or damage to homes have been reported, and there is no concern about a tsunami.
Facts
- Seismic intensity 5 lower
Companies mentioned：消防庁、気象庁
Damage caused by Reiwa 8 Typhoon No. 30 and a weather front, and response by fire service organizations, etc. (Report 5; updated R8.11.2)
The 5th report on damage caused by Reiwa 8 Typhoon No. 30 and the seasonal rain front reports human casualties—2 deaths and 3 injuries—as well as damage to homes and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency’s response structure.
Original令和8年10月21日からの大雨による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況（第6報・R8.11.2更新）
Report No. 6 on damage in Akita Prefecture from heavy rain since Oct. 21, Reiwa 8, and the response of the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. 1 death was confirmed in Yurihonjo City, and the evacuation order was lifted.
Facts
- 1 death
- Report No. 6
Damage and Response Status of Fire Departments and Other Agencies Following Typhoon No. 25, Typhoon No. 26, and the Front, Reiwa 8 (Report No. 26; updated R8.11.10)
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency released its 26th report on damage from Typhoon No. 25, Typhoon No. 26 and the seasonal rain front in Reiwa 8 (including 17 deaths and 68 injuries), as well as the response by fire departments and other organizations.
Original十勝岳の火山活動による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況（第2報・R8.10.16更新）
Report No. 2 on the change in the volcanic alert level due to volcanic activity at Mount Tokachidake, and the establishment and dissolution of disaster response headquarters by 北海道 and 消防庁.
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- Eruption alert level 3
- Reiwa 8
- Sept. 12
- Oct. 16
- ＴＥＬ 03-5253-7527
Companies mentioned：消防庁、気象庁、北海道
Original令和8年8月27日からの大雨、令和8年台風第24号及び前線による大雨被害及び消防機関等の対応状況（第35報・R8.9.18更新）
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Original台風第18号による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況（第3報・R8.9.4更新）
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Facts
- of which
- Serious injuries
- Minor injuries
- Total
- Completely destroyed
- Half-destroyed
- Original【鹿児島県】８月２５日 ９時００分 災害対策本部 設置 → ８月２６日１８時３０分 廃止
- Original【沖 縄 県】８月２４日 ９時００分 災害対策本部 設置 → ８月２７日１３時００分 廃止
- Original８月２５日 １３時００分 応急対策室長を長とする消防庁災害対策室を設置（第１
Companies mentioned：鹿児島県、沖縄県、消防庁
Original茨城県南部を震源とする地震による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況（第６報・R8.8.31更新）
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Facts
- Maximum seismic intensity: lower 5
Companies mentioned：茨城県、埼玉県、千葉県、東京都、神奈川県、消防庁
Damage from a ship fire in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and the response of fire-fighting agencies and others (Report No. 2)
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Facts
- Human casualties: 10 (1 dead, 6 moderately injured, 3 slightly injured)
- Ship damage: approx. 6 ㎡ partially burned
Companies mentioned：株式会社 カナサシ重工
Original阿蘇山の火山活動による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況（第２報・R8.9.1更新）
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Facts
- Volcanic alert level 2 (restrictions around the crater)
- Volcanic alert level 3 (restrictions on entering the mountain)
- Original令和８年９月１日（火）１６時００分
Companies mentioned：気象庁、熊本県、消防庁
Original令和８年８月千葉豪雨による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況（第20報・R8.9.9更新）
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Facts
- Deaths
- Injured
Companies mentioned：千葉県、千葉市、市川市、船橋市、松戸市、佐倉市、習志野市、柏市、市原市、八千代市、鎌ヶ谷市、四街道市、白井市、我孫子市、印西市、東金市、八街市、茂原市、大網白里市、長柄町、白子町、山武市、九十九里町、埼玉県、いすみ市、消防庁
Original令和8年台風第15号による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況（第4報・R8.8.17更新）
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Facts
- Human casualties, housing damage: Prefecture, Deaths, of which disaster-related deaths, Missing persons, Injured persons (serious, minor, subtotal), Total, Completely destroyed, Half-destroyed, Total, Flooded above floor level, Flooded below floor level, Partially damaged. Persons, persons, persons, persons, persons, persons, persons, buildings, buildings, buildings, buildings, buildings, buildings. 岩手県 2 2 2 福島県 1 1 茨城県 5 5 5 2 2 栃木県 1 1 1 73 73 埼玉県 1 1 1 1 1 Total 9 9 9 1 76 77
Companies mentioned：岩手県、福島県、茨城県、栃木県、埼玉県、宮城県、新潟県、消防庁
Original令和8年台風第13号による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況（第6報・R8.8.17更新）
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Facts
- Deaths
- Injured
- Disaster-related deaths
Companies mentioned：鹿児島県、沖縄県、消防庁
Original令和８年熊本地震による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況（第66報.R8.10.5更新）
A flash report compiled by 消防庁 on damage from the Kumamoto earthquake that struck at around 16:27 on July 28, Reiwa 8 (Report No. 66, updated Oct. 5), and the response of fire-fighting agencies and others. A maximum seismic intensity of 7 was observed in Uki City, Hikawa Town and elsewhere in Kumamoto Prefecture. Human casualties were 38 deaths and 376 injured; housing damage was 2,408 completely destroyed, 7,802 half-destroyed and 59,394 partially damaged, for a total of 69,604 buildings. All 11 fires and 64 rescue cases have been dealt with, all evacuation orders have been lifted, and 緊急消防援助隊 have been withdrawn in stages.
