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A man cleans up in Bintaro yesterday after floods hit Jakarta.Photo: Antara Foto/Hafidz Mubarak/ via REUTERS
Indonesian rescuers yesterday mounted a desperate search for those missing after flash floods and landslides sparked by torrential rains killed at least 43 people across the Jakarta region while health authorities raced to prevent disease outbreaks.

Around a dozen people were still unaccounted for after record rains that started on New Year’s Eve pounded the capital and left swathes of the megalopolis, home to 30 million, under water and with thousands homeless.

Around 192,000 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters, authorities said, with many unable to return to waterlogged homes in neighborhoods turned into wastelands of debris and overturned cars.

“We’re encouraging people whose houses are still inundated to go to a safer place,” National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Agus Wibowo said.

The agency said 43 people had been confirmed dead in Greater Jakarta and neighboring Lebak regency in the south of Java island.

Waters had receded in many areas and power, which had been shut off across many districts, was being restored.

In hard-hit Bekasi, on the outskirts of the city, swampy streets were littered with debris and crushed cars were lying on top of each other — with waterline marks reaching as high as the second floors of buildings.

The government said yesterday it would start cloud seeding to the west of the capital — inducing rain using chemicals sprayed from planes — to prevent approaching rainfall from pounding the region.

Using inflatable boats to evacuate residents trapped in their homes, including children and seniors, rescuers said they were targeting the hardest-hit areas of the city.

Shelters filled up with many refugees, including infants, resting on thin mats as food and drinking water ran low.

“It’s impossible for me to go back to my home,” 72-year-old Lumongga Siregar said.

“We have no clean water right now ... and we’re hoping for more food because there isn’t much,” she added.

Mother Dewi Puspitasari worried about her one-year-old daughter’s health.

“The blanket and mat I’ve got here aren’t thick enough for her and we’re scared she will get sick,” she said.

Indonesia’s health ministry said it deployed about 11,000 health workers and soldiers to distribute medicine, disinfectant hygiene kits and food in a bid to stave off outbreaks of hepatitis A, mosquito-borne dengue fever and other illnesses, including infections linked to contact with dead animals.

In Lebak, residents started the slow process of cleaning up their deluged homes.

“Everything’s gone,” said shop owner Aminah, who goes by one name.

“I couldn’t bring anything ... I left it all because I got scared at how high the water was getting,” Aminah said.

Around Jakarta, a family — including a four and nine-year-old — died of suspected gas poisoning from a portable power generator, while an eight-year-old boy killed in a landslide and an 82-year-old pensioner were also among the victims. Others died from drowning or hypothermia, while one 16-year-old boy was electrocuted by a power line.

Most services have been restored although some commuter train lines were still suspended yesterday.

Jakarta is regularly hit by floods during the rainy season, which started in late November.

However, this week’s disaster marked Jakarta’s worst flooding since 2013 when dozens were killed after the city was inundated by monsoon rains.

title: Rescuers search for missing after flood


title: End the Chen Wen-chen cover-up

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The Transitional Justice Commission on Wednesday last week announced that it has managed to have files on the July 2, 1981, death of Carnegie Mellon University assistant professor of statistics Chen Wen-chen (陳文成) declassified, although the documents had been assigned to permanent secrecy by the National Security Bureau (NSB).

However, the bureau has retreated behind regulations and its status as the competent authority in its insistence that the commission and Taiwanese must wait another 50 years before the files are made public, as “there is a risk that the files will have a strong negative impact on national security or foreign relations.”

The commission also said that it cannot locate the recordings of the Taiwan Garrison Command’s interrogation of Chen.

A few days before the commission’s announcement, Academia Historica president Chen Yi-shen (陳儀深) in a question-and-answer session at the Legislative Yuan revealed that the academy would soon publish documents related to the case.

Although some recordings are missing, Chen Yi-shen said he believes that Chen Wen-chen was murdered, adding that other recordings show that the professor was clearly worried at the time.

This contradicts past intelligence agency statements, which said that everything went calmly and peacefully.

At a different legislative question-and-answer session, NSB Director-General Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) said that he saw the files and that not making them public would raise questions, although his statement had ominous overtones when he said that if the files are made public, consideration should be given to “those who are still working.”

Inferring from officials’ contradictory statements about Chen Wen-chen’s death, it was a murder committed by the authoritarian-era intelligence community, but considering the period’s politics shows that it was a murder incited — overtly or covertly — by high-level officials.

As Chiu said, some officials involved might still be politically active. In other words, after a decades-long transformation from an authoritarian society to one that is democratic and free — the true meaning of which is that the people are the masters of the nation — the bureau is using its authority to decide that another 50 years must go by before all of the documents are made public. By that time, people from that era who want to know the truth would be dead and gone — how is that any different from protecting the guilty?

Taiwanese interested in the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China (ROC) government know Taiwanese author Wu Cho-liu’s (吳濁流) book Taiwanese Forsythia (台灣連翹). When Wu wrote the book, he said that it could only be published a decade or two after his passing. After its publication, the public learned of the ugly viciousness of the era’s politicians and business leaders.

In the same way, before becoming president, Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) swore that he would thoroughly investigate the scandal surrounding the Lafayette frigate deal with France, even if it shook the nation to its foundation, but following several government transitions, the public is none the wiser as to who was behind it all.

The main agencies concerned with Chen Wen-chen’s death were that era’s Taiwan Garrison Command and today’s NSB, which is still covering up and destroying evidence like some Jinyiwei (錦衣衛) — the imperial military secret police during the Ming Dynasty.

people: 陳水扁 邱國正


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The missing 99%: Where is the

rest of all the ocean plastic?

What scientists can see and measure, in ocean garbage patches and on beaches, accounts for only a tiny fraction of all the plastic that is entering the water
Every year, 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the ocean. Images of common household waste swirling in vast garbage patches in the open sea, or tangled up with whales and seabirds, have turned plastic pollution into one of the most popular environmental issues in the world.

However, for at least a decade, the biggest question among scientists who study marine plastic has not been why plastic in the ocean is so abundant, but why it is not. What scientists can see and measure, in the garbage patches and on beaches, accounts for only a tiny fraction of the total plastic entering the water.

So where is the other 99 percent of ocean plastic? Unsettling answers have begun to emerge.

What people commonly see accumulating at the sea surface is “less than the tip of the iceberg, maybe a half of 1 percent of the total,” said Erik van Sebille, an oceanographer at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

“I often joke that being an ocean plastic scientist should be an easy job, because you can always find a bit wherever you look,” Van Sebille said, but added that the reality is that maps of the ocean essentially end at the surface and solid numbers on how much plastic is in any one location are lacking.

It is becoming apparent that plastic ends up in huge quantities in the deepest parts of the ocean, buried in sediment on the seafloor and caught like clouds of dust deep in the water column.

Perhaps most frighteningly, it could fragment into such small pieces that it can barely be detected, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research biogeochemist Helge Niemann said.

At this point it becomes “more like a chemical dissolved in the water than floating in it,” Niemann said.

The 444km of coastline that runs from the narrow mouth of San Francisco Bay, past the open water of Monterey Bay to the scenic mountains and redwood forests of Big Sur, is the land border of the US’ largest national marine sanctuary. To anyone visiting the beaches near Santa Cruz or driving the coastal highways, it appears remarkably unspoiled. That is not the whole story.

Over the past two years, scientists from the nearby Monterey Bay Aquarium Institute have been using customized remote-controlled submersibles to take samples of near-invisible plastic drifting far below the surface.

“Just because you don’t see it, doesn’t mean it isn’t there,” said Anela Choy, a professor of oceanography at the University of California, San Diego and the lead researcher on the project.

Below what she called the “skin surface” of the ocean, the submersibles carefully filter seawater and take a snapshot of what is in it.

Her team found that at a depth of 200m, there were nearly 15 bits of plastic in every liter of water, similar to the amount found at the surface of the so-called garbage patches. The remote samplers were still finding plastic at their maximum depth of 1km.

However, that was just the start of the hunt.

“After two to three years of work, the honest truth is we have only one set of samples from one portion of the world’s entire ocean,” Choy said.

The group’s work is among the first to count the exact amount of plastic below the ocean surface and to show that plastic waste is abundant at lower depths.

Scientists have speculated about this for years.

Richard Thomson, the oceanologist who first coined the term “microplastic” in 2004 to describe difficult-to-capture bits less than 2mm in length, has suggested that large amounts could be found in the deep ocean and sea floor.


title: Ma should resign Soochow post

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In Taiwanese politics, there is a fashionable argument: “You can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep” (裝睡的人叫不醒). Yet, I would further argue that, in a university, it is completely unacceptable to have a chair professor of law who is asleep.

As a student of Soochow University, I found it inconceivable when I read that our chair professor of law, former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), said: “The Anti-infiltration Act (反滲透法) does not exist anywhere else in the entire universe,” and that it amounted to “a return to the political suppression of the Martial Law era and the White Terror” overseen by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT).

Apparently, Ma chose to ignore the fact that the Australian parliament just passed the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018.

The intent of the Australian legislation is clear: China’s growing threat — business espionage and bribery to gain political influence — has undermined the foundation of democracy.

Ma’s legal opinion is what does not exist anywhere else in the entire universe.

The only explanation is that the more heated the presidential election becomes, the more “needy” (刷存在感) Ma becomes.

Here is a look at two appalling legal opinions from Ma:

First, during the 2013 “September strife,” Ma unconstitutionally worked in conjunction with then-premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) to oust then-legislative speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平).

In a constitutional democracy, Ma, the head of the executive branch, should have respected Wang, the head of the legislative branch. Yet, he did otherwise and claimed that Wang’s judicial lobbying case was “the most shameful day of Taiwan’s democracy and rule of law.”

As a chair professor of law, Ma should have understood the principle of the separation of powers. Ma is the real shame to the rule of law in Taiwan.

Second, during the 2014 Sunflower movement, the Ma administration insisted that the legal status of the Cross-Strait Service and Trade Agreement (CSSTA) was similar to Article 60 of the Act Governing the Legislative Yuan’s Power (立法院職權行使法), the article being the review mechanism for administrative regulations.

If Ma thought, as he hypocritically claimed, that the Republic of China (ROC), Taiwan, was a sovereign country, but he still considered the CSSTA to be an administrative regulation, then his legal opinion is not his only problem — it probably had something to do with his mental health.

Based on constitutional theory, one independent state must be independent from another to achieve one of the elements of sovereignty.

If Taiwan is a sovereign state, then it is independent from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). However, if the CSSTA was to be an agreement between two states, it should not and definitely was not on the level of an administrative regulation.

To put aside controversial issues in international law, the CSSTA should be on the level of a law, that is, under the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (台灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例). This act is a special statute, which is more overruling than a general statute, let alone an administrative regulation.

As a chair professor of law, Ma should have read the fundamental theory on hierarchical structure proposed by Austrian jurist Hans Kelsen, but he is apparently too busy with under-the-table negotiations with China.

people: 馬英九 王金平


title: EDITORIAL: A burning need for climate action

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While much of the media’s attention has been on next Saturday’s elections, Beijing’s manipulation efforts and the protests racking Hong Kong, the Taiwan Disaster Prevention Industry Association yesterday chose to focus on the bigger picture, with a grim prognostication for the nation this year regardless of which political party is in power come May 20.

As of this year, Taiwan has officially entered a climate emergency, the association said.

It cited the Oxford Dictionaries’ choice of the term — defined as “a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it” — as its word of the year for last year.

The association’s warning comes just over six months after more than 30 groups marched in Taipei calling on the government to declare a climate emergency and urging politicians to pay more attention to climate issues that pose a threat to national security.

Given the scope of climate disasters facing two other nations in the region — the raging bushfires in Australia that have so far consumed at least 5 million hectares, killed an estimated half-billion native animals and almost a score of people, and the widescale flooding in Jakarta this week that has killed at least an equal number of people — it might be tempting to dismiss the association’s declaration on Taiwan as crying wolf.

However, it is exactly the scope of those disasters that makes it essential for Taiwanese to heed the association’s warning, for as several of its members said, despite all of the attention on international efforts to reduce carbon emissions and the debate over the cause and effect of global warming, many nations are failing to ensure that disaster prevention efforts are keeping pace with a rapidly changing climate.

The Environmental Protection Administration, in a press release on Nov. 13 last year, said that the government had created a National Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan aimed at responding to eight aspects of climate change, but since the headline was “Taiwan can be a valuable partner in the global response to climate change,” cynics might question whether the action plan was little more than a public relations effort.

The association certainly seems to believe that the government should do more.

It urged the government to take more concrete measures by establishing a carbon reduction plan and long-term carbon neutrality goals, creating a national land plan that could respond to climate risks, building a complete disaster prevention legal system, and creating a mechanism to integrate the disaster prevention units of ministries and departments.

While the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said that the monsoon rain that fell on Tuesday — the most in a single day in more than two decades — was “not ordinary rain,” Indonesian President Joko Widodo blamed delays in flood-control infrastructure projects for the severity of Jakarta’s flooding.

A 2018 report by Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said that as spring rainfall has declined in recent decades, extreme heat events have become more common and droughts more severe, leading to a greater number of days with very high fire dangers, but the country’s top leaders have continued to downplay the dangers posed by climate change, just as they earlier dismissed the need to boost national defenses against bushfires and other natural disasters.


taiwan-subdivisions: 芳苑 新市 高雄 林口

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E Ink Holding gains ministry approval to invest NT$1.2bn

RETURNING FIRMS:The ministry also approved proposals by aluminum alloy parts maker Hodaka Technology, King Slide and Toung Loong Textile
E Ink Holdings Inc (元太科技), the world’s largest supplier of e-paper displays for e-readers and luggage tags, yesterday received approval from the Ministry of Economic Affairs for a NT$1.2 billion (US$39.86 million) investment project as part of a government incentive program, joining local peers in boosting advanced manufacturing capacity in Taiwan.

E Ink, which operates production facilities in Taiwan, the US and China, is to expand production capacity of front panel laminate film, a key material to manufacture flexible e-paper displays, at a plant in New Taipei City’s Linkou District (林口), the ministry said in a statement.

E Ink, which counts Amazon.com Inc and Sony Corp among its clients, plans to use the investment to revamp its existing factory by replacing old equipment with new automated manufacturing equipment and smart factory management systems, the ministry said.

The ministry approved investment proposals by Toung Loong Textile Manufacturing Co (東隆興業), Taiwan Hodaka Technology Co (穗高科技) and King Slide Works Co (川益科技), which aim to boost local capacity, it said.

Textile maker Toung Loong is to invest NT$800 million to set up a smart production line in Changhua County’s Fangyuan Township (芳苑).

Toung Loong supplies yarn to garment and fabric company Eclat Textile Co (儒鴻) and global brands such as Uniqlo, Lululemon, Nike and Adidas, the ministry said.

Aiming to sharpen its competitive edge in the textile market, the company also seeks to recruit 41 local professionals, the ministry said.

Aluminum alloy parts for consumer electronics manufacturer Hodaka, which supplies casing components for Apple Inc iPhones, is to invest NT$1.2 billion to expand its plant at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (南部科學園區) in Tainan’s Sinshih District (新市).

