content_text: 由於科技股湧現賣壓大跌，美股9日收盤重挫，道瓊工業指數狂跌632.42點，以科技股為主的那斯達克指數大跌逾4%。中央社製圖 109年9月9日

title: 美股重挫 那斯達克指數跌逾4% | 圖表新聞


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美國媒體近日報導，總統川普因瞧不起美國陣亡將士，在訪問法國時取消前往美軍墓園行程。曾出書批判川普的前白宮國家安全顧問波頓(John Bolton)8日說，這絕非事實，取消行程是天候因素。

大西洋月刊(The Atlantic)3日披露，川普2018年訪問法國時，取消造訪巴黎附近葬有許多第一次世界大戰陣亡美軍的艾納-馬恩美國公墓(Aisne-Marne American Cemetery)，還說「那裡葬的全是魯蛇(losers)」。

波頓8日在福斯新聞台(Fox News)節目「故事」(The Story)受訪時表示，川普當時之所以取消訪問墓園行程，是因為天氣因素，而非出於對陣亡美軍的鄙視。

事發時和川普同處一室的波頓說：「我不知道誰告訴作者那些內容，但這並非事實。…(當時)主要問題是，天氣情況適不適合總統前往墓園。」

波頓進一步指出，當時的白宮幕僚長凱利(John Kelly)提出後勤方面的理由，說明川普為何無法實現這趟行程，「總統也認同建議，而未前往(墓園)」。

他重申這趟行程取消「很單純就是因為天氣」。

不過，有2名川普政府前高級官員告訴福斯新聞台，即使川普並未瞧不起艾納-馬恩美國公墓的陣亡美軍，他確曾說過鄙視美國退伍軍人的話。

其中一人透露，川普曾用「蠢蛋」(sucker)稱呼越戰退伍軍人。波頓對此表示，他無法說川普不會這麼做。

波頓告訴節目主持人麥卡勒姆(Martha MacCallum)：「我無法說他從未說過那些話。總統習慣貶低他人，搞到最後他幾乎汙辱所有和他接觸但不姓川普的人。」

countries: 法國 美國

title: [國際] 波頓為川普辯護 否認訪法時因鄙視美軍未赴墓園


content_text: #噓編 覺得Lucy的短髮很可愛啊

journalist: 闕志儒

title: 隋棠喊要「第4個小孩」帶女兒捐髮老公這反應


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記者王怡翔／綜合報導

中華職棒統一獅8日在延長賽靠陳重羽再見安打，8：7逆轉擊敗富邦悍將，單場MVP頒給在9局下半敲出追平3分砲且單場雙響砲的郭阜林，郭阜林在酒駕事件後首度在主場獲選單場最有價值球員，站上頒獎台的郭阜林，拿著麥克風欲言又止，最後和現場及轉播前的大眾說出對不起。

▲郭阜林在頒獎台上和球迷道歉。(圖／翻攝自CPBL TV)

郭阜林在6月酒後騎機車遭酒測攔檢，遭警方抓到酒後駕車，統一獅球團在6月13日向外界呈報此事件，聯盟處以2場禁賽，統一獅則追加2個月的禁賽並且罰款，郭阜林在8月19日結束禁賽回到一軍。

郭阜林在酒駕事件發生後，隨即透過經紀公司發表道歉聲明，8月19日和球隊一軍會合，也在接受媒體訪問時道歉。不過在台灣酒駕引起的悲劇不斷重演，「酒駕零容忍」是社會共識，要短時間內獲得外界的原諒幾乎不可能，「酒駕」這兩個字也將跟隨郭阜林接下來的職業生涯。

▲郭阜林在頒獎台上和球迷道歉。（影／CPBL TV提供)

統一獅客場期間，只要郭阜林上場，觀眾席上的主場球迷有著噓聲，5日郭阜林在桃園棒球場被樂天桃猿投手砸了3次觸身球，引爆兩次清空板凳衝突，看台上的球迷更是罵聲不斷，換局時仍有主場球迷以「酒駕」搭配相關不堪字眼的話語招呼郭阜林，郭阜林則禮貌性的脫下球帽向球迷致意。

8日統一獅回到主場，郭阜林單場雙響砲幫助統一將戰線拉至延長賽，最後統一獲勝，郭阜林獲選MVP，他在MVP頒獎台上數度欲言又止、眼眶泛著淚光，最後他說：「感謝現場所有的球迷，真的謝謝你們來球場替我們加油，其實很感動你們都留在最後，我有一句話想和所有的球迷說『對不起』」並鞠躬道歉，這是郭阜林在事件之後，第一次公開和球迷面對面，親口說出對不起。

