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選擇性打假 比假訊息更可怕

2019-10-17 聯合報 記者王聖藜、林政忠

大選倒數，行政院研擬一套防堵假訊息SOP，國民黨則向監察院檢舉反擊。藍綠「打假大戰」延燒成選戰烽火，以後鄉民連KUSO反串都可能出事。不過，行政機關掌握公權力，假訊息固然可怕；如果選擇性打假，往往比假訊息更可怕。

打擊假訊息最重要的關鍵：誰來斷定訊息的真假？高舉打假的保護傘，就能超越憲法保障的人民言論自由？權力愈大的一方愈有話語權。史上最有名的假訊息事件就是「水門案」，說謊的竟然是美國總統和美國政府，如果最後沒深喉嚨讓真相水落石出，當年的記者就是假訊息現行犯。

網路時代的假訊息通常是以假亂真、移花接木，但只要拿出證據，謠言就不攻可破。最可怕的是黨同伐異，戴著有色眼鏡看對方，有理說不清、不信者恆不信，不論是蔡英文總統或國民黨總統參選人韓國瑜都曾身受其害。

網友質疑國防政策是「盤子行為」就被移送法辦，但法官不採納。今年七月，潘姓網友指蔡總統送四十五億元給海地，也被新北市新店分局函送；但法官認為潘只是轉貼訊息，裁定不罰。

一名大學生在私菸案爆發時上網詢問站在總統府秘書長陳菊身旁男子是否為私菸案主謀，也被以散布謠言移送，最後法官也裁定不罰。司法機關認為，行政權再如何擴張，也不應牴觸憲法人權，形成另類的寒蟬效應。

選戰倒數，假訊息將成為藍綠攻防焦點，到底誰才是假訊息製造者？宜蘭斷橋時，蔡總統第一時間稱火燒車造成斷橋，事後澄清是口誤。台北市長柯文哲稱一日雙塔是「吃安非他命」，最後怪記者偷錄音。韓國瑜拋出太平島挖石油議題，最近也否認白紙黑字納入政見。如果打假無限上綱、超越言論自由的紅線，藍綠互相丟石頭，台灣社會將永無寧日。

昨是今非 藍揭綠 昔主張謠言納言論自由

2020-01-07 中國時報 黃福其、吳家豪

最近屢有民眾因網路言論被「查水表」。國民黨昨開「行政機關濫訴破壞言論自由」記者會，出示民進黨立委民國102年主張「謠言亦應受言論自由保護」、主張修正《社會秩序維護法》提案，但執政後107年又提案把假消息列謠言、要求納入《社維法》查辦，根本兩套標準。

國民黨打鬼軍團總團長周錫瑋表示，蔡政府不採加強宣導作法，堅持告發庶民，造成寒蟬效應，已違反聯合國宣言。但警察是奉命行事，背後主使者是誰？

周錫瑋並公布「國安局侵入line群組收集資訊」影片，質疑除警察查處網路假訊息有獎懲規定，調查局有無獎懲規定？國安局已有軟體可侵入網路私人群組，是否將找到的資料交警調查辦？請國安局、蘇貞昌、蔡英文說明。

國民黨考紀會主委魏平政說，違反《社維法》63條第1項第5款「散播謠言」要件，除散布謠言，還要足以影響公共安寧；經查去年下半年相關案件共113件，裁罰率僅21％，等於100件有80件根本不用處罰，但行政機關卻積極告發人民，製造寒蟬效應。

不分區立委候選人陳以信說，謠言算不算言論自由，難道民進黨說了算？民進黨過去最反對從戒嚴時期《違警罰法》引申來的《社維法》，現在卻積極用《社維法》辦人。

國民黨網路小編呂謦煒抨擊，大陸民眾不能「妄議中央」，轉發消息得等官方通報，否則可能被抓；如武漢不明原因肺炎，有8位民眾指不明原因肺炎可能是SARS，被傳喚；原來「民進黨與共產黨距離這麼近」，口口聲聲守護台灣民主自由的蔡英文，執政手段最接近共產黨。

countries: 台灣 美國 中國 海地

people: 魏平政 蔡英文 柯文哲 韓國瑜 周錫瑋 蘇貞昌 陳以信 陳菊

taiwan-subdivisions: 新北市 宜蘭 和美 太平 新店

things: 假消息 假訊息 人權

title: 【新聞稿】管制不實訊息，應兼顧言論自由


people: 柯文哲 魏平政 蔡英文 韓國瑜 周錫瑋 蘇貞昌 陳菊 陳以信

taiwan-subdivisions: 宜蘭 新北市 新店 太平 和美

title: 【新聞稿】管制不實訊息，應兼顧言論自由


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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As a continental cold air mass blasts into Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) issued a cold surge advisory today (Jan. 17) for parts of northern Taiwan, where the mercury could dip to as low as 10 degrees Celsius.

The CWB said that the continental cold air mass is moving southward, causing temperatures to drop in northern and northeastern Taiwan. The CWB also posted a cold surge advisory for New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County, and Miaoli County.

The weather bureau predicted that the cold front, combined with radiative cooling, will bring chilly temperatures to the northern and northeastern parts of the country from today until Sunday (Jan. 19). The CWB added that temperatures could drop down to 10 degrees tonight and early Saturday morning (Jan. 18).

The effects of the cold air mass are expected to be most strongly felt until early Sunday morning, according to the CWB. During this period, lows are expected to range between 12 and 14 degrees in central and northern Taiwan as well as the northeast.

The CWB said that as the cold air mass begins to weaken on Sunday, temperatures will warm slightly, but highs will still only range between 21 and 22 degrees. Temperatures are likely to rise on Tuesday (Jan. 21), when the CWB predicts highs will reach 24 to 25 degrees across the country.

In terms of rainfall, the CWB said that there will be a chance of rain in Taoyuan and all areas north as well as in eastern Taiwan. However, it said the likelihood of rain will begin to diminish after this evening.

Strong wind gusts of up to Level 8 or 9 on the Beaufort scale could occur in Tainan and all areas north, eastern Taiwan (including Green Island and Orchid Island), the Hengchun Peninsula, and open coastal areas of Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. Beachgoers are advised to beware of sudden, large waves in coastal areas during this period.

journalist: , Taiwan News, Staff Writer

title: Cold surge advisory issued in N. Taiwan | Taiwan News


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Migrants from Bangladesh push a trolley with collected plastic items as they pass in front the Bank of Greece headquarters in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 1...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The number of migrants entering Europe from Turkey rose significantly last year as people fleeing strife in Syria and Afghanistan flooded into the country and then set out for Greece, the head of the European Union’s border agency said Friday.

More than 82,000 migrants tried to enter Europe without authorization in 2019, an increase of 46% over the previous year, Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri said in Brussels.

“This was mainly due to the situation in Syria, but also instability in Afghanistan, and changing policies towards Afghan nationals by Iranian and Pakistani authorities,” Leggeri told reporters. He refused to blame the Turkish coast guard, saying it is “working well” to intercept people who leave.

The EU agreed in 2016 to give Turkey up to 6 billion euros ($6.6 billion) in Syrian refugee aid money and other incentives to persuade the government in Ankara to stop migrants leaving for Greece. But since last summer, Greece's eastern islands have struggled to ease severe overcrowding at refugee camps.

Frontex said the number of arrivals last year was the highest since the EU-Turkey deal came into force.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country cannot shoulder the burden of hosting 3.6 million Syrian refugees alone and has in the past threatened to “open the gates” for migrants to head for Europe. He is seeking more EU money and the Europeans appear likely to acquiesce.

Ankara also sought EU political and financial help in setting up a safe area in northern Syria, where people fleeing the conflict could take refuge or be sent to from Turkey, but the Europeans are reluctant to get involved.

journalist: Associated Press

title: EU border chief says migrant entries from Tur... | Taiwan News


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Gaoshi Shrine (高士神社) remains in PIngtung (Pingtung County Government photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwanese municipality known for its scenic mountains and beaches has released a video promoting eight spots that it touts as "Instagrammable."

Pingtung County, which sits at the southernmost tip of the Taiwanese main island, has long been a tourist attraction, home of Kenting National Park and for many years the host of the annual Spring Scream music festival. In the new promotional video, the government introduces some of the lesser-known places in the county, which it says are full of exotic characteristics.

The eight attractions include Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church (天主教佳平法蒂瑪聖母堂), a glass pyramid installation at Taisugar Civic Park (台糖縣民公園), a swimming pool at National Pingtung University, the Shuiwaku (水蛙窟) grassland, the remains of the Gaoshi Shrine (高士神社), Pingtung Handcraftsman District (屏東職人町), the blue commuter train on the South-Link Line (南迴線), and the Pingtung County Stadium.

The government has embarked on an initiative to promote tourism in recent years, capped by its hosting the 2019 Taiwan Lantern Festival, which put a spotlight on the national scenic area of Dapeng Bay (大鵬灣). Magistrate Pan Men-an (潘孟安) has said the county has much to offer apart from natural scenery, inviting the public to explore the many places that form Pingtung's interpretation of urban aesthetics.

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church (天主教佳平法蒂瑪聖母堂) (Pingtung County Government photo)

Pingtung Handcraftsman District (屏東職人町) (Pingtung County Government photo)

Shuiwaku (水蛙窟) grassland (Pingtung County Government photo)

title: Taiwan’s southernmost county spotlights... | Taiwan News


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Chinese leaving on holiday at Beijing Railway Station Friday (Jan. 17).

 (AP photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – China’s population reached 1.4 billion in 2019, despite its birth rate falling to its lowest point since the Communists took power in 1949, reports said Friday (Jan. 17).

At 10.48 per thousand, the country’s birth rate was lower than the 12 per thousand achieved by the United States in 2017, according to the BBC.

China’s National Bureau of Statistics put the number of births in 2019 at 14.65 million, a drop of more than half a million from the previous year.

The ending of the one-child policy in 2015 brought about a rise in the number of births but only for two years, mainly because couples cannot afford more children, the BBC reported.

The country is still dealing with a gender imbalance resulting from the one-child policy and could soon also face a demographic time bomb, with a shrinking group of younger people due to support a growing elderly population.

The overall global birth rate stood at 18.65 per thousand in 2017, according to World Bank data mentioned by the BBC. Japan had an even lower rate than China, with 8 per thousand.

title: China’s population reaches 1.4 billion,... | Taiwan News


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President Tsai Ing-wen with DPP officials Friday.

 (CNA photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Four years of “cold confrontation” are ahead for Taiwan and China following President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) re-election victory, but no showdown yet, according to retired Chinese official Wang Zaixi (王在希).

President Tsai won the Jan. 11 vote by a landslide amid voters’ concern about Chinese aggression toward both Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Beijing needed to continue its mix of media propaganda and military “deterrence” during Tsai’s second term in order to counter Taiwan Independence, Wang, a former deputy chairman of the Taiwan Affairs Office, told China’s communist newspaper the Global Times.

The retired Chinese government official said it would be impossible for cross-strait relations to improve during the next four years as they would be caught in a complete stalemate, CNA reported.

Without providing a further explanation, Wang said that each time the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) governed, the process toward unification would speed up, while during Kuomintang (KMT) administrations, relations were more stable and cordial, but there was no rapid movement toward unification.

He insisted that China should continue to try and influence public opinion in Taiwan, and especially the attitudes of the young. The DPP government had misled young Taiwanese by fomenting misunderstandings and fear of China, so Beijing would have to spend several more years changing the situation with measures favoring Taiwan, Wang said.

title: Cold confrontation but no showdown between Ta... | Taiwan News


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Officials from Taiwan, the US, Guatemala, and Honduras had a meeting in Guatemala on Jan 16. (MOFA photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) has convened with the leaders of Taiwan’s allies Guatemala and Honduras as well as senior U.S. officials during his trip to Latin America.

“The 1st #Taiwan #US #Guatemala #Honduras quadrilateral talks focused on advancing regional cooperation & development,” said Wu via Twitter on Thursday (January. 16). “[I am] very proud to work with like-minded partners,” he added.

Wu was meeting with Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei, who was sworn into office as the president of Guatemala on Tuesday (Jan. 14), and Juan Orlando Hernández, president of Honduras. Michael G. Kozak, acting assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Adam Boehler, chief executive officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, also attended the meeting.

“We congratulate President @DrGiammattei on Guatemala’s strong relationship with #Taiwan,” tweeted Kozak, adding that the strong relationship with Taiwan will bring many benefits to Guatemala.

Wu embarked on a trip to Guatemala on January. 12, the day after Taiwan held presidential and legislative elections. Wu served as President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) envoy to the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Giammattei and Vice President-elect Guillermo Castillo on Tuesday.

The Taiwanese delegation will also visit Honduras before arriving back in Taipei on Saturday (Jan. 19).

journalist: Taiwan News, Staff Writer

people: 吳釗燮 蔡英文

title: Taiwan foreign minister meets with US, Latin ... | Taiwan News


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Koo Kwang-ming gives red envelops to disadvantaged families in Lukang. (Facebook photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Koo Kwang-ming (辜寬敏), a 95-year-old former advisor to Taiwan's Presidential Office, has for the seventh straight year donated to disadvantaged families in Changhua County's Lukang Township to celebrate the arrival of the Lunar New Year holiday.

On Friday, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) veteran politician handed out red envelopes containing NT$5000 (US$167) each, totaling of NT$5.8 million, to residents of his hometown who are victims of poverty. He has contributed more than NT$40 million worth of charity money over the last seven years, according to Liberty Times.

As underprivileged families lined up to receive his kindness, Koo promised that he will continue to give back to the town where he formed his childhood memories. He added that he wants to share the joy of the Lunar New Year with everyone, regardless of their political stance.

Lukang Mayor Sheu Jyh-Horng (許志宏) said that Koo is still in nearly perfect health despite his age and that his insistence on giving back to the people is truly admirable. Sheu added that Koo's principle of "people before politics" is wisdom that all Taiwanese politicians should heed, reported New Tang Dynasty Television.