Looking to establish its presence on Taiwan’s developing aerospace scene, the company would also invest in software and hardware, as well as buy production equipment, the ministry said.

Hodaka is expected to provide 21 job opportunities.

Server slide rail maker King Slide, which counts Hewlett Packard Co and Dell Inc among its clients, is to expand its production capacity at the National Kaohsiung Science Park (南科高雄園區) by setting up a second-phase plant to cope with mounting orders.

The company would introduce smart production lines and provide up to 435 job opportunities, the ministry said.

The three government programs launched last year have accrued NT$851.9 billion in investments from 315 local companies, it said.


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Tesla Inc cut the starting price of its China-built Model 3 sedans by 9 percent as it steps up efforts to lure customers in the world’s biggest electric vehicle (EV) market after opening a factory on the outskirts of Shanghai.

The price was lowered to 323,800 yuan (US$46,500) from 355,800 yuan. After subsidies from the Chinese government, prices start from 299,050 yuan, Tesla’s Web site showed. That puts the vehicles closer to some produced by domestic EV makers, such as Xpeng Motor’s (小鵬汽車) latest P7 sedan, which starts at 240,000 yuan. NIO Inc’s (蔚來公司) electrified SUVs start from as high as 358,000 yuan.

California-based Tesla, which handed over the first of its Chinese-made vehicles to 15 employees on Monday, is to start delivering local models to the public on Tuesday next week, it said on WeChat.

That is just one year after breaking ground at the Shanghai plant, Tesla’s first factory outside the US.

“This price cut shows Tesla’s confidence in cost control and determination in rapidly expanding its market share,” said Yale Zhang (張豫), managing director of Autoforesight, a Shanghai-based consultancy.

Elon Musk’s company is also lowering the cost of optional extras, from body color to high-performance wheels, a Tesla statement said.

Home-charging services are not included and cost an extra 8,000 yuan.

Tesla is already assembling more than 1,000 vehicles a week at its China facility and plans to double that rate this year, according to Song Gang (宋鋼), the plant’s manufacturing director.

Musk has said that weekly production of 3,000 vehicles in Shanghai is a target.

Tesla plans to increase local sourcing to 100 percent in Shanghai by the end of the year, from about 30 percent now, Song said.

That should help lower costs as Tesla and other ambitious EV makers face a challenging market in China, where auto sales have been slowing.

Last month, people familiar with the matter said localization would help Tesla cut prices this year by 20 percent or more.

The company has been exempted from a 10 percent purchase tax for its locally built sedans, posing more of a threat to the likes of NIO, Xpeng and BYD Co (比亞迪).

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title: Tesla cuts starting price for Model 3s in China


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Global shipments of gaming monitors could exceed 11 million units this year, surging 31 percent on an annual basis as PC makers expand product lineups to stimulate demand, market researcher TrendForce Corp (集邦科技) said in a report on Thursday.

The gaming monitor industry has so far shown strong growth, with shipments rising 57 percent year-on-year to 8.5 million units last year from 5.4 million a year earlier, the report said.

It attributed the increase to continuous diversification of panel types and monitor models.

The number of suppliers of gaming monitor panels rose as new entrants entered the supply chain, TrendForce senior research manager Anita Wang (王靖怡) said in the report.

China’s Star Optoelectronics Technology Co (華星光電) and Electronics Panda Crystal Technology Corp (中電熊貓) launched mass production last year, joining the ranks of main suppliers such as AU Optronics Corp (AUO, 友達光電) and Innolux Corp (群創) in Taiwan, Samsung Display Co and LG Display Co in South Korea, and BOE Technology Group Co (京東方) in China, Wang said.

Retail prices for gaming LCD panels fell to more consumer-friendly levels, which dialed up product adoption rates, she said.

The rise of fast-response in-plane switching (IPS) panels enabled wider adoption of IPS panels in gaming monitors last year, the report said, adding that a 10 percent increase in the technology penetration rate of IPS panels is expected this year, which would raise the rate to between 15 and 20 percent.

There was a significant increase in market share for vertical alignment (VA) panels last year, thanks to the growth in popularity of curved gaming monitors, the report said.

VA panels rose to prominence in 2018 because of an excellent cost-performance ratio, the report said, adding that last year, brands including AOC/Philips, Samsung Electronics Co and Micro-Star International Co (MSI, 微星科技) expended a lot of effort to expand the gaming hardware market with curved monitors.

As a result, curved gaming monitors claimed about 60 percent of the overall gaming monitor market last year, it said.

MSI is expected to continue expanding and diversifying its medium and large product lines to maintain high growth momentum, TrendForce said.

Along with Samsung, MSI is to release updated curved gaming monitors at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, next week, TrendForce said.

Monitor and PC makers are mulling expansion into the high-end gaming monitor segment, the researcher said.

Dell Inc has rolled out a gaming product equipped with an ultra-high-definition OLED panel, while Asustek Computer Inc (華碩) and Acer Inc (宏碁) are planning to introduce mini-LED display monitors, which are more affordable and deliver picture quality almost equal to OLED, TrendForce said.

HP, Asustek and Acer are also planning to roll out large gaming products, it said.

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title: Global shipments of gaming monitors expected to surge


people: 陳癸佑 馬文君

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2020 Elections: Candidates spice up notice with QR codes, cartoons

By Liu Pin-chuan,
Chang Hsieh-sheng
and Jake Chung  /  Staff reporters, with staff writer
A page from Nantou County’s official election notice is pictured in an undated photograph.Photo: Liu Pin-chuan, Taipei Times
Unconventional elements — such as Line accounts, quick response (QR) codes for Facebook groups and political cartoons — have become common sights on Nantou County’s official election notice as legislative candidates attempt to draw voters’ attention to their platforms in the run-up to the elections next Saturday.

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislative candidate Ma Wen-chun (馬文君), campaigning for the seat representing the county’s first electoral district, included not only her campaign platform, but also her official Line account and a QR code linking to her Facebook group.

Taiwan Statebuilding Party legislative candidate Wu Cheng-jui (吳承叡), campaigning to represent the county’s second constituency, included a party-produced political cartoon and a QR code linking to more detailed information about the party’s goal and theme.

Democratic Progressive Party legislative candidate Chen Kuei-yu (陳癸佑), who is also campaigning to represent the second district, only listed his campaign platform, but it is meticulously organized, with each of his 10 policies described using the same number of words, which Chen said would facilitate reading.

Legislator-at-large nominees from the Taiwan People’s Party and the Congress Party Alliance not only included QR codes, but also miniature portraits of their parties’ leaders, hoping to gain supporters by proxy.

The Nantou County Election Commission has issued a reminder to voters, saying that they should refrain from stumping for candidates on election day.

Messages to vote for specific candidates — regardless of whether they are sent by text message, Line, Facebook or other social media — are prohibited, the commission said, adding that voters should not forward such messages on election day.

Regulations prohibiting such actions are to go into effect from midnight on Friday next week, the commission said, adding that infractions are punishable by fines of NT$500,000 to NT$5 million (US$16,609 to US$166,085).

Per Article 61 of the Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act (總統副總統選舉罷免法), cellphones and photography-related equipment are banned from voting stations and offenders could face one year in prison or be fined up to NT$30,000, it said.


title: Ministry hopes to boost enrollment in preschool programs

people: 蔡英文 蘇貞昌

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The Ministry of Education on Thursday said that in four years it hopes to have 72 percent of two-to-six-year-olds enrolled in preschool programs.

The ministry announced the goal while giving a presentation on its childcare policy for children younger than six at an Executive Yuan meeting in Taipei.

The enrollment rate among children younger than two increased from 9 percent in 2016 to 13 percent last year, the ministry said in its presentation.

Meanwhile, the average enrollment rate among two-to-six-year-olds was 67 percent last year, 7 percentage points more than in 2016, it said.

Minister of Education Pan Wen-chung (潘文忠) said he hopes that in the next four years that figure will reach 72 percent, and that the rate of affordable preschool services would reach 70 percent to catch up with the average among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development nations.

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has proposed the “next phase” in the government’s childcare policy for children younger than six, Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) said at the meeting.

It includes making education more affordable by reducing fees for public and quasi-public preschools by NT$1,000 per month, raising childcare subsidies to up to NT$5,000 per month and extending the age of eligibility to six years old, he said.

He asked the ministry to plan accordingly and the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics to provide any financial support needed.

To create an environment that is friendly toward child-rearing and to reduce the financial burden on families of having children, the government has since 2018 been pushing a plan to counter the declining birthrate, Su said.

It has provided about 400,000 education opportunities in the areas of affordable daycare centers and preschools, he said.

The number of children who have benefited from childcare subsidies has increased from 260,000 in 2016 to 870,000 last year, Su said.

Meanwhile, the overall budget for childcare policy has this year increased to NT$45 billion (US$1.5 billion), compared with about NT$15 billion in 2016, he added.

Starting this year, the government is to continue providing subsidies of NT$3,000 to NT$6,000 to families with two to three-year-olds who have not been enrolled in preschool programs and are still being looked after by nannies or daycare centers, Su said, adding that this program would benefit 16,000 children.

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Credit card spending grew 11 percent year-on-year to NT$2.93 trillion (US$97.33 billion) for the first 11 months of last year and is expected to surpass NT$3 trillion for the whole of last year, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said yesterday.

The rise in credit card spending could be attributed to banks’ reward programs, more conventional stores and transportation systems accepting cards, and the popularity of mobile payment tools, the commission said.

Among the nation’s 34 banks, Cathay United Bank (國泰世華銀行) was first in terms of card payments in November last year, with a total of NT$41.76 billion, followed by CTBC Bank (中國信託銀行, NT$38.5 billion) and E.Sun Commercial Bank (玉山銀行, NT$38.27 billion), FSC data showed.

Citibank Taiwan Ltd (花旗台灣銀行) was first among foreign banks in terms of credit card spending, with NT$19.18 billion, followed by HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Ltd (匯豐台灣商銀, NT$5.81 billion), DBS Bank Taiwan (星展銀行, NT$3.38 billion) and Standard Chartered Bank Taiwan Ltd (渣打台灣銀行, NT$3.15 billion), the data showed.

Banks in Taiwan issued a combined 744,442 cards, with the top three issuers being E.Sun Bank, Taishin International Bank (台新銀行) and Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank (台北富邦銀行), which between them issued more than 100,000 cards, the data showed.

CTBC Bank, the banking arm of CTBC Financial Holding Co (中信金控), remained first in terms of the number of cards in circulation as of the end of November with 6.83 million, followed by Cathay United (6.74 million) and E.Sun (5.73 million), the data showed.

The number of people using electronic payments totaled 6.53 million, up 59 percent from a year earlier, while spending increased 38 percent to NT$3.94 billion, the data showed.

Line Pay Money, the electronic payment service offered by LINE Biz+ Taiwan Ltd (連加網路) and iPass Corp (一卡通票證), was first in terms of number of users at 1.95 million, while Jkopay Co (街口電子支付) was first in terms of total payments at NT$1.38 billion, the data showed.

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countries: 台灣 中國

title: Credit card spending rises 11%


title: IPO activity tipped to improve

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IPO activity tipped to improve

TWSE HOPEFUL:With economic uncertainty in Taiwan expected to subside and growth to improve, the number of IPOs this year should rise, a TWSE executive said
The number of initial public offerings (IPO) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) is expected to slightly rebound from 19 last year to 24 this year due to an improving local economy and technology firms seeking to raise capital from equity markets, the exchange said yesterday.

Last year’s IPO count fell 34 percent from 29 in 2018, missing a TWSE target of 28, as many companies delayed their debuts given uncertainty in the global and local economies, TWSE Chairman Hsu Jan-yau (許璋瑤) told a news conference in Taipei.

Many foreign bourses also reported declines in IPO activity due to companies’ conservative outlook, Hsu said.

The number of IPOs on the London Stock Exchange fell 42 percent to 63, while on the New York Stock Exchange, they halved to 28, he said.

However, with economic uncertainty expected to ease and growth to improve in Taiwan, the TWSE expects IPO activity to recover this year, TWSE Senior Vice President Joe Cheng (鄭村) said, adding that a few companies have already expressed an intention to go public, including budget airline Tigerair Taiwan Ltd (台灣虎航).

“We will have a clearer picture after March, when companies disclose their earnings results for the whole year of last year. Some companies might resume IPO launches if their financial performance was solid last year,” Cheng said.

The TWSE would continue to look for companies that have good earnings results to fuel IPO momentum, Cheng said.

Although the National Development Council last month said that artificial intelligence developer Appier Inc (沛星互動科技) and electric scooter maker Gogoro Inc (睿能創意) are unicorns, as they were valued at US$1 billion each, they have not yet decided whether to debut in Taiwan this year, he said.

The TWSE did not make a prediction about how much capital would be raised through IPOs this year, as it would depend on how attractive each debut is, he said.

Last year, NT$23.32 billion (US$774.62 million) was raised through IPOs, compared with NT$16.73 billion in 2018, TWSE data showed.

Cheng said that he did not expect any substantial impact from the planned resumption of cross-border listings between the Shanghai and London exchanges.

“Taiwan’s equity market is not a substitute for its Chinese peer,” Cheng said.

The cross-border listings would make it more convenient for foreign investors to invest in Chinese stocks, as China has strict control on inflows, outflows and stock investments, he said.


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Alphabet Inc’s Google Chromecast, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) streaming media player, topped e-commerce retailer PChome Online Inc’s (網路家庭) list of home appliances in terms of sales last year.

The device, which allows Internet content such as YouTube and Netflix to be displayed on a television, has proven its popularity among consumers as they grow increasingly dependent on smartphones, tablets and laptops, PChome said on Thursday.

Chromecast sales are expected to hit a new high this month as the Lunar New Year approaches, because the device is handy for larger group viewings, the company said.

Vacuum cleaners, such as Japan-based Iris Ohyama Inc’s IC-FAC2 mattress and furniture model and UK-based Dyson Ltd’s V8 cordless, were the second and third-most popular items respectively sold on PChome’s online shopping platform, the company said.

Also popular was China-based Xiaomi Corp’s (小米) second-generation Roborock vacuum cleaner, which was fifth, PChome said.

With consumers growing more concerned over air pollution, PChome had robust sales of air purifiers, including US-based Honeywell International Inc’s HPA-162WTW, Dyson’s Pure hot+cool HP04, Swedish Blueair AB’s Blue Pure 231, which were sixth, seventh and eighth respectively, it said.

Momo.com Inc (富邦媒體) also boasted strong sales of home appliances on its e-commerce platform last year, with Dyson’s V11 Fluffy cordless stick vacuum and Xiaomi’s robot vacuum cleaner among its top 10 sellers.

Other home appliances, such as Heran Co Ltd’s (禾聯家電) 14-inch smart touch air circulation fan and Teco Electric and Machinery Co’s (東元電機) heating and cooling air conditioner were also popular, Momo.com said.

