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Women-focused resorts could be the next big thing in wellness industryUS companies are searching for ways to exploit the previously underserved market

In the US$6.3 trillion world of wellness, catering to women is the lowest-hanging fruit on the tree. Yet women’s wellness has historically been underfunded and underserved. In the US, women were rarely included in clinical trials before 1993, and in 2020, only 5 percent of global research and development funding was allocated to women’s health research.

Even spokespeople for the Global Wellness Institute, the largest research organization dedicated to tracking the industry, recognize their failure to collect data on what women need or want from the wellness space; they say they have found it more logical to focus on fitness and longevity in the past.

Canyon Ranch, a wellness retreat founded in 1979, said it plans to unveil its third location on the outskirts of Austin, Texas, next year, an ambitious 242 hectare ranch with the primary focus of women’s wellness.

Two-thirds of the company’s guests are women, Canyon Ranch CEO Mark Rivers said, referring to the company’s existing resorts in Lenox, Massachusetts, and Tucson, Arizona.

Yet that same demographic “is misunderstood and swallowed in general healthcare,” he said.

By focusing almost entirely on relaxation and beauty, yoga retreats and boot camps, the “spa industrial complex” is missing a massive part of what women care about: the physiological changes women face in different stages of their life.

It is a gap that companies such as Canyon Ranch have been racing to exploit, as people’s interest in wellness — and willingness to invest in it — has skyrocketed. To date, their efforts have typically manifested as the occasional treatment or themed retreat; there still is not a single wellness resort making women’s health their calling card.

The symptoms that women’s wellness retreats address — hot flashes, vaginal dryness, hair loss — have long felt too taboo to speak out loud, much less put on a sign. However, lately the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause have become publicly discussed and the subjects of bestselling books. Everyone from entertainer Oprah and actress Drew Barrymore to former US first lady Michelle Obama and actress Naomi Watts, who has her own menopause health product line, is talking about the stage in a woman’s life that for decades was vaguely referred to as “the change.”

By 2030 the world population of menopausal and postmenopausal women is projected to increase by 9 percent, to 1.2 billion, with a forecast market size of US$24.4 billion. Spas would have to cater to this powerful market or risk getting left behind. It is no wonder that wellness industry pioneers, including SHA Wellness in Mexico and Spain, Ananda in the Himalayas, and Kamalaya in Koh Samui, Thailand, offer programs to address fertility, pelvic floor dysfunction and more. And the growing discourse around these issues for women has made it easier for men to admit to similar concerns too.

“The rise in awareness around the gender health gap — particularly the lack of persistent data on female hormones and health — has helped normalize conversations that were long overdue,” said Anna Bjurstam, head of wellness at Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, which earlier this year introduced a female wellness pilot program in partnership with women’s health expert Mindy Pelz.

“Let’s face it, the wellness industry has historically centered on weight loss and aesthetics. But women want to feel good, not just look good. What we’re seeing now is a shift toward empowerment, education and energy,” she said.

Rivers said that his resort would be the industry’s first dedicated women’s wellness practice.

“There’s a lot of noise in the space, but we’re actually making an investment in it,” he said. Canyon Ranch Austin is a sizeable investment, initially priced at approximately US$122 million. Rivers confirmed the cost is now about US$500 million, of which US$50 million would be devoted to the largest spa in Texas, about 3,716m2, with 37 treatment rooms.

When Canyon Ranch opened in Tucson in the 1970s, it was a departure from the era’s trendy, weight loss-focused “fat farms.” From the start, the brand worked with nutritionists and fitness experts to offer a lifestyle-driven approach to well-being.

“We are not a hospital or medical clinic,” Rivers said. “We are a resort focused on health as a lifestyle choice.”

The company said that since its founding, it has welcomed 1 million guests and curated a team of board-certified medical doctors, including US Olympic Committee medical adviser Jennifer Wagner and former US surgeon general Richard Carmona.

“If women have been short-sold by the medical world, I also feel like they have been getting short-sold by the wellness space,” Global Wellness Institute research director Beth McGroarty said, who has no affiliation with Canyon Ranch’s forthcoming resort, but considers it to be groundbreaking in its ambitions. “We suddenly saw all of these menopause programs, but many are rooted in pampering, community and celebrity-driven supplements. Canyon Ranch is adding the medical piece.”

Although Austin would focus on women’s health, Tucson would be considered Canyon Ranch’s hub for all things longevity and the Lenox location, in Massachusetts’ Berkshire Mountains, would tackle burnout. Stays at the Austin outpost would be priced from US$1,400 per person, per night — including pickleball clinics, infrared sauna sessions and wine-paired tasting menus.

Canyon Ranch Austin is the first resort the company is building from scratch; the others fill historic, retrofitted buildings. A little less than an hour from downtown in rural-feeling Spicewood, the project is being designed by award-winning architecture firm Lake Flato. It would have 141 hotel rooms, 134 residences, six racket sports courts, two pools and an outdoor cooking studio centered around grilling. The onsite female health facility, called the Women’s Wellness Collective at Canyon Ranch Austin, would address the evolving needs of women from their 30s onward; it would cover a wide range of health concerns, including sleep, nutrition, postpartum depression and midlife beauty.

Men would be welcome, too. Blood work, bone density scans, sleep screenings and other medical tests would all be recommended or prescribed according to gender, age and individualized health concerns; the same would apply to the fitness offerings.

In a state that so heavily polices reproductive medicine, Canyon Ranch has decided not to include reproductive health in its offerings, and would not be staffed with obstetricians and gynecologists.

The brand’s other properties have a high volume of birth specialists, and Rivers said the Austin location would offer prenatal massages, and pre and postbirth body work. Prescription-based hormone replacement therapy would also be available.

That is not to say that beauty would be an afterthought.

Hair thinning and skin elasticity are examples that beauty and women’s wellness go hand in hand, Rivers said.

The spa would be prepared to deal with these topics holistically, he added.

The intention is to give guests tools and techniques that they can carry home, Canyon Ranch said, adding that it hoped that some people would want to live the Canyon Ranch life for good.

Like many of its peers, it is offering two and three bedroom homes for sale, from US$3.4 million, near the new Austin resort. Each residence is equipped with wellness features such as saunas, cold plunges, recovery lockers stocked with massage tools and foam rollers, and stargazing perches with telescopes, as well as access to the spa and the resort’s 35-plus daily activities.

That, in some ways, paints another version of the future of wellness resorts, in which people no longer vacation to establish healthy habits, but relocate for them. At the very least, it is a secondary strategy that plays to either gender.


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UK’s Labour must look to history as it seeks to tout patriotism

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has at least learned one important lesson in his lackluster 15 months as a leader: His Labour Party’s only chance of saving the country from a hard-right Nigel Farage government lies in reclaiming the mantle of patriotism. Parties could survive all sorts of economic misfortunes — the Conservatives survived 14 years of stagnant growth and Brexit-inspired turmoil — but Labour cannot survive the suspicion that they would rather wave the European flag than the Union Jack.

Starmer is doing no better at reclaiming patriotism than he is at improving productivity. The prime minister makes all the right gestures.

“I always sit in front of the Union Jack,” Starmer said.

“I have been doing so for years,” he added, before boasting that his family have “a St. George flag in our flat.”

And his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney is obsessed with reforging Labour’s links with regular people. There is something plastic and insincere about all this flag sitting — as if the prime minister is playing the role of a patriot rather than speaking from the heart.

This is partly a problem with Starmer’s personality: He is a mechanical speaker with no hinterland other than football and no knowledge, as far as one can tell, of British history or literature. It is partly a problem with Labour members of parliament.

John Podsnap, a character from author Charles Dickens’ novel Our Mutual Friend, said that “this island is blessed... by Providence, to the direct exclusion of such other countries as there may happen to be.” The Labour Party has become the party of the reverse Podsnaps.

Above all, it is a problem with Labour’s last big attempt to deal with patriotism. Former British prime minister Tony Blair tried to meld modernization and multiculturalism into a comprehensive answer to the question of “Who are we?” He wanted to make the UK shiny and new — “cool,” in the phrase of the time. He justified mass immigration as a new variation on the ancient theme of the UK’s global reach. Too often modernization reeked of dislike of traditional folkways. And insistence that “diversity is our strength” was mocked by social blights such as the grooming scandal or the spread of ethnic segregation.

Yet failure is not preordained. Labour has a rich tradition of progressive patriotism to draw upon: a tradition that understands the strength of the common bonds that bind people to the land of their birth or adoption; that celebrates British peculiarities rather than denigrates them; and that recognizes that the UK was, in some respects, the first country to embrace limited monarchy and individual rights.

This progressive tradition of patriotism runs like a golden thread through British history from rebels such as Robin Hood who resisted the “Norman Yoke” imposed by William the Conqueror to the great figures of the Labour past. The 17th century Puritans who overthrew King Charles I were inspired by a vision of restoring an “English Commonwealth” based on the principles of popular sovereignty, equality before the law and religious tolerance. In the 19th century, the Anti-Corn Law Leaguers who got rid of the protectionist Corn Laws and the Chartists who prepared the way for the extension of the franchise prided themselves on using peaceful methods when so many continentals were turning to violence.

This progressive tradition produced some of the finest patriotic phrases in the English language. Labour delegates regularly sing poet William Blake’s Jerusalem at their annual conference. Author Percy Bysshe Shelley urged the British to “rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable number.” Novelist George Orwell described how red pillar boxes and suet puddings entered our souls. Only fools would neglect this tradition of eloquence in favor of the bland banalities of public relations speak — or allow it to be hijacked by the right, as seems to be happening with Blake and Orwell.

This tradition also produced some of Labour’s greatest political achievements. Former British prime minister Clement Attlee was inspired, above all, by the belief that “love of country was a noble and unifying thing,” as historian John Bew makes clear in his biography Citizen Clem. The 1945 Labour government created a National Health Service, a National Coal Board and, in enshrining the welfare state in law, a National Insurance Act. The 1964 Labour government, which started off full of promise, drew on the same tradition, with then-British prime minister Harold Wilson making it clear that British socialism “owes very little to continental socialism and has its roots in distinctively British institutions. Its ideas are the modern expression of that great tradition of British radicalism.”

Starmer needs to put reconnecting with this great tradition of British radicalism at the heart of his next few years in power. This must involve recognizing his own limitations: Surrogates will have to help him sing the song of patriotism that too often turns to cliche on his tongue. It must involve recognizing McSweeney’s limitations, too: The Irishman is a backroom technician who specializes in the politics of prose rather than poetry. He needs people who read historian Richard Henry Tawney’s The Radical Tradition and writer Edward Palmer Thompson’s The Peculiarities of the English for fun.

It must also involve reinventing the radical tradition for a more multicultural age. Blairism might have dissolved into empty cliches. Progressive patriotism must find a way of celebrating diversity without denying the problems that unprecedented levels of immigration combined with poor assimilation have produced. The UK has unique advantages in absorbing immigrants that are rooted in its peculiar history as a composite country and in its overseas trading links. The first British Indian-origin member of parliament, Sir Mancherjee Bhownaggree, was elected for Bethnal Green in 1895. The first British mega-mosque was built in Woking in 1889.