journalist: 王怡翔

title: 影／酒駕後首度站上頒獎台 郭阜林泛淚向球迷道歉 | 運動


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【新唐人北京時間2020年09月09日訊】美國勞動節週末的熱浪在加州引發新的野火，又適逢高溫、多風的天氣，導致火勢釀成「史無前例的災難」，燃燒面積超過200萬英畝土地刷新紀錄，數百萬人恐面臨斷電。同時，數十人受野火所困，但因煙霧瀰漫阻礙了空中救援的行動。
加州防火廳（Cal Fire）弗瑞斯諾郡（Fresno）消防隊隊長艾斯科維度（Tony Escobedo）8日晚間告訴媒體：「白天直升機難以飛越煙霧，情況相當棘手。好幾次他們都無法著陸，白天嘗試了好幾回。」
他說，「我們今天(8日)傍晚將以夜視裝備再次嘗試著陸，我們已知超過50人或者還有更多人受困於不同的地點。」
4日在加州中部陡峭崎嶇地帶冒出火苗的「小溪野火」，蔓延至塞拉國家森林，迄今已延燒7萬8790英畝土地，且火勢目前控制率仍是0%。(JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
寶寶性別揭曉派對 引發野火
加州過去三週逾1萬2000次雷擊釀成近24起野火，共燒毀數萬英畝土地、毀壞住房並使數千人撤離家園。最近的一場野火是一對尤卡帕市(Yucaipa)夫妻5日舉行寶寶性別揭曉派對而引起。
加州消防局(Cal Fire)發言人馬洛伊(Bennet Milloy)表示，這對夫妻當天上午在加州埃爾多拉多牧場公園(El Ranch Dorado Park)舉行寶寶性別揭曉派對施放煙火後，竟快速引燃乾草；當時適逢高溫、低濕度與乾燥植被加上些許微風，導致野火迅速擴散。
據這對夫妻友人拍攝的影片，他們跑到車上取瓶裝水試圖滅火，火勢一發不可收拾後，才打給消防局；當消防員趕到現場後，已幾乎無法控制野火。
馬洛伊說，「瓶裝水沒辦法對抗這種火勢，一但起火就沒機會撲滅。」這對夫妻恐面臨疏忽或重罪。
今年加州野火已燒毀逾200萬英畝，為加州史上最大範圍，加州野火上一次焚燒接近200萬英畝土地是2018年的事，也是加州「坎普野火」（Camp Fire）爆發的那一年，當年被火海吞噬的土地累計略多於190萬英畝。
加州森林防火廳指出，近日多場大火其中一場是4日在加州中部陡峭崎嶇地帶冒出火苗的「小溪野火」（Creek Fire），蔓延至塞拉國家森林(Sierra National Forest)，迄今已延燒7萬8790英畝土地，且火勢目前控制率仍是0%。
奧伯里(Auberry)社區約2300人準備撤離，山區道路塞滿車輛。
圖為，2020年9月7日，在加州馬德拉縣的卡斯卡德爾森林地區，克里克大火期間，一名消防員正朝著房屋滅火。(JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
野火環繞 軍機出動救人
另一場大火發生在塞拉國家森林猛瑪池水庫（Mammoth Pool Reservoir）當時野火環繞，曾一度傳出上千名遊客受困，後來確認有200多人待救，軍方立即派出兩架UH-60黑鷹直升機和一架CH-47契努克直升機救人。其中約20多人輕重傷，所幸並無人罹難。
美國男子雷明頓（Jeremy Remington）是受困災區200多人其中1人，當時他拿出手機，記錄下營地四面被野火團團包圍的絕望時刻。
他在影片中對著鏡頭說道，「如果我們最終活下來，希望讓你們（指外界）知道，我們此時完全被烈火包圍了，四面八方都是火，所有對外道路都被熊熊烈火吞噬。」受困民眾當時不清楚外界何時才會啟動救援計劃。
16歲少女祖科夫斯基（Rylee Zukovsky）是獲救遊客之一。她說，當時情況相當危急，自己頭髮都著火了，只好跳入水庫逃離火勢，沒人知道會有直升機來，結果一架契努克突然穿越煙霧出現在大家的眼前，她和男友、媽媽等人一起上了直升機，這才逃離了煉獄般的猛瑪池水庫。
當局指出，直升機一共進行了3趟飛行，救援人員盡可能地救出更多的人，因為情況變得越來越糟。

(責任編輯：盧勇信)

title: 加州野火逢高溫多風天氣 焚燒2百萬畝地創紀錄


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Changhua School Puts Cage Around Chiang Bust|蔣銅像設綠美化鐵籠 彰化萬來國小惹議

The Act on Promoting Transitional Justice requires schools to "remove" or "deal with" Chiang Kai-shek statues on campuses. Wanlai Elementary School in Changhua County has a Chiang Kai-shek bust donated by a local resident. Recently, school officials decided to deal with it by erecting a cage around it, however, this method also caused controversy, forcing the school to backpedal.

There is a bust of Chiang Kai-shek on the campus of Wanlai Elementary School in Changhua County's Beidou Township. The school recently erected a metal cage around the bust to serve as a frame for climbing plants, with the explanation that it was "beautifying" the environment. Residents were not convinced.  You're treating him like he's a criminal by locking him up.  History is history, no matter if it's good or bad. There is absolutely zero meaning in caging it up.

School officials say the bust was donated by a local public figure in 1982. After the cage plan sparked controversy, the school dismantled it on Sept. 8 with the explanation that it respects all opinions. It said it will solicit opinions on what to do with the statue.

We originally sought to beautify and greenify it to make our campus more beautiful. However, we weren't able to reach a consensus, so we returned to the start. We will now collect opinions.

Changhua County's Department of Education says the Act on Promoting Transitional Justice requires all county and city education units to properly "deal with" Chiang Kai-shek statues in accordance with the 2019 curriculum. It therefore communicated with schools to learn about their plans. It didn't set any standards as it respect every school's method.

We didn't require schools to remove them, or deal with them in a certain way. Instead, we hope, like I just said, that it can become installation art or developed to highlight special features in a way that is integrated with the academic program.