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By Wu Po-hsuan and Dennis Xie  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer
Education groups are criticizing a proposed policy to dedicate an extra 5,000 spots at public universities to underprivileged students, saying that the government should instead improve the livelihoods of families.

On Dec. 4, Minister Without Portfolio Lin Wan-i (林萬億) suggested that public universities should open up additional quotas in the next five years to promote social mobility.

Last week, the Association of Private Universities and Colleges and the Association of Private Universities and Colleges of Technology said in a joint statement that the purpose of the proposal was strange and confusing.

Seventy percent of underprivileged students are studying in private universities, and the government should address the issue of underfunded students, rather than demand that public universities let them bypass exam scores and enroll because of their economic status, the statement said.

Universities have a variety of subsidies in place to support students, making the tuition fee that an underprivileged student pays for a private school roughly equal to that of a public one, it said.

It is not private schools that cause economic strain, and if the government truly wanted to help, it should focus its efforts on helping families overcome poverty, the statement said.

The government’s plan would narrow students’ options, as the policy suggests that students prioritize public schools near their residence over private ones, the statement said.

The plan would discriminate against private schools, it added.

Many private schools have a higher threshold for admission, and students graduating from these schools perform as well as those from public institutions, it said.

If an underprivileged student chooses a private school, the government should give a larger subsidy to relieve their financial burden, and not simply encourage them to change to a public one instead, it added.

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Turkish Legislator Erkan Bas holds a map of a divided Libya before a vote to send Turkish troops to the nation at the Turkish parliament in Ankara on Thursday.Photo: AFP
The Turkish parliament on Thursday approved the deployment of troops to Libya aimed at shoring up the UN-backed government in Tripoli, sparking a blunt warning from US President Donald Trump against any “foreign interference” in the war-torn nation.

Libya has been beset by chaos since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed dictator Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, with rival administrations in the east and the west vying for power.

The beleaguered Tripoli government, headed by Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, has been under sustained attack since April last year by General Khalifa Haftar, who is backed by Turkey’s regional rivals — Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

In response to the prospect that Ankara might intervene after the vote, Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a telephone call “that foreign interference is complicating the situation in Libya,” White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said in a statement.

Egypt also strongly condemned the Turkish vote, saying that it amounted to a “flagrant violation of international law and [UN] Security Council resolutions on Libya,” while Israel, Cyprus and Greece denounced a “dangerous threat to regional stability.”

The Libyan parliament in the east — allied with Haftar — called Turkey’s prospective military intervention “high treason.”

Erdogan is due to receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday next week to inaugurate a new gas pipeline and Libya is expected to be a key topic of discussion.

Erdogan has repeatedly accused Russia of sending private mercenaries to support Haftar’s forces, although this has been denied by Moscow.

At the same time, Turkey and Russia have managed to work closely on the Syrian conflict, despite supporting opposing sides, and are expected to seek a similar balancing act with regards to Libya.

Erdogan’s office confirmed on Friday last week that a request for military support had been received from the Tripoli-based government of national accord.

No details have been given on the scale of the potential deployment and Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay told state news agency Anadolu that no date had been set.

“We are ready. Our armed forces and our defense ministry are ready,” he said, adding that parliamentary approval would be valid for a year.

He described the vote as a “political signal” aimed at deterring Haftar.

“The Libyan motion is important for the protection of the interests of our country, and for the peace and stability of the region,” Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu tweeted after the vote.

A UN report in November last year said that several nations were breaching the arms embargo on Libya in place since the overthrow of Qaddafi. Jordan and the United Arab Emirates regularly supply Haftar’s forces, it said, while Turkey supports the Tripoli-based government.

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2020 Elections: Police display evidence of wagers on elections

A conversation on the Line messaging app between a bookmaker and a gambler who wants to place bets on the outcome of the presidential election is shown in Changhua County yesterday.Photo copied by Tang Shih-ming, Taipei Times
Changhua County police yesterday displayed materials and evidence seized in raids over the past few weeks related to 37 cases of illegal gambling pools, five of which were focused on wagers on the outcome of the presidential and legislative elections next Saturday.

Nine people were detained in relation to the five cases and have been listed as suspects after questioning, Criminal Police Section Deputy Chief Lin Shih-ming (林世明) said, adding that they faced charges for contravening provisions of the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act (公職人員選舉罷免法), under which it is illegal to wager on election outcomes.

Gamblers placed wagers on the presidential election through the use of the code words “fish” (魚), a homophone in Chinese of the third character in the name of Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜), the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate, and “vegetable” (菜), a homophone of President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) surname, Lin said.

One seized mobile phone showed that its owner wrote: “Can we eat ‘fish’ today?” on Line, asking a gambling pool operator if they were taking bets on Han that day. After receiving an affirmative reply, the man wrote back to place a NT$500,000 (US$16,609) wager on Han.

A total of 46 suspects were detained in the raids across the county related to the 37 cases, which involved NT$132 million in wagers, Lin said.

“Proprietors of underground gambling pools had flourished in past elections, but law enforcement agencies and local police have intensified their sweeps to crack down on these and other illegal activities related to the elections,” Lin said.

“Over the past several years, we have seen less vote-buying, but more illegal gambling on election outcomes through these operations,” he said.

“Through our investigations and the seized evidence, we can see that the proprietors skewed the odds to entice people to bet on a particular candidate. Those who placed large wagers would do their best to win by persuading friends and relatives to cast votes for those candidates, increasing their chances of a big payout,” he added.

The Criminal Investigation Bureau earlier this week said in a year-end report that enhanced efforts last month to crack down on illegal gambling that could affect the elections had seen some success, with 89 suspects detained for questioning over 56 cases of illegal gambling pools focused on the election outcomes.

Last month’s 56 increased the total number of cases related to illegal wagers on the election outcomes to 113 for the whole of last year, Bureau Deputy Commissioner Chu Tsung-tai (朱宗泰) said.

An examination of the evidence is under way to confirm the total amount wagered and investigate the money flow in the 56 cases, he added.

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title: Tsai spokeswoman quits after botching interview

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Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Lin Ching-yi speaks in Taipei on Nov. 13 last year.Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀) yesterday resigned as spokeswoman for President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) campaign office after equating “advocating unification” with “treason” in an interview.

In the interview, titled “Advocating unification borders on treason,” published by Deutsche Welle yesterday, Lin, speaking in her capacity as campaign office spokeswoman, said that the Tsai administration last year reiterated that pro-Taiwanese independence advocates should stand united, regardless of whether they identify the nation as “Taiwan” or as the “Republic of China.”

Asked whether the DPP “does not care about people who want unification with China,” she raised the question of whether advocating unification with China constitutes treason.

“Constitutionally, and presently, we consider the Chinese Communist Party a menacing party and a menacing regime. They have missiles targeting us and have incessantly threatened to invade us by force,” Lin said.

“To the nation, such a propositions are treasonous. They are unacceptable and will spark discussions on the limits of freedom of speech,” she said.

After Deutsche Welle said that people who advocate unification with China would have difficulty accepting her narrative, Lin said: “That has to do with the nation’s sovereignty.”

“Those people are calling for the nation’s sovereignty to be abandoned so that it can become a part of China,” she said.

Asked if she thought the proposition of unification with China was treason, Lin said: “On many fronts.”

“This is especially true after [last year’s] amendments to five acts on national security that strip retired military officers of their pensions if they travel to China to listen to speeches, take part in political events or attend military parades,” Lin said. “In terms of politics — and especially in terms of national defense — it causes great damage to national sovereignty.”

Lin later apologized on Facebook, saying that her wording in the interview was “not precise enough” and announcing that she had resigned as Tsai’s campaign office spokeswoman.

The nearly half-hour-long interview could be misunderstood or overinterpreted, which has sparked controversy, she said.

Deutsche Welle later ran a correction notice on its Web site, saying that the interview’s original title was misleading and changing it to “Advancing unification borders on ‘treason.’”

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2020 Elections: Only support parties that would protect reefs: group

Citizen of the Earth, Taiwan deputy executive Tsai Chung-yueh, left, Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association lawyer Tsai Ya-ying, third right, and members of the Rescue Datan’s Algal Reefs Alliance raise their fists at a news conference in Taipei yesterday.Photo: CNA
Voters should support political parties that agree to help protect algal reefs in Taoyuan’s Guantang Industrial Park (觀塘工業區), the Rescue Datan’s Algal Reefs Alliance said yesterday, as it evaluated parties’ responses to the issue.

Construction of the nation’s third liquefied natural gas terminal at the park by CPC Corp, Taiwan started in April last year, after an environmental impact assessment was passed in October 2018 amid controversy.

The alliance sent letters to several parties asking if they would promise to demand that the central government extend legal protection to the reefs.

All of the legislator-at-large nominees of the New Power Party, the Interfaith Union, the Taiwan Solidarity Union, the Taiwan Statebuilding Party and the Taiwan Action Party Alliance have signed the letters, Rescue Datan’s Algal Reefs Alliance convener Pan Chong-cheng (潘忠政) told a news conference in Taipei.

None of the legislator-at-large nominees of the Democratic Progressive Party, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), the Taiwan People’s Party, the People First Party or the New Party signed, he said.

Pan also expressed disappointment about the Green Party Taiwan, which replied with revised letters, saying that the party should have demonstrated greater attention for environmental issues.

Scientific evidence has shown that the biodiversity in the intertidal zone where the reefs grow is best along Taoyuan’s 27km coastline, Academia Sinica Biodiversity Research Center research fellow Allen Chen (陳昭倫) said.

In March last year, international ocean conservation group Mission Blue listed the reefs as one of the world’s “Hope Spots,” the first in East Asia, he said.

The achievement should have been an opportunity to promote Taiwan’s biodiversity on the global stage, but the government has lacked the willpower to take action, he added.

Regardless of which party holds power after the presidential and legislative elections on Saturday next week, the new government should re-examine the value of the reefs and related ecosystems, Chen said.

Separately yesterday, the Green Party Taiwan said on Facebook that it revised the letters because it only agreed with certain parts.

To phase out nuclear energy and reduce coal-fired generation, it considers the project to be a relatively better solution, but not the best in terms of environmental protection, it said, adding that CPC has promised to reduce its development area.

The developer should seek backup sites and conduct a new environmental impact assessment, related research and review of the natural landscape for the project, it added.


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Chen Shui-bian sues Han, Ma over ‘319 shooting’

COME AND GET ME:Asked whether he feared returning to prison after attending a political event, the ex-president said he would be waiting for Tsai if she is re-elected
Former president Chen Shui-bian, left, presses the bell at the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday accompanied by Taiwan Action Party Alliance convener Yang Chyi-wen, second left, and alliance legislative candidates Kuo Cheng-deng, back row center, and Chu Meng-hsiang, second right, among others.Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times
Former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday filed a defamation lawsuit against Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) and former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) over their comments related to the “319 shooting.”

Chen submitted the paperwork for the lawsuit at the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office accompanied by his supporters, lawyers, Taiwan Action Party Alliance chairman Yang Chyi-wen (楊其文) and alliance members.

“If I do not sue them, I will not rest in peace when I die,” Chen said, adding that Ma and other Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) figures continue to “perpetuate the lie that the 319 shooting was staged and that I played along with the deception… I am fed up with their slander.”

The 319 shooting refers to an assassination attempt against Chen and then-vice president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) on March 19, 2004. Chen sustained a flesh wound to the abdomen in the attack. He won re-election the next day.

Han, the KMT’s candidate in the presidential election next Saturday, brought up the topic in Sunday’s televised presidential debate, accusing Democratic Progressive Party stalwart Chiou I-jen (邱義仁), who was then Presidential Office secretary-general, of staging the incident.

“Ma and then-KMT spokeswoman Sisy Chen (陳文茜) were the first to say that the shooting was staged and that I played along, faking a wound,” Chen Shui-bian said. “Now Han is running for president and he has claimed that it was staged.”

“These people continue to revile me during campaigning and I am fed up with it. If I do not sue them, there will be no justice,” he said.

“There are official investigation reports on the incident, including one made during Ma’s eight-year presidency, that state the facts,” he added.

Earlier yesterday, Chen Shui-bian attended a media event in Taipei where alliance officials and candidates presented their policies and canvassed for votes.

By appearing at the event, Chen Shui-bian risked breaking a condition of his medical parole that he not engage in political activity.

He was indicted on corruption charges in 2008 and found guilty in 2010, with the final ruling sentencing him to a 17-and-a-half-year prison term.

In January 2015, he was granted parole on medical grounds.

Chen Shui-bian has maintained that he is a victim of political persecution by Ma and the KMT.

Asked if the government might return him to prison, Chen Shui-bian said: “I am not scared”

“I do not even fear the Chinese Communist Party… Now I do not fear death, so what is there to fear?” he said.

“If President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) wins re-election, does she want me to go back to prison? A-bian (阿扁) is here waiting for her,” he added, referring to himself by his nickname.

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title: Twins punished for trading places at two high schools

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By Tsai Ya-hua and Dennis Xie  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer
Twin brothers in Taipei have been punished for switching identities and attending classes at each other’s high schools, their schools confirmed yesterday.

One of the brothers — whose names were not revealed — discussed the event in a Dec. 21 post on the social media platform Meteor, saying that he and his brother, freshmen at Taipei’s Song Shan High School and Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School respectively, impersonated each other on Dec. 2.

However, the prank did not last long, as their classmates quickly identified them by their different hairstyles and mannerisms, the post said.

Soon after, their homeroom teachers picked up on the ruse, and they made their confessions at the end of the school day, it said.

A demerit was given to the older brother, who attends Song Shan, its student affairs division head Chang Kuang-yuan (張洸源) said when reached for confirmation.

Chang said that while impersonating his elder brother, the younger one took an English quiz.

Switching places was also a threat to campus security at the school, Chang said.

Jianghuo student affairs division head Pai Wan-ying (白萬應) said the school had issued only a verbal warning to the younger brother, given that he had confessed to the prank.

Chang said that when the elder brother confessed, he told the school that his motive was to “do something big” and “experience a different life” for a day.

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The US national flag yesterday flies at half-mast at the American Institute in Taiwan compound in Taipei’s Neihu District to mourn the military officials killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday.Photo courtesy of the American Institute in Taiwan
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley yesterday extended his condolences over the deaths of Chief of the General Staff General Shen Yi-ming (沈一鳴) and seven other military officials who were killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday.

“On behalf of the men and women of the United States Military, I want to send our condolences to members of the Taiwan military on the tragic loss of General Shen and the seven other victims in a helicopter accident,” Milley, the highest-ranking officer in the US Army, said in a statement on Facebook. “General Shen will be remembered as an exceptional leader to his people, and a champion for Taiwan’s defense and regional security. We are grateful for the service he rendered so selflessly, and cherish our friendship and strong defense relations with Taiwan.”

The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) yesterday flew the US national flag at half-mast at its compound in Taipei’s Neihu District (內湖).

“AIT stands ready to assist our Taiwan counterparts in the aftermath of this tragedy,” it said in a statement on Thursday.

It posted an undated photograph on Facebook yesterday of AIT Director Brent Christensen and Shen making a toast.