Koo served as former president Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) policy advisor until resigning in 2005, and he is a longtime advocate of Taiwan independence. However, he has been criticized for his reluctance to stand behind female politicians in the country.

journalist: Taiwan News

title: Taiwan elder statesman donates NT$5.8 million... | Taiwan News


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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The first section of Taipei's much-anticipated new Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Circular Line, or Yellow Line (code Y), is slated to open to the public on (Sunday) Jan. 19 with free rides.

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced on Thursday (Jan. 16) that pending the formal approval of six final items that were designated for improvement by the Taipei and New Taipei City governments and a formal opening ceremony, free rides on the new line will commence on Sunday, reported UDN.

During this free trial phase, trains will initially run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with gaps of 8 minutes between trains. The ministry said that once the free test runs end, the trains will arrive at intervals of between four and seven minutes during peak rush hours, while they will run at five to 10-minute intervals during off-peak hours.

(Taipei Rapid Transit Corp. photo)

The electronic tickets for passengers taking the new line during the trial period will not be charged when entering and exiting its stations. However, those who transfer from and to other metro lines will be charged the regular amount, as there is no way to determine whether they only took the yellow line or not.

The first part of the line includes 14 stations and one depot between Dapinglin Station in the south and New Taipei Industrial Park Station in the west, with trains passing through the New Taipei City districts of Xindian, Zhonghe, Banqiao, and Xinzhuang. The new line will see interchanges with several other lines already completed, such as the Airport MRT Line, or still under construction.

The purpose of the Circular Line is to enable commuters traveling from one area of outer Taipei or New Taipei City to another to avoid having to first connect through downtown Taipei. This first section of the yellow line connects the Green, Orange, and Blue lines.

(Taipei Rapid Transit Corp. photo)

The first 15.4-kilometer segment of the line was originally due to be up and running in June of 2018, but the opening was later postponed until this month. The cost of the first stage was NT$69.97 billion (US$2.32 billion), CNA reported.

(Taipei Rapid Transit Corp. photo)

title: Free rides on Taipei MRT Circular Line start ... | Taiwan News


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The main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) is feeling a sense of urgency to reposition itself, including reconsidering its policy on China, after suffering a jarring defeat in the 2020 presidential and legislative elections.

"The party has no time to waste and will come out as soon as possible with new approaches and strategies for reform, and we will not let people down," said KMT Acting Secretary-General Tseng Ming-chung (曾銘宗) on Friday.

On whether the KMT should abandon the party's support for the "1992 consensus" formula it has advocated as a basis for interaction with China, Tseng said the KMT will listen to different voices within and outside the party before making a final decision.

The issue will be decided by Taiwan's 23 million people, not the future party chairman or a minority of party members, he said.

The KMT is planning to hold a forum and establish a reform committee to forge a consensus on the issue, he said.

The party's presidential candidate, Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜), garnered 38.6 percent of the vote in the Jan. 11 election, compared to 57.1 percent for incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), and the KMT won only 38 of the Legislative Yuan's 113 seats.

On Thursday, Wu Den-yih (吳敦義), deemed one of the main culprits in the election defeat, stepped down as KMT chairman, and Central Standing Committee member Lin Rong-te (林榮德) took over as interim head before a new chairman is picked in a by-election on March 7.

In post-mortems of the KMT's defeat, its inability to appeal to younger voters who were more likely to identify themselves as Taiwanese and maintain a distance between Taiwan and China emerged as a key factor.

Amid calls from within the KMT to restructure the party after the election defeat, Hsiao Ching-yan (蕭敬嚴), director of the KMT's Organizational Development Committee Youth Department, attributed the loss to the party's stance toward China and its decaying image.

Most of the 1.18 million first-time voters in the presidential election chose Tsai instead of Han, he said.

The election failure is proof that the "1992 consensus" has been rejected by Taiwan's people, and the KMT should discard the "one China" concept and transfer power to the younger generation, he argued.

The "1992 consensus" was the formula the KMT used to engage with China when it was in power from 2008 to 2016 and underpinned friendly relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

According to the KMT, it was a tacit agreement reached by the then KMT government and Chinese officials in Hong Kong in 1992 that there is only one China, with the two sides free to interpret what "one China" means.

The formula implied that Taiwan is a part of the "one China," something many Taiwanese, and especially younger voters, oppose, a view exacerbated by the pro-democracy protests that have been held in Hong Kong since June 2019.

The debate now being held within the KMT is to figure out whether the "1992 consensus" should be completely abandoned and a new line on China adopted or whether it needs to create a "1992 consensus" 2.0 version.

journalist: Central News Agency

people: 韓國瑜 蔡英文 林榮德 吳敦義 曾銘宗

title: KMT feeling urgency to chart new course, incl... | Taiwan News


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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — On the heels of Kuomingtang Presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu's (韓國瑜) resounding defeat in the Taiwan presidential elections, non-governmental organizations are pledging to push forward with their campaign to recall Han as mayor of Kaohsiung.

After President Tsai Ing-wen was declared the victor in Taiwan's elections on Saturday (Jan. 11) with 8.17 million votes to Han's 5.52 million, Wecare Kaohsiung (Wecare高雄) and Citizens Mowing Action (公民割草) announced that they will press forward with their campaign to recall Han as Kaohsiung mayor. On Wednesday (Jan. 15), Han posted a picture on Facebook of himself and his team bowing and wrote, "I will continue to fight in Kaohsiung and be with you!"

After Han returned to Kaohsiung, Wecare Kaohsiung on Wednesday wrote on Facebook that according to a TVBS poll of 1,030 Kaohsiung residents, 53 percent said they agreed with the campaign recall Han, while 32 percent said they disagreed, eight percent did not make a selection, and seven percent had no opinion.

The organization then criticized Han for apologizing on his first day of returning to work for leaving behind Kaohsiung's residents but not apologizing for "all the lies, smears, discrimination, and betrayal" on the campaign trail.

On its Facebook page, Citizens Mowing Action wrote that Kaohsiung's future cannot wait three more years. The group then called on supporters to continue to participate in the second phase of the effort to have Han recalled in February.

In Han's post on Wednesday, he wrote that the election loss was only a temporary setback and that it was time to move forward in unity. He said that in the Year of the Golden Rat he would organize an event to thank voters for their support.

In 2019, the organization Wecare Kaohsiung (Wecare高雄) launched a petition to have Han recalled as Kaohsiung's mayor, and it has accumulated more than 300,000 signatures. In December of that year, it held the "1221 Wecare Taiwan Parade," which reportedly attracted half a million marchers.

Han's post in which he apologized to Kaohsiung citizens:

title: 53% of Kaohsiung residents support campaign t... | Taiwan News


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Leopard cat (Leopard Cat Association of Taiwan Facebook photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s poultry farmers have demonstrated their unwavering support for leopard cat conservation despite suffering losses inflicted upon by the endangered species.

A number of farmers and volunteer leopard cat patrol teams from Nantou County’s Zhongliao Township were rewarded on Friday (Jan. 17) for helping protect the wild cat as part of a national incentive program. Nantou, the only landlocked county in Taiwan, and Miaoli County are both home to major leopard populations in the island country.

Taiwan has introduced a raft of measures to preserve the leopard cat, including giving farmers cash incentives, raising public awareness, and installing culverts and alerts along highways to reduce road-kill incidents. The number of the endangered cats in Taiwan is estimated to have declined to between 400 and 600, according to the report.

Wei Wei-chun (魏維君), a chicken farm owner, has fallen victim to cats, as more than 70 chickens he has raised have allegedly been killed by a single leopard cat in three months, reported CNA. Even though the cash reward can hardly cover the losses, Wei said his support for the cause remains unchanged.

Another resident, Tsai Ching-kuo (蔡清國), also has a tragic story to share since he began participating in the protection program. According to him, a goose he kept as a pet for more than a decade was eaten by a leopard cat. Heartbroken, he said he would still contribute to the cat’s conservation.

title: Poultry farmers in Taiwan support leopard cat... | Taiwan News


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In this Jan. 9, 2020 photo, clients wait to enter the DirecTV headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelan President Maduro’s opponents want AT&T’s ...

A DirectTV dish stands on home in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. Venezuelan President Maduro’s opponents want A...

In this Jan. 9, 2020 photo, DirectTV dish antennas cover the exterior wall of an apartment building featuring the last name of late President Hugo Cha...

FILE - In this April 30, 2019 file photo, an anti-government protester sits by ammunition being used by rebel troops rising up against the government ...

MIAMI (AP) — Last April, as a military uprising roiled Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government ordered pay TV providers to immediately cease transmission of CNN and the BBC.

DirecTV, which is wholly owned by AT&T, quickly obliged, yanking the two networks off the air as live images of military trucks running over protesters were being broadcast to the world.

Now, pressure is building against the Dallas-based communications giant to stand up to Venezuela's government censors.

In December, officials from the State Department met in Washington with executives from AT&T to urge them to help pull the plug on Maduro’s propaganda machine, according to five people familiar with the discussion.

The meeting followed months of outreach to AT&T by Venezuela's opposition, according to the five individuals. Under a plan being promoted with the Trump administration, DirecTV, Venezuela's largest pay TV operator, would restore to its lineup a half dozen international news channels that local regulators have banned in recent years, according to the five individuals.

The strategy harkens back to a Cold War playbook of leveraging information to fight anti-U.S. propaganda and undermine authoritarian rule. But instead of covertly beaming U.S.-government produced content into foreign countries as Radio Free Europe did in the former Soviet Union, this proposed effort consists of pressuring a private company to bring back access to private, international news outlets that, until recently, Venezuelans took for granted.

AT&T faces a difficult choice : comply with a Maduro regime that the U.S. government no longer recognizes and has heavily sanctioned, or go along with the opposition’s plan and risk seizure of its installations and the loss of its license. According to corporate filings with the Security and Exchange Commission, the company doesn’t actually need a physical presence in Venezuela to beam content into the country. It could instead use broadcast centers in Argentina, Brazil or California.

The U.S. officials and opposition operators are concerned that DirecTV is being used to broadcast state TV programming by Maduro to attack his opponents, who have no way to respond, according to the five individuals, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the politically-sensitive nature of the talks.

Of particular concern, they said, is the private network Globovision, which is carried by DirecTV. The channel has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department and is accused by the opposition of spreading disinformation. Globovision is a customer of the AP.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was briefed and expressed initial support for the plans to enroll DirecTV to help undermine Maduro, according to two individuals with knowledge of the discussions.

Planning is in the early stages, the two individuals said, and it's just one of several options under consideration to pressure Maduro, who remains firmly in power even in the face of U.S. sanctions aimed at propping up Juan Guaidó, the opposition leader recognized as Venezuela’s rightful leader by more than 50 nations.

The two individuals said no decision has yet been made on how much to lean on AT&T, which is pushing back strongly against any initiative that would jeopardize operations in a nation where it has a whopping 44% market share. DirecTV Latin America declined to comment.

The move to open up the airwaves would be significant because DirecTV reaches people who are dependent on the government, such as those in the working-class barrios, says David Smilde, from the Washington Office on Latin America. These groups don't have other access to outside news, he says.

“This wouldn’t pose an immediate threat to Maduro, but it could complicate the longer-term ability of the government to control information,” said Smilde. “Maduro could conceivably try to confiscate DirecTV equipment from people’s homes, but this would be an extraordinarily unpopular move.”

A key to Maduro’s staying power are dozens of government-controlled newspapers, social media accounts and TV channels that have replaced the once highly confrontational private news outlets.

Further widening the information gap, the telecommunications regulator, Conatel, since 2017 has ordered pay TV platforms to eliminate 10 international news channels, accusing them of violating the Law on Social Responsibility on Radio and Television.

When Conatel banished CNN en Espanol, it accused the network of “direct aggressions that strike against the peace and democratic stability of the Venezuelan people.”

“The pay TV operators aren’t the ones giving the orders,” said Marianela Balbi, executive director of the Caracas-based Institute for Press and Society, “but they are accomplices in censorship.”

International channels broadcast by DirecTV had until recently filled a void left by Globovision, the last open-air network critical of the government, which was sold to a businessman linked to Maduro in 2013. Not long after the purchase, the channel softened its anti-government coverage. Globovision’s owner, Raúl Gorrín, has been indicted by federal prosecutors in Miami in connection to an alleged money laundering scheme involving Maduro’s stepsons. Gorrín did not respond to questions from the AP.

As government censorship has intensified, pressure has been building on DirecTV, the only one operated by a U.S. company subject to U.S. sanctions.

Last week, Venezuelan social media briefly lit up after Carlos Vecchio, the Guaidó government’s envoy in Washington said DirecTV would be “forced” by the U.S. sanctions to remove “treasonous” Globovision from its lineup.

But in Venezuela, DirecTV is required to carry several networks, including Globovision.

Experts said the U.S. government's options for compelling DirecTV to do its bidding are limited. Media companies typically enjoy broad exemptions from sanctions because it is U.S. policy to promote the free flow of information worldwide.

Since Maduro took office in 2013, dozens of newspapers and radio stations have disappeared, leaving outlets that largely mimic the government’s line. Meanwhile, Internet speeds are among the slowest in the world and the government frequently blocks anti-government content.

But AT&T hasn’t made money in Venezuela for years, due to strict government controls that keeps the price of its DirecTV packages artificially low — around 15 U.S. cents per month.

Nonetheless, as the cheapest form of entertainment in a nation ravaged by hyperinflation, its market share remains DirecTV's largest in the world.

One idea being discussed to force its hand is for the opposition-controlled National Assembly to pass legislation ordering it to uphold the constitution, which guarantees access to “timely, truthful and impartial information, without censorship,” according to two of the people familiar with the project.

Guaidó last week said he would name his own ad-hoc Conatel board to fight “the propaganda of a dictatorship that tries to distort reality.”

Some in the U.S. government, however, fear that pushing AT&T too hard could leave it to suspend operations in the country — an outcome nobody wants.