Under Article 5 of the act, symbols commemorating or expressing nostalgia for authoritarian rulers in public buildings or places must be "removed, renamed, or dealt with in some other way." Department statistics show there are currently 16 schools in the county "dealing with" Chiang Kai-shek statues.

彰化縣北斗鎮萬來國小的校園內，有一座前總統蔣中正的銅像，校方一開始是以美化環境的名義，將銅像用鐵籠罩住，做為支架要提供植物爬藤，但民眾可不這麼認為。

民眾表示：「當作是犯人一樣，把他關起來一樣。」

民眾表示：「歷史就是歷史啦，不管是好的、壞的。你說把它(銅像)圍起來，那一點意義都沒有啊！」

校方表示，蔣中正銅像是民國71年由地方人士捐贈，綠美化鐵籠引發爭議後，基於尊重多元意見，已在8號火速拆除，未來如何處置，再徵詢各界意見。

彰化縣北斗鎮萬來國小校長 陳彥龍表示：「那原本我們就是要綠美化的，讓校園更美。但各界意見，還是沒有辦法一致，所以我們就回到原點，我們再集思廣益。」

彰化縣教育處則是表示，日前促轉會依促轉條例，要求各縣市教育單位，配合108課綱，妥善處置蔣中正銅像，因此行文轄內各校，了解處置情形，沒有進行規範、尊重各校的做法。

彰化縣教育處副處長 張淑珠表示：「並沒有要求學校，一定要做移除，或者做一定的什麼方式去做處置。我們反而會希望，像我剛剛講的，結合學校課程，做成學校一些裝置藝術，或者特色去做發展。」

依據"促進轉型正義條例"第五條，"出現於公共建築或場所之紀念、緬懷威權統治者之象徵，應予移除、改名，或以其它方式處置之"。彰化縣教育處統計，轄下還有十六所學校，尚未對蔣中正銅像進行"處置"。

taiwan-subdivisions: 彰化 北斗 中正 彰化縣


content_text: San Diego Padres' Eric Hosmer, left, reacts after injuring his hand while batting during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rock... San Diego Padres' Eric Hosmer, left, reacts after injuring his hand while batting during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, in San Diego. Padres manager Jayce Tingler, right, looks on alongside a trainer. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres placed first baseman Eric Hosmer on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a broken left index finger suffered while bunting with two strikes the night before. To take his roster spot, the Padres recalled outfielder Abraham Almonte from the alternate training site. Manager Jayce Tingler said Hosmer won't require surgery and his finger is in a splint. Tingler said the recovery time could be two to three weeks, and after that it would be a "pain tolerance deal. We’ve got a lot of confidence in Hos being able to take a high level of pain.” The Padres began the day with the second-best record in the National League. The regular season ends Sept. 27. Hosmer was injured while trying to bunt in the first inning in Monday night's 1-0 victory against the Colorado Rockies. Tingler said his players "have a lot of freedom at the plate” and thinks Hosmer was trying to beat a shift by dropping “an easy hit” down the third base line because third baseman Nolan Arenado was shifted almost to the shortstop position. Instead, the ball hit his finger and he was called out on strikes. Hosmer was having a good season, hitting the ball in the air more than he had in recent seasons. He was batting .291 with eight homers and 32 RBIs, and was part of the Padres’ “Slam Diego” outburst in mid-August, when they became the first team in history to hit four grand slams in four straight games. Mitch Moreland, acquired from Boston on Aug. 30, started at first base in Tuesday night's game against the Rockies. Rookie Jake Cronenworth filled in at first for several games early in the season when Hosmer was out with a stomach ailment. He has since moved to second base. He got a day off Tuesday, with Greg Garcia starting at second. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

journalist: By Associated Press

title: Padres put Hosmer on IL with broken finger, out 2-3 weeks


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廣達董事長林百里攜手宏碁、聯發科推動台灣教育數位轉型計畫。（記者卓怡君攝）

〔記者卓怡君／台北報導〕台灣科技3大巨頭廣達（2382）、宏碁（2353）、聯發科（2454）組成Chromebook產業鏈，共同設計全新的Chromebook，超前部署透過生態資源的全面性整合，今日共同宣布啟動「台灣教育數位轉型」計畫。

廣達董事長林百里表示，過去30年來廣達從沒有產品發表這件事，這次的產品特別有意義，由Google領頭，和宏碁、聯發科一起研發的好產品，這產品是30年來做過最好的產品之一，是他夢想的產品，以雲端為中心，以NB為終端，進行遠距運算、教育、各種服務，雲端對人類的影響藉此產品實現，這產品組件CPU由聯發科負責，這是重要的里程碑，行銷全世界由宏碁負責，30年來他一直想做這件事。

林百里說，Chromebook是以教育市場為主，因疫情使得遠距教學更重要，由chromebook連接，遠距教學講了十年，但沒有好的設備和教材，疫情逼得大家往前走，看到國外很大的轉變，好東西也要和台灣的小孩分享，有更好的學習機會，一步一腳印，為未來十年做更好準備，一切都是為了未來，為了國家、孩子的未來。

宏碁董事長陳俊聖指出，此次的活動具有很大的意義，教育Chromebook供不應求，宏碁大量引進聯發科的處理器，讓平台更為多元，供貨更為充沛，線上與遠距教學談了十幾年，因疫情使然，遠距教學必須要做，於是順勢發生，各國都一樣，可藉此消滅數位落差，台灣學子享受最好的科技產品。