A number of local politicians — including President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌), Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), Minister of Justice Tsai Ching-hsiang (蔡清祥), People First Party Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Vice Chairman Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) — yesterday visited a mourning hall set up at Tri-Service General Hospital in Neihu to pay tribute to the late military officials.

Former minister of national defense Kao Hua-chu (高華柱) also paid tribute at the mourning hall.

Kao was involved in the crash of a UH-1H aircraft during a military drill in October 1974. That crash killed 13 military officers and paralyzed then-army commander in chief Yu Hao-chang (于豪章), under whom Kao served as an aide.

Meanwhile, China’s state-run Web site Huanqiu.com on Thursday posted a commentary on the crash by a netizen titled Buyidao (補壹刀), or “one more thrust of the knife.”

“Once China decides to use force to liberate Taiwan, do you think these Black Hawk helicopters can shield Taiwan from the Chinese armed forces?” Buyidao wrote, asking how Taiwan would dare fight China with such poor military strength, even though it has spent a lot of money buying weapons from the US.

Comments from the Chinese Communist Party about Taiwanese affairs are not welcome, Taiwanese netizens wrote in response.

Additional reporting by Huang Hsin-po and Chung Li-hua

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title: Helicopter Crash: US military sends condolences after deaths


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A large dog is pushed in a pet stroller in Taipei in an undated photo.Photo: Tsai Ssu-pei, Taipei Times
Passengers on the Taipei MRT metropolitan rail system’s Tamsui Line would be allowed to carry pets categorized as medium-sized or large starting today, Taipei Rapid Transit Corp said.

However, the animals must be carried either in a pet stroller, cage, box or other approved container, and would be only allowed in the first and last cars on trains, the operator said.

The company defined a medium-sized or large pet as one that can fit into a carrier that does not exceed 210cm as the sum of its length, width and height.

For strollers, the measurements would exclude the frame and wheels, the firm said.

Passengers with pets in carriers ranging between 175cm and 210cm would be required to pay NT$80 per ride, while there would be no charge for those in carriers smaller than 175cm, the company said.

Pets can currently be transported free of cost on all trains in the network as long as their carriers not do not exceed 140cm, it said.

The new regulations are to be introduced today on a six-month trial basis on weekends only on the Tamsui Line, also known as the Red Line, the company said.

However, it did not specify what kinds of pets would be allowed on the MRT, saying only that a notice would be posted on bulletin boards in MRT stations.

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By Wu Liang-yi and William Hetherington  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer
A man smokes a cigarette in an undated photograph.
Warning: Smoking can damage your healthPhoto: Tsai Shu-yuan, Taipei Times
A doctor warned that smokers could increase their risk of having a stroke by 12 percent and they run a 1.81 times greater risk of developing multiple sclerosis.

Health Promotion Administration (HPA) data show that as many as 35.6 percent of recovering male heart attack patients and 20 to 30 percent of males recovering from a stroke do not quit smoking, Mackay Memorial Hospital deputy superintendent Yeh Hung-yi (葉宏一) said.

The statistics show that public knowledge of the risks to cardiovascular health from smoking remains inadequate, he said.

Conversely, 77.8 percent of people with lung cancer are males and only 7.7 percent of them continue to smoke after they recover from lung cancer, Yeh said.

Heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and conditions related to high blood pressure have all been among the top 10 causes of death in Taiwan since the government began keeping statistics, he said, adding that the three causes combined accounted for nearly 40,000 deaths in the nation last year.

Nicotine and other chemicals found in cigarettes could hasten the hardening of arterial walls, he said, adding that the condition increases the risk of stroke, as the arteries become less elastic and less resilient to blockages.

Secondhand smoke also increases the risks to heart health, meaning that those who smoke at home are putting their family at risk of developing heart disease, he said.

Within 20 minutes after a person has stopped smoking their heart rate and blood pressure begin returning to normal levels, HPA Director-General Wang Ying-wei (王英偉) said.

From two weeks to three months after a person has quit smoking, their circulatory system begins to improve, he said, adding that after a year of not smoking, a person’s risk of heart disease is cut in half, and after 15 years heart function would be the same as that of a healthy person.

The HPA and the Taiwan Stroke Society have helped more than 2,000 people quit smoking, the HPA said.

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Group declares climate emergency, urges action

NOW IS THE TIME:A group of government, academic and industry professionals have called on leaders to prepare for the effects of climate change on Taiwan
The Taiwan Disaster Prevention Industry Association on Thursday declared a climate emergency in Taiwan, urging the government to devise medium to long-term measures to prepare for climate change.

If the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide continues to increase at its current pace, it would exceed 450 parts per million by 2036, causing a rise of 2°C in global temperatures, the group of disaster prevention experts from industry, government and academia said.

Calling it an emergency is not meant to invoke fear, but is intended to highlight the need for early preparation for global warming, otherwise Taiwan could be caught in severe problems it would be unable to fix, they said.

That is why leaders in Taiwan should propose strategies, one of which should be to integrate disaster prevention systems across all governmental levels, association director Peng Chi-ming (彭啟明) said.

Climate change would affect Taiwan’s industries, National Chiao Tung University civil engineering professor Shan Hsin-yu (單信瑜) said.

As the nation relies heavily on energy imports, the government should find ways to encourage reduced consumption of energy resources.

“Taiwan is no longer a frog sitting in tepid water, the water is already boiling,” Shan said.

The nation must admit that measures taken up to this point to combat global warming are no longer enough to limit its changes, and Taiwan lacks a climate vision, unlike its neighbors, Ming Chuan University architecture professor Wang Jieh-jiuh (王价巨) said.

Japan proposed a nationwide disaster prevention project in 2013, Wang said.

UN data show that Taiwan faces some of the highest risks of climate change consequences, said Yao Ta-chun (姚大鈞), chief executive of Eos Rhea Metis, a corporate and engineering risk management consulting firm.

The government should respond to the association’s statement and mobilize all parts of society to minimize losses, Yao said.

The group’s statement asked for four actions from the government: First, it should set clear carbon-reduction goals.

Second, the government should integrate its disaster prevention systems across all levels, and introduce a complete set of disaster prevention laws and plans, it said.

Third, it should open communication channels between it and the private sector to ensure better coordination and distribution of work, the statement said.

Last, more resources must be devoted to medium and long-term solutions, such as creating a green supply chain, mitigating the impact on global supply chains and turning the crisis into a new opportunity, it added.


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Top Iranian general killed by US

BAGHDAD STRIKE:The Iraqi prime minister said that the strike had breached a security accord with the US and warned it would ‘spark a devastating war in Iraq’
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Commander of the Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani prays at a religious ceremony in Tehran, Iran, on March 27, 2015.Photo: EPA-EFE
A furious Iran threatened to avenge a US strike yesterday that killed a top Iranian commander at Baghdad International Airport, raising fears of a wider regional conflict between the archfoes.

The Pentagon said that US President Donald Trump had ordered General Qasem Soleimani’s “killing” after a pro-Iran mob this week laid siege to the US embassy in the Iraqi capital.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei swiftly promised “severe revenge” for Soleimani’s death, the biggest escalation yet in a feared proxy war between Iran and the US on Iraqi soil.

Tens of thousands of angry Iranians took to the streets of Tehran chanting: “Death to America” and holding up posters of Soleimani.

As the US embassy in Baghdad urged all Americans to leave Iraq “immediately,” Trump tweeted a picture of the US flag without any comment.

A volley of missiles early yesterday struck a convoy at the airport belonging to Hashed al-Shaabi, an Iraqi paramilitary force with close ties to Iran.

Hours later, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that Soleimani “was martyred in an attack by America.”

Security sources said that nine people died in the strike, which a US defense official said had been carried out by a drone.

Hashed al-Shaabi confirmed that both Soleimani and its deputy chief, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, were among those killed.

Hashed al-Shaabi is a network of mostly Shiite armed units, many of whom have close ties to Tehran, but which have been officially incorporated into Iraqi state security forces.

A leading member, Hadi al-Ameri, said that the attack would “only make us more determined.”

The network said “Iranian advisers” were among those killed, but did not specify how many.

Soleimani headed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force foreign operations arm and also served as Iran’s point man on Iraq, visiting the nation in times of turmoil.

Khamenei swiftly named Quds Force No. 2 Esmail Qaani to replace him. Al-Muhandis was Hashed al-Shaabi deputy chief, but was widely recognized as the real shot-caller within the group.

Both were targeted by US sanctions.

The pair are to be buried today while the Iraqi parliament holds an emergency meeting on the strike.

Al-Ameri urged lawmakers “to take a bold decision to oust foreign troops from Iraq, because their presence has become a threat for Iraqis.”

The Pentagon said Soleimani had been “actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq, and throughout the region.”

It said it took “decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani,” but did not specify how.

Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized the US strike as “extremely dangerous and a foolish escalation,” as Khamenei declared three days of mourning.

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi said that the strike was a “flagrant violation” of a security accord with the US, warning it would “spark a devastating war in Iraq.”

However, there were daring celebrations in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, the epicenter of a three-month protest movement that has criticized the Iraqi government as corrupt and beholden to Tehran.

“Oh Qasem Soleimani, this is a divine victory,” protesters chanted as some danced in the streets.


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Helicopter Crash: President decorates deceased officers

LOYAL SERVANT:Tsai Ing-wen posthumously promoted Shen Yi-ming to a four-star general and also awarded him the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun with Grand Cordon
By Lee Hsin-fang, Aaron Tu and Jake Chung  /  Staff reporters, with staff writer
Military officials yesterday leave a mourning hall set up at Tri-Service General Hospital in Taipei’s Neihu District after paying their respects to late Chief of the General Staff General Shen Yi-ming and seven other military personnel who were killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday.Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times

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Military officers who were killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday are to be posthumously given decorations for their service to the nation, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday at a top-level military and national security meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei.

Tsai also issued “three assurances” to boost morale.

A UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, carrying military personnel to Dongaoling Base (東澳嶺) in Yilan County, went down in the mountains of New Taipei City’s Wulai District (烏來) on Thursday with 13 people on board. Eight, including Chief of the General Staff General Shen Yi-ming (沈一鳴), died in the crash.

The meeting started with one minute’s silence for the deceased officers — Shen, Political Warfare Bureau Deputy Director Major General Yu Chin-wen (于親文), Major General Hung Hung-chun (洪鴻鈞) of the Office of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Intelligence, Major Huang Sheng-hang (黃聖航) of the Office of the Chief of the General Staff, Chief Master Sergent Han Cheng-hung (韓正宏), pilot Lieutenant Colonel Yeh Chien-yi (葉建儀), copilot Captain Liu Chen-fu (劉鎮富) and crew chief Master Sergeant Hsu Hung-pin (許鴻彬).

Tsai then announced that Shen had been posthumously promoted from a three-star general to a four-star general, as well as awarded the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun with Grand Cordon.

As Han was top of the sergeant rankings he was awarded the Cloud and Banner Medal, the Ministry of National Defense said, while the other officers were each given a posthumous one-rank promotion.

“Despite our sorrow, we cannot allow national security to lapse for even one day,” Tsai said.

The best way to honor Shen’s memory would be for military personnel to continue with their duties and safeguard the nation, she said, before issuing three assurances.

Under the leadership of acting Chief of the General Staff Liu Chih-pin (劉志斌) and Minister of National Defense Yen De-fa (嚴德發), military affairs are to continue as normal and morale must remain high, she said.

The military must be on heightened alert and to closely observe all military movements in and around the Taiwan Strait, to ensure that the armed forces can respond rapidly to any change in the situation, she said.

The military must conduct thorough equipment inspections and to ensure that all military equipment is combat-ready, she said, adding that there is no room for laxness.

Yen then gave a briefing on the crash and the reaction of China’s People’s Liberation Army.

The public should remain assured of the safety of the Taiwan Strait and that the authorities were looking into the cause of the crash, sources said.

Tsai has instructed the government to provide as much assistance as possible to the families of the deceased, including funeral arrangements, and with compensation payments for families of the deceased and the survivors, sources said.

The president instructed the Taipei Guest House to make an area available for the public to pay their respects to the deceased officers, they said.

Ministry spokesman Shih Shun-wen (史順文) yesterday evening confirmed that the Taipei Guest House would be open from 9am to 9pm over the weekend for the public to pay tribute to the deceased officers.

Additional reporting by CNA

people: 嚴德發 蔡英文


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▲巴黎發生隨機砍人事件。

記者林彥臣／綜合報導

根據BBC報導，距離法國首都巴黎南方7公里維勒瑞夫（Villejuif）地區，發生持刀隨機砍人事件，有4人遭砍其中有2人重傷，警方趕到後，已經將兇手擊斃。

根據報導，砍人事件發生在當地時間3日下午2點一處超市外面，目擊者證詞指出似乎是隨機砍人，甚至還傳出兇手身穿炸彈背心，但官方目前尚未證實炸彈背心的說法，兇手行兇動機不明。

警方已經呼籲民眾，短時間內避免靠近案發現場。

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title: 快訊／巴黎郊區發生持刀「隨機砍人」　兇手遭警方擊斃


title: 寶來花賞溫泉公園1/4重新開幕　高鐵站加開直達公車

taiwan-subdivisions: 左營 六龜 高雄 高雄市

dateline: 29 分鐘 ago

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【記者高婕／高雄報導】 Plus升級版寶來花賞溫泉公園，將於元月4日正式開園試營運，今(2020)年是高雄市觀光元年，市府積極推動區域觀光，更挹注經費整修寶來花賞溫泉公園，升級泡湯設備，提供民眾舒適泡湯環境。觀光局長邱俊龍表示，為利民眾快捷抵達，特與交通局合作，爭取加開直達車，即日起至109年3月29的假日期間(含春節)，均加開4班次客運，由左營高鐵站直達寶來，讓來賞花、泡湯更便利。

寶來花賞溫泉公園，將訂於明(4)日正式開園試營運，於4日、5日特別規劃了「東高慢食旅-寶來版」活動，包括了東高慢食市集+溫泉spa+豪華露營，全新型態的生活旅遊體驗，就在寶來花賞溫泉公園！並於假日期間爭取加開4班次直達公車，來回共8班次，由左營高鐵站直達寶來地區，對賞花、泡湯民眾更是多了一項選擇。

▲自行開車的朋友也可停放在寶來國中等七處停車場。(圖/高市府觀光局）
觀光局也提醒民眾至六龜賞花、泡湯可多利用大眾運輸，除假日有加開班次外，亦可至高雄火車站、高鐵左營站搭乘E25號公車至六龜，再轉搭H11號公車至寶來，一天合計共有18班次。另外，自行開車的朋友也可停放在寶來國中等七處停車場，歡迎全國民眾攜家帶眷，與親朋好友到六龜體驗泡湯及賞花樂趣。詳情活動請上「高雄旅遊網」查詢。

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title: 周子瑜機場遭「鹹豬手」侵犯影片曝光 害怕表情藏不住

references: Twitter 網友

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日前一段TWICE在機場搭機的影片在推特上瘋傳。影片中，TWICE成員在機場被保鑣團團包圍準備搭機，沒想到走在隊伍最後面的子瑜，突然遭到一名男子伸出鹹豬手，先是觸碰她帽T的帽子，接著又連續點了好幾下她的肩膀。（擷取自「misa」Twitter）