Other channels offer programming that promotes American values. Removing them could drive Venezuelans closer to the government.

Andres Izarra, a former Venezuelan communications minister, agrees that a woeful lack of diversity on television keeps Venezuelans in the dark.

But he’s skeptical any plan to open up the airwaves would weaken Maduro.

“This seems to be a very desperate measure, since nothing else has worked,” said Izarra, who is now living in exile. “All it will do is allow Maduro to try and portray himself as a victim of U.S. aggression.”

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Finnish newspaper compliments Taiwan's recycling system (Taipei Representative Office in Finland photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The largest Finnish newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat (HS), published a double-page spread on Wednesday (Jan. 15) extolling Taiwan's achievements in recycling and recommending that the European Union (EU) and Finland learn from the island nation.

The HS noted that Taiwan used to carry the name "garbage island," as urbanization and the rising consumption of consumer goods generated tremendous plastic waste within the country. However, the Taiwanese government proposed revolutionary recycling policies in the '90s that successfully reduced the amount of trash and transformed it into a world leader in the field of waste management, reported CNA.

The article compared the current situation in Taiwan with that in Finland, observing that the former's total recycling rate has reached 55 percent, with the average Taiwanese producing 850 grams of trash per day. The figures for Finland are 42 percent and 930 grams, respectively, putting the country in the middle of the pack among EU countries when it comes to recycling ability and waste reduction.

The report also mentioned that the EU has updated its recycling targets. If Finland is to comply with the new standard, it will have to sort its plastic waste more efficiently and increase the total amount of waste recycled.

Chang Hsiu-chen (張秀禎), head of Taiwan Representative Office in Finland, told CNA that Taiwan and Finland have been cooperating on sustainable economic development in recent years. Last June, the Finnish government invited Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration to join the World Circular Economy Forum held in Helsinki, further strengthening the bilateral corporation on environmental issues.

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A DirectTV dish stands on home in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. Venezuelan President Maduro’s opponents want A...

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In this Jan. 9, 2020 photo, clients wait to enter the DirecTV headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelan President Maduro’s opponents want AT&T’s ...

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MIAMI (AP) — Last April, as a military uprising roiled Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government ordered pay TV providers to immediately cease transmission of CNN and the BBC.

DirecTV, which is wholly owned by AT&T, quickly obliged, yanking the two networks off the air as live images of military trucks running over protesters were being broadcast to the world.

Now, pressure is building against the Dallas-based communications giant to stand up to Venezuela's government censors. In December, officials from the State Department met in Washington with executives from AT&T to urge them to help pull the plug on Maduro’s propaganda machine, according to five people familiar with the discussion.

The meeting followed months of outreach to AT&T by Venezuela's opposition, according to the five individuals. Under a plan being promoted with the Trump administration, DirecTV, Venezuela's largest pay TV operator, would restore to its lineup a half dozen international news channels that local regulators have banned in recent years, according to the five individuals.

The strategy harkens back to a Cold War playbook of leveraging information to fight anti-U.S. propaganda and undermine authoritarian rule. But instead of covertly beaming U.S.-government produced content into foreign countries as Radio Free Europe did in the former Soviet Union, this proposed effort consists of pressuring a private company to bring back access to private, international news outlets that, until recently, Venezuelans took for granted.

AT&T faces a difficult choice : comply with a Maduro regime that the U.S. government no longer recognizes and has heavily sanctioned, or go along with the opposition’s plan and risk seizure of its installations and the loss of its license on which some 700 Venezuelans depend for employment. According to corporate filings with the Security and Exchange Commission, the company doesn’t actually need a physical presence in Venezuela to beam content into the country. It could instead use broadcast centers in Argentina, Brazil or California.

The U.S. officials and opposition operators are concerned that DirecTV is being used to broadcast unfiltered state TV programming by Maduro to attack his opponents, who have no way to respond, according to the five individuals, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the politically-sensitive nature of the talks. Of particular concern, they said, is the private network Globovision, which is carried by DirecTV. The channel has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department and is accused by the opposition of spreading disinformation. Globovision is a customer of the AP.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was briefed and expressed initial support for the plans to enroll DirecTV to help undermine Maduro, according to two individuals with knowledge of the discussions.

Planning is in the early stages, the two individuals said, and it's just one of several options under consideration to pressure Maduro, who remains firmly in power even in the face of U.S. sanctions aimed at propping up Juan Guaidó, the opposition leader recognized as Venezuela’s rightful leader by more than 50 nations.

The two individuals said no decision has yet been made on how much to lean on AT&T, which is pushing back strongly against any initiative that would jeopardize operations in a nation where it has a whopping 44% market share — its largest in the region.

DirecTV Latin America declined to comment.

The move to open up the airwaves would be significant because DirecTV reaches people who are dependent on the government, such as those in the working-class barrios of larger cities and the interior, says David Smilde, from the Washington Office on Latin America, a think tank. These groups don't have other access to outside news, he says.

“This wouldn’t pose an immediate threat to Maduro, but it could complicate the longer-term ability of the government to control information,” said Smilde, who has lived on and off in Venezuela for more than two decades. “Maduro could conceivably try to confiscate DirecTV equipment from people’s homes, but this would be an extraordinarily unpopular move.”

A key to Maduro’s staying power is so-called communicational hegemony: dozens of government-controlled newspapers, social media accounts and TV channels that have replaced the once highly confrontational private news outlets with around-the-clock coverage of Maduro.

Further widening the information gap, the country’s telecommunications regulator, Conatel, since 2017 has ordered pay TV platforms, of which DirecTV is the largest, to eliminate 10 international news channels, from CNN en Espanol to Colombia’s NTN24, accusing them of violating the Law on Social Responsibility on Radio and Television. The law seeks to guarantee socially-responsible programming but has been criticized by press freedom groups as a tool for self-censorship due to its ambiguous language and heavy penalties.

When Conatel banished CNN en Espanol in 2017, it accused the network of “direct aggressions that strike against the peace and democratic stability of the Venezuelan people by generating a climate of intolerance.” The government also removed the channel that broadcast sessions of the National Assembly after the opposition won control of the legislature in 2015.

Another law passed by the Maduro-controlled constitutional assembly in 2017 threatens up to 20 years in prison for anyone publishing material deemed hateful.

“The pay TV operators aren’t the ones giving the orders,” said Marianela Balbi, executive director of the Caracas-based Institute for Press and Society, “but they are accomplices in censorship.”

International channels broadcast by DirecTV and other service providers had until recently filled a void left by Globovision, the last open-air network critical of the government, which was sold to a businessman linked to Maduro in 2013. Not long after the purchase, the channel softened its anti-government coverage. Globovision’s billionaire owner, Raúl Gorrín, has been indicted by federal prosecutors in Miami in connection to an alleged money laundering scheme involving Maduro’s stepsons. Gorrín, who was recently added to the Department of Homeland Security's most wanted fugitive list, did not respond to questions from the AP.

As government censorship has intensified, pressure on private broadcast service providers have increased, especially DirecTV, the only one operated by a U.S. company subject to sanctions imposed by the Trump administration.

Last week, Venezuelan social media briefly lit up after Carlos Vecchio, the Guaidó government’s envoy in Washington said DirecTV would be “forced” by the U.S. sanctions to remove “treasonous” Globovision from its lineup.

Accompanying Vecchio’s tweet was the photo of an order by the Treasury Department giving U.S. companies until Jan. 21 to wind down all operations with Venezuela’s largest private TV network.

But in Venezuela, like in the U.S., DirecTV is required to carry several broadcast networks, including Globovision.

Experts said the U.S. government's options for compelling DirecTV to do its bidding in Venezuela are limited.

Peter Kucik, a Washington attorney and former Treasury official specializing in sanctions compliance, said that media companies typically enjoy broad authorizations and exemptions from sanctions because it has been longstanding U.S. policy to promote the free flow of information worldwide, including into authoritarian regimes. In the case of DirecTV, it’s decision to comply with Maduro’s orders to remove channels took place prior to the blocking of the country’s government.

“It's a complex issue, but in general providing any services to the now blocked Maduro government — including taking actions at its request or direction — could incur significant sanctions risk," said Kucik.

Press freedom groups say censorship is widespread in Venezuela.

Since Maduro took office in 2013, dozens of newspapers and radio stations have disappeared, leaving outlets that largely mimic the government’s line while ignoring such issues as human rights abuses and growing malnutrition. Meanwhile, Internet speeds are among the slowest in the world and the government frequently blocks anti-government content.

As a result, Venezuelans haven’t joined the cord-cutting wave seen elsewhere and pay TV remains a dominant source of news and information.

But AT&T hasn’t made money from its satellite service provider in Venezuela for years, due to strict government controls that keeps the price of its packages artificially low — the equivalent of around 15 U.S. cents per month. The situation has become so dire, that DirecTV in 2012 stopped importing set-top boxes, choking its growth. In 2015, it wrote down its assets in the country by $1.1 billion.

Nonetheless, as the cheapest form of entertainment in a nation ravaged by 2 million percent hyperinflation, its market share remains DirecTV's largest in the world.

Unlike other U.S. companies — General Motors, Kellogg Co. and Kimberly-Clark — that have abandoned Venezuela due to shrinking sales, government threats and the risk of sanctions, AT&T has remained, perhaps biding its time until there's an economic turnaround, or business-friendly government, said a Venezuelan telecommunications executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he fears retaliation.

The company may also be committed to its satellite broadcast center, which sits atop a verdant hill overlooking Caracas, the executive said. DirecTV beams about a third of its programming to several parts of South America from this location, according to corporate filings.

The company is wary of being seen as a puppet of U.S. foreign policy and embracing Guaidó, the telecommunications executive said.

One idea being discussed to force its hand is for the National Assembly — which the U.S. and others recognize as Venezuela’s only legitimate institution — to pass legislation ordering it to uphold the constitution, which guarantees access to “timely, truthful and impartial information, without censorship,” according to two of the people familiar with the project.

The same individuals pointed out that Guaidó last week took a step in that direction by saying he would soon name his own ad-hoc Conatel board to fight “the propaganda of a dictatorship that tries to distort reality.”

Some in the U.S. government, however, fear that pushing AT&T too hard could leave it to suspend operations in the country — an outcome nobody wants.

While critical news coverage is hard to come by, other channels offer programming that promotes American values and a view on the world light years from the day-to-day struggles with collapsing infrastructure and food shortage that Venezuelans face. Removing them would isolate the country even more, and drive Venezuelans, especially outside major cities, closer to the government, according to even government opponents.

Andres Izarra, a former Venezuelan communications minister who also created the state-funded regional network Telesur, agrees that there’s a woeful lack of diversity of opinion on television that keeps Venezuelans in the dark.

But he’s skeptical that any plan to open up the airwaves would weaken Maduro’s grip on power.

“This seems to be a very desperate measure, since nothing else has worked, but it won’t have any real effect on the politics on the ground,” said Izarra, who is now living in exile after breaking with the government. “All it will do is allow Maduro to try and portray himself as a victim of U.S. aggression.”

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An elderly KMT supporter was upset with Saturday's election result.

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Three trends can be observed from Saturday's elections: split-ticket voting, an embattled KMT, and extremist parties losing ground.

Voters prefer Tsai to her party

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) won a landslide victory. The DPP retains its majority in the Legislative Yuan, but its share of valid legislator-at-large votes dropped by 10 percentage points compared to the 2016 legislative elections, while Tsai's margin of victory was up one percentage point from four years ago.

As former U.S. national security advisor Steve Yates and others have pointed out, two external factors had a significant influence on this election: China and Hong Kong. The results reflected the sentiment that the majority of Taiwanese do not believe Communist China can peacefully coexist with a free society, and voters rejected China's "one country, two systems" framework by casting a vote for the presidential candidate who opposes it.

However, over 2.8 million voters who backed Tsai in the presidential election chose to support minority parties in the legislator-at-large elections.

Two young political parties, the left-of-center pan-green New Power Party (NPP) and the right-of-center pan-blue Taiwan People's Party (TPP), each secured over a million votes, nearly 2.6 million votes combined, partially thanks to the desire to counter one-party dominance in the country's highest legislative body.

Founded in August 2019 by Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), the TPP claims to be nonpartisan, which makes it attractive to voters who are sick of the ideological confrontation between the DPP and the Kuomintang (KMT), as various observers have pointed out.

However, the TPP has begun to be labeled as center-right and pan-blue in the wake of its partnership with former Foxconn CEO Terry Gou (郭台銘) and its proposal to ally itself with the Kuomintang (KMT) and the NPP after the elections.

Meanwhile, the largest opposition party, the KMT saw its share of votes for at-large seats increase by 6.45 percentage points compared to four years ago, likely at the expense of the China-leaning People First Party (PFP), whose party votes decreased by nearly 276,000. PFP party chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) garnered 4.25 percent of votes in the 2020 presidential race, higher than the party's share in legislator-at-large elections.

Under Taiwan's semi-presidential system, the head of the state is directly elected by Taiwanese citizens. Of the 113 members of the Legislative Yuan, 73 are directly selected by voters of the constituency the candidates represent, six are selected by indigenous populations in two constituencies, and 34 are elected through party-list proportional representation, which was designed to reduce party polarization and the number of wasted votes.

This year, only four parties passed the five-percent threshold to be eligible to win party seats. Despite decreased support in the share of its party votes, the DPP grabbed 13 seats, which the rival KMT matched. The TPP bagged five seats in its first legislative battle since its founding, followed by the fledgling NPP's three seats.

Combined with the legislative seats selected by the voters of their constituencies, the DPP secured a majority of 61 of the total 113 seats, while the KMT grabbed 38 seats, followed by the TPP's five seats and single seats for the Taiwan Statebuilding Party's (TSP) and five independent candidates.

The KMT's bleak future

Despite mixed feelings towards the KMT's presidential candidate, Han, the party's supporters united for various reasons. The DPP's advocacy of pension reform pertaining to retired and nearly retired civil servants, military personnel, and public school teachers, which significantly affects the retirement income of a majority of the KMT's core supporters, could be one of them.