聯發科資深副總經理暨智慧裝置事業群總經理游人傑表示，藉此次計畫與台灣產業夥伴合作，人人享有均等應用數位科技機會，協助教育界邁向行動學習浪潮。

此計畫將捐贈500台Chromebook設備給需要的國中小學，並量身打造Chromebook專屬的IoT實驗課程，同時結合為獲贈單位所提供免費的Chromebook和G Suite教育訓練課程，幫助學校和教師們運用數位工具進行及教育管理，為台灣奠定教育數位轉型的重要基礎。

一手掌握經濟脈動 點我訂閱自由財經Youtube頻道

title: 廣達、宏碁、聯發科打造Chromebook產業鏈 推動台灣教育數位轉型


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澎湃新聞記者 韓聲江

9月6日，科興控股生物技術有限公司董事長、總裁兼CEO尹衛東在服貿會「公共衛生論壇」透露，科興生物所產新型冠狀病毒滅活疫苗「克爾來福」的有效期初步確定是3年。

值得注意的是，疫苗的有效期是指疫苗本身在接種到人體前可以在2至8攝氏度儲存的時間，其概念類似「保質期」，而不是注射疫苗后所提供的保護時間。

科興控股生物技術有限公司董事長兼CEO尹衛東 本文圖片均為澎湃新聞記者 韓聲江 圖

在服貿會現場，澎湃新聞記者還看到國葯集團中國生物技術股份有限公司旗下武漢生物製品研究所生產的新冠滅活疫苗外包裝上也註明「有效期暫定36個月」。

中國生物武漢生物製品研究所疫苗

那麼注射疫苗后所提供的保護期是多久呢？中國生物表示，綜合來看疫苗保護期在一年到三年的可能性比較大，而科興方面則表示目前暫時不能提供相關數據，因臨床使用時間尚短，需較長時間持續觀察。

目前中國有4款新冠病毒疫苗已開啟國際Ⅲ期臨床試驗，包括國葯集團中國生物旗下武漢生物製品研究所、北京生物製品研究所各1款，科興控股旗下北京科興中維生物技術有限公司1款，以及軍事科學院軍事醫學研究院陳薇團隊研發的腺病毒載體重組新冠病毒疫苗。

尹衛東在論壇現場表示，科興研製的新冠滅活疫苗目前已經在巴西、印度尼西亞等國進行Ⅲ期臨床試驗研究，土耳其、孟加拉已批准Ⅲ期臨床試驗研究。

尹衛東說，科興的新冠疫苗研究綜合考慮了公共性與可及性。公共性方面，「我們選擇的方向第一個是疫情嚴重的國家，第二個是人口眾多的國家，第三是沒有醫療研發能力和供應的國家，這應該是我們優先考慮的地區和國家，這就是我理解的公共性。」

科興新冠疫苗

可及性方面，尹衛東表示，設計的疫苗一定是更容易使用的，「比如我們現在的滅活疫苗蛋白含量只有幾微克，加上常規的佐劑之後，志願者接種疫苗後幾乎沒有不良反應，很少有發燒，這就是可及性的重要表現。」

尹衛東還表示，該公司所產新冠疫苗在37攝氏度可以放置一個月，疫苗越穩定，有效期就越長，所以疫苗有效期初步確定是三年。

尹衛東還對記者表示，該公司員工及家屬有大約2000到3000人自願接種了公司研發的新冠疫苗。

科興研製的新型冠狀病毒滅活疫苗系用新型冠狀病毒（CZ株）接種Vero細胞，經病毒培養、收穫、滅活、純化和鋁吸附製成，其主要成分為滅活的新型冠狀病毒（SARS-CoV-2）。6月，該款疫苗的I/Ⅱ期臨床研究揭盲，初步結果顯示該疫苗具有良好的安全性和免疫原性。

本期編輯 邢潭

countries: 印度 巴西 孟加拉 土耳其 中國

events: 冠狀病毒 疫情 新冠病毒

title: 新冠疫苗「有效期」和「保護期」要分清


content_text: 「過去一個月來，我不管到哪，大家都一直問我這樁官司的事，」帝寶專案經理、總裁許敘銘之子許智博西裝畢挺，在帝寶工業的台北辦公室接受訪問。總部位於彰化鹿港的帝寶工業，堪稱台灣車燈王，曾在2005-2010年連續榮獲台灣20大國際品牌，更曾股價突破百元、EPS近10元，可說是傳產股王。

journalist: 劉光瑩

taiwan-subdivisions: 鹿港 彰化

title: 獨家｜賓士副牌零件將消失？台灣車燈王帝寶：只希望消費者有選擇


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健保署宣布通過多項新藥納入健保給付，其中針對「三陰性乳癌」，首次有條件給付治療標靶藥物，預計11月1日生效，乳癌為女性十大癌症之首，每年新增1萬3千人，其中約15%是三陰性乳癌，發病年齡通常較年輕，給付第一年預計約90多名患者受惠。

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title: 快訊／三陰性乳癌首納「標靶藥」健保給付 11月上路


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Military officials to visit Belgium, Germany next yearBy Aaron Tu and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA

Taiwanese military officials are to attend a security exchange program in Belgium and Germany next year, the Ministry of National Defense’s annual budget for fiscal year 2021 shows.

Military officials are expected to visit the legislative bodies and defense ministries of the countries during the exchange, and meet with officials and academics, the budget report says.