A difficult task, to be sure, but not an impossible one, given the strength and flexibility of this radical tradition.

Attlee had said that you cannot love your country without loving the people who inhabit it in all their infuriating variety. Here, the Labour Party has a distinct advantage over Reform. While Reform is defined by its dislike of significant sections of the population, Labour is at least trying to overcome its loathing of “white van man” — a loathing encapsulated by Labour Member of Parliament Emily Thornberry’s 2014 tweet showing a modest house draped in flags and a white van parked in front, which was branded “snobby” in the media and obliged her to resign from the party’s front bench.

One of the great moments in British parliamentary history came in September 1939, when then-Labour Party deputy leader Arthur Greenwood, standing in for a bedridden Attlee, was interrupted during a hesitant speech about Hitler’s invasion of Poland.

“Speak for England,” the heckler said. Greenwood finally got the wind in his sails and delivered an oration that doomed then-British prime minister Neville Chamberlain and his fellow appeasers.

If the Labour Party can overcome its hesitant start and learn to “speak for Britain,” then it could deliver an equally devastating blow to Farage.

Adrian Wooldridge is the global business columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. A former writer at The Economist, he is author of The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World. This column reflects the personal views of the author and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.


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GAMBLING PROBES:  FBI Director Kash Patel said that the ‘fraud is mind-boggling,’ with ‘tens of millions in fraud and theft and robbery across a multi-year investigation’

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday for alleged involvement in illegal gambling schemes that rocked the NBA.

Billups, a former Detroit Pistons star and an NBA Hall of Famer, was arrested in connection with rigged illegal poker games tied to mafia crime families, FBI Director Kash Patel said.

Rozier and Damon Jones, a former NBA player and assistant coach, were among six people arrested in a sports betting case, Patel said told a news conference in New York.

Chauncey Billups, who was replaced as coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, leaves the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse following his arrest on gambling charges in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

“The fraud is mind-boggling,” Patel said. “We’re talking about tens of millions of dollars in fraud and theft and robbery across a multi-year investigation.”

Billups and Rozier were placed on “immediate leave” following their arrests, the NBA said.

“We take these allegations with the utmost seriousness and the integrity of our game remains our top priority,” the league said in a statement.

Billups and Rozier were both indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.

Rozier appeared in federal court in Orlando, Florida, where he was ordered to post bond and surrender his passport to be released. He is to appear in court in New York on Dec. 8.

Billups was released on bond after appearing in federal court in Portland, Oregon, and agreed to appear in federal court in New York on Nov. 24.

US Attorney Joseph Nocella said that the 49-year-old Billups was one of more than 30 people indicted for alleged involvement in a “nationwide scheme to rig illegal poker games.”

Billups’ celebrity helped lure players to high-stakes games that used “high-tech cheating technology” including shuffling machines that could read cards, hidden cameras and barcoded decks.

Rozier and Jones allegedly “participated in one of the most brazen sports corruption schemes since online sports betting became widely legalized in the United States,” Nocella said.

The defendants were involved in illegal betting on the performance of players of the Charlotte Hornets, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Toronto Raptors, Nocella said.

One of seven NBA games cited in the indictment was on March 23, 2023, in which Rozier was playing for the Hornets.

Rozier allegedly let co-conspirators know that he planned to leave the game early with a supposed injury.

Using that information, members of the group placed more than US$200,000 in wagers on his expected performance and after Rozier exited the game after nine minutes, those bets generated “tens of thousands of dollars in profit,” New York police commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

Although Billups was not named in the sports betting indictment, the description of one unnamed co-conspirator involved in alleged illegal betting on a Trail Blazers game in 2023 includes a playing and coaching career that matches his.

Tiago Splitter has taken over from Billups as interim coach of the Trail Blazers after Billups was charged.

The Trail Blazers were to host the Golden State Warriors yesterday.

On the courts on Thursday, Stephen Curry scored 42 points, including a game-tying three-pointer late in regulation time, to lead the Warriors to a 137-131 overtime win over the Denver Nuggets in San Francisco.

In Indianapolis, Indiana, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 55 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder won their second straight double-overtime game to begin the season, beating the Indiana Pacers 141-135 in a rematch of last season’s NBA Finals.

Additional reporting by AP


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Openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal on Thursday scored centuries as India beat New Zealand by 53 runs to reach the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup.

Rawal top-scored with 122 runs — her maiden Cricket World Cup hundred — while Mandhana scored 109 runs as the duo led India’s batting charge in Mumbai.

Jemimah Rodrigues hit 76 not out off 55 balls as India finished with 340-3 in 49 overs before rain interruptions reduced the game to a 44-over affair.

India’s Pratika Rawal plays a shot during their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup ODI against New Zealand at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. Photo: AFP

New Zealand — chasing 325 — failed to get going despite Brooke Halliday’s 81 runs. The White Ferns cannot advance after three defeats and two no-results in six games.

The other semi-finalists are South Africa, England and defending champions Australia.

India overturned their three-match losing run to register a third win in six games.

India’s Smriti Mandhana celebrates after reaching 100 during their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup ODI against New Zealand at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. Photo: AFP

“It is a big relief qualifying for the knockouts,” said Mandhana, who was named player of the match. “The last three games were really tough — we played good cricket, but we did not win. Pratika deserves this award as much as I do and I am a little surprised. She is a good anchor and allows me to play my natural game.”

Put into bat, Mandhana and Rawal put on 212 runs for the first wicket — only the third instance of 200-plus scored by an opening pair in Women’s Cricket World Cups and the first since 1988. Their first 50 runs came off 64 balls.

Mandhana accelerated to get to 50 off 49 balls and reached India’s first century of the tournament off the next 39 deliveries.

It was her third World Cup hundred and 14th overall in ODIs. She is now second behind Australia’s Meg Lanning (15 centuries) in the all-time list for women’s ODIs.

She pushed for more runs, but holed out to midwicket when India were 212-1 in 33.2 overs.

Overall, Mandhana hit 10 fours and four sixes off 95 balls. It was Mandhana-Rawal’s second 200-plus stand in ODIs.

Rawal followed suit shortly thereafter, and scored her second ODI hundred off 122 balls.

Rodrigues was promoted to No. 3, and she replied with 50 off only 38 balls.

After Rawal’s dismissal in the 43rd over, Rodrigues added another 48 off 35 balls with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (10).

Rain intervened twice — first, India’s innings was halted at 49 overs, and then a further delay caused a reduction in overs with nearly two hours lost to the weather.

New Zealand reply got off to a bad start.

Kranti Gaud (2-48) dismissed Suzie Bates for 1. The Indian medium-pacers troubled the top-order in tandem. Renuka Singh picked up 2-25 in six overs.

Georgia Plimmer (30) put on 50 off 48 balls with Amelia Kerr, who scored 45. Singh struck twice in consecutive overs — bowling Plimmer in the 10th and Sophie Devine for 6 in the 12th as New Zealand were 59-3.

Off-spinner Sneh Rana got rid of Kerr to make it 115-4 and the game seemed lost for New Zealand.

Halliday and Isabella Gaze put on 72 off 64 balls to revitalize the innings, but the target was too far away.

Gaze was unbeaten on 65 off 51 balls in the end.


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Sean Dyche on Thursday achieved in his first game with Nottingham Forest what predecessor Ange Postecoglou could not in eight matches in charge: Win.

Under its new coach, Nottingham Forest presented a concentrated display resulting in a 2-0 victory over Porto in the UEFA Europa League.

It was the first victory for Nottingham in the competition and only the second overall this season, while Porto were defeated for the first time this season.

Injured Go Ahead Eagles player Victor Edvardsen celebrates after their UEFA Europa League match against Aston Villa at De Adelaarshorst in Deventer, Netherlands, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Morgan Gibbs-White converted from the penalty spot in the 19th minute at the City Ground in West Bridgford, England. Igor Jesus doubled the advantage from another penalty in the 77th minute.

Former Burnley and Everton manager Dyche replaced Postecoglou, who was fired in ruthless fashion on Saturday about 20 minutes after Forest’s 3-0 home loss to Chelsea that left the team in the Premier League relegation zone.

Postecoglou had been in the job for only 39 days and did not win any of his eight matches in charge.

Czech team Viktoria Plzen scored twice through Prince Kwabena Adu and Cheick Souare within two minutes in the first half to stun AS Roma 2-1 at Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Paulo Dybala reduced the deficit from the spot early in the second half.

Elsewhere, Braga, Olympique Lyonnais and Midtjylland maintained their 100 percent records.

Kerem Akturkoglu converted from the penalty spot for Fenerbahce SK in a 1-0 win over VfB Stuttgart.

Early goals three minutes apart from Jens Odgaard and Thijs Dallinga put Bologna 1909 en route to a 2-1 victory over FCSB in Bucharest.

OSC Lille was handed a 4-3 home defeat by 10-man PAOK.

The kick-off of Feyenoord’s home game with Panathinaikos was twice changed because of a storm forecast before the hosts prevailed 3-1.

Mats Deijl’s second-half goal for European newcomers Go Ahead Eagles completed a 2-1 comeback victory over Aston Villa 2-1.

It was the first defeat for the Premier League club after two wins in Europe’s second-tier competition. The Netherlands-based team recorded their second victory.

Deijl controlled the ball with his chest before firing a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez on the hour mark in the Dutch city of Deventer.

Evann Guessand struck early from inside the penalty area off Jadon Sancho’s cross to put Villa ahead in the fourth minute. It was the Ivory Coast forward’s first goal for his new club.

Mathis Suray equalized three minutes before interval with a lob — scoring the historic first goal in the Europa League for the hosts.

Villa’s Emi Buendia wasted a chance to equalize from the spot 11 minutes before the end, sending the penalty over the crossbar.

The loss ended Villa’s five-game winning streak in all competitions.

Fran Navarro and substitute Mario Dorgeles scored one each for Braga to beat Red Star Belgrade 2-0 for the third win from three for the Portuguese team.

Corentin Tolisso netted from close range in the third minute and substitute Afonso Moreira scored in the final minute in Lyon’s 2-0 home win over Basel 1893.

Danish club Midtjylland took home three points from neutral site Backa Topola, Serbia, with a 3-0 win over Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv on two goals from Franculino Dju and another one from Philip Billing.

Emil Kornvig scored five minutes before the break as Norway’s Brann topped struggling Rangers 3-0.

Jacob Sorensen headed in the second in the 55th minute as the Scottish team did not look capable of finding an answer to the aggressive play of the hosts. Noah Holm finished them off 11 minutes from time.

Rangers hired former Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl as their new coach on Monday to replace the fired Russell Martin.

Rangers are without a point in Europe. It was the second victory for Brann.

Celtic came from a goal down to edge 10-man Sturm Graz 2-1. Liam Scales canceled out the opening goal by Tomi Horvat before Benjamin Nygren headed in the winner at Celtic Park. Minutes after the goal, Graz midfielder Tochi Chukwuani received a red card.

Elsewhere, RB Salzburg lost to Ferencvaros 3-2, Genk and Real Betis Balompie played out a 0-0 draw, RC Celta de Vigo beat OGC Nice 2-1, Malmo and GNK Dinamo Zagreb drew 1-1, Young Boys downed Ludogorets 3-2 and SC Freiburg defeated Utrecht 2-0.