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕南韓女團TWICE台灣籍成員周子瑜受許多粉絲喜愛，不過日前子瑜在機場與團員準備登機時，卻遭到瘋狂粉絲伸出鹹豬手偷摸，讓她嚇得趕緊上前貼緊其他團員，影片曝光後，不少粉絲相當心疼，並痛斥男粉絲的無禮行為。

日前一段TWICE在機場搭機的影片在推特上瘋傳。影片中，TWICE成員在機場被保鑣團團包圍準備搭機，沒想到走在隊伍最後面的子瑜，突然遭到一名男子伸出鹹豬手，先是觸碰她帽T的帽子，接著又連續點了好幾下她的肩膀；影片中也可見一名沒被拍到臉部的男子，伸手撫摸子瑜的肩膀，直到保鑣制止才停手。而子瑜發現遭侵犯後，表情略顯害怕，並立刻將身體靠前緊貼前方團員。

對此，有網友將相關影片上傳至推特大罵「請謹守粉絲界線......子瑜顯然不舒服！如果是粉絲請不要對他們做這種事」。其他粉絲也紛紛留言表示「噁心」、「為什麼會有這種事情發生？」、「保鑣快制止」、「想把他的手扭斷」、「如果我是保鑣，我會直接肘擊他的臉」。

Please know your boundaries as a fan. TWICE doesn’t want to be touched like this and Tzuyu was clearly uncomfortable… If you're a fan at all don’t do this kind of thing to them please ???? @JYPETWICE @followjyp pic.twitter.com/39TB9rNV4w

— misa •ᴗ• （@misayeon） January 1, 2020


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綠黨在臉書上整理了全台簽下「愛家政見承諾承諾書」的立委候選人，號召拒投反同立委，強調守護婚姻平權。（圖擷自綠黨臉書）

2020-01-04 00:21:57

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕同婚專法在去年通過，台灣更是亞洲第一個通過同性婚姻的國家。不過綠黨就在臉書上整理了全台簽下「愛家政見承諾承諾書」的立委候選人，號召拒投反同立委，強調守護婚姻平權。

綠黨在臉書上PO出「一次瞭解反同立委候選人在哪裡」，指出近日反同婚團體邀請立委候選人簽署「愛家政見承諾書」，公布簽署名單，綠黨將高達71位簽署的立委候選人整理成多張圖片，號召拒投反同立委，強調守護婚姻平權。

其中分區立委包含台北市立委候選人汪志冰、孫士堅、熊嘉玲、費鴻泰、賴士葆、林郁方、孟藹倫；新北市立委候選人洪孟楷、林德福、黃桂蘭、龍大智、李翁月娥、陳俊憲、黃志雄、林國春、黃足貞、張源益、李國憲、許惠珍、林德福、林金結、曾怡晴、孫繼正。

以及基隆市立委候選人宋瑋莉、張耿輝；宜蘭縣立委候選人呂國華、桃園市立委候選人陳學聖、吳志揚、吳清江、呂玉玲；新竹縣立委候選人吳旭智、邱靖雅、林思銘；苗栗縣立委候選人陳超明、徐志榮。

台中市立委候選人顏寬恒、林佳新、楊瓊瓔、朱立凡、黃馨慧、紀經儀、沈智慧、李中、洪偉富、莊子富、傅若怡、江啟臣；南投縣立委候選人馬文君；彰化縣立委候選人柯呈枋、陳志傑；雲林縣立委候選人謝淑亞。

台南市立委候選人蔡承攸、王章記、林燕祝、林淑娟、李伯利、李晉豪；高雄市立委候選人黃韻涵、黃昭順、林岱樺、黃柏霖、陳美雅、李雅靜、陳麗娜；屏東縣立委候選人葉壽山；連江縣立委候選人陳雪生；平地原住民選區立委候選人鄭天財、廖國棟

；山地原住民選區立委候選人孔文吉以及不分區立委候選人曾銘宗、李鴻鈞、陳怡潔。

名單中洋洋灑灑列出71名立委候選人，許多網友看完綠黨整理完的圖後，紛紛留言表示「這些全讓他下架」、「好像都是KMT的候選人」、「這整理很可以」、「反同真的不行」。

people: 呂玉玲 黃柏霖 陳超明 孫士堅 汪志冰 黃昭順 顏寬恒 李鴻鈞 林國春 江啟臣 葉壽山 李翁月娥 吳志揚 楊瓊瓔 廖國棟 徐志榮 曾銘宗 宋瑋莉 呂國華 馬文君 賴士葆 孔文吉 吳清江 黃馨慧 李中 陳怡潔 沈智慧 陳麗娜 謝淑亞 陳美雅 費鴻泰 林金結 黃志雄 林郁方 林燕祝 林德福 李雅靜 陳雪生 鄭天財 陳學聖 林思銘 林岱樺 黃桂蘭 張耿輝

taiwan-subdivisions: 新北市 宜蘭縣 苗栗縣 高雄市 雲林縣 基隆市 南投縣 屏東縣 新竹縣 連江縣 彰化縣 桃園

references: 臉書 網友

title: 反同立委多圖大整理！綠黨號召喊拒投：守護婚姻平權


title: 撥1999問「韓市長哪時回來？」 接線專員1句話狠卡韓

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2020-01-04 00:21:06

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕距離2020年總統大選還有8天時間，有民眾今（3）日致電高雄市民專線，反應當地交通問題，最後連帶詢問市長韓國瑜何時才會回來高雄，1999接線女專員的回答讓他直呼「卡韓啦！」

民眾在罷韓臉書社團「公民割草行動」發出貼文，他表示，今天打電話給1999市民專線，反應高雄市的交通亂象，在問題講完後，接線的女專員詢問：「還有沒有其他要反應的部份？」當下聽完就順便提問：「請問我們的烙跑市長韓國魚什麼時候回來上班？」

民眾指出，該名接線女專員對此回答：「總統大選結束後就回來了」，民眾向對方道謝後結束通話，他對於這段對話直呼：「1999小姐卡韓啦！」

網友們知悉此事後，均感到相當有趣，紛紛留言指出「放心，馬上就會被罷免掉了」、「回來等罷免，順便投履歷找下份工作」、「他再上個幾個月的班就要週休7日了」、「我可以忍4個月，拜託讓他回來，一起讓他名留歷史」、「拜託大家讓高雄市民有投罷免票給韓市長的機會」。

references: 臉書社團 網友


title: 600噸有機油泥入侵 鳳山溪再生水廠被迫停供

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2020-01-04 00:12:30

〔記者陳文嬋／高雄報導〕全國首座鳳山溪污水暨再生水廠半個月來三度遭受污染，水利局預估遭人傾倒600噸有機油泥，造成AO生物處理系統掛掉，已無法供應再生水2週，影響大東濕地公園出現死魚，水利局今晚啟動繞流，大約要花1個月，才能恢復正常，呼籲民眾發現可疑槽車，應通報市府協助抓人。

環保局表示，不肖業者涉嫌違法棄置事業廢棄物，未依規定處理廢棄物，導致污染環境，已報請檢調指揮偵辦，並採水送驗是否有害，將持續加強稽查，要揪出不肖業者，一經查獲將移送法辦，可處1年至5年有期徒刑，得併科最重1500萬元罰金。

全國首座鳳山溪污水暨再生水廠半個月來三度遭受污染，經查遭人從污水人孔傾倒大量有機油泥，經檢測化學需氧量濃度高達16萬mg/L，超過污水下水道納管標準值200倍，廠區化學需氧量濃度達800mg/L，氨、氮飆達30mg/L，造成AO生物處理系統掛掉。

連高雄版「忘憂森林」大東濕地公園每年上萬人潮，仰賴鳳山溪污水處理廠放流水挹注，水利局因廠區遭受污染，今已無法供應放流水，緊急協調養工處，啟動水源補助計畫，以水車挹注水源；志工隊長林南勝表示，公園近來水質大不如前，又黑又臭還泛油污，甚至出現死魚，要求市府儘速解決問題。

水利局表示，這次污染情況嚴重，造成AO生物處理系統掛掉，為加速生物系統復甦，今晚依水污染防治法規定啟動繞流，將受污染單元的高濃度廢液排出，避免下水道管線異常水源再度流入，將挖除AO生物處理池油泥，再從他廠引入微生物重新馴養。

水利局指出，產生廢污水將啟動下游高公截流站，引至中區污水廠二次處理後排放，為避免鳳山溪及前鎮河二次污染，沿線將佈設至少3座以上的攔油索及吸油棉等設施，降低油污對環境衝擊，部份河道恐水質不佳或魚群死亡，也將採取必要防治措施。

taiwan-subdivisions: 鳳山 中區 前鎮 高雄


taiwan-subdivisions: 板橋 新北 新北市

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2020-01-04 00:12:12

〔記者吳仁捷／新北報導〕新北市板橋一名老人拾荒維生，3日途經板橋莊敬路一帶，被人檢舉偷走選舉公報，原來是老人以為插在公寓信箱的是廣告紙，警方獲報到場，當場查扣49份選舉公報及投票通知單，警方依竊盜罪法辦沈姓老人。

這起竊盜案發生在3日中午12時許，民眾報案住家信箱的選舉公報跟投票通知單都被一名老人撿走，警方到場，發現他沿路抽取住戶信箱裡的郵件，但76歲沈姓老翁辯稱，他以為是不要的紙，才撿來回收，警方也詢問新北市選舉委員會委員，委員表示如無涉及政治或破壞選舉意圖，選罷法沒有相關罰則，警方將全案依竊盜罪移請新北地檢偵辦。

對於49份選舉公報及通知單部分，已聯繫莊敬里長、長壽里長、玉光里長及忠翠里長至派出所領回後，發還所有人。

title: 抽走信箱選舉公報、投票通知單 拾荒老人涉竊盜被送辦


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前542旅連長對媒體透露，過去曾親眼見到總士官長韓正宏（見圖）因士兵生病，披星戴月前來探視，稱讚他「帶兵帶心」。（青年日報提供）

2020-01-03 23:59:44

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕國軍黑鷹直升機於新北烏來山區失事墜毀，總士官長韓正宏不幸罹難，前542旅連長向媒體透露，過去曾親眼見到韓正宏因士兵生病，披星戴月前來探視，稱讚他「帶兵帶心」。

韓正宏逝世前為士官最高軍階的一等士官長，國防部表示，韓正宏任職期間，對國軍士官制度推動與士氣提升，著有功績、足堪士官表率，總統特提升獎勵，核頒「雲麾勳章」以表殊榮；據《三立新聞網》報導，前542旅連長張凱鈞也對韓正宏愛護士兵的表現感到難忘。

張凱鈞回憶，韓正宏帶領士官，讓大家感到彼此之間沒有階級之分，相當平易近人，過去連上有士兵罹患蜂窩性組織炎，韓總士官長聞悉消息，在夜間連忙趕來查看狀況，指示將士兵送醫救治，張凱鈞感嘆，韓正宏「真的帶兵帶心。」

taiwan-subdivisions: 烏來 新北

title: 黑鷹失事》感念總士官長韓正宏 前連長曝他暖心舉動


people: 蘇震清 鄭朝明 蔡英文 黃國昌 莊瑞雄 柯文哲

taiwan-subdivisions: 屏東 枋寮 屏東縣 恆春 新興

events: 參選 選舉

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2020-01-04 00:10:15

〔記者陳彥廷／屏東報導〕屏東縣立法委員席次今年大選減少1席，只剩2席，原本有很大連動關係的不分區立委政黨票，成為第三勢力的兵家必爭之地，台灣民眾黨挾黨主席柯文哲的光環搶票，時代力量則由立委黃國昌親赴屏東向「貪腐勢力」開戰，傳統民進黨的大票倉恐現分流，第三勢力將異軍突起。

上屆大選，民進黨在屏東拿下23萬張政黨票，國民黨則近11萬票，為兩黨區域立委總票數的94％及85％，投票意向連動相互影響，今年立委席次減至2席，現任民進黨立委莊瑞雄轉戰不分區，種種變動讓支持者票源無縫轉移或分散到第三勢力政黨，成選戰焦點。

屏東第二選區是總統蔡英文故鄉，本屆共9人參選，民進黨卻是首度未提名，開放蘇震清、鄭朝明及姚宗翰3名黨員登記參選，綠營有分裂投票隱憂，新興政黨則視為破口，由政治明星強勢領軍，搶食六都以外人口次多的縣市票倉。

台灣民眾黨僅在人口密集的街頭掛上旗幟或看板，選舉運作並不明顯，但因黨主席柯文哲在首度參選台北市長前後及成立政黨前後數度造訪，政治明星光環強勢突入，僅靠一人之力，CP值之高，恐足已讓許多拚死拚活的第三勢力政黨捶胸頓足。

被視為都會型政黨的時代力量，上屆大選在屏東的得票率，是除了離島縣及花、東外唯一低於5％的縣市，但這次選舉預料將異軍突起，除了歸功結盟無黨籍的張怡，不僅插旗屏東，更一口氣深入全台最南的恆春半島，而黃國昌會勘違法的枋寮鄉樂樂養雞場，支持力道從恆春半島門戶枋寮鄉外拓，尤其他向「屏東貪腐勢力」宣戰更獲得不少中間選民傾向，也成厭倦長期藍綠相爭選民的出口，推測開票將開出極大的斬獲。

title: 搶攻屏東立委第二選區 第三勢力異軍突起


title: 透天厝住到快得憂鬱症？他細數五缺點引發議論

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2020-01-04 00:23:46

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕大樓和透天都各有利弊，哪種住宅適合居住更是見仁見智，日前一名網友就在網上條列五項住透天的缺點，更無奈哀嚎自己因為住透天快得憂鬱症。此文一出，吸引大批網友討論。

一名網友在PTT以「住透天缺點真的多」為題發文抱怨自己住透天的缺點，首先提及雖然家裡很大，但打掃起來實在令人崩潰，挑高的天花板也因為清潔不便，長滿蜘蛛網，不僅如此，自己平時因為工作忙碌很難配合倒垃圾時間，只能一直拜託長輩幫忙，讓他相當過意不去。除此之外，自己的停車位也常常會被其他人停走，害得原PO必須挨家挨戶的問「是誰家的客人又借停」

但是最讓原PO擔憂的是住家的「安全問題」，他並表示前陣子鄰居都在傳有陌生人按鈴，試探該戶是不是剛好沒人，讓原PO不禁擔心「我都擔心家中是不是會失竊，如果有小孩在家那不是更讓人擔心？」，接著表示住家附近的宮廟每個月都會以各式各樣的名目收取「保護費」，「每次來收都是找那種看起來就不是正經人，誰知道不捐會不會對我家人不利」，使原PO大呼羨慕那些住大樓的人，有任何問題都可以求助管委會。