The report, which was last week submitted to the Legislative Yuan for review, says that six ministry representatives are to visit Belgium and Germany to attend the eight-day program, which would cost the ministry an estimated NT$1.03 million (US$34,909).

The funds are listed in the budget as part of the ministry’s strategic planning expenses.

The exchange is expected to bolster relations with the two European countries, and create opportunities for cooperation and further exchanges, the report says.

This is the first time in six years that the ministry has named in its budget report specific countries, other than the US, with which it would conduct exchanges.

Taiwan’s military is familiar with the threat presented by China, which creates an opportunity for deepening exchanges with European countries and the ministry expects the number of exchanges to increase, a source said on Sunday.

Unlike other government agencies, the ministry confirms its budgetary needs before publishing a report and the reported plans are unlikely to change, the source said.

That means the ministry has communicated with Germany and Belgium about the exchange program, they said.

The budget proposal shows that Taiwanese defense officials would also visit the US next year to discuss closer cooperation in the development of strategic capabilities with the Pentagon.

Three defense officials would visit the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office to discuss ideas and address potential threats, says the budget proposal says.

The office is under the US Department of Defense and is tasked with developing innovative ways to counter emerging threats across all domains, the Pentagon said.

The visit was originally planned for this year, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A plan by the ministry to invite serving and retired officers from US Special Forces and Army Special Operations Aviation units to assess Taiwan’s military drills this year was postponed for the same reason.

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2020-09-09 10:29:50

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕梅莎颱風侵襲朝鮮半島，在北韓釀成重大災情，北韓最高領導人金正恩昨日召開北韓勞動黨中央軍事委員會擴大會議，討論此次風災中受災嚴重的咸鏡南道檢德災區重建工作，力求年底前完成重建。

南韓《韓聯社》引述北韓官媒《朝中社》報導，咸鏡南道檢德礦業聯合企業所、龍陽礦山共有2000多間房屋和數十棟公共辦公大樓損毀或是淹沒，45處公路被沖毀，31處鐵路路基共3.5公里、2處共1130公尺的鐵軌被沖走。

金正恩昨日在召開會議時談論風災重建工作，金正恩表示：「受突如其來的颱風影響，我們不得不全面審視國家年度鬥爭項目，改變鬥爭方向。」分析人士認為，此次會議中金正恩提到「全面」措詞，北韓可能會取消趕在10月建黨75週年紀念日前建好平壤綜合醫院的計劃，將動員一切力量進行災後重建工作。

金正恩指出，北韓黨中央軍事委員會將調查檢德地區受災和重建規模，再次委託軍隊展開重建工作，金正恩要求至少在10月10日前基本完成新房屋建設工作、修復公路和鐵路，爭取在年底前完成重建工作。

events: 颱風 風災

title: 金正恩召開黨中央軍委會 力求年底前完成颱風災區重建


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‘He’s been set up’: The American whose life might depend on US-China relations

When Chinese police raided the Guangzhou hotel room of Mark Swidan and arrested him on Nov. 13, 2012, he was on the telephone to his mother, Katherine.

Mark Swidan had been in China sourcing building materials for his business, Katherine Swidan said, and they were discussing booking his ticket home to Houston, Texas, for his wedding, when he said there was a knock at the door.

“I heard banging, then I didn’t hear anything after that,” she recalled.

Some excruciating weeks later, she said, the US consulate told her that they had tracked him down — he had been arrested and detained on drug trafficking charges.

It would be a year before Mark Swidan saw trial in the Jiangmen Intermediate People’s Court, and another five — all spent in squalid detention — before he was found guilty, sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in April last year. The conviction appeared to come out of the blue, at the same time US officials were in Beijing for trade talks.

Amid deepening hostilities between Beijing and the US, Canada and other Western nations, there are fears such cases are being leveraged.

Mark Swidan is by no means the only foreigner to be detained in China. His case has attracted little publicity, but is now discussed in the context of growing hostilities between the Chinese Communist Party, and the US and other Western allies.

Amid tit-for-tat consulate closures, sanctions, and a growing number of criminal prosecutions that appear to be retaliatory or diplomatically strategic, governments are also warning their citizens in China that they are at increased risk of arbitrary detention.

Katherine Swidan said that Mark Swidan has tried to take his own life three times in detention, and was shackled to the floor after one attempt.

“Mark is in a center that is caged with probably 25 other people. There’s a hole in the ground for a toilet. They ration toilet paper. There’s no hot water, even in the winter,” Katherine Swidan said.

“He told me: ‘Mama, I’ve never been so cold in my life.’ I look at his little boy pictures, and I just want him to be warm.”

Mark Swidan’s supporters have said the little evidence supporting his arrest, let alone conviction, was weak and circumstantial.

Humanitarian and prisoner advocacy group Dui Hua said that no forensic evidence has been produced linking him to any drug transaction.

John Kamm, the chairman of Dui Hua, has advocated for about 6,000 prisoners over the past 30 years, and said it has secured clemency for several hundred.

In direct contact with the Chinese government, Kamm’s advocacy is usually limited to political and religious prisoners, but when he was approached by Katherine Swidan about her son’s case he decided to take it on.

“I have never seen such a violation of an individual’s due process rights. It is appalling,” Kamm told reporters from San Francisco. “In my opinion he’s been persecuted, he’s been set up.”

The reprieve in Mark Swidan’s sentence suspends execution for two years, with the possibility it would be commuted to a jail term for good behavior.