In the third-tier UEFA Conference League, Crystal Palace were stunned 1-0 by AEK Larnaca in London.

Additional reporting by staff writer

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After a decade of roaring engines and sold-out grandstands, the Mexican Grand Prix celebrates its 10th anniversary this weekend as a major economic driver and international showcase for the country.

Federico Gonzalez, director of the Formula One Mexican Grand Prix, outlined plans this weekend to mark the milestone while reflecting on the event’s journey since returning to the F1 calendar in 2015.

“Every year we make an effort to improve the experience for attendees. We get into the smallest details and the biggest coordination efforts with the city,” Gonzalez told reporters on Wednesday.

Officials attends the opening ceremony of the Mexico City Formula One Grand Prix at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City on Thursday. Photo: AFP

The event is to highlight collaborations between FIA officials, local government, private sponsors and institutions, in what Gonzalez described as “a project for everyone.”

Gonzalez said that the COVID-19 pandemic was the race’s most significant challenge, while the event’s role as an economic engine was an upside.

“This project is a platform for promoting tourism in the city and country to the world,” he said, adding that the event fills Mexico City’s hotels and restaurants while showcasing the nation as vibrant and industrious.

The race operates through a trust fund established with private contributors rather than public money.

“We all recognize that it is an economic windfall for the city, which is important because of the image it projects to the world. This weekend, the hotels and restaurants are full you can feel the vibe. It’s not easy to move this city,” he said.

Gonzalez also emphasized the race’s role as a showcase of Mexico’s ability to host large-scale international events, including next year’s FIFA World Cup, which Mexico is to cohost alongside the US and Canada.

“The opportunity to be part of an event of this traveling nature is very good because year after year we are in the eye of the world with a presence and an image of the amazing things that happen in Mexico, of how hard-working Mexicans are,” he said.

The director also highlighted the distinctly Mexican character of the race, citing local touches such as trophies crafted with contributions from domestic designers and activities that lend the race its unique identity.

“This is Mexico and that is what I think gives the Grand Prix its personality,” he said.

Looking ahead, Gonzalez expressed optimism about the race’s future while dismissing proposals for an additional venue elsewhere in the country.

“I hope it’s here for 30 or 40 years more. I really hope so, because I think it belongs to everyone,” he said.

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COALITION OF THE WILLING: Keir Starmer yesterday was to call on allies to ‘step up the gifting of long-range capabilities to ensure Ukraine can build on its success of this week’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was to head to London yesterday for a meeting of its key backers, where British Prime Minister Kier Starmer has said he would call on Europe to deliver more long-range missiles.

Kyiv’s Western allies have ratcheted up pressure on Moscow as the war enters its fourth winter, with the US and EU both announcing new sanctions this week on Russian energy aimed at crippling its war economy.

EU leaders also took steps towards funding Ukraine’s defense for another two years, although they stopped short of greenlighting a mammoth “reparations loan” backed by frozen Russian assets.

Servicemen of the 148th Artillery Brigade “Zhytomyr” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launch system towards Russian troops near the frontline town of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Starmer yesterday was to call on allies to “step up the gifting of long-range capabilities to ensure Ukraine can build on its success of this week,” his office said in a statement ahead of the meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof were expected to attend the London summit, with other leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, joining virtually.

Starmer’s call for more missiles comes after Zelenskiy failed to secure long-range Tomahawks during a recent visit to Washington, despite multiple pleas for the weapons he says Ukraine needs to hit targets deep inside Russia.

The nearly four-year war continues to grind on despite US and European efforts to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, with Moscow battering Ukraine’s energy grid this week in deadly drone and missile attacks.

Starmer was also to urge European leaders to “finish the job on Russian sovereign assets to unlock billions of pounds to fund Ukraine’s defenses,” the Downing Street statement said.

It came a day after EU leaders tasked the European Commission to move ahead with options for funding Ukraine for two more years, leaving the door open for a 140 billion euro (US$163 billion) “reparations loan.”

The EU froze about 200 billion euros of Russian central bank assets after Moscow’s tanks rolled into Ukraine, and the European Commission has proposed using the funds to provide a huge loan to Kyiv — without seizing them outright.

However, the plan has faced strong objections from Belgium, where the bulk of the frozen Russian assets are held. The broadly worded conclusions of Thursday’s summit in Brussels — adopted by all member states with the exception of Hungary — did not mention the loan directly, instead inviting the commission “to present, as soon as possible, options for financial support.”

Zelenskiy has been pleading for weeks for more long-range weapons, hoping to capitalize on US President Donald Trump’s growing frustration with Putin after a summit in Alaska failed to yield a breakthrough.

However, the Ukrainian leader left Washington empty-handed last week as Trump seemed to eye a fresh diplomatic breakthrough on the back of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

The UK and France already supply Ukraine with Storm Shadow and Scalp long-range missiles, while Ukraine also produces its own Flamingo and Neptune missiles.

Kyiv is particularly keen to get the German equivalent Taurus missiles, a move which Berlin has long resisted over fears that it would cause tensions with Russia to further escalate.

Starmer was also to announce the “acceleration” of a program to manufacture air defense missiles, which aims to supply Ukraine with more than 5,000 such weapons.


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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia would never bow to US pressure, but conceded new sanctions could cause some economic pain, as China and India were reported to be scaling back Russian oil imports after Washington targeted Moscow’s two largest producers.

The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as nearly three dozen of their subsidiaries, as the US President Donald Trump administration increased pressure on the Kremlin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine.

The EU separately agreed to a phased ban on the import of Russian liquefied natural gas, and added two Chinese oil refiners to its Russian sanctions list.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on the sidelines of the Russian Geographical Society congress in Moscow on Thursday. Photo: EPA

The measures against Rosneft and Lukoil — which together account for just less than half of Russia’s crude exports, and follow UK sanctions last week on the companies — were the first sanctions imposed on Moscow since Trump returned to the White House in January and are aimed at choking off the vital oil revenues that fund the Kremlin’s war machine.

Washington hopes the sanctions, which led to a 5 percent increase in global oil prices, would pressure Putin to return to the negotiating table by hitting Russia’s economic lifelines.

The Russian leader on Thursday described the US sanctions as an “unfriendly act that does nothing to strengthen Russian-American relations” and “an attempt to put pressure on Russia,” which he said was futile.

“No self-respecting country ever does anything under pressure,” Putin added in comments to Russian journalists.

While he said the new sanctions would not have a significant impact on Russia, he added that “some losses are expected.”

He also said that Trump should “think about who his administration is really working for” when advisers urge him to impose sanctions on Russian oil, adding that the measures would lead to a rise in prices.

He also said that Trump should be aware of a “very strong, if not overwhelming” response if Russia were attacked with the US Tomahawk cruise missiles that Ukraine has been seeking unsuccessfully from Washington.

The latest US sanctions bar foreign countries and companies from doing business with Moscow’s major oil producers and cut them off from much of the international financial system.

There were early signs on Thursday that Russia’s two biggest energy customers, India and China, were suspending their energy imports in response to the new US sanctions.

India’s largest buyer of Russian oil, the privately owned Reliance Industries, hinted that it was preparing to scale back or even temporarily halt purchases.

“Recalibration of Russian oil imports is ongoing and Reliance will be fully aligned with the [government of India] guidelines,” a spokesperson said.

Several sources also said that China’s state-owned oil companies have suspended purchases of seaborne Russian crude, at least in the short term, amid concerns about falling foul of the new sanctions.

The oil and gas sector accounts for about one-fifth of Russia’s GDP, and a sudden fall in demand from Russia’s two main buyers would be a devastating hit to the Kremlin’s oil revenues, while pushing global prices higher.


title: Takaichi faces early test with Trump visit

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SECURITY GOALS: Sanae Takaichi has signaled she would accelerate Japan’s largest military buildup since World War II, doubling defense spending to 2 percent of GDP

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new hardline coalition partner unshackles her security ambitions and gives US President Donald Trump room to press for military spending, but her fragile government might put a brake on what she can do.

Takaichi, an admirer of conservative former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, was sworn in on Tuesday as head of a government that is two votes shy of a majority in the decisionmaking 465-seat lower house.

“She is conservative, wants to increase defense spending, and has styled herself the Japan First candidate. If she has a vulnerability with Trump, it is her relative weakness at home,” said Michael Green, professor and chief executive officer at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, Australia, and a former senior US National Security Council official.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, delivers a policy speech at the Diet in Tokyo yesterday. Photo: EPA

Takaichi has only a few days to prepare for her first face-to-face talks with Trump since becoming Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday. They might cross paths at the ASEAN regional bloc summit in Malaysia tomorrow before holding formal talks in Tokyo early next week.

“She certainly will be experiencing a baptism of fire on the diplomatic front,” said a senior US diplomat, asking not to be identified because he is not authorized to speak publicly.

A follower of former Japanese prime minister and Trump confidant Shinzo Abe, Takaichi ended the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) 26-year coalition with the pacifist-leaning Komeito, replacing it with the right-wing Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin.

“Komeito always served as a brake, and now you have two coalition partners that are pretty much aligned,” said Jeffrey Hornung, an expert on Japanese security policy at the RAND Corp.

The shift frees Takaichi to push Abe-era security reforms further.

Like her, Ishin wants to revise Japan’s pacifist constitution, strengthen the military to deter China and loosen restrictions on arms exports.

Ishin has even floated a US-style nuclear-sharing deal that would give Tokyo a say over any US weapons deployed in Japan. That would be a radical departure from Japan’s long-held three non-nuclear principles of not developing, deploying or hosting such weapons.

Takaichi has signaled she would accelerate Japan’s largest military buildup since World War II, doubling defense spending to 2 percent of GDP.

She has said that a “contingency” in Taiwan would be a contingency for Japan and the US.

“Managing relations with China will be a major hurdle for her,” said Kenji Minemura, a senior research fellow at the Tokyo-based think tank Canon Institute for Global Studies. “The loss of Komeito, which maintained ties with Beijing, is another setback.”

China’s response to Takaichi, a frequent visitor to the Yasukuni war shrine that Beijing views as a symbol of militarism, expressed concern about Japan’s commitment to peace and self-defense.

“We urge Japan to reflect on its history of aggression, adhere to the path of peace, and exercise caution in its words and deeds in the field of military and security,” Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Guo Jiakun (郭嘉昆) said in a news briefing.

The upcoming Trump meeting gives Takaichi a chance to outline her regional security goals before Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) next week, ahead of the annual APEC summit in South Korea.

However, Takaichi’s political weakness would limit how much she can promise Trump on defense spending, Tokyo University professor Ryo Sahashi said.

“Speeding up the buildup was always on the cards, but the real issue is the budget,” he said. “It’s doubtful a government with such a weak footing can decide to jump to 3 percent.”

While Takaichi won enough votes to become prime minister, her bloc would still have to shop around for opposition support to pass key bills, a challenge Abe never faced.

“If Trump pushes her for a specific number, it could cause early friction,” Hornung said.