As several observers have pointed out, the youth population is considered to have leaned more towards pro-independence parties, while many of their parents tended to support the KMT, which favors closer ties with China.

In the elections, the DPP managed to play to sovereignty and gender, among other hot button issues, but the KMT appears to have adopted a strategy that put all their eggs in one basket by pandering to older voters, according to one Academia Sinica's researcher.

Based on current voter demographics, the KMT could face a shrinking supporter base, lose power, and see more defeats in the years to come if the party fails to fine-tune its cross-strait policy and continues not to empower younger KMT politicians.

Sovereignty, national security, and economic issues are playing key roles in the elections. As political analysts have stated, a stronger turnout of young and first-time voters, regardless of their motivations, might give Tsai an edge thanks to her high popularity among that demographic, which is reflected by the lower percentage of nonvoters four years ago, as shown as the chart below.

Extremist parties suffer overwhelming defeats

It can also be observed that support for the extreme positions of unification with China and independence were low based on the results of party votes. The youngest and most hardline pro-independence party, the Taiwan Action Party Alliance, saw only 143,617 votes, or 1 percent of the party votes.

The party was founded by former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bia, who is on an ever-extending medical parole from his prison sentence for embezzlement, bribery, and money laundering. Chen announced his withdrawal from politics after his most embarrassing defeat last Saturday.

On the opposite end of the spectrum is the Chinese Unification Promotion Party, also known as the Unionist Party, which gained less support from this year's election at 0.23 percent. The party found itself at the center of controversy in the lead-up to the elections after its members allegedly attacked a man on the street for holding a different opinion.

Other high-profile extremist parties, including the New Party (1.04%), Taiwan Solidarity Union (1.01%), and Formosa Alliance (0.21%), failed to even reach the three-percent threshold to receive election subsidies, and they might have difficulties continuing operations if they cannot get funding elsewhere.

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The recall campaign targeting the Kaohsiung mayor mobilized 500,000 supporters last month.

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Following his defeat in the presidential election last week, the campaign to recall Kaohsiung City Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) has cleared its first major hurdle, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced Friday (Jan. 17).

During the first phase, the WeCare campaign needed to present endorsements from at least 22,814 eligible voters in the southern city, or 1 percent of the eligible voters in the previous mayoral election.

The recall supporters delivered 29,908 signatures, of which 1,348 were rejected, CNA reported. Nevertheless, since 28,560 were accepted, the campaign can now move to its second phase.

Between Feb. 8 and April 8, WeCare will have to collect at least 228,140 signatures, or 10 percent of eligible voters, in support of the recall.

Once that figure is reached and approved by the CEC, a date for the recall vote can be determined.

Before the Jan. 11 presidential election, the recall was already the subject of a massive march in Kaohsiung which drew 500,000 people, according to WeCare.

Han’s defeat has led to renewed hopes that the recall can be successful, as he lost by a margin of almost 20 percent and the Kuomintang (KMT) did not win a single legislative seat in the city.

However, critics have pointed out that the effort might cost more than NT$200 million (US$ million).

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China changes military recruitment plan. (Wikimedia photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Chinese government has altered its military recruitment plan for the new year as it seeks to improve the quality of its armed forces.

According to Sina News, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense previously held military recruitment once every year, but starting in 2020, there will be two yearly recruitment sessions six months apart. Newly enlisted soldiers will still follow the current guidelines regarding discharge, serving at least two years before being released from their military obligations.

The Chinese military says that while it will continue seeking recruits fresh out of high school, but it will now shift its focus to target university graduates during the recruitment process.

Addressing the global attention drawn to the sudden reorientation of its national defense strategy, Beijing said Thursday (Jan. 16) that the change will maintain the quality of its army. It added that a smaller number of soldiers will be recruited during each session to ensure that military outfits retain their sharp focus.

The Chinese government hopes the new strategy will also increase respect for military personnel in the country, reported CNA.

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Migrant worker from Thailand wins NT$8 million jackpot. (Taiwan Lottery photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A migrant worker from Thailand has won the grand prize of Monday's (Jan. 13) Daily Cash 539 Taiwan Lottery and will receive NT$8 million (US$260,000) in winnings.

According to Liberty Times, the 30-year-old expat, who chose to remain anonymous, bought an NT$50 ticket at a lottery shop in Chiayi City on Monday and was able to match all five numbers drawn on the same night. In addition, the other two tickets that he had purchased at the same lottery shop won him a little more than NT$10,000 (US$333).

The owner of the shop, Yen Shu-ching (顏淑菁), told the media that the lucky winner works at a nearby factory and has been a frequent customer of her shop for the past three years along with two of his friends. Yen said that she had reminded her customers to check their prizes once she was notified that the jackpot ticket had been sold at her store.

Yen confirmed that the man had come to the shop Thursday (Jan. 16) to claim his rewards as he shared his joy and excitement with her. The worker said that he plans to use the unexpected fortune to purchase a new house for himself in Thailand.

Coincidentally, Yen said that she actually went to the Chiayi Buddhist Temple (嘉義文財殿) and prayed that her lottery shop would see its first jackpot winner the day before the grand prize was revealed. She believes that the Chinese gods have responded to her request.

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Hong Kong's Nathan Road (photo by Eckhard Pecher).

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwanese man who stole two watches from a Hong Kong store last October will remain in custody in Taichung for at least another three months despite a refusal by the Hong Kong authorities to help with the investigation, reports said Friday (Jan. 17).

Lin (林), 29, has been described as the “Taiwanese Chan Tong-kai” (陳同佳) because his case might also cause extradition problems between the two sides.

Chan is a young man from Hong Kong accused of murdering his girlfriend during a holiday in Taiwan in 2018 and fleeing back home before the crime was discovered. The lack of an extradition agreement between Taiwan and Hong Kong has been cited as the reason for the latter’s proposed extradition bill, which has fueled months of protests.

In Lin’s case, Hong Kong turned down Taiwan's request to provide more information about the alleged robbery, CNA reported Friday. Nevertheless, the Taichung District Prosecutors Office decided to charge the suspect with robbery, and a request to continue detaining him was approved.

Lin traveled to Hong Kong last September purely for reconnaissance purposes, according to CNA. The following month, he flew to Hong Kong again, where he bought an air pistol shaped like a Glock 17 at a toy store in the Mong Kok area.

The next morning, he took a taxi to a store on Nathan Road in the Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district, where he tried on two watches worth a total of about NT$3.8 million (US$126,000), prosecutors said. When he saw that one staff member stood by the door blocking his exit, he produced the imitation gun and ran off with both watches.

Lin flew to Kaohsiung the same afternoon and received NT$2.8 million from a pawn shop for the watches.

The man was arrested in November, but prosecutors' requests for assistance from the Hong Kong authorities and owners of the watch store were not met with positive responses, CNA reported.

Based on earlier information from Hong Kong, Taichung prosecutors still managed to build enough of a case to charge Lin Friday.

Two victims who had their watches stolen by Lin in separate cases in Japan and Singapore visited Taiwan late last year to help investigators. In the end, the cases were settled, with the Taiwanese man agreeing to pay NT$4.25 million and NT$3.13 million, respectively.

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A total of seven receipts contain the winning numbers for the NT$10 million (US$334,000) special prize in the September-October edition of the Taiwan receipt lottery, but there are still two winning receipts yet to be redeemed as of Friday (Jan. 17), according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

In addition, 11 of the 18 winning receipts for the NT$2 million grand prize have yet to be taken home. The ministry reminds prize winners to come forward to claim their winnings prior to the lottery's deadline, March 5, 2020, or their money will be forfeited.

According to the MOF, the winning special prize receipts were an NT$159 purchase of mouthwash at Hua-shin Pharmacy in New Taipei City's Luzhou District and an NT$619 phone bill at a Chunghwa Telecom service center in Taipei's Da'an District.

The other 11 unclaimed grand prize receipts included an NT$10 purchase of MineShine Milk Tea at a 7-Eleven in New Taipei City's Xizhi District, an NT$30 car parking receipt in Taipei City's Neihu District, an NT$60 purchase of a beverage at a tea shop in Taichung, and an NT$93 food purchase at a 7-Eleven store in Hsinchu's Xiangshan District.

Announced on Dec. 25, the winning number for the NT$10 million special prizes of the September-October Taiwan receipt lottery, also known as the uniform invoice lottery, is 41482012. The winning number for the NT$2 million grand prize is 58837976. The winning numbers for the First Prize are 20379435, 47430762, and 36193504.

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Foxconn and Fiat manufacturer FCA want to make electric cars for China.

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Foxconn Technology Group wants to work on electric vehicles for the China market with the Fiat Chrysler Group (FCA), reports said Thursday (Jan. 16).

The Italian-American car giant features brands ranging from Ferrari to Jeep, and is currently in the process of merging with France’s PSA, the manufacturer of Peugeot, Citroën and Opel.

FCA will produce the electric cars while top iPhone supplier Foxconn will provide the electronics and software, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.

Talks have been under way for months, but the car maker and the tech giant still have to sign a contract.

Even though China’s economy is not growing as fast as it once was, the market for electric vehicles grew by 6 percent in 2019 while overall car sales contracted by 8 percent.

As FCA has been struggling to expand its presence in China, an alliance with Foxconn, which runs huge electronics plants in the country, could help.

According to Nikkei, the Taiwanese company wants to diversify away from consumer technology as the sale of smartphones cools, and sees electric vehicles account for 10 percent of its overall sales.

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FILE - Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 file photo, Manchester United's Ashley Young controls the ball during a English FA Cup third round soccer match in Wolve...

MILAN (AP) — Manchester United captain Ashley Young is nearing a transfer to Inter Milan, United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed on Friday as the full back was seen going for a medical in Italy.

“He is 35 in the summer and, if he gets a two-year contract somewhere, I think it's up to him to take that,” Solskjaer said. “We weren't ready to offer that.

“He's been a good servant for the club. He's been captain and he's won trophies, leagues, cups, but we've got players coming through. So it was time now, then. When Ashley's head and mindset was on, ‘Yeah, I want to try this,’ why not do it now?”

In coach Antonio Conte’s first season at Inter, the Nerazzurri are second in Serie A trailing eight-time defending champion Juventus by two points at the season’s midpoint.

At Inter, Young can join up with former United teammates Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez.

Harry Maguire was named United’s new captain on Friday.

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Keiji Furuya (left) and Tsai Ing-wen. (Presidential Office photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — In a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Friday (Jan. 17), Japanese Diet member Keiji Furuya delivered Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s message as of congratulations on her re-election.

Tsai met with Furuya, the chairman of the Japan-ROC Diet Members’ Consultative Council, on Friday at the Presidential Office. During their meeting, Furuya handed the president a letter signed by Abe as the party chair of the Liberal Democratic Party to congratulate Tsai on her victory in the presidential election last week, reports said.

The election showed the maturity and values of Taiwan’s democratic system, remarked Tsai, adding that Taiwan will continue to safeguard its democracy, freedom, and sovereignty while contributing to the peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. Tsai said she looked forward to having Japan’s assistance and support on the path to maintaining regional and global prosperity and development.

The relationship between Taiwan and Japan has continued to deepen over the past three years, said Tsai. She added that following Japan’s participation in the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, a joint Taiwan-U.S. program initiated in 2015, collaborations among the three nations would be further strengthened.

Tsai also expressed hope that Taiwan and Japan would accelerate negotiations on various economic and trade issues so as to deliver “win-win” results for both nations. She did not, however, specify further on what issues she was referring to.

Shortly after Tsai secured her second term with a record number of votes last Saturday (Jan. 11), Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi issued a statement to congratulate Tsai on her landslide victory.

“Taiwan is an important partner and a precious friend of Japan,” said Motegi. “Japan will work toward further deepening cooperation and exchanges between Japan and Taiwan based on the existing position to maintain Japan-Taiwan relations as a working relationship on a non-governmental basis,” he said.

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TSMC CEO C.C. Wei (left) and Chairman Mark Liu

 (CNA photo)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, said on Thursday that its consolidated sales for 2020 will grow more than 17 percent from a year earlier in 2020.

In an investors conference, which was watched closely by the equity markets at home and abroad, C.C. Wei (魏哲家), TSMC's chief executive officer, said the company is expected to benefit from solid demand for smartphones, high performance computer devices, the Internet of Things related applications and automotive electronics this year.

Wei said he expects TSMC's advanced 7 nanometer process, the latest technology which the chipmaker has begun mass producing, will continue to make a big contribution to the company's sales by accounting for more than 30 percent of the total revenue for 2020.

TSMC is scheduled to launch mass production of the more sophisticated 5nm process in the first half of this year. Wei said the 5nm is expected to make up about 10 percent of the company's total sales for 2020.

He said while the global pure foundry industry is estimated to see sales rising 17 percent in 2020, TSMC is expected to perform better and surpass the growth of the entire pure foundry industry by "several percentage points."

Excluding memory chip sales, the global semiconductor industry is expected to post a year-on-year increase in sales of around 8 percent in 2020, Wei said.

Before Wei spoke, TSMC released its latest earnings results which showed net profit for the October-December period was NT$116.04 billion (US$3.87 billion), the highest quarterly level in the company's history, up 14.8 percent from a quarter earlier and also up 16.1 percent from a year earlier.

TSMC's record high net profit had been widely expected after the chipmaker posted a new high of NT$317.24 billion in consolidated sales for the fourth quarter, up 8.3 percent from the previous quarter and also up 9.5 percent from a year earlier.

TSMC's fourth quarter earnings per share (EPS) stood at NT$4.47, compared with NT$3.90 in the third quarter and NT$3.86 recorded over the same period of the previous year.

For 2019, TSMC's net profit stood at NT$345.26 billion, down 1.7 percent from a year earlier, with EPS at NT$13.32, compared with NT$13.54 the previous year, while consolidated sales rose 3.7 percent from 2018 to NT$1.07 trillion.