It is common enough in China’s legal system, but Mark Swidan is believed to be the first American to receive it.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen at the end of that reprieve,” Katherine said, and feared that if China closes Guangzhou’s US consulate like it did in Chengdu then her son will have even less representation and support.

“He told me: Mama I’m going to come home in a box of ashes or on a plane, but I will come home,” she said.

China’s judicial system is notoriously harsh and lacking in judicial fairness. About 99 percent of cases end in conviction and while there are occasional acquittals, including one last month, they are rare.

Kamm said the authorities are trying to get Mark Swidan to plead guilty by “holding him in an absolute hellhole.”

“I’d stake my life on it, this man is innocent. He’s a victim of serious human rights abuses, and the UN agrees,” he said.

In February, the UN working group on arbitrary detention concluded that Swidan had been arbitrarily detained in contravention of international law, and urged his immediate release “with compensation and other reparations.”

Nothing has happened.

The Swidans are from Houston, Texas, with little financial means for legal assistance.

Mark Swidan’s father died when he was young, and he used a small inheritance to travel, Katherine Swidan told reporters.

She described her son as an artist and a cook, and very smart, proudly saying that he read Dostoyevsky in the eighth grade. He was due to get married in Houston a month after his return from China.

In the years since Mark Swidan was detained, both Katherine Swidan and her other son have been treated for cancer. She was allowed to speak to Mark Swidan before her surgery, but his brother was not before his.

She is angry about the lack of support she feels she has had from successive US administrations to free her son from an oppressive state prison.

In a report on capital punishment last year, Amnesty International said that the death penalty in Chinese drug-related cases “appeared to play a central role in the middle of political stand-offs with some foreign countries.”

In June, Australian man Karm Gilespie — whose seven-year detention in China was until then unknown — was found guilty of drugs charges and sentenced to death.

The sudden ruling five years after his trial coincided with China and Australia having one of their worst diplomatic rows in decades.

Last month, another Australian citizen, business journalist for Chinese state media Cheng Lei (成蕾), was taken into the secretive form of solitary detention by Chinese authorities.

In December 2018, Canadian authorities arrested Huawei Technologies Co chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou (孟晚舟). Just days later former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were arrested in a move widely seen as retaliatory.

In January last year, onlookers were horrified when a Chinese court increased Canadian man Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s sentence from 15 years in prison to execution after he appealed the verdict.

This month, a Chinese court sentenced Canadian Xu Weihong (徐偉洪) to death on drugs charges.

“This is the level of China’s game,” said former foreign correspondent Peter Humphries, who was also detained in China for several years.

China denies the cases are linked to politics.

When asked about Xu’s sentence, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it saw no effect on China-Canada relations.

“I want to stress that Chinese judiciary independently handles the case in strict accordance with Chinese law and legal procedures,” the spokesman said.

“I’ve come to the view that basically all cases involving Americans have a political element,” Kamm said. “Especially these days. The way things are, the Chinese government is in no mood to do anything for Americans.”

Both Katherine Swidan and Kamm spoke furiously of an apparent lack of action, or even interest, from the US government.

Kamm accused an unnamed Washington official of admonishing him for “making waves” when he was pushing for a UN intervention.

The US Department of State declined to answer questions on the case, but said it was providing consular assistance to Mark Swidan.

“The Chinese government does not currently allow in-person consular visits, but we have communicated with Mr Swidan monthly since his arrest,” a spokesman said. “We will resume in-person visits in accordance with guidance from health authorities once the Chinese government lifts its restrictions on consular visits.”

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content_text: 社福產品難賣，台中市府曾要透過電商平台數位購物協助促銷，但遭婉拒，社福團體表示，機構小、人員配置不多，若要經營網路，還要付上架費很不划算，堅持「傳統行銷」。社會局身障科資深督導說，去年有2家社福團體嘗試與電商平台合作，發現營運成本太高，收益完全不符，上架費要先自掏腰包，現在募款不易，每一筆錢都要花在刀口上；而電商雖能刺激銷量，但不一定能有賺。 中市社會局今年也與社福單位討論，是否要在台中購物節的電商平台「台中專區」販售社福月餅，各團體迴響不熱烈，反而希望走傳統路線，透過電話企業拜訪或在市集擺攤，認為如此才能扎實獲利。創世基金會台中分院與果農合作採購柚子、水梨販售；資深社工表示，透過電商、網路平台也許增加曝光，但成本不划算，還不如找熱心的網紅直播主，免費協助銷售。創世台中分院曾與電台合作行銷產品，電台、臉書直播銷售特好，讓他們喜出望外；社福單位說，另熱心的網紅直播主願免費介紹公益月餅，1人1盒買氣不錯。十方啟能中心與藝人胡瓜結緣20多年，胡瓜每年協助推廣愛心月餅與募款餐會，帶動的人氣和買氣都很旺。