To win Trump’s favor, which could bolster her standing at home, Takaichi instead plans to present a package of US purchases, including Ford F-150 pickup trucks, soybeans, natural gas and a list of potential US investments, sources said.

While Takaichi and the LDP would miss the presence of Abe, who was assassinated in 2022, his widow, Akie, would be there to meet Trump.

Takaichi’s officials might even take the US leader to the golf course he and Abe played at in 2019 during his last visit, local media reported.


title: Thousands of Hungarians join rival politcal rallies

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Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians filled the streets of Budapest on Thursday in competing demonstrations as supporters of the country’s two main political movements staged mutual shows of strength before next spring’s national election.

The rival rallies were a standoff between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his main political challenger, Peter Magyar, who looks set to present the long-serving Hungarian leader with the most competitive ballot in his 15 years in power.

The election is due in April, but an exact date for the vote has not been set.

Demonstrators take part in a rally organized by the opposition Tisza party during celebrations marking the 69th anniversary of the outbreak of Hungary’s 1956 revolution against communist rule and the Soviet Union, in Budapest on Thursday. Photo: AP

Orban’s supporters gathered on a bridge spanning the Danube River on Thursday morning and began marching toward Hungary’s towering neo-Gothic parliament. The rally, dubbed a “peace march” by organizers, came on Hungary’s Oct. 23 national holiday, a remembrance of a failed anti-Soviet uprising in 1956 that was crushed by the Red Army.

Participants shouted slogans backing Orban, and his message that foreign powers threaten to push Hungary into direct involvement in Russia’s war in Ukraine. At the front of the march, one large banner read: “We don’t want to die for Ukraine.”

Addressing the crowd in a speech riddled with hostility for Ukraine and the EU — regular subjects of his ire — Orban said Kyiv’s European backers had brought the EU into the war, and of being willing “to send others to die.”

Hungarian opposition Tisza Party leader Peter Magyar, center, speaks to supporters during a rally in Budapest on Thursday. Photo: Bloomberg

During his 40-minute speech, Orban said that Ukraine “has long ceased to be sovereign, independent and is absolutely not self-sufficient.”

He said he would support a strategic partnership between the EU and Kyiv, but that Ukraine “cannot be members either of our military or economic alliance. They would bring war, take our money and ruin our economy.”

Later in the day, throngs of supporters of opposition leader Magyar filled one of Budapest’s central squares and adjacent avenues for their own demonstration — an anti-government protest and a show of support for Magyar and his center-right Tisza party.

Marchers shouted anti-government slogans, as well as “Russians go home” — a refrain from Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet rebellion and a modern reference to many people’s view that Orban has drawn the country too close to Moscow.

One Tisza supporter, Zsanett Kiss, traveled from Papa in western Hungary to attend the march. She said she believed Magyar would be able to improve Hungary’s stagnant economy and bring the country back to a more democratic path.

“I want there to be a change already in this country, and I can say that I’ve had enough, enough of the last 15 years,” she said.

Magyar, a 44-year-old lawyer and former insider within Orban’s Fidesz party, burst into political prominence last year, and has focused his message on bread-and-butter issues affecting the majority of Hungarians: persistent inflation, poor health care and increasingly salient allegations of government corruption — all sources of dissatisfaction that have plagued Orban’s government.

Magyar has focused his campaign on the rural countryside, traditionally a reliable voting bloc for Fidesz. He recently ended an 80-day tour of the country where he held scores of town hall-style forums, giving speeches and taking questions from attendees.

Speaking to the crowd of his supporters that filled Budapest’s sprawling Heroes’ Square, Magyar said Orban had impoverished the country by misusing public funds and turning Hungarians against one another.

However, he also struck an inclusionary tone, encouraging his supporters to embrace their political opponents following next April’s election.

“I call on everyone to stick together and endure these six bitter months, and then to reach out to those who gathered at another event today,” Magyar said.

He encouraged the crowd to imagine a future in which, “on Oct. 23 of next year, there are not two contemptuous crowds facing each other, but a nation united, celebrating and smiling at each other.”

The dueling marches on Thursday were seen as a barometer of which politician had more energy behind his campaign as the election nears. Orban is lagging in the polls behind Magyar’s Tisza, and with six months before the ballot, the prime minister has struggled to reinvigorate his base.

Still, the EU’s longest-serving leader remains popular among a sizable portion of Hungary’s voters, and on Thursday was able to successfully mobilize many thousands to Budapest in his support.

Scores of buses that were used to transport participants from around Hungary and neighboring countries were parked near the pro-government march route. One marcher, Sandor Kerekes, said that he had come to the event from the ethnic Hungarian-majority town of Fantanele, in Romania’s Transylvania region.

“It’s important for us to feel like we can meet with like-minded people, that we think the same things and think with unity,” he said.


title: ‘No crazy war, please,’ Maduro says to the US

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday pleaded against a “crazy war” as an escalating US military campaign sent tensions soaring.

Maduro’s comment came after US President Donald Trump said he had authorized covert action against the South American nation amid a military campaign targeting what Washington says are drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific.

“Yes, peace, yes peace forever, peace forever. No crazy war, please,” Maduro said in English in a meeting with unions aligned with the leftist leader.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures during an event with supporters in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

The US has deployed stealth warplanes and navy ships as part of what it calls anti-narcotics efforts, but has yet to release evidence that its targets — eight boats and a semi-submersible — were smuggling drugs.

The US strikes, which began on Sept. 2, have killed at least 37 people, data compiled by The Associated Press based on US figures showed.

Regional tensions have flared as a result of the campaign, with Maduro saying that Washington is seeking regime change.

Late on Thursday, the government in Trinidad and Tobago — located just off Venezuela’s coast — announced that a US warship would dock in its capital from tomorrow to Thursday.

The Trinidadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said a unit of the US Marines would conduct joint exercises with its defense forces.

Two of those killed in the US strikes were from Trinidad and Tobago.

“We know the CIA is present” in Venezuela, the country’s Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino Lopez said on Thursday. “They may deploy, I don’t know how many, CIA-affiliated units in covert operations... and any attempt will fail.”

Padrino was overseeing military exercises along Venezuela’s coast in response to the US military deployment in the Caribbean.


title: India trials Delhi cloud seeding to combat toxic smog

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India trialed cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an airplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air.

Cloud seeding is the practice of using airplanes to fire salt or other chemicals into clouds to induce rain.

New Delhi city authorities, working with the government’s Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, launched a test run on Thursday afternoon using a Cessna light airplane over the city’s northern Burari area.

A man walks amid heavy smog near New Delhi, India, on Friday. Photo: EPA

“A trial seeding flight was done... in which cloud seeding flares were fired,” Delhi Minister for Environment, Forest and Wildlife Manjinder Singh Sirsa said in a statement on Thursday.

It comes ahead of a planned rollout of the scheme.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that “if conditions remain favorable, Delhi will experience its first artificial rain on Oct. 29.”

It was not immediately clear what chemical was used in the test to encourage the rain.

New Delhi and its sprawling metropolitan region of 30 million people are regularly ranked among the world’s most polluted capitals, with acrid smog blanketing the skyline each winter.

Cooler air traps pollutants close to the ground, creating a deadly mix of emissions from crop burning, factories and heavy traffic.

Levels of PM2.5 — cancer-causing microparticles small enough to enter the bloodstream — at times rise to as much as 60 times UN daily health limits.

Pollution rose this week after days of fireworks launched to mark the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, shooting PM2.5 levels to more than 56 times the limit.

That came after the Indian Supreme Court this month eased a blanket ban on fireworks to allow the use of the less-polluting “green” crackers — developed to reduce particulate emission.

At dawn on Thursday, PM2.5 levels were 154 micrograms per cubic meter in parts of New Delhi, according to monitoring organization IQAir, just more than 10 times WHO limits.

A study last month found that the noxious air is even turning Delhi’s iconic 17th-century Red Fort black.

Invented in the 1940s, countries have been seeding clouds for decades to alleviate drought, fight forest fires and even to disperse fog at airports.

However, research on the effects of cloud seeding on neighboring regions is mixed, and some evidence suggests it does not work very well even in the target area.


people: 王金平 郝龍斌 鄭麗文 羅智強 盧秀燕 蔣萬安 馬英九

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Donovan’s Deep Dives: The KMT is less unified than it appearsThe historic low voter turnout in the recent chair election suggests that the party has a lot of work to do in the run up to next year’s election

The consensus on the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chair race is that Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) ran a populist, ideological back-to-basics campaign and soundly defeated former Taipei mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌), the candidate backed by the big institutional players. Cheng tapped into a wave of popular enthusiasm within the KMT, while the institutional players’ get-out-the-vote abilities fell flat, suggesting their power has weakened significantly.

Yet, a closer look at the race paints a more complicated picture, raising questions about some analysts’ conclusions, including my own.

TURNOUT

Here is a surprising statistic: Turnout was 130,678, or 39.46 percent of the 331,145 eligible party members.

To put this in perspective, never has a full-term KMT chair race ever had a turnout lower than 50 percent. It even compares poorly to by-elections, coming in second-to-last.

Cheng won 65,122 votes, or 50.15 percent of the total. That is only slightly higher than Chang Ya-chung’s (張亞中) 60,631 for a 32.59 percent second-place finish in 2021.

Party insiders quoted in KMT-friendly media outlets like United Daily News were expecting a far higher turnout. It was a reasonable assumption based on past turnout and boosted by the most favorable political climate for the party in a long time.

This suggests that neither excitement for Cheng’s populist campaign nor institutional forces were very effective in getting out the vote.

However, there is a sadder, more human possibility for the low turnout. In the campaign, it was brought up that two-thirds of KMT party members are aged 65 or older. KMT membership has been shrinking for years, and has lost roughly 10 percent since 2021.

Was this a failure to get party members excited to vote, or were many simply too elderly to do so — or a bit of both?

THE MA ERA IS OVER

The question of whether the KMT will move more toward the political center and drop the unpopular “1992 consensus” once former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and his generation leave the stage has been answered.

It is clearly “no.” Cheng ran on an ideology strikingly similar to Ma’s, but with zero help from him.

After stepping down as president, Ma still held considerable power in the party, but there have been signs of Ma’s waning influence in the last few years. For example, during the recall rallies, he was brought up to speak near the beginning with the mid-tier players, and was not one of the power rally closers.

There was a time when Ma, as the powerful party elder, would not have publicly declared for a candidate to keep above the fray, but could have quietly pulled strings to influence the result.

This time Ma was reduced to making a direct appeal to support Lo Chih-chiang (羅智強) in a video posted to social media. Only 10.4 percent voted for Lo, and how much of that was attributable to Ma rather than Lo’s own personal appeal is debatable, but likely his influence was low.

INSTITUTIONAL DISUNITY

Most of the existing power figures and institutional leaders backed Hau, yet he only managed 35.85 percent with 46,551 votes. The picture grows murkier when examining “most” and “existing.”

Among KMT elected leaders, Hau was the preferred pick, with two major exceptions. One was the confusing behavior of Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安). At one point, some press reports had him backing Hau, but then backed off.

The most critical leader is Taichung mayor and frontrunner to be the KMT presidential nominee in 2028, Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕). Prudently realizing she would have to work with whoever won, she pointedly met with candidates but endorsed none.