貼文一出，吸引許多網友熱烈討論，「沒人收信沒人收垃圾沒保全沒設施沒人分攤」、「恭喜你把透天的缺點都講完了，有地下室的早晚會漏水」，但也有網友打臉，認為是以上幾點不是透天厝的問題，而是原PO住的區域不好，「你說的問題我家都沒有耶」、「老實說這些問題都是錢能解決的」、「應該是你住的地點不好」、「我住透天快30年都沒你說的問題」、「社區透天沒你說的問題，老透天很挑鄰居」、「宮廟治安停車問題應該是地區問題不是透天問題」。

references: PTT 網友


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2020-01-03 23:35:06

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕一名加拿大男子在20年前因為騎乘機車時發生意外必須截肢，過了20年才捨得動手術將手臂截除，在截肢前更因為捨不得手臂，要求醫生讓他帶回手臂，更突發奇想找了動物標本剝製師為他完成手骨標本，對成果相當滿意的他更在聖誕節家族聚會時秀出他的「手骨」給家人看。

綜合媒體報導，現年37歲的馬克（Mark Holmgren）在1999年騎乘機車時不幸受傷，導致右臂神經數條神經斷裂，右臂完全失去功能，但馬克卻希望等待醫學進步的未來某天能治好他的手臂，結果一拖就拖了20年，直到去年4月才終於進行截肢手術，但因為捨不得手臂，馬克要求醫生讓他帶回自己的手臂，手術一個月後，馬克接獲通知可以回醫院領取手臂。

馬克把手臂帶回家後，將手臂冰在冰箱長達一個月，期間，他不停思考要如何保存他珍貴的手臂，後來靈機一動，決定尋找動物標本剝製師替他製作手骨標本，其中有些人以「不接觸人體部位」為由拒絕他，經過數週的尋找終於找到一名動物標本剝製師願意幫忙，剝製師利用食肉甲蟲吃掉斷肢上的肉，之後將骨頭清洗後加工製成了手骨標本。

完成後，馬克相當滿意成品，甚至在聖誕節時把手骨帶去給家人看，馬克提及親戚的反應，表示「有些人想觸摸它，有些人不想觸摸它。當人們看到它時，覺得百感交集」，即使如此，樂天的馬克表示「我很高興自己做到了，這不是所有人可以做到」，目前馬克將手骨標本放在廚房流理台的角落。

title: 捨不得斷肢！男將右臂製成「白骨標本」嚇壞親友


title: 101悼念罹難將士 原來是眾暖心網友促成點燈

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黑鷹直升機2日失事，造成參謀總長沈一鳴等8人不幸意外殉職。台北101大樓3日晚上7點到9點在大樓外牆點燈悼念，感謝8位將官盡忠職守。（記者鹿俊為攝）

2020-01-03 23:59:40

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕黑鷹直升機2日失事，造成參謀總長沈一鳴等8人不幸意外殉職。台北101大樓3日晚上7點到9點在大樓外牆點燈悼念，感謝8位將官盡忠職守。而101點燈的原因，其實是被一群暖心網友感動。

黑鷹事件舉國同哀，不少網友想到不久前，101大樓才在跨年晚會放煙火時，於外牆打燈祝賀國民生日快樂，因此紛紛到101臉書粉專留言表示，「此刻國軍正面臨重大創傷，官兵悲慟不己，如果可以的話，能否稍稍熄燈示意或改以祈福字句，為亡者、傷者祈福呢？」

101粉專管理員3日下午1點左右親自回應網友，表示「謝謝大家給我們101的建議，請給我們一些時間，讓我們看看能不能為總長、將士、同袍、眷屬、國人做些事情。誠摯感謝救援者，為傷者祈願亡者安息，傷者最終能一切平安，生者能夠節哀」。對此，不少網友感動表示「謝謝你們，很感動」。

果然在今晚7時，101大樓就在外牆點上「悼念 總長 國軍將士」、「國人都是你們的家人」、「謝謝您們 畢生守護我們的家」、「致敬 國軍將士」等文字，悼念因黑鷹直升機失事殉職的8位將士。101在臉書PO出照片後，網友也紛紛留言表達感謝：「感謝101，在這悲傷的時刻凝聚了台灣人的心」、「謝謝101大樓的主辦單位」。

除了台北101大樓點燈紀念，總統蔡英文與副總統陳建仁也在今晚出席台北賓館的追思活動，向8位殉職將士，包括參謀總長沈一鳴上將、政戰局副局長于親文少將、情次室助次洪鴻鈞少將、正駕駛葉建儀中校、參謀黃聖航少校、副駕駛劉鎮富上尉、機工長許鴻彬士官長、國防部總士官長韓正宏致意。

references: 網友 臉書

people: 蔡英文 陳建仁


title: 超噁！色男拿咖啡偷射精 女同事喝下崩潰怒告

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2020-01-03 23:42:23

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕加拿大1名男子在2014年，趁辦公室女同事不注意之際，在她的咖啡杯內射精，直到2016年案件才曝光，男子吃上官司又繼續犯下其他案件，受害者對於他的行為感到極度噁心與不安。

綜合外媒報導，加拿大男子道格拉斯．懷利（Douglas Whaley）2014年在里奇蒙山市（Richmond Hill）工作期間，趁女同事不備，用生殖器官摩擦她的話機，更對著杯中咖啡射精使被害人喝下，案件到2016年才曝光，該名男子還曾在2011年偷拍16歲少女的裙底風光，也於2013年拍攝女性的臀部照片。

男子在過去的案件中，曾向法院表明他在2005年至2014年期間，共偷拍1.4萬張照片，而他在咖啡杯射精案緩刑期間，又闖入其他女性家中，將手放入女性嘴裡，甚至偷取女性內衣發洩性慾，警方去年夏天到其住所進行逮捕，射精案受害人對他的行為感到極度噁心與不安。

法官對於懷利的行為不敢大意，將他的犯案模式與性罪犯、連環殺手的作案方法進行比對，懷利因性犯罪行為曾被定罪6次，已有16次被起訴紀錄，目前法庭尚未對他的最新犯行進行宣判。


title: 美國催促公民離開伊拉克 駐巴格達大使館暫停服務

countries: 伊拉克 美國 法國 伊朗

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美國總統川普3日下令空襲伊拉克首都的巴格達國際機場，美伊關係急速惡化，美國國務員在推特發出安全警告，呼籲在伊拉克美國公民即刻離境。（圖擷取自Twitter「Travel - State Dept」

2020-01-04 00:20:53

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕美國總統川普（Donald Trump）未經授權，3日下令空襲伊拉克首都的巴格達國際機場，伊朗「聖城軍」將領蘇萊曼尼（Qasem Soleimani）遭擊殺身亡，美國與兩伊的關係急速惡化，美國國務員隨後也在推特發出安全警告，呼籲在伊拉克美國公民即刻離境。

綜合媒體報導，美軍3日派出無人機空襲伊拉克的巴格達國際機場，擊殺數名伊朗官員與親伊朗民兵組織人員，包括與伊朗最高領袖哈米尼（Ayatollah Ali Khamenei）關係密切的革命衛隊少將蘇萊曼尼。

在當地時間3日下午，美國國務院在推特公告，伊拉克及該地區的緊張情勢升溫，敦促美國公民即刻離開伊拉克，國務院還說，伊朗支持的民兵組織曾襲擊駐巴格達的美國大使館，所有領事服務將全數暫停，建議美籍人士遠離使館，但伊拉克北部的總領事館會持續開放。

美伊衝突一觸即發，緊跟在美國國務院之後，法國政府也發出安全警示，呼籲在伊朗的法國公民遠離集會活動，同時須「保持謹慎」。


title: 黑鷹失事》還原黑鷹空難現場！ 消防員曝「驚悚搜救過程」

taiwan-subdivisions: 宜蘭 烏來 新北

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首位抵達事發現場的宜蘭消防局特種分隊長藍文宏，在節目上還原當時驚悚的搜救過程。（圖擷取自《新台灣加油》YouTube）

2020-01-04 00:18:58

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕國軍黑鷹直升機2日在新北烏來山區失事，包括參謀總長沈一鳴在內8人不幸殉職，消息曝光舉國同悲。對此，宜蘭消防局特種分隊長藍文宏，就在節目上還原當時驚悚的搜救過程。

擁有7年消防員資歷的藍文宏三立節目《新台灣加油》上表示，在黑鷹失事後，相關救難人員就立刻整裝上山進行搜救任務，當時10點多他們邊爬山邊收到訊息，得知有13人受困，但疑似已經有人獲救，接著他們沿路就聽著生還者發出的哨子聲來找尋受困人員的位置，當他們到達事發地點後，發現有4名生還者是待在平地的地方。

藍文宏說，參謀本部通資次長中將曹進平可以自行走動，是4人當中狀況最好的，「其他還有2個人也是站著，可是有些可能腰受傷、或者是小腿有受傷之類的；另一個是黃姓中將的部分，那時候看到他就是坐在地面上，他當時的部分就是已經有一點狀況」。

藍文宏指出，當救難人員安排好這4人後，他們便持續搜救，接著在近機尾位置發現一名罹難者，「曹中將跟我們講說有一個新聞官（陳映竹）困在裡面，我們到達後她也一直喊說腳被夾住很痛，我們先分成2組人員，一組先去看怎麼救她，另一組就環顧四周，看除那個新聞官外，7名人員還有沒有在裡面」。

藍文宏說，機尾附近有1名罹難者外，困在黑鷹上的7名罹難者中，包含參謀總長沈一鳴等4人從飛機殘骸外觀就能明顯看出，另外3人則困在殘骸裡，需要破壞工具才能救出。

藍文宏也說，他們評估後決定先救新聞官陳映竹，「因為如果破壞機身的話，有可能會危害到新聞官」。


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Mayumi的推特有超過8萬的粉絲，Instagram粉絲也將近17萬，而微博帳號更是誇張，在去年12月3日開通後，才短短1個月就累積超過100萬的追蹤者，竄紅之勢相當驚人。（圖擷自Mayumi IG）

2020-01-04 00:18:47

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕在巴西《英雄聯盟》冬季電競聯賽去年12月2日的比賽中，隸屬INTZ e-Sports戰隊的女選手「Mayumi」Júlia Nakamura身材姣好，臉蛋清秀，首度登場就對著鏡頭比愛心，成為場上「嬌點」，賽後更是迅速爆紅。而她個人的微博帳號更在開通短短一個月的時間，就累積百萬粉絲，相當驚人。

根據外媒報導，Mayumi的本名為「Júlia Nakamura」，是日裔巴西人，在去年8月時正式加入INTZ戰隊，並在12月2日的職業比賽中初登場，雖然隊伍最後失利，但她完美的臉蛋以及性感的身材，加上她在首局比賽就對著鏡頭比愛心，賽後也迅速竄紅。

她的推特有超過8萬的粉絲，Instagram粉絲也將近17萬，而微博個人帳號最為驚人，在去年12月3日開通後，才短短1個月就累積超過100萬的追蹤者，竄紅之勢相當快速。她在社群軟體上也經常發文和粉絲互動，其中不乏展現自己相當犯規的身材，讓粉絲大飽眼福。

隸屬INTZ e-Sports戰隊的女選手「Mayumi」Júlia Nakamura身材姣好，臉蛋清秀，首度登場就對著鏡頭比愛心，成為場上「嬌點」，賽後更是迅速爆紅。（圖擷取自Twitter「INTZ」）

title: 超夯日裔電競選手有夠正！微博短短1個月破百萬粉絲


title: 元旦慘劇！打獵疑被認成「鹿」 父女遭射殺雙亡

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美國驚傳狩獵意外！南卡羅來納州（South Carolina）一對熱愛戶外活動的父女元旦時前去打獵，卻疑因被誤認成「鹿」，遭到其他獵人射殺，2人皆不幸身亡。勞倫2週前成功獵到人生中第1頭鹿。（圖擷取自臉書 Kim Drawdy）

2020-01-03 23:36:03

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕美國驚傳狩獵意外！南卡羅來納州（South Carolina）一對熱愛戶外活動的父女元旦時前去打獵，卻疑因被誤認成「鹿」，遭到其他獵人射殺，2人皆不幸身亡。

綜合外媒報導，30歲的爸爸金（Kim Drawdy）與9歲的女兒勞倫（Lauren）十分熱衷戶外運動，時常一起去打獵，沒想到，父女2人元旦前去參加最後1天「鹿季」時，卻不幸遭到其他獵人誤殺。

警方表示，案發當時，父女倆與2名獵人一同行動，正試圖將鹿趕到一個適合射擊的位置，疑因另一個打獵小組將他們誤認為「鹿」，才會朝他們開槍。

警方也指出，2人遺體最後在距馬路800公尺的森林中被發現，初步研判，此事件應屬意外。

據報導，他們的家人和朋友表示，這對父女的感情非常好，每天形影不離，時常一起去打獵，勞倫2週前才成功獵到人生中第1頭鹿，沒想到，卻突然發生這種意外，讓他們無法接受。

目前該州的自然資源部正與當地警方聯合進行調查，並指出，詳細案情在調查結果出爐後才會公開。


title: 河面竟出現「冰鬆餅」 目擊者驚呆：size像大披薩

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蘇格蘭高地的芬德霍恩河上竟出現30多塊結冰圓盤，形狀就像「鬆餅」一樣，目擊的獵場看守人麥基尼不禁驚呼，「在這工作35年來頭一次見到」。（圖擷取自《太陽報》）

2020-01-03 23:55:56

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕蘇格蘭一名獵場看守人麥基尼（Peter McKinney），近日意外目擊特殊的自然現象，蘇格蘭高地的芬德霍恩河（River Findhorn）上竟出現30多塊結冰圓盤，形狀就像「鬆餅」一樣，讓他不禁驚呼，「在這工作35年來頭一次見到」。

綜合媒體報導，現年51歲的麥基尼從年輕至今一直從事獵場看守人的工作，他上月在蘇格蘭高地的芬德霍恩河發現大自然的神奇工藝，河面上竟然漂浮30多塊鬆餅狀的結冰圓盤，有些大小和大披薩差不多，目擊者麥基尼驚呼，「我得說這相當罕見，我在獵場工作35年，這是我第一次看到這種景象」。

根據外電報導，英國氣象局（Met Office）指出，在寒冷的情況下，河面浮沫被吸入漩渦後會結冰成圓盤，河面上就會出現「冰鬆餅」，直徑最少有30公分，最大有可能達到3公尺。


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2020-01-03 23:53:36

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕20年前逃離新疆、長年只能透過Google地圖衛星照來懷念家鄉的維吾爾詩人阿齊滋（Aziz Isa Elkun），去年6月愕然發現曾經是他父親墓地的地方，在地圖更新後竟成了一片空地，感到非常震驚。阿齊滋非特例，根據幾家媒體與機構的調查發現，有超過100處以上的墓地被摧毀，新疆當地也常會收到強制搬遷墓地的公文。

據《美國有線電視新聞網》（CNN）3日報導，經過幾個月的調查，比對了上百張衛星照片加上來自維吾爾社區的資源，發現有百處以上的墓地遭到損壞，而且多數都發生在這兩年之中。