TSMC said due to expected strong demand for 5G smartphones, the company is expected to see a mitigation in slow season effects in the first quarter, estimating its sales for the January-March period will fall only 1.3 percent from a quarter earlier to range between US$10.2 billion and US$10.3 billion.

Its gross margin -- the difference between revenue and cost of goods sold -- for the first quarter is expected to range between 48.5 percent and 50.5 percent, compared with 50.2 percent in the previous quarter, TSMC said.

The chipmaker said its operating margin -- the difference between sales, the cost of goods sold and operating expenses -- for the January-March period is expected to range between 37.5 percent and 39.5 percent, compared with 39.2 percent a quarter earlier.

To meet rising demand from its clients, TSMC said, its capital expenditure for 2020 is expected to range between US$15 billion and US$16 billion, the highest level for the company.

TSMC said it will assign 80 percent of the capex to develop the 3nm, 5nm and 7nm technology, 10 percent of the spending in advanced packaging and testing technology development and 10 percent in special process development.

The 3nm process is expected to begin commercial production in 2022.

title: TSMC forecasts 2020 sales growth at over 17% | Taiwan News


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Church being demolished in Linfen City, China in 2018. (China Aid screenshot)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Vatican appears to have given its blessing on the shutting down of five parishes and the eviction of priests, elderly people, and a bishop by the Communist Chinese Party.

AsiaNews reports that the five parishes in Fujian Province, including Fu'an, Saiqi, and Suanfeng, as well as an elderly home run by nuns, have been shut down under the guise of "fire safety" measures. Priests and some 30 elderly guests in the home have been made homeless in the process.

Bishop Guo Xijin, a former ordinary bishop of Mindong, Fujian, is also reportedly homeless, forced to sleep on the doorstep of his clergy house in Quanzhou's Luojiang District. Guo was allegedly evicted for "security reasons" because his residence was "illegally occupied," and the electricity was promptly cut off, according to Catholic World News.

The news agency described Guo as one of the "victims" of the September 2018 Holy See–China Agreement, with the treatment of the Mindong diocese as a kind of "pilot project" for the execution of the deal. As part of the accord, Guo had agreed to be demoted to auxiliary bishop in favor of Beijing's hand-picked bishop, Zhan Silu.

Since the deal was inked, Chinese authorities have continuously hounded Guo and other priests in China to sign up for the CCP's official "Independent Church." Any priest who does not sign up for the Communist-run church is, like Guo, allegedly evicted from his church and residence, according to AsiaNews.

Among the five parishes that have been shut down in the latest crackdown, two were quite large, with Fu'an having had 10,000 parishioners and Saiqi 3,000. The home for the elderly was reportedly shut down on Jan. 13, and although some of the 30 residents have been taken in by their relatives, others have been left to fend for themselves.

Local Catholics have criticized Zhan as seeming "more like a politician than a pastor." Dissenting Chinese priests accuse the Vatican of signing the agreement "too lightly" and say it is time for the Holy See to "wake up from its dream" and "acknowledge that it has made a mistake," according to the report.

Video shows parishioners at Fu-an church forced to worship in the dark after power was cut by authorities:

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KAOHSIUNG (Taiwan News) — A lot of Taiwanese people feel rather proud that Andrew Yang (楊安澤) is running to be president of the United States.

He is like the Jeremy Lin (林書豪) of politics. Born in the USA, but to Taiwanese parents and seemingly immensely proud of his heritage.

Only last year, Yang proclaimed himself to be “Taiwanese American” and proud of the fact. His parents have now moved back to live in Taipei, and Yang has claimed to visit them every year in the Taiwanese capital.

This makes his failure to congratulate Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on her recent election victory all the more curious. The election has put Taiwan in the global headlines, and politicians of all backgrounds all over the world have been lining up to offer their congratulations, much to Communist China's ire.

In the USA, it is true that more Republicans have been welcoming Tsai’s re-election than Democrats. But Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has issued a congratulatory statement and so too have two of Yang’s rivals for the Democratic nomination: Pete Buttigieg and former Vice President Joe Biden.

So why hasn’t Andrew Yang?

Some observers have speculated that Yang is under the influence of his foreign policy advisor Ann Lee (李淯). She is an adjunct professor of economics and finance at New York University and has been highly critical of the Trump administration’s hardline stance with China over trade.

She clearly advocates a more conciliatory approach to the Communist regime there. But that would also mean a tolerance of China’s myriad human rights abuses.

Yang has spoken out in the past to criticize China over its persecution of Uighur Muslims in the region of East Turkestan. He has also been critical of their aggressive policies towards Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other places in the region.

Few other Democrats have spoken so openly about these issues, so why has Yang gone quiet now? Is he so weak and unsure in his policies that when an advisor tells him to jump, he simply asks how high?

With Yang failing to offer any comment on the issue at all, it is reasonable to speculate about other potential factors behind his sudden silence.

Yang is on the campaign trail right now and even though he is viewed as a longshot for the Democratic nomination, he is still working hard to gather together the one thing that keeps the cogs turning in U.S. politics; money.

Even if Yang’s political ambitions are not going to result in a general election run this time around, he is young in political terms and it is clear that he wants to make inroads in this field.

His fundraising is therefore not just to finance this campaign, but it is done with an eye of future campaigns too. As one of the few ethnic Chinese politicians in the USA, it is inevitable that Chinese donors will be attracted to him as a candidate.

But donations from anyone with links to China will always come with strings attached. Adherence to the Communist Party’s line on major issues, such as Taiwan, is likely to be one of them.

The silence from Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is thought to be because of his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Lan Chao (趙小蘭), who was actually born in Taipei, has major business links to Communist China.

It seems quite reasonable to deduce that this is the reason behind Yang’s sudden silence on Taiwan.

Whatever the motivation, it is always sad to see someone with Taiwanese roots abandoning their heritage in this way. Even if Yang leans more towards the KMT in Taiwanese politics (which seems unlikely), a statement of congratulations would still have been the polite and classy thing to do. Even Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) congratulated her!

But then, people who are put up on a pedestal always let us down in the end.

Like a certain proud Taiwanese-American basketball player and ardent Christian, who is now plying his trade in a Taiwan-hating, Christian-persecuting country for a team called the Beijing Ducks.

Maybe Jeremy Lin and Andrew Yang are even more alike than we thought!

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people: 韓國瑜 蔡英文

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on Wednesday (Jan. 15) congratulated its most famous Taiwanese alumnus, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), for her landslide win in the presidential election on Jan. 11, striking a major blow against conspiracy theorists.

On Wednesday, LSE posted a news article on its official website titled "LSE alumna Dr Tsai Ing-wen re-elected." In the report, LSE pointed out the fact that Tsai had earned a Ph.D. in law from the university and received a record "8.2 million" (8.17 million) votes in the election, which accounted for 57 percent of the votes, compared to her main challenger Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜), who only managed 39 percent of the vote.

The article then cited Tsai as saying in her victory speech, "Taiwan is showing the world how much we cherish our free democratic way of life and how much we cherish our nation." In an interview with the BBC, which aired on Tuesday (Jan. 14), Tsai said that China should give Taiwan "more respect" and face the "reality" that Taiwan is already an independent country, adding that an invasion would be "very costly."

LSE pointed out a pattern of Taiwanese alumni taking positions of leadership in Taiwan. It also mentioned former Premiere Yu Kuo-hwa (俞國華), who attended the university from 1947 to 1949.

Despite LSE's official statement on Oct. 8 verifying the validity of the Ph.D., Tsai's release of an original copy to the public, and testimony by her college roommate that Tsai's dissertation is real, conspiracy theorists have continued to claim that her degree and dissertation were forged in the build-up to the election. On Wednesday, the Taipei District Court rejected a case by news anchor Dennis Peng (彭文正) alleging neither one existed.

The court ruled that Peng had not explained clearly whether Tsai’s dissertation existed or not and that whether the president held a Ph.D. degree from the LSE or not was not a legal matter, but purely a matter of truth, Liberty Times reported. As a result, Peng’s case would not be considered, but appeals against Wednesday’s court decision are still possible, according to the report.

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — There are 157 ATMs for every 100,000 adults in Taiwan, triple that of the average in Asia, the island country’s financial regulator said on Thursday (Jan. 16).

As of October 2019, there were 157 ATMs in Taiwan for every 100,000 adults, outnumbering Japan’s 127.59, Hong Kong’s 51.8, and Singapore’s 66.46. The density of ATMs is three times that of the average in Asia, which stands at 51.8, wrote CNA.

In addition, Taiwan has a considerable number of commercial banks, with 17.6 branches for every 100,000 adults, while Asia has an average of 9.1 branches. This does not include post offices, credit cooperatives, and farmer and fishermen’s associations, which also provide some of the same financial services as commercial banks.

The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has designed 21 indices to gauge the access individuals and businesses have to useful, affordable financial products and services as part of its objective to promote financial inclusion, reported Anue. Relevant reports will be published on a yearly basis, said the FSC.

While the high ATM density in Taiwan has been blamed as a hurdle in the country's bid to go cashless, FSC Chairman Wellington Koo (顧立雄) insisted that ATMs remain an important part of people’s lives and that they will not disappear but rather morph over time. The country will continue to promote cashless payments while at the same time working to make ATMs smarter in the era of digital banking, he vowed.

title: ATM density in Taiwan triple Asian average | Taiwan News


content_text: 昨晚10時，治安警接獲機場保安員通知，指在檢查一名準備離境的菲律賓青年的行李箱時，發現疑禁用武器，派員到場調查，證實有關武器是一副銀色金屬手銬。經查問，有人供稱手銬是在菲律賓一個網上平台用450披索(約70澳門元)購買，用來玩耍，但不知道屬於澳門的禁用武器，他當晚準備乘搭飛機返回馬尼拉。

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title: 行李箱藏金屬手銬　菲籍男生涉禁用武器被捕


content_text: 警方於本周日(12日)早上接獲報案，指在將軍澳培成路18號一間食肆遭爆竊，一個約值2,000元的錢箱不見了，內有小量現金。警方經進一步調查後，於今日(17日)中午約12時許，在尚德邨尚義樓外，以涉嫌爆竊罪拘捕一名姓雲(52歲)本地男子。警方其後亦於該名男子的住所內檢獲一些懷疑爆竊工具及疑與案有關的衣物，警方正調查他是否與區內其他爆竊案有關，案件交由將軍澳警區刑事調查隊跟進。

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一名南韓男子周二(14日)到司警局報案，稱去年12月9日在路氹區娛樂場與人傾生意時，遭人擅自存入不明來歷的1000萬韓圜(約6.7萬港元)，並在脅迫下刷卡套現5.2萬港元交予對方。惟警方調查後發現雙方在「你情我願」下交易，懷疑與洗黑錢活動有關。
涉案人姓NOH(盧)，男性，57歲，南韓籍，報稱服裝商人，警方以清洗黑錢罪對他落案起訴，移交檢察院跟進。司警指，案中疑犯周二到司警局，聲稱去年12月與一名在香港認識的印尼籍男子相約傾生意，期間對方要求提供一個南韓的銀行帳戶作經營業務之用。隨後對方聲稱向帳戶存入一筆1000萬韓圜的不明來歷資金，並要求提取相關款項。他一度拒絕，但在對方要挾下，最終刷卡套現5.2萬港元，提取相關款項並交到對方手中。
疑犯聲稱事後趁機逃到香港，隨後收到銀行通知銀行帳戶涉嫌收到詐騙所得的黑錢，而南韓警方亦聯絡要求返回南韓投案，由於事件在澳門發生，因此到澳門要求司警協助。司警接手調查後發現疑犯的口供與事實不符，根據「天眼」影像顯示，他並非在不情願和被要挾的情況下提款。

countries: 印尼 澳門 香港

title: 稱在娛樂場被迫刷卡套現　韓男洗黑錢後報假案法辦


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密爾瓦基公鹿球星「字母哥」Giannis Antetokounmpo，上個球季將數據推上場均27.7分、12.5籃板、5.9助攻的生涯新高峰，並帶領球隊站上東區戰績龍頭。本季他火力再進化，甚至「球員效率值(PER)」可能登上歷史新高。

Antetokounmpo在今日與塞爾提克賽前，場均30.0分、12.7籃板、5.5助攻，三分球場均出手次數5.1次，命中率來到33%。

根據《運動畫刊》記者Chris Mannix推特發文表示，Antetokounmpo的PER值正逐步走向歷史新高。今天賽前，他的PER值來到33.4，比名人堂中鋒Wilt Chamberlain(張伯倫)在1962-63球季的31.82高出一個檔次，而Antetokounmpo拿下MVP那年的PER值在歷史排名第13。

除了PER值之外，Antetokounmpo的防守效率值來到96.4、防守貢獻值3.1、BPM值12.6都是都是領先NBA，VORP(value over replacement player)值則是4.4、勝利貢獻值7.8，排名聯盟第2。

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在歷經27天的出價競標，台灣5G終於以1380.81億元決標，五大電信的戰火也暫告一段落，這個天價不但突破台灣歷史紀錄，其中最熱門的單位頻段，也創下全球最高價，對此，遠東集團徐旭東直言，政府訂的規則，聰明過頭了！

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被形容為失速列車的5G競標，終於在16日暫時畫下句點，而價格也來到天價1380.81億元，更創下台灣歷年來最高價格，全球單位頻段最高價，還有最多電信業者參與的三大紀錄。

遠傳電信在黃金頻譜拿下第二多頻寬，僅次中華電信，總共投入410億元，集團董事長徐旭東直言遊戲規則是政府訂的。

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遠東集團董事長徐旭東：「政府這次標法，聰明過頭。」

民眾最關心的還是資費，電信公司先砸錢搶頻寬，接下來還要設基地台，成本不斷墊高，專家分析，中華電信光搶頻譜就花463億元，資費恐怕600元起跳，最高3000元；遠傳跟台哥大，費率可能落在600到2800；而第四名的台灣之星，付出標金也達197億元，費率可能在600至2500元之間。