However, her words, actions and tone were clearly more favorable to both Hau and Cheng. According to Hau, she not only met with him but also sent him encouraging text messages to “step on the gas” (加油), but she also said to Cheng: “We are sisters, sisters take care of sisters.”

Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康), the media mogul, talk show personality and KMT vice presidential candidate last year, had at one point appeared to be in the race, but stepped aside for his longtime comrade-in-arms Hau, saying “a vote for Hau is a vote for Jaw.”

Undoubtedly, Jaw’s support helped Hau, but how much is hard to say, and whatever it was, it was not enough to push Hau over the top.

Another key figure who met with candidates, but did not publicly endorse anyone, was Wang Jin-pyng (王金平), the former legislative speaker and elder statesman of the local KMT patronage factions. He was more actively courted than his archnemesis Ma, which he must have enjoyed.

The biggest local patronage faction leaders lined up behind Hau, especially the mighty Yunlin Chang clan. In spite of famously having united the factions in the runup to the 2018 local elections to deliver a landslide victory for the KMT, this time Wang stayed above the fray, likely because he no longer had much to gain, and because the factions were not entirely united.

Some lower-level factional pols openly supported Cheng, and there were anecdotal quotes in the media suggesting they were far from united behind Hau. There were even rumors that Wang’s Kaohsiung White Faction supported Cheng.

With the KMT now lacking the finances and muscle to keep the local factions in line, some — most notably the Yunlin Chang clan — have broken out of the local geographical straightjackets that the party had previously imposed on them.

Cheng only lost two counties, one of them her home county of Yunlin — proving the Yunlin Chang clan still dominates there. The other was Pingtung, and with their power largely based on control of agricultural networks, it is possible the Yunlin Changs helped there, backed by local factions.

Though much attention was focused on the local factions and their institutional power, in reality, they have almost never been united and have often been in conflict.

A major institutional factor that technically no longer exists is the recently disbanded Huang Fuhsing (黃復興) military veteran’s group. Once famous for being a united power bloc, Cheng proved popular with many of them — though they realistically haven’t been unified for over a decade.

WEAK WIN

On the surface, it appears that Cheng beat the institutional powers, though on closer scrutiny that does not entirely hold up.

None of the institutions were entirely united, and all had key defections. Lu Shiow-yen’s lack of endorsement and nod-and-a-wink acceptance of either Cheng or Hau left a hole wide enough to drive a bus through.

That Cheng inspired excitement and won over a party eager to win with the wind finally at their back after years in the wilderness is also debatable. The low turnout does raise the possibility that there was less excitement than many suggest.

While she won decisively in this low turnout race, she only won a majority of 0.15 percent of the vote, so almost half of the voters preferred someone else. Most previous chair races were won by landslides.

Additionally, the wind at the KMT’s back is already showing signs of flagging. In the latest Formosa poll taken after the election, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won back their lead as the party looked at most favorably, after a few months of the KMT having pulled ahead.

Cheng deserves credit for her victory, but the much-vaunted institutional support for Hau was fragmented, and having already lost two previous chair races, Hau was a weak and uninspiring candidate.

Donovan’s Deep Dives is a regular column by Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) who writes in-depth analysis on everything about Taiwan’s political scene and geopolitics. Donovan is also the central Taiwan correspondent at ICRT FM100 Radio News, co-publisher of Compass Magazine, co-founder Taiwan Report (report.tw) and former chair of the Taichung American Chamber of Commerce. Follow him on X: @donovan_smith.


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The recommender system: why your social feed is like that (1/2) 你在滑手機 社群媒體也在觀察你（上）

The stress of a long workday was really weighing Sarah down, and she felt the urgent need to get away. The moment the thought of escape crossed her mind, her fingers flew to the keyboard and typed “travel destinations.” Later, while she was casually scrolling through her social media, she was met with a flood of travel ads. There were lots of options, such as a serene hideaway in Kyoto and a luxurious beach villa in Bali, each perfectly echoing her desire. This is the magic of the recommender system at work.

Recommender systems offer personalized suggestions by tracking your digital activity — what you click on, buy, rate, or search for. This data helps create a detailed user profile. The system also builds profiles for items based on their characteristics. Then, through matching and ranking, it recommends the content that best fits your interests. These systems can function in several ways, with each employing a distinct strategy.

Collaborative Filtering

This system relies on the principle that “birds of a feather flock together.” It suggests items based on the preferences of users with similar tastes. By identifying shared behavior patterns, the system predicts what you might like through comparisons with what others like you have enjoyed.

Content-Based Filtering

Content-based filtering involves the analysis of content you have enjoyed in the past, such as its type, topic, or specific attributes. Based on these characteristics, it then recommends other content with similar traits.

title: NALYTICAL ENGLISH 解析英語(常春藤)


title: 重陽「極陽日」超凶！命理師點名6件事別做　夫妻行房恐衝煞

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▲重陽節是台灣非常重視的節日。（示意圖／取自免費圖庫pexels）

記者閔文昱／綜合報導

九九重陽節即將在10月29日登場，這天象徵「極陽之日」，雖有長壽寓意，卻也被命理師視為「大凶日」之一。命理師小孟老師提醒，重陽當天千萬別亂講話、亂做事，6大禁忌一旦犯了，恐怕整年都「猛衰」擋不住！

小孟指出，《易經》中「九」代表陽數，而重陽節正是「兩陽相疊」之日，古人認為容易沖煞，因而設立登高、喝菊花酒等活動祈福避凶。他提醒，當天不宜說「節日快樂」，應改以「平安健康」祝福，避免引來晦氣。夫妻也應避開「行房」，否則恐有陰陽不調、求子不順之虞。

此外，重陽節又被稱為敬老節，這天最好讓媽媽和長輩休息，不要讓她們下廚，叫外送最吉利。送禮也有禁忌，小孟強調，菊花是祭祀象徵，不適合送給長輩，可改送康乃馨或劍蘭，寓意健康長壽。民間還有說法指出，出嫁未滿三年的女兒忌回娘家，但若帶「麵線與百合花」，即可化解不祥。

最後一項禁忌則與男性有關。小孟提醒，重陽是「陽中之陽」的日子，兩位男性若當天談公事，容易硬碰硬、談不攏甚至爆口角，「要是想升官發財，重陽這天最好安靜點、別逞強！」

● 民俗說法僅供參考，不代表《東森新媒體ETtoday》立場，切勿過度迷信。


title: 3生肖慘了！凶厄「天月星」將來襲　命理師給指點

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▲重陽節後，天月星的負面影響恐會加強，特別需要留意健康狀況和舊疾復發的問題。（示意圖／CFP）

記者曾羿翔／綜合報導

10月29日（農曆九月九日）將迎來重陽節，而在重陽過後，節氣轉變、陽氣漸退陰氣漸盛。命理師姚本軍24日提醒，紫微斗數中的「天月星」將對生肖虎、羊、鼠產生潛在健康影響。此星以隱性能量悄然耗損人的精氣神，容易引發舊疾或情緒低落，建議對應生肖者調整作息、注重休養，以避開身心失衡之虞。

天月星象徵陰柔與濕寒，其力量細微但綿長，特別在秋冬交替時，對體質敏感者影響尤深。若個人情緒長期壓抑或身體勞損，便可能因天月星作用而出現慢性疲勞、代謝失調等症狀，甚至讓原本已康復的病痛再度反覆。

生肖虎：外剛內虛 宜放慢腳步

屬虎者本身剛強好動，然而天月星會造成表面堅強、內在疲弱的落差。此時若仍過度操勞或忽視身體信號，恐導致免疫力下降、肌肉痠痛或呼吸系統問題。姚本軍建議虎者學會適度收力，避免硬撐，透過靜養、充足睡眠及溫補飲食，有助於轉化陰氣為養分。

生肖羊：舊疾重現 當心腸胃與睡眠問題

對心思細膩的屬羊者來說，天月星影響將引起消化系統不適、失眠或荷爾蒙失衡等舊病復發。這類狀況多因過往積累，加上天氣轉寒而被放大。姚提醒羊者減少情緒波動與過度憂慮，透過穩定作息、柔和運動與飲食調理，可將負面能量轉為修養機會。

生肖鼠：情緒波動大 恐影響神經與睡眠

屬鼠者本就多思易感，天月星易使其陷入無形的憂鬱與焦慮。雖無明顯生理疾病，但精神緊繃將導致「腦累身疲」的不協調感。姚建議鼠者善用冥想、呼吸練習及接觸大自然，降低壓力來源，讓身心重新步調一致。

姚本軍強調，天月星的影響並非立刻造成大病，而是慢性消耗與情緒交錯影響的結果。對於上述生肖者而言，順應節氣、調整節奏，比一味求快更能確保身心平衡、避病於未然。

★★★ 民俗玄異說法，僅供參考，不代表本新聞網立場。


title: 重陽「極陽日」超凶！命理師點名6件事別做　夫妻行房恐衝煞


title: 軍裝復刻中山堂80年前「受降典禮」！　抗戰老兵到場分享戰場經歷

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台北中山堂光復廳24日舉辦「慶祝抗戰勝利暨台灣自日本殖民光復80周年感恩紀念會」。活動中，除了邀請軍事重演團體重現台灣光復受降典禮之外，曾經參加李友邦將軍「台灣少年團」的曾東昇伯伯，也特別現身參加，並有參與登步島戰役、古寧頭戰役的老兵，分享保衛台灣的故事。

在台灣光復80周年前夕，「全球華人紀念抗日協會」等團體，今天邀請國內軍事重演團體，分別扮演行政長官陳儀等中國代表與日本末任總督安藤利吉等，重現當年陳儀、諫山春樹，以及安藤利吉等人的書面遞交儀式，再由陳儀發表正式廣播，宣布「從中華民國34年10月25日起，台灣及澎湖列島已正式重入中國版圖，所有一切土地、人民、政事皆以置於中華民國政府的主權之下」。

▲老兵曾東昇（左）與劉發貴（右）出席活動。

緊接著，主辦單位邀請曾是「台灣少年團」成員之一的曾東昇伯伯、打過古寧頭戰役的劉發貴、參加過登步島的趙勵卿伯伯分享過去經驗，另外，有一位自行前來的老兵黃良成，也分享在古寧頭戰役中，因失血過多昏迷，差點被活埋的經歷。此外，主辦單位同時也邀請「女記者作家歡唱團」與「中華民國團結自強協會合唱團」，分別演唱「抗敵歌」、「凱旋歌」等抗戰歌曲，為活動增添珍貴的歷史記憶與精神傳承。

活動中同時邀請多位學者專家進行專題座談，首先由「蔣渭水文化基金會」董事蔣朝根，主講蔣渭水的反殖民意識，與如何推對台灣自治運動；作家丘秀芷從丘逢甲說起，生動有趣的述說1945年前後教育體制的轉變；國防醫學院退休教授何邦立，講述被遺忘的軍醫林可勝將軍（戰後國防醫學院創院院長），率領紅會救護總隊，在戰時救傷的特別貢獻；前駐瑞典大使魯炳炎則是回顧，台灣如何從戰後一片廢墟成為亞洲四小龍的歷程；歷史學者楊維真、李君山則回顧歷抗戰與台灣的歷史。