Facts
- Seismic intensity 7 Kumamoto Prefecture: Uki City, Hikawa Town
- Kumamoto Prefecture 38
- Total 38 43 333 376
- Fires: all 11 fires that had occurred have been extinguished
- Rescue: all 64 cases that had occurred have been dealt with
- Number of people rescued … total 98
- Support teams from within the prefecture assisted the local emergency medical system with a force of about 30 personnel
Companies mentioned：消防庁、消防庁応急対策室、消防研究センター、緊急消防援助隊
Taiwan | 中央研究院（10）
Kazuyuki Katayama, representative of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, visits Academia Sinica to discuss Taiwan-Japan academic cooperation and experience cultivating Nobel Prize-caliber talent
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Original中央研究院115年度第二次醫學研究倫理教育訓練
Original中央研究院舉辦115年度第二次醫學研究倫理教育訓練，活動於115年11月30日舉行，報名截止至115年11月27日下午三時。
Facts
- Nov. 30, 115
- 13：30-17：20
- Original115年11月27日
Companies mentioned：中央研究院、本院醫學研究倫理委員會、本院學術及儀器事務處
The secret of how leaves breathe lies in the cell nucleus: researchers uncover a new mechanism behind plant “stomata” formation
A team led by Ho Chin-min at Academia Sinica discovered that the key protein HDL 1 can regulate chromatin structure in the cell nucleus, affecting the number of stomata and trichomes in plants. The findings were published in Nature Communications.
Facts
- HDL 1
Companies mentioned：中央研究院、國家科學及技術委員會、國立臺灣大學
One sentence to capture a century and the future! 中研院 launches contest for centennial slogan
中研院 is preparing for its 2028 centennial celebrations and is soliciting submissions for a “centennial slogan” from now through December 6, 2026. The winning entry will be used in future anniversary events.
Facts
- 2028
- 2026
- December 6
- Top 3
- 10,000 yen
- NT$8,000
- NT$6,000
- 2 winners
- NT$3,000
- 2027
- January
Companies mentioned：中研院、本院
Academician Li Yuan-che celebrates 九十th birthday; academic peers and friends gather to offer congratulations.
中央研究院 held a celebration and banquet for Nobel Prize-winning chemist and Academician Lee Yuan Tseh's ninetieth birthday. President Chen Chien-jen and academic friends gathered to offer their congratulations and recognize Lee's contributions to Taiwan's scientific research and academic freedom.
Facts
- Ninetieth birthday
- More than a hundred people gathered
- Won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986 for the crossed molecular beam method
- In 1982, joined several academicians of this institute in proposing the establishment of 原分所
- During his tenure as the institute's seventh president from 1994 to 2006
Companies mentioned：中央研究院、原子與分子科學研究所、原分所、美國西北大學、加州大學柏克萊分校、和信醫院、海基會、清華大學光電所、微相科技、中山大學
Original本院農生中心葉國楨特聘研究員榮獲第70屆教育部學術獎
Original本院農生中心葉國楨特聘研究員榮獲第70屆教育部學術獎，獲獎類科為生物及醫農科學類科。
Facts
- 70th edition
Companies mentioned：本院、農生中心、農業生物科技中心、教育部
Event Registration | 2026 Knowledge Feast—Hu Shih Director’s Popular Science Lecture: “From Western Europe to East Asia: The Early Development of Public Museums After Their Introduction to China”
Research Fellow Tai Li-chuan of the 本院歷史語言研究所 will give a Hu Shih Director’s Popular Science Lecture on Dec. 8, 2026, on the early development of public museums after their introduction to China. Registration is online, with 30 spots available for in-person attendance. Popular science publications will be given away, and continuing education credit hours are available for civil servants and teachers.
Facts
- Dec. 8, 2026
- 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Room 1, 2nd Floor, 本院 Academic Activities Center
- By Dec. 7, 2026
- 30 spots available for same-day, on-site registration
- 6 p.m. on the day of the event
- 1 hour of training credit
- 1.5 hours for teachers
- (02) 2787-2565
Companies mentioned：本院、歷史語言研究所、YouTube、院本部秘書處