遠東集團董事長徐旭東：「價錢雖然是高一點，我們的耗用量，尤其在通訊上面，也是世界最高的。」

電信廣告：「只要伸手，就能掌握世界。」

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事實上，5G還沒上市，電信業的廣告戰已經開打，號稱未來在農業、科技，交通、醫療、遊戲都將轉型智慧化，代表食衣住行和5G息息相關，徐旭東也透露，就是看準未來發展潛力積極投入。

前電信業講師陳聖貴：「我反而會預期的是，他在價位上並不會有這麼誇張的調整，我相信電信業者會訂出一個，比大家預期還要更優惠的資費，讓更多人去直接升級到5G。」

也有專家認為，未來電信資費應該不至於高到無法負擔，電信業者則表示，現在對資費臆測都太早，恐怕還要一段時間才會明朗。

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title: 5G標金破1380億 徐旭東：政府聰明過頭


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國際中心／綜合報導

烏干達一名27歲伊斯蘭教神職人員穆圖巴(Sheikh Mohammed Mutumba)，2週前完成婚禮，不料妻子涉嫌偷竊鄰居電視遭逮捕，更讓人崩潰的是，警方告訴穆圖巴，你的妻子其實是「男人」。

綜合外媒報導，一名主持清真寺教務的阿訇穆圖巴，去年12月和妻子娜布奇拉(Swabullah Nabukeera)舉行一場傳統的伊斯蘭式婚禮，不過新婚2週以來，穆圖巴屢屢求歡遭拒，娜布奇拉說要等經期結束再行房，而且睡覺時都全身穿衣服包緊緊。

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▲穆圖巴的「妻子」拒絕行房，睡覺時也都全身包緊緊。（示意圖，非當事人／翻攝自Pixabay）

不料有天警察上門，對穆圖巴說他的妻子涉嫌偷竊鄰居電視遭逮捕，並告知他的妻子其實是「男人」，因為女警搜身時發現，竊賊將衣服塞進胸罩內，偽裝豐腴胸部，而且搜身還摸到「男性生殖器」，讓穆圖巴當場怒斥竊賊欺騙他的感情。

竊賊後來坦承自己的本名是圖穆薩比(Richard Tumushabe)，認為身為阿訇的穆通巴經濟狀況不錯，因此偽裝成女性和穆通巴成婚後，就可以偷他的錢；穆圖巴的同事也說，沒有人發現圖穆薩比偽裝成女性，「因為他的聲音和走路姿態，跟女性一模一樣」。

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▲穆圖巴的「妻子」偷鄰居電視被逮，真實身分才曝光。（示意圖，非當事人／翻攝自Pixabay）

更悲慘的是，事件發生後穆圖巴遭當地清真寺停職，當地清真寺官員指出，儘管他們相信穆圖巴結婚前，對「妻子」的性別並不知情，但為了保持信仰的完整性，停職是必要的決定；當地記者聯繫不上穆圖巴，鄰居們說穆圖巴深受打擊，已經好幾天沒有出門，目前在家和家人一起接受心理諮詢。

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title: 新婚妻偷電視遭逮 警上門告知「你老婆是男的」新郎崩潰


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娛樂中心／綜合報導

英國王室成員哈利王子（Prince Harry）與妻子梅根（Meghan Markle）8日在沒有經過王室的同意下，無預警宣布「卸下資深王室成員」，決定展開新生活，消息震驚外界，雖然哈利與梅根的聲明中提到，未來會在英國與加拿大兩地輪流居住，不過近來的種種跡象卻顯示，他們很有可能會定居在加拿大。

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▲哈利和梅根宣布退出王室。（圖／翻攝自IG）

哈利王子日前和梅根王妃在IG發出聲明表示決定退出王室高層成員，未來將會財務獨立，但會全力支持女王，同時他們也透露，未來會在英國、加拿大兩地輪流居住，聲明中提到「這種地理上的分配，將能讓我們的兒子理解他所出生王室的傳統，同時讓我們一家能有空間展開下一篇章，包括發展我們的新慈善事業。」

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 哈利王子,梅根 sussexroyal IG

▲哈利和梅根爆解雇英國別墅內工作人員。（圖／翻攝自IG）

不過據《每日郵報》（Daily Mail）報導，哈利與梅根似乎有要定居加拿大的打算，有消息人士透露，哈利與梅根在英國所居住的浮若閣摩爾小別墅（Frogmore Cottage），裡頭的工作人員包含廚師、女傭和侍從等約聘人員都已經接到遣散通知，表示不再需要他們的服務。

據知接獲遣散通知的工作人員們，已經有人獲得白金漢宮內的其他工作，至於長年都住在別墅內的兩名正職工作人員得知未來可能要換工作，更是無比震驚，因為他們一直驕傲於在哈利與梅根的別墅工作。對此，有王室官員推測，這意味著哈利和梅根不會再以「有意義」的方式留在英國。

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title: 沒打算回來？哈利梅根退出王室 爆「英國別墅員工全解雇」


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© 由 風傳媒 提供號稱新北一哥的板橋房價水漲船高，而台北的萬華區一直以來房價較便宜，在天龍國裡相對來說房價較為親民，而PTT上的網友也開始戰起來！新北的天龍區對上天龍國的平價區，到底住哪才是王道？

環境不同，各有「特色」萬華最讓人擔心的問題就是幫派、紅燈區以及遊民。現今在新聞頁面搜尋萬華角頭等關鍵字，也能看到不少社會新聞，因此大眾對於萬華的印象大多不好。

網友則認為板橋如果沒有新板特區，其實跟萬華差不多，其他區域就是一般的新北市，對此住商不動產企研室經理徐佳馨也提到，板橋的浮洲、樹林一帶若實際走訪，商業活動真的不多。若以環境來看，板橋與萬華並不是整個區域都是平均發展。

另外板橋與萬華都有遊民問題，板橋車站的遊民看起來較少，但萬華的龍山寺附近有不少遊民，網友也建議民眾如果要住萬華的話記得避開龍山寺及艋舺公園附近，不要太晚回家就沒事。

房價差不多，要比就比其他最令人關心的就是房價，萬華離台北車站及房價高昂的中正區不遠，在台北是好入手新屋的區域之一；而板橋有新板特區、耶誕城的加持，因此跳脫新北的平均房價，與萬華的房價不相上下。但萬華較少新建案，是較老舊的社區，加上環境較複雜，徐佳馨表示，以龍山寺為例，縱然生活機能再好，這些依然多少會影響房價。

不過板橋並非整個區域都繁榮，撇掉常被討論的板橋區內的捷運站外，前面提到的浮洲與靠近樹林的一帶乏人問津。徐佳馨自己親身走訪過浮洲，她認為浮洲市容較老舊、幾乎沒什麼商業活動，與新板特區給人的時尚感落差較大，雖然房價較便宜，但生活機能並沒有比較好，只能滿足最基礎的需求，加上離捷運站遠交通較不便，因此討論度較少。

交通都方便，二選一太難若將萬華分為南北兩部分來看，南萬華離捷運站較遠、公車也較少，比起北萬華靠近西門町優勢較小，但南萬華離板橋很近，有七座橋對外連結。從交通部份可以看到，萬華不輸板橋，更有不少網友直呼：有台北市的門牌就是不一樣！而板橋也不是省油的燈，三鐵共構是一大優點，公車班次也多，如果只看交通，新北與台北真是艱難的抉擇啊！

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title: 「新北一哥VS.天龍國門牌」好糾結！內行人告訴你板橋跟萬華房子怎麼選


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57歲的演員馬景濤以咆哮式演技為人所知，因此有「咆哮帝」之稱，過去是瓊瑤御用的男主角，已經許久沒在螢光幕前露臉的他，近來遭爆當起了婚禮歌手，意外曝光蒼老模樣。網路上流傳一段馬景濤擔任婚禮歌手的影片，影片裡他抵達農村婚禮現場後，現場的民眾立刻開心地找他握手，他也在婚禮上獻唱〈刀劍如夢〉等多首歌曲，而他全身穿著深色衣物，半長的頭髮也隨意披散，多了點年老的滄桑感，與過去乾淨俐落的電視劇小生模樣有落差。

網友看到影片後，有人酸「過氣明星淪落到農村跑場子」，也有人爆料因為他事業跌落谷底，只能靠商演賺錢，這次當婚禮歌手還是友情價30萬元（約台幣130萬元）出演。

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title: 57歲男星當婚禮歌手撈金130萬 帥臉崩壞近況曝光


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星座塔羅牌專家小孟老師靠著替人分析前世今生走紅，也經常上節目分享經驗談，先前他曾爆料一位女星，在出道前其實是八大行業，後來在飯局中遇到一名大牌經紀人，靠著陪睡被捧成「戲劇一姊」，後來又嫁給了知名企業富二代，連帶曝光了她當年的飯局價碼。

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 小孟老師爆料戲劇一姐曾做飯局妹，一場代價2-3萬台幣。（圖／翻攝自新聞挖挖哇YouTube)

▲小孟老師爆戲劇一姐靠他幫忙順利嫁入豪門。（圖／翻攝自YouTube）

小孟老師先前上《新聞挖挖哇》聊到婆媳問題時，驚爆有位「戲劇一姊」曾因婆媳問題找他求助，了解下才知道原來那名女星出身自八大行業，是個專職的「飯局妹」，每次富商名流邀約吃飯，代價就是2到3萬，某次在飯局上遇到一個大牌經紀人，對方認為她資質不錯，直白告訴她「你如果跟著我，我讓你紅，但是你要跟我發生關係。」

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 小孟老師爆料戲劇一姐當飯局妹時價碼2、3萬台幣。（圖／翻攝自新聞挖挖哇YouTube)

▲戲劇一姐飯局價碼2、3萬台幣。（圖／翻攝自YouTube）

這名女星點頭答應，最後也確實順利成為戲劇一姊，成名後還因此獲得富二代的青睞嫁進豪門，不過卻因為藝人的身分，被婆婆看不起，甚至覺得她是掃把星，不時對她冷嘲熱諷，才讓女星受不了找上小孟老師，最終成功化解這場婆媳紛爭。

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 小孟老師爆料某女星入行靠陪睡經紀人成為「戲劇一姐」。（圖／翻攝自新聞挖挖哇YouTube)

▲小孟老師爆料某女星入行靠陪睡經紀人成為「戲劇一姐」。（圖／翻攝自YouTube）

不過小孟老師在節目中並未提到該名女星的姓名，遭網友吐槽：「小孟故事中藝人的家人知道她之前曾在八大行業而且還和那個經紀人有過那麼一段嗎？難道這不會製造家庭問題？」遭質疑是為了上節目編的故事，引起網友熱議，主持人鄭弘儀也笑虧：「感覺你這個故事是廣告。」

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title: 潛規則？戲劇一姊爆「陪睡名經紀人搏上位」 飯局價碼曝光


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 ▲火鍋湯底。（示意圖／取自 flickr ）

▲不少人喜歡吃百元火鍋。（示意圖／取自 flickr ）
近年來百元小火鍋興盛，有些店家甚至開到半夜搶客，吸引不少民眾喜愛，而近日天氣轉涼，不少人想吃鍋又不想自己煮，就會到百元火鍋店暖一下胃。而近日，就有網友討論「吃小火鍋大家必加點的東西是什麼」貼文引發熱議。

原 PO 在 PTT 發起討論指出「如果去吃 110 元、 120 元那種小火鍋，不管點了什麼口味的，我一定會點一包科學麵，因為放到火鍋裡面煮，讓麵條吸滿湯汁精華，在打撈起來狂吸猛吃，實在過癮，大家小火鍋都加點啥呢？」

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▲網友討論吃小火鍋要加點什麼。（圖／取自PTT）

貼文一出，吸引許多網友回應「凍豆腐！」、「豆皮」、「豆皮跟凍豆腐真的很必備」、「頂多加盤肉而已吧肉超少的」、「 2 顆蛋，一顆拌沙茶，一顆拌飯，蛋白沾肉」、「豆皮一定要加的」、「會加點的都很盤」、「金針菇、玉米」、「貢丸謝謝」。

另外，也有網友專業分析「會加點科學麵或王子麵是因為，有些百元火鍋店家並沒有白飯吃到飽，這時候就可以點麵來吃，因為麵會吸取火鍋的湯汁，會更增加飽足感，因此不用額外多加點配料， CP 值整個大耀進」。（編輯：張嘉哲）

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title: 百元火鍋怎吃最划算？ 老饕曝「超省點法」：真的吃很飽


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減肥的人都知道要減少精緻澱粉的攝取，日前有媒體報導，日本家電品牌THANKO推出一款最新型的「減醣電子鍋」，號稱能夠減醣35%。對於愛吃飯又想減醣，達到減肥目的的人來說，真的是一大救星嗎？國內減重醫師表示，一般人過度限制醣類的攝取，可能對健康有意想不到的不良影響。

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 減肥難戒澱粉，減醣電子鍋新救星！減重名醫：過度限制醣類，有這些驚人後果…
「醣」和「糖」分得清嗎？衛福部建議：每天最少約需100克的醣類

醣，就是碳水化合物的總稱，是人體能量來源，人體消耗熱量來源時會先代謝醣分，然後才是蛋白質和脂肪。如果沒有用完，就會變成肝醣存著。醣類又分為單醣（例如：葡萄糖、果糖）、雙醣（例如：麥芽糖、蔗糖）、寡醣和多醣，其中單醣和雙醣因分子結構簡單，可稱為簡單醣類，也就是一般所稱的「糖」，因此，當然也是碳水化合物的一種。

根據衛福部建議，每天最少約需100克的醣類，而1碗飯大約含60公克醣類，所以每天女生大約是吃白飯1.5碗，男生大約是2碗。如果低於此標準，就屬於低醣飲食。在長期實施低醣飲食時，有一些注意事項，以免造成健康危害。