主辦單位表示，透過「參加受降典禮、打卡歷史場景、了解台灣戰後重建」，相信這場活動不僅是歷史的重現，更是文化記憶的延續，也期盼民眾攜友帶眷，共同回顧那段台灣光復的榮耀時刻，感念先輩的犧牲奉獻，並以此為契機，凝聚社會對歷史的尊重與和平的珍惜。

taiwan-subdivisions: 中山 光復 將軍 和平 澎湖

countries: 中華民國 台灣 瑞典 中國 日本


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記者杜奕君／綜合報導

NBA的2025-26賽季剛剛展開，衛冕軍奧克拉荷馬雷霆就寫下眾多另類紀錄，球隊前兩戰都打到二度延長，才艱辛贏得勝利。且雷霆陣中王牌球星吉爾吉斯-亞歷山大（Shai Gilgeous-Alexander）還打破歷史紀錄，兩戰合計罰球「40次」，並罰進33球，成為史上開季前兩戰罰球出手次數最多的球員。

繼開幕戰經歷二度延長才艱辛擊敗休士頓火箭，雷霆在24日對上印第安那溜馬之戰，又和對手打得難分難捨，最終在雷霆一哥SGA狂飆生涯新高55分外帶8籃板、5助攻、2抄截、1阻攻的精彩表現下，最終以141比135勝出，喜迎開季2連勝。

吉爾吉斯-亞歷山大此戰26罰23中，加上開幕戰14罰10中，在開季前2戰合計站上罰球線40次，也打破傳奇名將張伯倫（Wilt Chamberlain）所保持多年的38次紀錄，成為聯盟開季前兩戰的「買犯之王」。

另外，雷霆也成為史上首支球隊，在開季前兩戰都打到二度延長賽，在上個賽季，全聯盟沒有任何球隊打了超過兩場的二度延長賽。

▲雷霆吉爾吉斯-亞歷山大開季前兩戰一共站上罰球線40次。（圖／達志影像／美聯社）

title: 開季兩戰狂罰40球　雷霆SGA破紀錄成NBA「買犯之王」


events: 參選 選舉

taiwan-subdivisions: 新園 屏東縣

title: 獨家》郭再添發監前潛逃被通緝  多名支持者受牽連被判刑

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國民黨籍前屏東縣議員郭再添因地下匯兌案，今年5月被判刑4年確定，卻在入獄前潛逃，另外還涉及的違反選罷法、反滲透法、藥事法等案件，經屏東地院審理告一段落，除郭再添無法作成判決，4名郭的支持者被依違反選罷法判4至6個月不等徒刑，均可易科罰金，郭的中國籍妻子王曉燕因違反藥事法，日前已被屏東地院判刑6個月，可易服勞役，可上訴。

郭再添與妻子王曉燕在2022年底議員選舉期間，涉嫌接受中資從中國引進未經衛福部核准輸入的「蓮花清瘟膠囊」及「DEWEI快篩試劑」，置於競選服務處供選民索取並發放，屏東地檢署偵辦後依違反反滲透法、藥事法及選罷法等罪嫌對郭再添夫婦起訴；郭再添為國民黨員，但2022年以無黨籍身分參選屏東縣議員並當選。

此外，郭再添在選舉期間，夥同多名支持者前往新園鄉陳姓鄉民代表候選人競選服務處包圍滋事，並毆打陳姓候選人（事後撤回告訴），無視警方制止，出言恐嚇，檢方一併依妨害公務、恐嚇等罪起訴郭再添及多位涉案的支持者。

屏東地院審理後，認為王曉燕違反反滲透法罪證不足，犯行不成立；違反選罷法部分僅構成預備投票行求賄賂或不正利益罪，宣告褫奪公權1年；違反犯藥事法部分，法官認為她觸犯轉讓禁藥罪，判刑6個月，不得易科罰金，但可易服勞役；其餘4名涉案的支持者呂、馮、鄭及郭男則被依脅迫妨害他人競選未遂罪，分別判處4至6個月不等徒刑，褫奪公權2至3年不等，均可易科罰金。

郭再添因非法從事兩岸地下匯兌被判刑4年確定，卻在入監前潛逃無蹤，檢方拘提無著後於今年5月23日發布通緝，法定行刑權時效為30年，外界普遍認為他已逃往中國。


events: 豬瘟 死亡

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 旗山

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台中爆發非洲豬瘟，高雄全面禁止廚餘養豬，並開放5處地點，供業者收運廚餘，卻有清除業者拒絕收運大樓廚餘，通知大樓將廚餘併同一般垃圾處理，造成民眾不便；環保局要求業者恢復㕑餘收運，否則最重可罰300萬元，民眾也可依法向業者求償。

高雄每日產出52噸廚餘，環保局統一回收處理，民眾、學校、機關廚餘由清潔隊清運，並開放指定5處地點，提供清除業者裝袋收運，包括3座焚化廠、仁美資收場及旗山清潔隊。

不料卻有清除業者拒絕收運廚餘，還通知大樓將廚餘裝入塑膠袋，併同一般垃圾處理，但因高雄大樓林立，清除業者拒絕收運，造成民眾不便。

環保局要求業者恢復㕑餘收運，不得拒絕收運，否則將依廢棄物清理法裁罰6千至300萬元；民眾若發現業者拒絕收運，除可通知環保局查處告發外，並可依合約循民事程序向業者求償。

此外，高雄有319家養豬場，僅4家以廚餘養豬，為防堵非洲豬瘟入侵，全面禁止廚餘養豬，改以飼料餵養，確保養豬產業穩定發展與供應安全，農業局今完成稽查，均符合規範，未發現異常，將補助轉型設備，以減少豬農損失。

高雄現有4家肉品市場，配合防疫休市5日至27日，農業局展開連5天全面消毒，並發放消毒藥水，供養豬場進行場域及車輛自主消毒，每日監控養豬場化製量，掌握豬隻異常死亡情況。

環保局表示，廚餘分類行之有年，分成熟廚餘及堆肥廚餘，請民眾瀝乾水分、油脂，減輕重量不亂倒，交由清潔隊員回收。

title: 高雄清除業者拒絕收運大樓廚餘 環保局：可重罰300萬


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國定民俗台南東山吉貝耍西拉雅夜祭今晚（24日）11點登場，平埔原住民族群身分法完成立法，夜祭吸引大批人潮，許多人也來觀看「拜豬」儀式首次改用「米買（mai）豬」（米糕豬）代替全豬，了解西拉雅文化，夜祭隨後進行「牽曲」感謝祖靈的庇護。

吉貝耍阿立母夜祭原本「拜豬」儀式有族親還願的16頭全豬祭祀祖靈「阿立母」，因豬隻禁宰差點辦不成，台南市文化局協調請來府城傳統技藝米糕栫師傅黃銅山緊急製作3隻「米買（mai）豬」（米糕豬）代替，每隻「米買豬」重達120台斤與全豬一樣，百年技藝與國定民俗難得相遇，黃銅山決定贊助傳為佳話。

行政院原住民族委員會主委曾智勇Ljaucu．Zingrur、台南市副市長葉澤山、台南市原民會主委白惠蘭出席夜祭，虔誠的向「阿立母」祭祀。曾智勇說，吉貝耍夜祭是西拉雅族人凝聚族群情感、延續祖靈信仰的重要象徵，夜祭不僅是文化儀式，更是族群記憶的延續與文化生命的再生，看見吉貝耍長者祈福、青年與孩童參與其中，象徵文化的火種正代代相傳，讓人深刻感受到族群文化的力量與希望。

夜祭晚會安排吉貝耍國小學生吟唱西拉雅古民謠，吉貝耍部落學堂老師段洪坤說，學校學生數不到30人，建議中央原民會將吉貝耍國小成立西拉雅民族小學，傳承西拉雅文化。

祭司主持「拜豬」儀式，點豬、翻豬禮後再進行「牽曲」儀式，吉貝耍婦女吟唱西拉雅語古調「牽曲」，感謝阿立母的庇佑照顧，直到25日凌晨，白天再進行三向禮祭拜、孝海祭，為吉貝耍聚落緬懷祖先的獨特傳統儀式。

title: 西拉雅族吉貝耍夜祭  3隻米糕豬代替16頭全豬敬獻「阿立母」


title: 非洲豬瘟入侵台中》王義川：盧秀燕推翻林佳龍廚餘發電 自食惡果

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〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕近日台中爆發非洲豬瘟病例，但市長盧秀燕第一時間並未出席應變記者會，只回應記者，「請大家多報導購物節，一起拚經濟。」反而中央政府設置的「非洲豬瘟前進應變所」，請到政務委員陳時中擔任督導。對此，民進黨立委王義川說，陳時中一出現，就能安定民心。

面對台中檢驗出非洲豬瘟，農業部下令22日起全台豬隻全面禁運禁宰，但盧秀燕當天不但沒出席台中的應變記者會，並照常露面「台中購物節」的宣傳，被問到豬瘟議題時，更僅說「請大家多報導購物節，一起拚經濟。」讓她的臉書粉專被負評洗版，挨批輕忽非洲豬瘟。

同時，王義川今在政論節目《新台派上線》上直言，由於台中的廚餘量年年增加，過去時任市長林佳龍早就知道要專門處理，並家戶發送廚餘桶，來收集生質廚餘轉發電。但盧秀燕上任後以「契約怪怪的」為理由，推翻林佳龍的廚餘發電政策，讓王義川直言，盧秀燕是自食惡果、業力引爆。

people: 林佳龍 盧秀燕 陳時中

events: 發電 豬瘟


people: 盧秀燕 潘連周

events: 豬瘟 疫情

title: 盧秀燕喊「第一時間通報」 養豬協會理事長怒噴：第二時間豬就死光了

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養豬協會理事長潘連周接受媒體訪問時，批評盧秀燕（右）與台中市府應對疫情動作太慢，要負上很大責任。（資料照）

台中梧棲養豬場爆發非洲豬瘟疫情，市長盧秀燕事後發文聲稱「第一時間通報中央檢驗」，慘遭網友打臉。養豬協會理事長潘連周近日接受媒體訪問時也火力全開，怒噴盧市府反應慢了好幾拍，「拖了十天還說第一時間，那第二時間，台灣的豬隻就都死了了啊。」

三立節目「新台灣加油」主持人許貴雅在Threads平台發文說，養豬協會理事長潘連周受訪時，對台中市長盧秀燕的表現可以說是氣炸了，展現出「豬農之火」。

從許貴雅上傳的訪問片段中可以看到，潘連周說：「拖了十天還說第一時間，那第二時間，台灣的豬隻就都死了了啊。甚麼第一時間，對不對亂來。台中市府要負很大的責任。」

潘連周後續也批評市府人員以快遞寄送採檢樣本的作法，質疑為何不派專門人送到農業部獸醫研究所，「那用送的2小時就到了，你用寄的，寄那個宅急便冷凍的，裡面都是食物，你汙染到它要怎麼辦？破掉了要怎麼辦、遺失了要怎麼辦，延誤，還延誤2天，什麼他們沒責任，責任很大！」