關於墳墓被破壞的消息，最開始是由法新社與衛星照分析組織「地球升起聯盟」（Earthrise Alliance）在10月時披露，它們發現自2014起至少45處墳墓被損壞。法新社記者實際走訪當地的那些地點，並在那發現一些骨頭。後經科學家從照片檢驗，證實是人類的遺骨。

中國政府並未否認墓地的毀壞，外交部發言人表示，「政府完全尊重與保證所有種族選擇墓地、葬禮的自由。」然而，在烏魯木齊市政府官方網站上也發現一份遷墳計畫公告，預計將遷走埋葬7000多位死者的大型墓地，並表示這是為了「推進老城區改造項目的順利實施」。

countries: 美國 中國

title: 中共連祖墳也摧毀！流亡維吾爾人看見新疆衛星照心碎


countries: 印尼 中國

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印尼政府日前指控一艘中國海警船在上月中旬進入印尼專屬經濟海域，表明將加強巡邏相關水域。圖非涉事船艦。（路透檔案照）

2020-01-03 23:59:50

〔編譯孫宇青／綜合報導〕印尼與中國在南海的爭議持續延燒，一艘中國海警船日前進入印尼專屬經濟海域後，旋即引發兩國外交齟齬。對此，印尼當局3日宣布，將調派更多船艦在納土納群島一帶巡邏，防範領海爭端及中國漁船非法捕魚。

《路透》3日報導，一艘中國海警船在上月中旬進入納土納群島北部海域，引發印尼外交部做出「強烈抗議」，並召見中國駐雅加達大使肖千。然而，中國外交部發言人耿爽12月31日仍堅稱，中國對南沙群島及其海域擁有主權及管轄權，中國漁民也一直在相關海域進行漁業生產。

印尼外交部翌日回應道：「中國以其漁民長期活躍於該專屬經濟區為由，宣稱中方擁有相關海域的主權……這並沒有法律依據，而且從未得到1982年《聯合國海洋法公約》的承認。」

印尼「海事安全局」海上行動負責人恩布特（Nursyawal Embut）3日進一步表示，已向納土納群島海域調派更多船隻，「我們正在加強對該海域的巡邏，以防止領土遭侵犯及非法捕魚。」他強調：「我們正努力防範外國船隻侵犯我國主權。」此一最新行動已獲印尼外交部長勒特諾（Retno Marsudi）證實。

印尼媒體指出，在去年12月19日至24日期間，至少有63宗中國漁船在納土納群島海域非法捕魚。

title: 中國船隻頻越界 印尼加強巡邏納土納群島海域


title: 簽署「保護藻礁」承諾書 環團籲政黨票投這5小黨

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2020-01-03 23:56:01

〔記者楊綿傑／台北報導〕搶救大潭藻礁聯盟啟動「大潭藻礁自然地景審議」承諾書簽署行動，要求各政黨及候選人對保護藻礁表態，今公布結果，包括台聯、台灣基進、時力、宗教聯盟、一邊一國等5小黨已簽署選後要求政府啟動「大潭藻礁自然地景審議」承諾書，反觀其他大黨卻沒有任何人願意承諾，聯盟呼籲民眾應該分裂投票，將政黨票及區域立委票投給願意保護環境的候選人。

聯盟對於5個小黨所有不分區候選人全員簽署，表示肯定。但執政的民進黨，不管是不分區或桃園市區域立委候選人全數掛零，聯盟批評，顯然黨意在選前已經發威。至於國民黨、民眾黨、親民黨、新黨等，都是至少可以獲得補助款的大黨，竟然不分區候選人也全數掛零，可能對議題尚未熟悉，或是缺乏環保核心價值；尤其國民黨是最大在野黨，竟對此議題冷漠，其監督力道也不禁令人懷疑。而綠黨自行修改承諾書內容，但不符聯盟旨意，一向強調環保為其核心價值的政黨如此表現，令人失望遺憾。

中央研究院生物多樣性研究中心研究員陳昭倫指出，2020年將會是大潭藻礁科學資料被國際學術界肯定的一年。只是，再多的科學研究或學術期刊的學術發表，都抵不過所謂「政治意志」的決策，執政者有沒有「心」要留下這一塊台灣海洋生態中最重要且可以向全世界驕傲的瑰寶。

台灣蠻野心足生態協會專職律師蔡雅瀅則說，希望大家就政黨票和立委選舉，優先考慮願意保護藻礁以及兼顧生態和文化多樣性、能源安全與國防的政黨、立委候選人；也希望執政黨在選前最後幾天，再次考慮三接遷址。

環境法律人協會理事長張譽尹批評，民進黨不修環評法、不修礦業法，這樣已漸失核心價值的政黨，不值得把政黨票投給它；也呼籲全國選民分裂投票，把總統票、區域立委票、政黨票，投給不同的候選人或候選政黨，讓台灣的政治，有更多獨立、自由、思考，有更多發聲與協調的機會。

political-parties: 新黨 綠黨 親民黨


title: 蔣萬安若輸吳怡農？他揭「指標意義」：藍可能真有亡黨感！

taiwan-subdivisions: 中山 松山

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2020大選在即，台北市第三選區（中山、北松山）立委候選人蔣萬安（右）、吳怡農（左）競爭激烈。（資料照）

2020-01-04 00:24:42

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕2020大選在即，台北市第三選區（中山、北松山）立委候選人蔣萬安、吳怡農競爭激烈。對此，資深媒體人尚毅夫表示，吳怡農並不是民進黨提名的唯一年輕人，然而蔣萬安不一樣。若國民黨這世代領導這麼久，而不交棒給下個世代，「國民黨的未來是真的可能有亡黨之感」。

尚毅夫3日在政論節目「新聞面對面」指出，吳怡農並不是民進黨提名的唯一年輕人，而蔣萬安不一樣，國民黨面對的問題是，蔣萬安代表了下一個世代，若國民黨這世代領導這麼久，而不交棒給下個世代，國民黨的未來是真的可能有亡黨之感，「因為你沒有下一個世代，你國民黨還要幹什麼呢」？

尚毅夫認為，領導的世代、撐起國民黨的世代，已經讓社會感覺過於傳統、太老了沒有新思維，蔣萬安等代表國民黨下一個世代的人，若沒辦法上來的話，「我覺得國民黨失去了下一個世代，就失去了生存」。

尚毅夫表示，坦白說在民進黨中，並不是只推出一個年輕人吳怡農這麼單一。而他們的選區也是很具指標的地區，這選區除了關注兩個候選人都很帥之外，還包括了世代的問題。


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隱身於內湖的大溝溪生態治水園區，近期栽種近5萬盆、面積達到1,388平方公尺（約420坪）的多彩花海，讓民眾能夠在悠遊散步的同時，欣賞到四季秋海棠、金魚草等當季花草的繽紛姿態。

位於內湖的大溝溪生態治水園區，佔地約4.59公頃，結合了生態與治水，是台北是第一座兼具生態滯洪功能的調洪沉砂池，也是遊憩休閒的好去處。園區坡度平緩，有著大片的草原，可供野餐、散步，也可與圓覺寺步道、鯉魚山等步道相連，串連起健行之旅。尤其距離捷運大湖公園站僅約15分鐘的步行時間，更增添出遊的便利性。

今年水利處在大溝溪生態治水園區種植花海，使用了近5萬盆的四季秋海棠、金魚草、一串紅、一串紫等秋冬季草花，總面積約達420坪。紅、紫、黃等不同色系的繽紛色塊，也讓園區熱鬧了起來。水利處估計，自即日起至2月中旬都是賞花季，民眾可趁著假日或春節期間，規劃一趟大溝溪小旅行。

不同色塊的花海，讓大溝溪生態治水園區更加鮮活。圖／取自台北市政府水利工程處官網 分享

taiwan-subdivisions: 內湖 大湖

title: 5萬株多彩花海隨風搖！台北賞花秘境「捷運就能到」


political-parties: 綠黨 新黨 親民黨

title: 簽署「保護藻礁」承諾書 環團籲政黨票投這5小黨


taiwan-subdivisions: 鳳山 高雄 前鎮 中區

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2020-01-04 00:12:30

〔記者陳文嬋／高雄報導〕全國首座鳳山溪污水暨再生水廠半個月來三度遭受污染，水利局預估遭人傾倒600噸有機油泥，造成AO生物處理系統掛掉，已無法供應再生水2週，影響大東濕地公園出現死魚，水利局今晚啟動繞流，大約要花1個月，才能恢復正常，呼籲民眾發現可疑槽車，應通報市府協助抓人。

環保局表示，不肖業者涉嫌違法棄置事業廢棄物，未依規定處理廢棄物，導致污染環境，已報請檢調指揮偵辦，並採水送驗是否有害，將持續加強稽查，要揪出不肖業者，一經查獲將移送法辦，可處1年至5年有期徒刑，得併科最重1500萬元罰金。

全國首座鳳山溪污水暨再生水廠半個月來三度遭受污染，經查遭人從污水人孔傾倒大量有機油泥，經檢測化學需氧量濃度高達16萬mg/L，超過污水下水道納管標準值200倍，廠區化學需氧量濃度達800mg/L，氨、氮飆達30mg/L，造成AO生物處理系統掛掉。

連高雄版「忘憂森林」大東濕地公園每年上萬人潮，仰賴鳳山溪污水處理廠放流水挹注，水利局因廠區遭受污染，今已無法供應放流水，緊急協調養工處，啟動水源補助計畫，以水車挹注水源；志工隊長林南勝表示，公園近來水質大不如前，又黑又臭還泛油污，甚至出現死魚，要求市府儘速解決問題。

水利局表示，這次污染情況嚴重，造成AO生物處理系統掛掉，為加速生物系統復甦，今晚依水污染防治法規定啟動繞流，將受污染單元的高濃度廢液排出，避免下水道管線異常水源再度流入，將挖除AO生物處理池油泥，再從他廠引入微生物重新馴養。

水利局指出，產生廢污水將啟動下游高公截流站，引至中區污水廠二次處理後排放，為避免鳳山溪及前鎮河二次污染，沿線將佈設至少3座以上的攔油索及吸油棉等設施，降低油污對環境衝擊，部份河道恐水質不佳或魚群死亡，也將採取必要防治措施。

title: 600噸有機油泥入侵 鳳山溪再生水廠被迫停供


title: 銀行教戰 早上買美元更賺

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中央銀行近期屢屢拉尾盤守住新台幣對美元30元整數大關，銀行開始提醒客戶，想要買美元，可以選擇兩大訣竅，「早上買」、「即時到價通知立刻下單」，容易買到較漂亮的價位。匯銀人士指出，依經驗，假設當日央行關切台北匯市，通常早上新台幣表現會較強勁，近期新台幣對美元升破30元時間點多出現在早上，以本周四（2日）為例，一大早就出現29元價位，此時進場買美元，價位會比下午進場漂亮。

一般民眾如果也想要搶到划算價位的美元，可以善用近期銀行廣推的匯率到價通知。例如彰銀近期就推出匯率到價通知，民眾只要透過彰銀網銀設定好指定匯率，就不需要一直盯盤。

外銀渣打銀行24小時線上外匯交易平台的外幣留單服務，也提供民眾自動盯盤與交易服務。只要民眾定好交易幣別與目標匯率，到價隨即會完成外幣兌換，讓系統自動幫民眾盯盤與交易，滿足多元理財規劃與換匯需求。

匯銀人士指出，依過往經驗，近期新台幣價位是不錯的美元布局時機點，適合原本就有美元需求的投資人，例如子女留學需求或是有購買美元保單等，都可以擇機入場。


countries: 台灣 伊拉克

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台北匯市昨（3）日受美軍空襲伊拉克首都機場，國際金融市場動盪影響，新台幣升值幅度收斂，終場收在30.105元兌1美元，升值0.9分，寫下逾一年半以來新高，總成交金額縮至13.62億美元。

相對國際消息，台北匯市目前更關注下周總統大選選舉結果，但多認為無論變天與否，新台幣受衝擊表現僅是「曇花一現」，會盡速回到基本面。

匯銀人士認為，即便選舉結果變天，觀察近一、兩個月央行態度，就是希望新台幣守穩30元，以央行能力加以台灣仍屬淺碟市場，「絕對可以守得住」，估計下周開始將會有一些美元買盤進場。

也有匯銀人士認為，假設外資認為總統大選會影響兩岸關係，近期就不會持續匯入，新台幣升值力道近期受外資獲利了結影響看似減緩，但升值力道還在，總統大選結果最多影響短線新台幣表現，估計下周新台幣兌美元仍會在30元附近打轉。

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title: 爸媽秒懂！寶寶吃固體食品的3迷思

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幫嬰兒準備固體食物是一件令人興奮的事情，但是，許多父母想當然也會擔心寶寶吃下後的諸多不確定性，尤其是對於初為人母的父母而言更是如此。大多數的寶寶在4~6個月大時已經可以開始吃固體食物，但每個孩子都不一樣。因此，請諮詢您的兒科醫師，並觀察您自己寶寶的飲食狀態，例如：寶寶是否能真正地準備好使用湯匙。為了讓更多父母能夠輕鬆面對這個轉換期，讓我們幫您破解許多寶寶吃固體食物的迷思。

3種迷思一次回答 迷思1：當寶寶觸摸食物，就代表他們想食用固體食物嗎

回答：寶寶摸食物不代表他們已經準備好吃固體食物，有可能只是他們對沒接觸過的食物感到好奇，因此要判斷寶寶是否能開始吃固體食物，可以從下列幾點觀察。

孩子可以直立坐著而不會到處亂動。 將食物送到面前時，會有張開嘴的反應。 當父母吃飯時，他們開始注意到並表現出興趣。 吃飽後，他們可以轉身或表現出不想吃更多東西。 孩子伸手抓食物並將它們舉起。 迷思2：嬰兒先吃水果再吃蔬菜，容易造成永久性的愛吃甜食

回答：水果或蔬菜均能有益寶寶健康，能提供嬰兒多種維生素和礦物質，促進發育成長。首先，給孩子富含鐵質的食物，是一個不錯的開始。在6~9個月大時，孩子體內的鐵質會自然減少。因此食用穀物，例如：大米、燕麥片、藜麥是嬰兒的不錯選擇。另外，優格也是一種很好的食品，因為其中的鈣和蛋白質含量很高。當寶寶吃下後，能一次攝取多種營養。

若是父母仍然有疑慮，可以多等幾天再提供更多食物，以確認寶寶是否對特定食物有過敏反應。除此之外，有機食品可以幫助孩子在發育期間，避免攝取到農藥的風險。

迷思3：最好避免潛在的過敏食物

回答：容易引起過敏的食物，如：花生、堅果、牛奶、雞蛋、小麥、大豆、魚貝類；一樣可以提供給4~6個月大的孩子。但請注意，小孩在1歲前，應避免食用牛奶。因為嬰兒直到1歲後胃腸道才會完全發育，並消化牛奶內的脂蛋白。