日本減醣電子鍋號稱能夠減醣35%

這一款「減醣電子鍋」設有低醣質煮飯模式，號稱能夠減醣35%（100g的白飯含醣量約36.8g）。台灣肥胖症衛教防治學會常務理事暨減重專科醫師劉伯恩表示，姑且不談其是否有能讓米飯內糖份減少之功能，從營養學的觀點來看，一個人一天所需要維持基本代謝率所需的熱量，其正常健康的來源就是脂肪：糖份：蛋白質比例約為20％：60％：20％。而1公克的糖份約可產生4大卡熱量，所以如以60公斤的人計算，大約需要2000大卡，故其糖份大約是：2000x60％＝1200(卡)，換算成克數大約是300公克的澱粉質。

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 根據衛福部建議，每天最少約需100克的醣類，而1碗飯大約含60公克醣類，所以每天女生大約是吃白飯1.5碗，男生大約是2碗。
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 如果在短暫時間採取限醣飲食配方，也要配搭適量的蛋白質及適量的脂肪成分。
但是，如果白飯的熱量減少，人體的生理機能就會自動從別的途徑多攝取熱量，來回補其基礎代謝。而此種減醣電子鍋號稱可以減少35％的糖份，如依此換算，100公克的米飯，大約可以減少12.88克的糖份。(因100公克的米飯，大約含有糖份36.8g)。12.88克的糖份可以產生約50卡的熱量，對於體重的控制並不會影響太大，因此，如果想單以減醣電子鍋做為減肥的工具，可能無法達到效果！

過度限制醣的攝取、限制熱量，小心攝酮酸中毒

雖然，有糖尿病患者，或是病態性肥胖者，需要適當的限制糖份的攝取，間接的也減少了熱量的吸收。一般如果要執行減糖計畫，每天減少的糖份不要超過總熱量的10％，如果超過太多，身體就會利用脂肪或蛋白質來燃燒，而造成酮酸中毒的危險。

現代人追求窈窕，因此用盡各種方法來限制熱量的攝取，但是，過度的減少澱粉或糖份之攝取，也要小心可能會造成酮酸中毒的危險。另外，造成其他健康的影響還包括：免疫系統的紊亂、女性荷爾蒙的分泌的擾亂、生理區缺氧症候群，以及全身倦怠等低醣障礙症候群。

採取限醣飲食要搭配：適量蛋白質、脂肪、蔬果，達到均衡

如果真的要採取限醣飲食，建議如何搭配其他食物一起吃比較好？劉伯恩醫師提醒，一般如果在短暫時間採取限醣飲食配方，也要配搭適量的蛋白質及適量的脂肪成分，因為每1公克的脂肪可以產生9大卡的熱量，對於維持身體的基本代謝率，扮演重要的角色。其他也可搭配豆類食材，既可補充蛋白質，又含有豐富的膳食纖維，是可以達到均衡的效果。當然也要補充足夠的蔬果類，除了具有豐富的膳食纖維之外，也含有足夠的礦物質及維生素，是減重時不可缺乏的重要成分。

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title: 減肥難戒澱粉，減醣電子鍋新救星！減重名醫：過度限制醣類，有這些驚人後果…


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2020總統大選，前黨主席吳敦義負起敗選責任，辭職下台。但資深媒體人尚毅夫指出，吳下台後，目前藍營內有許多有志之士都想參選黨主席一職，可是據他理解，未經證實，就是黃復興黨部希望吳敦義不要辭。因此，吳敦義是否還會東山再起，黃復興將扮演重要角色。

尚毅夫在政論節目《突發琪想》上表示，吳敦義是很想留任黨主席，也找過許多人幫忙，但無奈大家的回答都是應該走，所以吳敦義最後逼不得已還是走了。

尚毅夫接著表示，吳敦義走後，現在前台北縣長周錫瑋、前新北市長朱立倫、前台北市長郝龍斌都已準備參選，許多年輕派也表態力挺青壯派台中市立委江啟臣參選，還有國民黨中央委員連勝文的動向都受到注目，但這些人就算最後出來參選，都要遇到一個最重要的問題，那就是黃復興黨部的態度。他有聽說一個傳聞，但未經證實，就是黃復興黨部希望吳敦義不要辭。

尚毅夫更指出，可以注意到，目前黨中央吳敦義的人馬基本都還在，除了一級主管外，黃復興的金恩慶還在，還有一些地方黨部也是欠吳人情，所以從地方黨部乃至於黃復興黨部，吳敦義都還能夠控制。吳目前做法是先卡掉曾永權，且吳的人馬還在，這樣下一步黨主席選舉的時候，就能再卡朱，因此現階段國民黨的內鬥還未結束。

但為何吳敦義非要卡曾永權，據《上報》報導，吳之所以不讓黨副主席兼秘書長曾永權任代理黨主席，因為曾的關係和前總統馬英九及高雄市長韓國瑜關係較近，故有意讓立委曾銘宗接任代理黨主席，但因於法不合，改讓曾銘宗接秘書長，中常委林榮德任代理黨主席，但實權是在曾銘宗手上。

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title: 驚！藍下屆黨主席 傳黃復興屬意他？


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2020大選結束，國民黨潰敗，黨內檢討敗選之因，其中不分區名單就是其一。何以當初前黨主席吳敦義會提出如此引人爭議的名單？對此，國民黨副秘書長蔡正元解答了，原來這份不分區立委提名名單，很多是他建議的。

蔡正元今在臉書以「那幾個晚上」為題，發文表示，那幾個晚上，吳敦義勸他回黨幫忙，他提三個建議：

第一、吳斯懷、車宜靜列不安全名單。

第二、黃士修列安全名單。

第三、吳敦義列第一名並宣布若爭取不到立法院長即辭職。

蔡正元隨後感嘆，但可能包袱太重了，第二天只有車宜靜改列不安全名單。不分區立委的名單之爭，沒有全部止血，實在可惜！

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title: 蔡正元認了 揭藍不分區提名內幕


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 ▲福原愛住台灣不說中文，也不承認自己是桌球選手，原因竟是為了2個孩子。（圖／臉書）

▲福原愛住台灣不說中文，也不承認自己是桌球選手，原因竟是為了2個孩子。（圖／臉書）
台日桌球明星夫妻江宏傑及福原愛，2016年結婚後育有一女「小小愛」（Aila醬）、一子「小小傑」（kou君），一家四口幸福美滿。為了今年7月在東京舉辦的奧運，福原愛日前現身東京澀谷區公所的座談會，受訪時談到在台灣的家庭生活，透露自己刻意隱瞞小孩2件事，引發日本網友熱議。

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▲福原愛與江宏傑感情甜蜜。（圖／臉書）

福原愛嫁作台灣媳婦，婚後也定居台灣，但據《體育報知》報導，為了讓自己的孩子能自然地學習日文，她堅持在子女面前絕對不說中文，只用日文溝通，讓小孩從小把日語當做母語。

此外，福原愛透露，她至今沒讓孩子知道自己曾是桌球選手，理由是很怕子女一旦知道父母都是桌球選手，會覺得自己也要學會打桌球，不過福原愛說：「我只會桌球不會別的，如果他們自己說想要打的話，我會全力支持。」

對此，不少日本網友認為，福原愛為了小孩的教育實在用心良苦，大讚她「真的是一位好媽媽！」（編輯：楊穎軒）

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▲福原愛與江宏傑對孩子的教育多所堅持。（圖／臉書）

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title: 福原愛「住台不說中文、不認是桌球選手」 原因讓網跪了


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港星劉松仁出道多年，曾演出過膾炙人口的經典影視作品，近年最廣為人知的就是在《步步驚心》中飾演康熙皇帝，也就是吳奇隆的「皇阿瑪」一角，劇中他時而親善和藹，時而不怒而威，精湛演技令許多觀眾佩服不已。然而現年70歲的劉松仁近日卻驚傳中風，不僅需靠拐杖輔助走路，身形也消瘦不少，讓外界擔心不已。對此，劉松仁也簡短以9字解釋病況報平安。

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▲劉松仁過去曾演出許多經典影視作品。（圖／翻攝自微博）

港媒報導，劉松仁近日身體狀況大不如前，不僅身形消瘦，還疑似因為中風導致行動不便，身體右半邊明顯較為無力，需靠拐杖輔助走路，也因為他右手長期握拳、靈活度變差，食指和小拇指也不能完全彎曲。對於媒體詢問，劉松仁並未正面回應中風傳聞，僅以簡訊回覆《星島日報》，表示：「謝謝關心，康復中，放心。」

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▼▲劉松仁以9字回應中風傳言。（圖／翻攝自微博）

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劉松仁近來忙於策畫的音樂劇《利瑪竇》，同劇演員古明華被問及此事，表示劉松仁頭腦很清楚，不像是中風，但身體狀況跟一年前相比確實有差別，應該只是年紀大了走路變緩慢；劇中擔任男主角的王梓軒則透過經紀人表示，劉松仁應該是先前跌倒才導致走路緩慢，「希望劉松仁早日康復，但畢竟年紀也大，需要一點時間復原，應該沒有大礙」。

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42歲女星吳佩慈與富商男友紀曉波交往多年，雖然遲遲沒有名份，但仍替他生下2子1女，如今懷上第四胎即將卸貨。近來港媒直擊她和紀曉波帶著兒女同遊香港某樂園，不過紀曉波不顧身懷巨肚的吳佩慈十分疲憊，只顧著玩手機沒顧小孩，令外界直呼心寒，但對此，吳佩慈曬合照替男友反駁，更直呼他是「最好的爸爸」。

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▲▼吳佩慈曬合家歡照片破除謠言。（圖／翻攝自微博）

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港媒過去多次拍到吳佩慈挺著大肚逛街，但身旁卻不見紀曉波，感覺吳佩慈相當孤單，近日港媒在香港某個遊樂園拍到吳佩慈和紀曉波同框的畫面，當時挺著大肚的吳佩慈看起來相當疲憊，還不斷打哈欠，眼看就要睡著，不過坐在吳佩慈旁邊的紀曉波卻自顧自的玩手機，對女友的疲憊視若無睹，不少人對高齡懷孕的吳佩慈感到心寒。

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▲吳佩慈表示紀曉波是「最好的爸爸」。（圖／翻攝自微博）

但15日晚間，吳佩慈做出澄清，在社交網站上曬出去遊樂園的全家福近照，並表示「看圖亂寫新聞真令人無語」，還備註「最好的爸爸+確實孕晚期很睏的媽媽」。

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▲吳佩慈駁斥謠言。（圖／翻攝自微博）

就有網友問她：「這也會生氣？」吳佩慈坦言「會啊」，認為「一般可能真的以為我們會把自己搞得累得要死去海洋公園，然後不理孩子自己坐下休息和講電話」，但事實不然，紀曉波坐了一下，馬上又站起來陪小孩玩，根本不是報導中所指「不顧小孩」。

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洋基季後沒有和游擊手葛果里耶斯（Didi Gregorius）續約，就是要讓2019年兼守二壘跟游擊的托瑞斯（Gleyber Torres）在2020年專職游擊，根據《大聯盟官網》最新的評選，洋基新球季的二、游搭檔拉梅修（DJ LeMahieu）和托瑞斯，獲評為美聯東區最強二、游組合。

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 ▲拉梅修（DJ LeMahieu）、托瑞斯（Gleyber Torres）被評為美聯最強二游。（圖／翻攝自推特）

▲拉梅修（DJ LeMahieu）、托瑞斯（Gleyber Torres）被評為美聯最強二、游。（圖／翻攝自推特）

托瑞斯2019年真的是打出名堂！整季144場出賽，繳出2成78打擊率、38轟、90分打點的成績，托瑞斯成為洋基傳奇球星狄馬喬（Joe DiMaggio）之後，洋基第2位在23歲以前單季敲出30支全壘打的球員。單季90分打點也是1954年曼托（Mickey Mantle）的102分打點之後，洋基隊史22歲下球員打點第2多。

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title: 影／洋基拉梅修、托瑞斯 獲評美東最強二、游搭檔


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韓國瑜競選總統失利後，隨即宣布要重回高雄市府上班，並在記者會上對自己離開高雄3個月一事，向市民道歉。然對高雄人而言，接下來的重頭戲是要繼續走完罷免程序。對此，資深媒體人王瑞德感嘆，韓國瑜被罷免之後，恐怕連以往最喜歡打麻將的地方、王小姐的家都沒辦法去，下一步只剩參選國民黨主席一途。

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▲ 王瑞德分析，韓國瑜被罷免後，恐怕只剩參選黨主席一途。（組合圖／資料照）

針對高雄風雨欲來的「罷韓」風暴，王瑞德在臉書指出，「現在大家都要罷免他，連趙少康都要想辦法早點睡、不要遲到、準時上班；而台北市議員秦慧珠也提出７項建議，可以通過罷免，第一點就是不要遲到。我發現，這些人都很瞭解韓國瑜，他們對市長的要求都不高，不要遲到就好。」

王瑞德認為，「現在全國都在看高雄，高雄人要出口氣，如果被罷免的話，韓國瑜要到哪裡去？現在只剩下最後一招，我相信他講得很清楚，一毛錢都不要，一億六千萬的補助款進了黨部還不夠，政黨兩億多進去只夠付兩個月的薪水，緊接而來怎麼辦？韓國瑜萬一被罷免成功，他沒有地方可以去，他連最喜歡打麻將的地方、王小姐的家，都沒辦法去了，韓國瑜當然只有選黨主席了。」

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▲ 黃捷指出高雄人已經忍無可忍，應淘汰失職市長。（圖／資料照）

此外，高雄市議員黃捷日前上節目時也提到，韓國瑜當年以89萬票成功獲選為市長，但在本屆總統大選僅得61萬，流失的選票反映了高雄人對韓的不滿；甚至有不少民眾都在問罷免的時程安排，顯示高雄人也認為不應該再留住如此不適任的市長。