潘連周補充說，盧秀燕要重視高達2000多億產值養豬產業，這攸關逾150萬名相關從業人員的生活，不能疏漏、當作沒看到，輕描淡寫就這樣放過去。


title: 高雄清除業者拒絕收運大樓廚餘 環保局：可重罰300萬

events: 死亡 豬瘟


title: 西拉雅族吉貝耍夜祭  3隻米糕豬代替16頭全豬敬獻「阿立母」


events: 豬瘟 發電

title: 非洲豬瘟入侵台中》王義川：盧秀燕推翻林佳龍廚餘發電 自食惡果


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中央氣象署夜間發布豪、大雨特報提醒，受東北季風影響，今晚到明天（25日）台北市山區有局部大雨或豪雨，基隆北海岸及宜蘭地區有局部大雨發生機率。東北季風偏強，15個縣市要留意，適逢連假，出門出遊請注意安全。

豪雨特報範圍：台北市山區士林區、北投區。

大雨特報範圍：基隆市全境；新北市北海岸淡水區、瑞芳區、三芝區、石門區、雙溪區、貢寮區、金山區、萬里區；宜蘭縣全境。

另外，基隆北海岸、東北部及東部沿海今晚到明天易有長浪發生，宜蘭（蘇澳）已觀測到2.7米左右浪高。

東北季風偏強，今晚到明晚屏東縣局部地區有平均風9級以上或陣風11級以上發生機率（橙色燈號），新北市、桃園市、新竹市、新竹縣、苗栗縣、台中市、彰化縣、雲林縣、嘉義縣、台南市、台東縣（含蘭嶼、綠島）、澎湖縣、金門縣、連江縣局部地區有平均風6級以上或陣風8級以上發生機率（黃色燈號），請注意防範。

title: 雨還沒下完！北北基宜慎防豪、大雨

taiwan-subdivisions: 屏東縣 彰化縣 宜蘭 雙溪區 萬里區 士林區 新北市 金門縣 宜蘭縣 三芝區 淡水區 綠島 蘇澳 貢寮區 澎湖縣 基隆市 雲林縣 金山區 蘭嶼 新竹市 北投區 瑞芳區 桃園 嘉義縣 連江縣 新竹縣 石門區 苗栗縣 基隆


title: 非洲豬瘟入侵台中》王義川：盧秀燕推翻林佳龍廚餘發電 自食惡果


title: 盧秀燕喊「第一時間通報」 養豬協會理事長怒噴：第二時間豬就死光了


title: 獨家》郭再添發監前潛逃被通緝  多名支持者受牽連被判刑

taiwan-subdivisions: 屏東縣 新園


countries: 日本 美國

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HER2 陽性乳癌的惡性程度高、容易復發，以往治療效果都不理想。但 HER2 標靶藥物問世後，情勢有所改善，患者存活期大幅延長，復發風險也降低。然而，使用這類藥物的病患不斷增加，安全問題逐漸浮現。最近日本明治藥科大學用美國 FDA 不良事件報告系統（FAERS），系統性分析七種主要 HER2 標靶藥物不良事件。結果近日刊登於《Pharmaceuticals》期刊。

七種藥物大致分為兩類：抗體類藥物以及小分子標靶藥物。研究結果清楚指出，兩者不良反應類型有明顯差異。單株抗體不良反應集中心臟毒性（如心力衰竭、心肌病變）和輸注反應（如過敏、呼吸困難）。心臟毒性可能源自藥物影響心肌細胞 HER2 訊號傳導。

從腹瀉到肝功能異常：標靶藥物的副作用差異口服小分子標靶藥物的不良事件，集中消化系統（如腹瀉、噁心、嘔吐）和皮膚（如皮疹、手足綜合症）。奈拉替尼（Neratinib）和拉帕替尼（Lapatinib）腹瀉報告事件佔極高比例，有些甚至是重度腹瀉，嚴重影響患者生活品質。圖卡替尼（Tucatinib）是較新穎的小分子藥物，FAERS 數據導致的肝功能異常非常值得重視。由於這些差異性，臨床醫生選擇藥物時，需充分考量患者疾病史，以制定更安全的治療策略。

本次研究還發現「個別 」HER2 抑制劑特有的不良事件，難在小型臨床實驗發現。如抗體─藥物複合體新藥（ ADC）賀癌寧（ T-DM1）可能導致血小板減少和肝損傷，就是因釋放的細胞毒殺藥物仍可能對骨髓和肝臟產生毒性。這提醒我們，使用 ADC 藥物時，必須密切監測血液和肝功能指標。

小分子藥物的潛在致命風險另一方面，臨床實驗已顯示較高腹瀉發生率的小分子藥奈拉替尼，腹瀉報告頻率和嚴重性在 FAERS 數據更明顯。某些小分子藥物還可能導致肺損傷或肺炎，儘管發生率不高，卻可能致命。潛在不良反應資訊，對臨床醫師風險效益評估，都是關鍵的參考依據。

FAERS 分析雖然提供「真實世界」乳癌治療的安全性資訊，但仍有不足。因 FAERS 資料來源是自發性通報，因此有通報偏差，報告者可能傾向報告嚴重事件。其次，由於沒有實際接受 HER2 抑制藥物治療的總患者數，所以無法計算真正發生率。患者是否有共用藥物、其他疾病及治療時間長短等影響因子，都無法排除。只有進一步界定風險因素，才更有助落實用藥安全。

雖然這次研究結果，不能直接當成臨床治療指引，但提醒醫生選擇 HER2 抑制藥物時，不僅要注重療效，更要權衡潛在安全風險，並對用藥中病患建立嚴謹監測機制（如心臟、肺功能監測），在風險與療效間權衡得失。未來若有更多跨國、長期、完整的資料庫研究加入，有機會對這些癌症療法的安全性勾勒出更深入具體的輪廓。

A Comprehensive Analysis of Adverse Events Associated with HER2 Inhibitors Approved for Breast Cancer Using the FDA Adverse Event Report System (FAERS)

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title: 乳癌治療的雙面刃？HER2 標靶藥物的安全性與挑戰


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日本秋田市 31 歲男子 Hiroya Yokoi 因涉嫌利用人工智慧技術製作、並販售深度偽造（deepfake）名人色情圖片，成為日本首宗涉及AI生成色情內容的刑事案件。Hiroya Yokoi 透露，他自學使用免費生成AI軟體，透過輸入名人照片製作色情假圖，以賺取零用錢並償還學生貸款。

從2022年10月至2023年9月，Hiroya Yokoi透過社群媒體帳號販售約2萬張包含262名演員、電視名人及J-pop偶像的色情假圖，獲利約120萬日圓（約8,000美元）。他甚至提供付費用戶按需求定制特定名人和姿勢圖像。

警方於2023年逮捕他，指控其違反《日本刑法》中分發淫穢數位圖像條款，最高刑罰為兩年有期徒刑或250萬日圓罰款。此案凸顯AI技術在影像生成領域的法律挑戰與社會風險。

Japan arrests man in first AI porn case involving deepfakes of celebrities

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title: 日本首件 AI 生成名人色情圖片刑事案，男子因深度偽造被逮捕


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What’s in a Steak? Europe Food Label Fight牛排裡藏什麼？歐洲掀食品標籤大戰

Buying a veggie burger or a cauliflower steak in Europe may soon be a thing of the past, after lawmakers in the European Parliament voted Wednesday to restrict the use of terms like “burger” or “steak” to food made with meat.

在歐洲，購買「素食漢堡」或「花椰菜排」可能即將成為過去式。歐洲議會周三通過決議，擬限制「漢堡」「牛排」等字詞僅能用於以肉類製成的食品。

The vote reflects a push by Europe’s powerful agricultural lobby, which for years has pressed officials to crack down on what they say is the misuse of terms associated with cuts of meat. Other branches of the European Union’s government, the council and the commission, need to weigh in before the proposal becomes law in the 27-nation bloc.

這項投票反映出歐洲強大的農業遊說團體多年來的壓力，他們主張應取締非肉製品「濫用」與肉類切割部位相關的用語。該提案在正式成為歐盟27國的法律前，仍須經理事會與執委會審議。

The proposal states that names such as burger and steak, along with sausage, hamburger, escalope, egg yolks and egg whites, must be used “exclusively for products containing meat,” defined as “the edible parts of the animals.”

提案指出，漢堡和牛排，以及香腸、牛肉漢堡、薄肉片、蛋黃和蛋白等名詞，必須「專門用於含有肉類的產品」，其中肉類被定義為「動物的可食用部分」。

Debate over the proposal has been heated.

這項提案引發激烈爭議。

“People can eat tofu or test-tube patties all they want, but it’s not meat,” said Céline Imart, a member of the European Parliament who represents a largely agricultural district in France, who proposed the move. She insisted that allowing nonmeat alternatives to share terms with animal-based products could mislead consumers.

代表法國農業選區的歐洲議會議員席琳．伊瑪特是提案人。她說：「人們想吃豆腐或試管肉排都可以，但那不是肉。」她堅稱，允許非肉類替代產品與動物製品共用名稱，可能會造成誤導消費者。

Proponents of alternatives to meat have argued that using such well-known terms is sensible, and that consumers are savvy enough to identify the protein that went into the products they bought.

支持植物性產品的一方則認為，使用這些廣為人知的詞彙是合理的，而且消費者足以分辨自己購買的產品所含的蛋白質來源。

A change in the law could cost Rügenwalder Mühle, Germany’s leading producer of alternative meat products, several million euros, said Claudia Hauschild, a spokesperson for the company.

德國最大植物肉製造商「呂根瓦爾德磨坊」的發言人克勞蒂亞．豪斯柴爾德表示，法規改變可能導致公司損失數百萬歐元。

The company, which also makes one of Germany’s most beloved sausages, Teewurst, clearly labels all of its products, she said. “You really have to try to mix up a vegan schnitzel with a pork schnitzel,” she noted.

她說，公司生產德國最受歡迎的香腸之一「德國下午茶腸」，所有產品都標示清楚。她指出：「你得花點力氣才能把素食炸肉排和豬肉炸肉排搞混。」

A survey conducted by the European Consumer Organization in 2020 found that a majority of people in Europe were not confused by nonmeat products that shared the same names as animal-based counterparts, as long as the packaging clearly labeled them as “vegan,” “plant-based” or “alternative.”

歐洲消費者組織2020年的調查顯示，大多數歐洲人並不會因植物性產品與肉類產品共用名稱而感到混淆，只要包裝上清楚標示「純素」「植物性」或「替代品」等字樣即可。

“With everything else going on in the world, you would think the European Parliament would have better things to do,” Anna Strolenberg, a member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands, argued. “Let’s work on the stuff that matters and not identity politics for burgers.”