title: 社福產品找電商助銷？「要上架費不划算」


content_text: Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (left) joins Somaliland's representative Mohamed Hagi at plaque-unveiling. Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (left) joins Somaliland's representative Mohamed Hagi at plaque-unveiling. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Somaliland Representative Office in Taiwan began its operations Wednesday (Sept. 9) despite opposition from Somalia, which claims sovereignty over the self-governing East African territory, and China.The plaque-unveiling ceremony for the Somaliland office was held on Wednesday morning in a building owned by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but the office itself is located in a residential building in the capital. Mohamed Hagi, Somaliland's first envoy to Taiwan, declined to comment on the Chinese hostility seen since Taiwan and Somaliland pledged to strengthen ties in July.“The bilateral accord between Somaliland and Taiwan is based on common values of freedom and democracy,” remarked Hagi, who arrived in early August to prepare for the new office. He stressed that the bilateral relationship upholds “mutual assistance that will never expose any harm whatsoever to the interests of other countries, but rather contributes to international peace and regional economic activities.”Mohamed Hagi (Taiwan News photo)Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) declared in July that Taiwan and Somaliland were establishing reciprocal representative offices as part of a treaty signed by the two governments to advance ties in a wide array of areas. The offices do not reflect diplomatic relations but are of a highly official nature, Wu stated at the time, adding that bilateral talks had commenced months ago.Somaliland is looking forward to collaborations on trade, security, infrastructure, health, and agriculture, said Hagi. Stating that the territory's natural resources have great potential, he encouraged Taiwanese companies to invest in the territory, adding that the government is prepared to offer tax exemptions and other incentives to attract foreign investment.“Our countries have collaborated on healthcare, education, and maritime security since 2019,” remarked Wu. “The opening of the Somaliland Representative Office marks a new chapter in Taiwan-Somaliland relations.”Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (Taiwan News photo)Acknowledging that both Taiwan and Somaliland are facing “external pressures” that threaten their shared values, Wu stated that the government looks forward to exploring common interests and mutual benefits. He cited fisheries, energy, and agriculture, among other fields as examples.In a pre-recorded video, Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi said it is time for the country to initiate efforts to strengthen relations with Taiwan and all other nations in the world in order to facilitate bilateral trade and economic cooperation. “Our country promotes universal peace and fosters better relations with our neighbors, the rest of the African nations, and the world at large.”After initially declining to meet with China’s ambassador to Somalia, Qin Jian (覃儉), Abdi reportedly received a delegation from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in August in what appeared to be an attempt by Beijing to forestall the territory's rapprochement with Taiwan.After the meeting, Somaliland's Presidential Palace issued a statement saying that the government would maintain a good relationship with China based on mutual respect and cooperation in the economic, trade, and development realms.Plaque for Somaliland Representative Office in Taiwan (Taiwan News photo)

journalist: By Teng Pei-ju, Taiwan News, Staff Reporter

title: Somaliland Representative Office opens in Taiwan


content_text: 前高雄市長韓國瑜6號缺席國民黨全代會，和前市府團隊聚餐，昔日戰友王淺秋、鄭照新和前副市長李四川、葉匡時都有到場，一頓飯遭到外界政治解讀，資深媒體人周玉蔻論斷，韓國瑜餐敘是劍指台北市長，讓曾是韓陣營發言人的王淺秋反擊，不要再一直消費韓國瑜了。

people: 韓國瑜 鄭照新

title: 韓國瑜餐敘劍指北市長?! 王淺秋怒斥傳聞


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生活中心／綜合報導

國防部與三立新聞攜手合作，打造全新一季「能戰！全民新視界」節目，由藝人楊子儀、蔡昌憲、吳怡霈及張文琦跟著國軍弟兄實訓練；從冬天拍到夏天，也從大甲溪源頭一路拍到盡頭，真實呈現；8日舉辦開播記者會，現場首次展演精采片花，楊子儀、張文琦進入毒氣室講兩句話就被毒氣辣到哭，佩服國軍弟兄的精實訓練；而吳怡霈與蔡昌憲則是實地在臉上塗上迷彩偽裝，體驗國軍作戰驚險感。

▲▼能戰全新新視界記者會，現場軍官揹著吳怡霈實作伏地挺身，楊子儀跟蔡昌憲也與特戰弟兄PK。（圖／記者邱榮吉攝影)

面對詭譎多變的台海情勢，國軍官兵的體能戰技，就是強大的國防戰力；記者會上陸海空三軍到齊，樂隊更現場演奏，展現我國國軍實力與士氣；主持群實際體驗過上山下海的軍旅生活，對國軍無不讚賞，回憶起拍攝過程，楊子儀表示「我來主持這個節目，只有一句話 男人就是要當兵，當兵的感覺真的很不一樣！」他開玩笑說，說要再簽四年志願役可能太誇張，但是當軍人是很榮耀的。

▲八個軍種到齊，一字排開展現我國國軍帥氣。（圖／記者邱榮吉攝影）

吳怡霈更回憶，因為她參與的是水訓，必須要背25公斤的負重訓練，且不分男女軍官，都要達到一樣的標準，真的讓她感到國軍的紮實；她和蔡昌憲參加「求生訓練」臉部畫上迷彩圖案偽裝，並且在艱苦的寒冷天氣下訓練，兩人在節目中忍不住大呼「讓我活下去！」相信節目必定精采。

▲楊子儀、蔡昌憲畫上迷彩偽裝。（圖／記者邱榮吉攝影)

國防部文宣處處長樓偉傑表示，希望透過「能戰！全民新視界」國人能夠看到國軍官兵精實訓練的一面，也看到國軍官兵的好、國軍官兵的帥、國軍官兵有多麼熱愛這片土地；而節目中的飛彈射擊，樓處長表示，國軍的所有操演絕對是真的，更是依據敵情來研究我們的戰術戰法，所以國軍絕對有能力守護我們的家園。