黃捷接著指出，第一階段的3萬份連署書已經送交中選會審查，預計2月可以開始簽署第二階段連署；她強調，罷免行動完全是市民自發，並未受任何黨派煽動，因為高雄市民在這一年來已經受夠了，「下一張票我們會留給韓國瑜，5月的罷免一定投下同意票，這是所有高雄人的心聲。」

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剛滿38歲的南韓女星全智賢2001年以電影《我的野蠻女友》竄紅成一線女星，2012年她嫁給富三代崔俊赫後，再因韓劇《來自星星的你》人氣飆升，。2018年她如願誕下二胎後暫別螢光幕，直到去年底才回歸，雖有一陣子零演藝工作，但靠著她精準的投資眼光，不僅不用擔心沒錢，還奪下了南韓娛樂圈中房地產女王的冠軍寶座。

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▲▼全智賢是南韓娛樂圈的房地產女王。（圖／翻攝自IG）

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雖然從2016年《藍色海洋的傳說》拍完後，全智賢目前尚未有新作，但靠著拍攝廣告以及投資的房地產就讓她財源滾滾來。近來南韓節目《Section TV演藝通信》統計了南韓娛樂圈中有在投資房地產的明星，並進行排名戰，全智賢毫無懸念地坐上冠軍寶座。她在2007年首次投資房地產，就憑著好眼光以86億韓元（約台幣2.2億）購入首爾論峴洞5層樓建築物，目前市值已翻倍。

全智賢之後又購入多套豪宅，3年前豪爽掏出325億韓元（約台幣8.4億）現金，購入江南區三成洞豪宅，隨著周遭電力用地的開發，目前價值已升值不少，據韓媒估算，她名下持有的房產總價值超過1000億元（約台幣25.83億），每個月光是靠收租金就可以爽賺300萬，即使有快3年多的時間沒有拍戲也不怕沒錢花，可以說是最富有的包租婆。

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▲▼全智賢回歸螢光幕。（圖／翻攝自IG）

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身為南韓超人氣的第一線女演員，全智賢在生下二胎後暫別螢光幕，直到去年底終於有了新作品消息，確定將於今年參演《李屍朝鮮》新一季的演出，並擔任主要角色，雖然尚不知道全智賢在劇中飾演的角色身分，以及會對劇情產生怎麼樣的影響，但女神的華麗回歸仍是頗具話題性，且《李屍朝鮮》還會再拍第三季，也讓劇迷都相當開心。

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 缺牙不補沒關係？ 小心臉歪和不知名疼痛找上你

▲1名中年男性工程師，不時出現顳顎關節疼痛和頭痛症狀，檢查發現是因為缺牙導致導致。（圖／ingimage）
1名中年男性工程師，近年來不時出現顳顎關節疼痛和頭痛症狀，為此曾至耳鼻喉科就醫檢查，結果耳朵機能正常、也無三叉神經痛問題，直到前往牙科看診檢查，發現因為左半邊的大臼齒已缺牙2年之久，加上長期慣用右半邊的牙齒咀嚼，導致右半邊的上下咬合受力過重，因而衍生顳顎關節疼痛及頭痛的問題，最後經過植牙填補缺牙，再將咬合進行調整，如今頭疼、顳顎疼痛不適，都迎刃而解。

收治該名男性工程師的牙醫師徐慶雲表示，病患看診時主訴2年前最末顆大臼齒因蛀牙過深被拔掉，無法採用牙橋方式填補又對看牙有恐懼，索性空著缺牙不理會。卻不知長期缺牙加上慣用同一邊牙齒咀嚼，合併工作壓力大晚上睡覺有磨牙習慣，使得牙齒的咬合面已經被磨得平坦，咬合受力也處於超載的狀態。

徐慶雲解釋，成人正常牙齒排列約為32顆牙齒，由中間門牙分割為上下左右4區域，前牙主要負責將食物撕裂成小塊，再挪至後牙咀嚼磨碎，若其中一邊後牙缺損，門牙和另外一邊的後牙的咀嚼工作量就會加重。即使1顆牙也不能小看，當長久缺牙置之不理，導致缺牙處造成萎縮，不僅可能影響臉部對稱、導致歪斜，慣用同一邊牙齒咀嚼，容易導致咬合力道太強，引發顳顎關節疼痛等結果。值得注意的是，若老人家後牙缺損過多，無法磨碎食物、囫圇吞棗，也易衍生腸胃道不適，營養吸收不足的後果。

很多人害怕看牙醫，導致蛀牙過深、根管治療也無力回天，只好拔掉牙齒；或是牙周病未及時治療，牙床骨遭侵蝕過多，最終牙齒保不住。牙科醫師建議，缺牙後應該考慮製作活動假牙、鑲填牙橋或植牙等積極治療。尤其現今植牙技術已相當進步，透過微創出血少及低疼痛的雷射治療，或者舒眠植牙，都有助增加植牙的舒適度。徐慶雲強調，缺1顆植入1顆，比起3顆連作牙橋的方式，單顆植牙後續清潔維護相對容易許多。

徐慶雲補充說明，缺牙過久或因牙周病影響，牙床骨通常缺損較大，植牙前會先評估病患骨質條件，若需要牙床骨量少、骨質條件不佳，會在植牙手術時進行補骨，費時4至6個月等待牙骨整合完成，地基穩固後才能裝上假牙。坊間標榜即拔即種或1日植牙的速成方式，恐導致日後骨整合不佳，增加日後植牙失敗的風險，術前必須審慎評估。

徐慶雲提醒，牙周病菌會感染、蔓延，植牙前若有牙周病必須全口治療完成，初、中期的牙周病，經過治療後植牙的成功機率很高，若術前有糖尿病、心血管疾病或骨質疏鬆等，必須先與醫師討論，再決定是否適合進行植牙。植牙前建議多比較，成功的植牙不僅是價格，醫師技術、院所經營及植體與牙套的醫材品質都環環相扣。此外，植牙後並非高枕無憂，口腔清潔不能馬虎，半年必須回診洗牙，順便檢查植體周圍健康狀況，多重把關照護，才能延長植牙使用壽命。

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title: 缺牙不補沒關係？小心臉歪和不知名疼痛找上你


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記者連雅卉／台北報導

有「最美麗主持人」之稱的資深藝人白嘉莉，在演藝事業巔峰之際，和印尼「木材大王」黃雙安閃婚，隨即淡出演藝圈，兩人婚姻之路，曾傳出婚姻不和諧，甚至爆出分居消息，白嘉莉曾親上火線反駁傳聞，就連好友李黛玲都說，白嘉莉嫁給黃雙安「像是變了一個人」，兩人相當甜蜜，近日白嘉莉接受訪問時透露，花開花落終有時，總有一天會再見面的，並坦言：「其實他的走，我心理已經有了準備。」

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 黃雙安 白嘉莉（翻攝自白嘉莉微博、文章微博）
▲白嘉莉和老公感情相當好。（圖／翻攝自微博）

日前白嘉莉接受《TVBS看板人物》方念華專訪，現場也特地帶來她融合印尼蠟染藝術，嘉德麗雅蘭以及台灣蝴蝶元素的畫作，畫面寫意而自然，就像白嘉莉在印尼追尋的生活方式。現場更暢談當初遠嫁他鄉的心路歷程，以及分享與夫婿黃雙安相處的點滴。

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 黃雙安 白嘉莉（翻攝自白嘉莉微博、文章微博）
▲過去兩人有不少恩愛照片。（圖／翻攝自微博）

為了寫《白嘉莉．回眸》一書，白嘉莉找了很多照片，也勾起許多往事，她坦言：「回憶起來是有甜，但看到他後期的一些照片，心裡也是很難過。」歷歷在目的過往，也讓白嘉莉錄影時一度哽咽。但先生的離開，白嘉莉早已有心理準備。18年前確診肝癌時，就被醫生告知只剩幾個月的時間。不過，黃雙安靠著自己的意志力，還有白嘉莉愛的陪伴，他倆也這樣牽手再走過18年，讓醫生都訝異！談及與黃雙安，白嘉莉憐惜表示，他小時候連飯都吃不飽，跟媽媽逃難時，一邊睡覺一邊走路，餓了就喝水溝水，甚至連過生日都不知道是什麼，一直到認識白嘉莉，黃雙安才第一次吃到自己的生日蛋糕。每一次聽先生講自己的故事，白嘉莉都心疼到眼淚要流下來。

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▲白嘉莉。（圖／TVBS提供）

刻苦的環境，也培養出黃雙安堅毅不撓的個性，白手起家打造出木材帝國。雖然是事業上的巨人，對待白嘉莉卻呵護備至。由於事業深入偏遠地區，出門一趟需要兩個多禮拜，還須忍受蚊蟲叮咬等不適，黃雙安怕白嘉莉吃苦，體貼的說：「有時候不用陪著一起去。」而婚前不會做菜的白嘉莉，婚後也為了老公學做飯。當時，在印尼家中沒有電鍋，白嘉莉特地請教媽媽如何炊飯，結果飯不但沒熟，還變成黑色的，但黃雙安還是開心吃下，然後打趣的說：「這是巧克力飯！」但兩人相處也不是都沒有摩擦。有一次兩人起爭執，黃雙安大力地摔了門，「砰」的一聲，白嘉莉眼淚也跟著留下，此時老公黃雙安又進來拍拍白嘉莉，輕聲說對不起，白嘉莉也調皮地回：「你剛才摔門的那個樣子，很瀟灑很帥，再做一次看看！」或許就是這樣的相互體諒、包容，不把自己放在第一位，讓他們能一路甜蜜相守40餘年。現在的白嘉莉已學會釋然，並持續追求自己的人生。對她而言，人生有酸甜苦辣鹹，還有高峰還有低谷，但在快樂和悲傷之後，一定會有一個清淡是屬於自己。

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中國電信和中國移動17日分別舉行歡送會，並迎接新領導到來，原中國電信集團副總經理高同慶，出任中國移動集團副總經理；曾擔任中國移動集團副總裁的李正茂，出任中國電信總經理。

目前中國移動總經理職位暫時仍空缺。

第一財經日報報導，業內人士表示，三大營運商高層之間的調動並不罕見，電信業高層每三到四年輪換任職是傳統。

報導援引電信分析師付亮指出，交叉任職是一種常規做法，高同慶再次與中國移動董事長楊杰搭檔，也有利於中國移動轉型。

對於中國電信來說，由於5G建設需要大量投資，還將面臨不少挑戰，電信運營商面臨傳統業務增長乏力的困境，但5G投資巨大，讓中國電信和中國聯通決定採共建共享方式，來減少資本開支。

中國電信董事長柯瑞文先前曾指出，目前業界談的更多的是在非獨立組網的模式下實現共建共享，非獨立組網的特點是在各自4G網路基礎上升級，「4G網路都是分別建設、分別營運，所以在這樣一個4G網路基礎上，要能夠實現5G的共建共用，要為客戶提供商業化的服務要花點時間。」

公開資料顯示，高同慶於1985年畢業於長春郵電學院電信工程專業，2008年獲得香港理工大學管理學博士學位，先前曾任新疆維吾爾自治區電信公司總經理、黨組書記；中國電信江蘇分公司總經理、黨組書記；中國電信集團有限公司副總經理、黨組成員等職。

李正茂於1982年畢業於四川大學無線電電子學系，1988年在東南大學移動通信國家重點實驗室獲得工學博士學位，1992年起先後擔任國家863計畫通信技術主題專家組成員、國家科技部和原信產部聯合成立的第三代移動通信研究開發領導小組成員。

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title: 中石油、中石化同日換帥 戴厚良、張玉卓接任

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大陸兩大石油央企中石油集團和中石化集團昨（17）日同一天更換一把手，中石油集團董事長由中石化集團董事長戴厚良出任；天津市委常委、濱海新區區委書記、神華集團原董事長張玉卓接棒中石化集團董事長，成為第一個非石油系統出身的石油央企董事長。

同時，大陸國家能源局副局長李凡榮接任中石油集團總經理，華能副總經理葉向東任華電總經理。

這一波能源央企換新血，調整後，中石油、中石化董事長、總經理均已補實到位，加上去年10月底中海油由原總經理汪東進晉升董事長，目前「三桶油」只剩中海油總經理仍空缺。

大陸國家自然資源部上周宣布，今年將全面開放油氣勘查開採市場，允許民企、外資企業等社會資本進入油氣勘探開發領域。同時，還將全面推進礦業權競爭出讓、改革油氣管網運營機制、深化油氣價格形成機制改革、加強市場監管。

這麼一來，勢必打破目前三大石油央企（中石油、中石化、中海油）市佔約 85%的壟斷局面。

中國石油經濟技術研究院統計，三桶油在2019年加大勘探開發投資力度，實現原油產量1.91億噸，增幅1.1%。扭轉了自2014年開始的中國石油產量的連年下滑。面對油氣行業市場化改革進程明顯加快，三大石油央企（中石油、中石化、中海油）近日召開年度工作會議，在2020年三桶油油氣開採總投資將超人民幣4000億元。

從中石化到中石油的新任董事長戴厚良，現年56歲，在石油化工領域深耕多年，歷任揚子石化、中國石化、到2018年升任中石化董事長、黨組書記，為學者型領導，在科研領域有較高成就。

由他領銜的「高效環保芳烴成套技術開發及應用」項目，曾獲2015年國家科學技術進步特等獎，並當選為中國工程院院士。

接任中石化集團董事長是現年58歲、原神華董事長張玉卓，他是第一位非石油系統出身的石油央企董事長。

張玉卓早年從事煤炭研究，37歲時被任命為煤炭科學研究總院院長。2002年進入中國最大的煤炭央企神華集團，歷任神華集團副總經理、總經理、副董事長、董事長，並兼任過中國神華煤制油有限公司董事長。

2014年5月張玉卓升任神華集團董事長，執掌神華近三年後，在2018年升任天津市委常委、濱海新區區委書記，天津自由貿易試驗區管理委員會主任。

新任中石油集團董事長戴厚良。（取自澎湃新聞） 分享