除此之外，目前並沒有研究證明，讓小孩避開容易過敏的食物可以降低他們未來過敏的風險。實際上，越來越多的證據表明，避開這些食物實際上可能會增加他們對食物過敏的風險。

Hello Health Group 並不提供醫療建議，診斷或治療。

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在一段感情中，有時後總是會遇到讓人摸不著頭緒的行為，有人說這是「為愛瘋狂」但也有可能只是心理疾病的徵狀。本文將為您介紹和愛情相關的4個精神疾病、症狀和治療方式。

1. 愛情強迫症(Obsessive love disorder, OLD) 許多熱戀期的情侶，都喜歡時不時在社群網站上放閃，常常膩在一起，然而，如果有一天對方突然出現整天查勤、疑神疑鬼，並無時無刻都想看到對方，甚至會因為戀愛，無法維持和家人朋友的關係，而造成另一半莫大的壓力；這樣子的保護慾、控制慾或占有慾太強，很可能是因為得了愛情強迫症，而超越了界限。愛情強迫症其實並不常見，不過會伴隨其他心理疾病，例如B型人格障礙(Borderline personality disorder)一同出現。愛情強迫症的症狀包含：

對另一半有強烈的迷戀。 想要完全佔有另一半，且付諸行動。 過度保護另一半。 容易忌妒另一半與其他人交際來往。 自尊心非常低。 不喜歡被拒絕，所以如果在一段關係破裂之後，可能還會持續傳訊息、打電話給原本的伴侶。 治療愛情強迫症需要配合藥物和心理治療，藥物例如抗憂鬱劑、抗焦慮劑、抗精神病藥劑及情緒穩定劑等。另外，因為極有可能是童年的創傷，或是依附障礙(Attachment disorder)導致愛情強迫症，所以心理治療大多會建議家人陪同。治療的方式包含：

認知行為療法(Cognitive behavioral therapy) 辯證行為治療(Dialectical behavior therapy) 遊戲治療法(Play therapy) 談話治療(Talk therapy) 2. 依附障礙(Attachment disorder) 雖然美國精神醫學學會《精神疾病診斷與統計手冊》(DSM-5)還未承認發生在成人身上的依附障礙，但依然有許多心理醫師認為，孩子在18個月大時所呈現的依附型態(Attachment Styles)，除了可能影響到往後的人際關係，也會影響到談戀愛的方式。造成兒童依附障礙的原因有下列這幾種：

情感忽視(Childhood Emotional Neglect, CEN) 家暴、虐待 6個月大至3歲期間和照顧者分離 照顧者不固定 倘若在嬰兒時期，小嬰兒沒有和照顧者建立起良好的關係，可能會因為依附型態發展不齊全，而變成依戀障礙。而依戀障礙的患者可能有以下2種戀愛模式：

避免過度親密的關係：自我倚賴(Compulsive self-reliance)、缺乏信任感、易怒、害怕親密接觸。 極易焦慮並四處討好人：固執、缺乏安全感、容易忌妒、佔有慾強。 不過值得慶幸的是，依附類型還是有健全發展的機會，所以如果有依戀型障礙的人，可以透過諮商，或是和擁有健全依附型態的人交往，獲得改善。

3. 關係強迫症(Relationship OCD, ROCD) 關係強迫症分成2種形式：

關係型(relationship-centered)：即使跟對方相處很愉快，但依然反覆懷疑自己是不是跟「對的人」在一起，懷疑自己感情的真實性，並且會極力想找出證據，證明自己做出對的決定。 伴侶型(partner-focused)：過度在意伴侶的外表、行為、個性，且不斷地跟別人比較。 關係強迫症的症狀，有時會和個人問題(例如：焦慮、情緒)又或是情侶之間的問題，例如：性功能障礙有關。關係強迫症的症狀也可能和其他類型強迫症的症狀同時發作，因此大多會採取認知行為治療。

4. 情愛妄想(Erotomania) 除了情侶之間的感情之外，也許我們平常會聽到有些粉絲自稱是「某某老婆」，如果只是粉絲開開玩笑，倒還無傷大雅，但根據DSM-5的定義，如果某個人過度妄想和另一個社會經濟地位高的人，或是和名人談戀愛，那有可能就是得了情愛妄想，也就是大家俗稱的的被愛妄想症，屬於妄想症(Delusional disorder)的其中一種。

其中，女生患上情愛妄想症的比例比男生高，但不代表男性不會有情愛妄想症。1981年行刺美國雷根總統的小約翰·欣克利(John Hinckley, Jr.)就是知名的案例，當時欣克利瘋狂迷戀好萊塢女星茱蒂·佛斯特(Jodie Foster)，聲稱刺殺雷根總統是為了引起茱蒂·佛斯特對他的注意。要治好情愛妄想症並不是不可能，除了服用藥物，還需要加強社交能力訓練、幫助他們認清現實，但如果嚴重到影響人身安全，就需要接受住院治療，讓患者遠離任何「可能愛上」的人事物。

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迎接寶寶出生的購物清單，一定是新手爸媽的一大困擾。而且不要以為產前就能夠做好準備，心肝寶貝出生的第1年還有許多必須準備的東西可能是您還不知道的。不管是必備用品，還是單純滿足爸媽私心的配件，都很重要！下列將為您整理新生兒出生後的推薦購買清單。

餐飲用品 當您的寶寶可以開始吃固體食物時，您可能會需要以下用品，這樣才能夠不會因為不受控的寶寶，而讓媽媽的耐心太快速被磨損。

兒童湯匙：兒童湯匙是專為寶寶設計的，您可以選擇塑膠湯匙或橡膠湯匙，使用上都很安全，而且有很多湯匙造型都很可愛，可愛造型的湯匙可以鼓勵寶寶使用它。 兒童專用碗：當您開始教寶寶自己吃飯時，兒童專用碗是必需品，因為寶寶可以因此習慣之後吃東西，都要從碗裡取得。 兒童餐椅：附托盤的嬰兒餐椅也是建議的購買用品，它主要是因為方便清洗及移動；您也可以選用可拆托盤的款式，方便將托盤拆下放到洗碗槽清洗，這樣與寶寶吃完飯之後，就再也不用擔心弄的一團亂了。 圍兜：當寶寶還太小無法確實操作餐具時，使用防水或快乾材質的圍兜來接住掉落的食物也是必須的。 盥洗用品 澡盆：挑選一個堅固耐用的澡盆來幫寶寶洗澡吧，這樣不僅可以讓您的寶貝可以享受沈浸在水中的樂趣，更可以透過適當大小的澡盆，方便父母清洗寶寶！ 專用洗髮精、肥皂：寶寶的皮膚很敏感，請務必在購買前先確認成分，保護寶寶的皮膚和眼睛，建議您避免使用到含有鄰苯二甲酸酯(Phthalates，又稱塑化劑)成分的產品，和選擇無香精的配方。 浴巾：請選擇質地柔軟且可以包覆寶寶全身的毛巾，以便在沐浴後幫寶寶擦乾。 擦拭巾：當寶寶吃完東西或弄髒自己時，您可以用擦拭巾幫寶寶清潔。 玩具類 奶嘴：在某些狀況下，奶嘴用來讓寶寶停止哭鬧非常有效，它也能讓寶寶即使沒有您的陪伴也能安然入睡。 玩具：為寶寶選擇玩具，您必須先考慮的就是材質，現代的玩具可能含有危險的化學物質。因此，選擇絨毛玩具、音樂娃娃或搖鈴都是不錯的選擇。 童書：您也可以選擇厚重的硬殼童書給寶寶當玩具，這也是引導寶寶學習閱讀的好開端。 搖搖椅：當您的寶寶坐在搖搖椅上時，搖搖椅會隨著他的動作上下擺動，搖搖椅上附的綁帶也能將寶寶安全地固定在椅子上，讓父母能夠專心做其他事。 Hello Health Group 並不提供醫療建議、診斷或治療。

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companies: 蘋果 Apple

things: iPhone 經濟

countries: 中國 台灣

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市場傳出，中國大陸三大EMS廠分別取得蘋果產品部分訂單，面對紅色供應鏈搶食，台系組裝大廠首當其衝。 路透 分享
 市場傳出，中國大陸三大EMS廠比亞迪、立訊與歌爾聲學積極崛起，分別取得iPod Touch與iPad、Apple Watch、AirPods Pro等蘋果產品部分訂單，面對紅色供應鏈搶食蘋果訂單，台系組裝大廠廣達、仁寶與英業達首當其衝。

供應鏈表示，蘋果在2020年將持續追求獲利成長，但是在新產品價格無法漲價下，要擠出更多利潤，只能向供應商開刀，要求供應商調降價格，或是經由培養大陸EMS廠壓低價格，長期來說，這將對台灣EMS廠，甚至是零組件廠產生嚴重威脅。

天風國際分析師郭明錤在蘋果研究報告中預期，比亞迪可望在2020年取代廣達，成為iPod Touch獨家組裝供應商，並取得至少10％-20％的iPad組裝訂單。雖然iPod Touch每年出貨量600萬至800萬台，但成為獨家供應商，意味蘋果與比亞迪的合作關係更加緊密，這也是比亞迪首次接獲蘋果手持設備的組裝訂單。

另外，比亞迪2020年將為Wi-Fi版本的iPad擴產，並分食現有組裝大廠仁寶更多訂單，占整體iPad出貨量至少10％-20％。市場分析，短期內比亞迪的組裝能力仍有許多改善空間，但生產經驗累積，加上價格與垂直整合優勢，可望在未來爭取更多組裝訂單，威脅台灣組裝廠空間。尤其Wi-Fi版的iPad占整體iPad出貨量60％-70％，預期比亞迪在iPad組裝仍有很大成長空間。

值得注意的是，iPhone組裝長期由鴻海、和碩兩大台廠把持，緯創則組裝iPhone SE低階款，但比亞迪可能在五至六年或以上取得iPhone組裝訂單。若未來iPhone主機板由SMT改為SiP設計，因降低組裝門檻，比亞迪或許能加速取得iPhone組裝訂單。

在Apple Watch方面，法人指出，立訊可望在2020年取代廣達，成為新款Apple Watch獨家組裝與SiP供貨商，並擁有50％-60％的AirPods系列訂單比重。目前Apple Watch主要由廣達與仁寶組裝。

歌爾聲學也可望在2020上半年，分食AirPods Pro組裝訂單，成為第三供應商。AirPods過去一向是由英業達與立訊組裝。

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記者鄒鎮宇／台北報導

新竹一名洪姓男大生2017年時帶著3名同學到租屋住喝酒聊天，沒想到他趁著女同學小美（化名）到陽台抽菸時，突然強抱、強吻，並將對方拉進廁所，以手指性侵得逞。新竹地院一審依強制性交罪判洪男4年徒刑，案經上訴高等法院後被駁回，全案可再上訴。

判決指出，洪男當時與女友同居，2017年5月31日晚上9時，帶著小美與另兩名同學到香山區瑞光街洪的租屋處吃宵夜、喝酒，沒想到他竟趁小美到陽台抽菸時，從後方環抱、在小美耳邊說「我覺得我現在可以上妳…都沒有一點喜歡我的感覺？」。

當時，小美以為洪男喝醉了，推開對方說「沒有！你有女朋友！」卻被洪強行拖到一旁的廁所內。洪男以手指性侵得逞時，小美哭喊「你可不可以想想你的女朋友、想想其他人、其他我們的朋友」，由於哭喊的求救聲太大，在外面的兩名友人也不斷拍門，打算撞門進入。

洪男知道逃不了，開門前先幫小美穿好衣服，隨後留下狠話「這件事情妳告訴任何人也不會有人相信」，並在開門後對2名同學說「我在測試小美，沒事沒事」。

▲洪男認為，他跟小美屬於一夜情的關係。（示意圖／pakutaso）

事後，洪男到小美的門外下跪道歉，還被小美男友嗆聲，由於小美無法接受道歉，直接報警提告，校方也因此介入調查，而事件爆發後洪也直接退學。

開庭時，洪男辯稱，他的確有抱住小美並親吻，也有脫對方的衣物，但沒有以手指性侵，認為雙方比較接近「一夜情」。另外，洪的律師指出，陽台髒又擠，小美被拉到廁所都完全沒有受傷，明顯不符合常理，且事發後1個月就可以在IG上PO出到海邊遊玩的照片，明顯與一般被害人不同。

目擊的同學證稱，小美從廁所出來時，哭到抽搐、顫抖，且事後大家約出去見面時，小美一見到洪男馬上轉身離開。

法官認為，IG上的照片不一定是案發1個月後當下拍攝，且即使有去海邊玩，也與被性侵無關，兩件事沒有衝突。當下，小美眼眶泛紅地說，「我覺得我不能因為我自己影響到別人，我不想讓別人覺得我好像發生什麼事情，我發表在我IG上的那些，只是想要讓別人覺得還是跟以前一樣、我沒有發生什麼事情」。

法官表示，洪男不顧小美的身體自主權，且案發兩年後創傷仍無法平復，加上洪不斷狡辯犯行，依強制性交罪判他4年徒刑。洪不服上訴，高等法院二審駁回，全案仍可上訴。

►「美麗最大的祕密」「就是買進來變美麗」


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▲男子騎車撞山壁，下秒蛤蟆功「華麗落地」。（圖／翻攝「爆廢公社二館」）

網搜小組／柯振中報導

台灣的山路相當蜿蜒，開車、騎車稍有不慎，就可能會出車禍。桃園一名網友日前行經山路時，前方有一輛機車正在行駛，不料過彎時對方沒有轉彎，反而直直往山壁撞上，讓他嚇傻下車援助。不過這名網友將行車紀錄器公開後，不少人卻紛紛笑回，「帥一波！失傳已久的蟆麻功重出江湖！」

這名網友在臉書社團「爆廢公社二館」中貼出行車紀錄器的畫面，原先前方的機車騎得好好的，沒想到過彎時沒有跟著轉彎，反而直直向前行，撞上了山壁，連機車都卡在水溝內，讓網友與同車女子嚇傻大喊，「啊！」、「他怎麼了？」

▼男子騎車遇到轉彎時，沒有跟著過彎，反而直接撞上去。（圖／翻攝「爆廢公社二館」）

依據行車紀錄器畫面，騎機車的男子在轉彎時直直向前行，接著撞上山壁，機車也摔入溝內，接著摔到一旁，沒想到男子伸手相當矯健，在山翻滾一圈，以「蛤蟆」的姿勢跳回路面、華麗落地，看起來一點事也沒有。

眾人看完這段悲慘的車禍畫面，卻感到相當好笑，「抱歉 我笑了」、「還跳起來是怎樣」、「身手矯健，一定是傳說之人」、「最後那個青蛙姿勢！專業」、「這根本武打替身了我跟你說」、「為什麼最後一下要學蛤蟆功跳出來？納悶」、「帥一波！失傳已久的蟆麻功重出江湖」。

▼男撞山後的蛙跳被網友讚爆。（圖／翻攝「爆廢公社二館」）

references: 臉書社團 網友 爆廢公社

title: 山路騎車遇彎道！黑衣男「不轉彎」直撞山壁…下秒使出「蛤蟆功」華麗落地