▲▼國軍實境節目「能戰全民新視界」12日正式開播。（圖／記者邱榮吉攝影）

節目共有12集，分別為「部隊實境紀錄」、「國軍人物誌」、「國防新視界」和「來去軍營住一晚」四大系列，拍攝超過30個軍事單位，從行腳體驗、實境記錄到深度議題探討，內容保證絕對扎實，每一集尾聲還會由國防部示範樂隊擔綱「國防音樂廳」單元壓軸演出。

「能戰！全民新視界」從9月12日開始，播出時間為每周六晚間8點，於三立新聞台首播，隔天(周日)上午十一點，於三立都會台重播，隔周六下午四點，於三立iNews新聞台播出。

journalist: 綜合

title: 國軍實境節目「能戰！全民新視界」 飛戰射擊震撼紀錄 | 生活


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土耳其首都伊斯坦堡有間夜店在2017年1月1日發生恐怖攻擊事件，最終造成39人死亡的慘案，該案的烏茲別克籍主謀馬夏利波夫在昨天一審宣判40次無期徒刑，另外再判1368年徒刑。圖為該恐怖攻擊罹難者的遺照。（法新社）

2020-09-09 00:22:50

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕土耳其首都伊斯坦堡有間夜店在2017年1月1日發生恐怖攻擊事件，最終造成39人死亡的慘案，該案的烏茲別克籍主謀馬夏利波夫（Abdulkadir Masharipov）在昨天一審宣判40次無期徒刑，另外針對他意圖謀殺其餘79人以及非法持有槍械再判1368年徒刑，無法獲得假釋，不過他預計將會繼續上訴。

綜合外媒報導，當時馬夏利波夫持槍闖入該夜店，對人群開火進行恐攻後，造成39人死亡，死者大多數為外籍人士，當時還有部分狂歡者被迫躍入伊斯坦堡海峽以躲避攻擊；事後土耳其警方在當年1月16日晚間逮捕馬夏利波夫，他宣稱是代表伊斯蘭國（IS）行兇，用以報復土耳其加入清剿伊斯蘭國的行列。

然而事後馬夏利波夫卻改口喊冤，不承認土國警方所提出的認罪口供，堅稱自己不是被夜店監視錄影器錄下的那個人；而經過3年的審理後，馬夏利波夫在昨天（9月8日）的最後陳辯時仍堅稱自己是無罪的，並稱自己會認罪全是土國警方「刑訊逼供」所取得，但當地法院並不採信，最終宣判他40個無期徒刑，另外針對蓄意謀殺其餘79人以及非法持有槍械再判1368年徒刑，且由於馬夏利波夫所犯下的罪行涉及「蓄意謀殺」以及「違反憲法」，未來無法獲得假釋資格，將老死在監獄裡。

共犯馬馬沙里波夫（Ilyas Mamasaripov）也因為協助策劃這起恐怖攻擊，而遭判刑1400年以上的徒刑，另外尚有48人因為是恐怖組織成員而遭判刑入獄，有11人無罪釋放，土耳其當局也在9月1日宣布逮捕IS的土耳其負責人；據稱馬夏利波夫將會提出上訴。

countries: 土耳其 烏茲別克

title: 土耳其2017年元旦恐攻 主謀判40個無期跟千年徒刑 - 國際


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第12屆海峽論壇20日即將在福建省廈門市舉行，國民黨8日宣布，將由前立法院院長王金平代表國民黨參加「海峽論壇」。國民黨表示，值此兩岸情勢緊張之際，希望以王金平的經驗與聲望，向大陸方面有效傳達台灣人民對兩岸情勢的關切，促進兩岸社會的諒解。

對此，陸委會當日稍晚表示，政府支持秉持對等尊嚴、合於規範、不涉任何政治前提的兩岸交流立場一貫。大陸舉辦「海峽論壇」的相關規範均延續過去政策，且已行之多年，針對不再禁止範圍的個人或團體，陸委會已善意提醒注意交流規範。

陸委會強調，我方人士參加具有統戰性質的「海峽論壇」，應注意台灣社會觀感，並遵守兩岸人民關係條例規範，不能進行違法的合作行為或締結盟約，或與陸方簽署協議、備忘錄等文書。

海峽論壇向為兩岸重要交流活動之一，原本在6月份舉行，2020年因新冠肺炎疫情延後至今。

對於王金平此行，國民黨表示，「海峽論壇」2009年開辦以來，在兩岸交流具有指標意義，是促進兩岸人民相互了解的重要場合。尤其今年各項兩岸交流陸續停辦，「海峽論壇」更形重要，本次安排王金平擔任團長、國民黨祕書長李乾龍擔任副團長，代表團將參訪廈門台商企業，與台師、台生座談，預計9月21日晚間返台。

events: 疫情 新冠肺炎

people: 王金平 李乾龍

title: 王金平率團出席海峽論壇 陸委會：不可簽協議


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9月8日拍摄的合安高铁肥西站房工程施工现场（无人机照片）。

近日，由中铁四局建筑公司承建的合安高铁肥西站房工程进入装饰、装修施工阶段，施工人员坚守岗位，确保重点工程建设进度。合安高铁北起合肥，南至安庆，是国家中长期铁路网规划“八纵八横”高速铁路主要通道京港（台）通道的重要组成部分，设计时速350公里。 新华社记者 刘军喜 摄

title: 安徽肥西：铁路站房施工忙_图片频道_新华网