荷蘭籍歐洲議會議員安娜．斯特羅倫伯格主張：「世上還有那麼多其他事情正在發生，你會認為歐洲議會應該有更重要的事情要做。我們應該把精力放在更重要的事情上，別再玩漢堡的身分政治了。」

文／Melissa Eddy，譯／羅方妤

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本文報導談到歐盟食品標示規範(food labeling regulation)，牽涉到植物性飲食產業(plant-based food industry)。中文有素雞、素鴨，不會有人當成是真的雞肉鴨肉，但食品標示必須清楚，是基本原則，包括是否摻入萊克多巴胺之類的添加劑，食安不允許打迷糊仗。

文中的vegan是指完全不吃任何動物性產品，包括肉、蛋、奶、蜂蜜，甚至避免使用皮革、毛料、蠟等動物來源的非食物產品，稱「純素者」。Vegetarian不吃肉類(紅肉、白肉、海鮮)，但可能會食用蛋、奶或蜂蜜，稱「素食者」。

若是想要進一步細分，lacto-vegetarian是吃乳製品，不吃蛋；ovo-vegetarian是吃蛋，不吃乳製品：lacto-ovo vegetarian則是蛋和奶都吃。

近年來歐美還有raw vegan，只吃未經加熱的植物性食物，稱「生食純素者」。甚至有以植物性飲食為主，但偶爾食用肉類的flexitarian，稱「彈性素食者」。

中文有「桌邊素」，兩者在動機與時間方式均略有不同。「桌邊素」是華人文化獨特的飲食習慣，目前並沒有直接對應的英文單字，可用描述性詞語如“situational vegetarian”或者 “social vegetarian” 來傳達其概念。

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title: 紐時賞析／舊金山AI熱潮：公寓難覓租金瘋狂漲

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Renting a San Francisco Apartment in the A.I. Boom? Good Luck.舊金山AI熱潮：公寓難覓租金瘋狂漲

After Roy Lee’s artificial intelligence startup, Cluely, landed $5.3 million in venture capital funding this spring, he orchestrated a San Francisco real estate coup.

今年春天，李忠仁（譯註：韓裔美籍）創辦的人工智慧新創公司Cluely獲得530萬美元風險投資後，他在舊金山房地產市場掀起一波熱潮。

In May, Cluely leased eight apartments for its employees at a new luxury complex — where rents start at $3,000 a month and reach $12,000 a month for penthouse units — just a one-minute walk from its office in the city’s South of Market neighborhood. The apartments were a mix of one-bedroom and two-bedroom units in the 16-story building, which offers a fitness center, a rooftop bar, and concierge and housecleaning services.

5月，Cluely為員工租下8間位於新落成豪華大樓的公寓，租金從每月3000美元起，頂樓豪華單位高達12000美元，距離公司位於舊金山南市場區的辦公室僅步行1分鐘。這些公寓包含了一房和兩房單位，且位於16層大樓內，設施包括健身房、屋頂酒吧、禮賓服務以及清潔服務。

Driven by a boom in AI companies like Cluely, San Francisco’s residential rents have soared the most in the nation over the past year. Apartment prices in the city rose an average of 6% in that time, more than double the 2.5% increase in New York City, according to real estate tracker CoStar. That now puts the average rent for a San Francisco apartment at $3,315 a month, right behind New York City’s $3,360, which is the nation’s highest.

在Cluely等AI公司熱潮推動下，舊金山住宅租金過去一年漲幅全美最高。根據房地產追蹤機構CoStar，該市公寓租金平均上漲6%，遠超紐約市的2.5%漲幅。目前舊金山公寓平均月租3315美元，僅次於全美最高的紐約市3360美元。

The AI frenzy’s effect on rents has put pressure on San Francisco’s already strained housing supply, leading to heated competition among techies and nontechies to pounce on listings. Applicants are showing up to apartment tours with envelopes of cash in hand and waiting in long lines to see properties. And the rejections for would-be renters are coming fast.

AI熱潮推高租金，加劇舊金山原本就嚴重的住房短缺，導致科技業與非科技業人士爭相搶租公寓。看房者帶著現金信封參加看房團，排長隊等候參觀，但租屋申請被拒的情況頻傳。

That has raised questions about the affordability of San Francisco, which has long been one of the most expensive U.S. cities. Daniel Lurie, the mayor, has made addressing affordable housing a cornerstone of his policies, while also embracing the growth of local AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.

舊金山長期是美國最昂貴的城市之一，這波租金上漲讓住房負擔能力備受質疑。市長羅偉將平價住房列為施政核心，同時支持OpenAI和Anthropic等本地AI企業的發展。

Ted Egan, the chief economist for the City and County of San Francisco, said the city’s market rents today are still below prepandemic levels when adjusted for inflation. But many service workers who left rent-controlled apartments during the pandemic would now find it difficult to return, he acknowledged.

舊金山首席經濟學家伊根表示，若考慮通貨膨脹因素，目前市場租金仍低於疫情前水準。但他坦承，許多服務業工作者在疫情期間離開租金管制公寓（譯註：受法律保護、租金遠低於市場價的舊公寓），如今因市場租金飆升而難以回歸。

“Tech is setting the bar for housing prices,” Egan said.

伊根說：「科技業正在拉高房租標準」。

文／Natallie Rocha，譯／國際中心

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成大交通管理系畢業的陳又瑄，念大四時對未來感到茫然。她認為自己「會考試」、但對讀書並不是那麼感興趣，可以試試考公職，備考交通技術組時，發現其實對交通管理很有興趣，準備一年，考一次就同時考上高考、普考交通技術雙榜，且還是今年普考交通技術榜首，成功融合興趣與工作。

陳又瑄從小就是家人眼中的好學生，家人認為她考高普考一定會考上，然而「期待愈大，壓力反而更大。」讓陳又瑄一度感到焦慮，最後她克服心魔，認為只要能夠感覺自己在進步、對得起自己就好了。

談到讀書秘訣，陳又瑄透露，備考前期大量刷考古題，但沒多久就得了「刷題倦怠症」，這時選擇多看新聞、找到跟教科書有關的時事議題， 也找到讓自己繼續備考的動力。

「我是一個不愛念書也很懶散的人，但我該念書就念書，該休息就好好休息，不給自己偷懶的機會。」陳又瑄形容自己是「任性的考生」，雖然備考前擬定完整的讀書計畫，每天有一定的讀書進度，但只讓自己周一到周五「朝九晚五」，這種上班族式的念書方式，反而有效打擊「讀書倦怠」，讓她可以一路跑到終點。

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title: 紐時賞析／牛排裡藏什麼？歐洲掀食品標籤大戰


title: 紐時賞析／舊金山AI熱潮：公寓難覓租金瘋狂漲

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title: 她用「朝九晚五」念書法 防國考倦怠症


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數發部成立三周年，本應是檢視「數位國家」成果的時刻，然而其射出的「三支箭」中，以「推動打詐工作」為首的一箭，卻像是射向了空氣。基層指控數發部偏袒平台業者，「打詐國家隊」愈打愈詐，台灣仍難洗刷詐騙王國汙名，數發部到底是要打詐，還是助詐？

斥資一千三百萬的「網路詐騙通報查詢網」已是少數稱得上「有用」的工具，今年九月好不容易開放給地方政府，卻有三大盲點，第一，只負責通報，不追蹤下架，即便已通報業者下架詐騙廣告，數發部仍不會主動追蹤，根本打假球。

第二，數發部理應有強大資訊科技，但地方警局上傳通報詐騙廣告案件，上萬筆詐騙資料得逐筆按下審核，才會通報業者下架，明明修改程式碼就可讓通報更便利，卻不願修改。

第三，數發部過度偏袒業者，除了輕罰，也跟業者協議「次一日之翌日零時生效」的下架制度，讓詐騙廣告持續橫行逾兩天。種種盲點讓基層棄用，「科技防詐」只剩口號。

另外，「詐欺犯罪危害防制條例」明文規定業者應將詐騙廣告內含的通訊軟體帳號提供警方，以利溯源追查並防止民眾點入被害，但業者置之不理。數發部卻認定點擊連結後才轉跳通訊軟體，不算是通訊軟體帳號問題，要地方警局自行過濾，主動幫業者開脫。這種自我閹割式的解釋，不僅讓基層疲於奔命，更讓詐團笑到最後。

相較下，地方政府反倒展現出真正的務實精神。台北市自主研發ＡＩ系統，全天候自動蒐報詐騙廣告，強迫業者即時下架，成效顯著。反觀數發部，喊著「智慧打詐、科技防詐」的口號，編列數十億預算，卻落後地方政府一大截。

防詐要貼近基層、對症下藥，若數發部繼續自滿於會議簡報與標語宣示，「智慧國家」只會成為詐騙天堂的遮羞布。

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title: 冷眼集／數發部到底要打詐還是助詐？

taiwan-subdivisions: 光復 花蓮


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詐騙橫行，北市一年抓七千名車手，監所快被詐騙犯塞滿，仍無法遏止，各界盼加重刑期，基層員警坦言，站在打詐第一線，幾乎每天都為打詐疲於奔命，國家打詐不能像打地鼠一樣，「東邊打，西邊冒」，須溯源治本。

北市議員侯漢廷指出，去年上半年，北市查獲詐團車手二九八九人，今年上半年也查獲三九二四人，等於一年抓近七千人。他質疑難道每年都有新的車手出道，研判應該累犯居多，希望市警局向中央建議修法，加重刑期遏阻詐騙案。

北市警局長李西河說，詐團車手或水房或其他分工人員，抓到後會繼續溯源，因詐欺案大多是跨境， 機房在緬甸、柬埔寨、寮國，台灣是轉帳點，因此詐騙車手愈來愈多。

北市刑大表示，北市每年平均逮捕詐團車手七千人左右，這幾年已招募困難，從事車手的人以經濟弱勢者較多，且因民眾法制教育和防詐宣導，詐團難招人，已朝向外籍人士和在台工作的外籍移工找人。

基層員警直言，警方長期處理詐騙後端，如若前端沒控制好，後端只能無止盡的亡羊補牢，每天追車手、安撫被害人，但量刑多僅一年，根本無法嚇阻；境外門號在台無記名漫遊，線索到最後也常斷線。

員警說，ＡＴＭ提款缺乏雙重驗證，車手人手一張卡就能提領，面部遮蔽警示系統慢半拍；第三方支付與虛擬帳戶更缺乏與實體帳戶的聯防警示規範，錢一旦轉出很難即時凍結。結果平台廣告繼續投放，金融、電信、網路等環節漏洞依舊存在，基層疲於奔命收拾殘局。

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▪ 圖解／還有洪災危險嗎？看馬太鞍溪堰塞湖變化 溢流破口在哪

title: 打詐不溯源 警嘆車手抓不完

countries: 緬甸 柬埔寨 台灣 寮國


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北市府今年二月成立跨局處打詐小組，三月便啟動自主研發的ＡＩ詐騙廣告偵測系統，是地方政府首創，且廿四小時不間斷偵測，會自動標記、截圖、封存原始碼等確保證據完整，今年已蒐報逾兩萬則涉詐廣告，均要求平台下架。

專責打詐的北市刑警大隊經濟組長林承緯表示，系統結合自然語言分析等技術，能針對「假投資、假求職、假中獎、假交友、騙帳戶」等主要詐欺模式建立多重判斷模組，即時比對文字、影像與連結特徵。

系統一旦辨識到高風險語句或圖片，就會自動標記、截圖、封存原始碼並加蓋時間戳記，確保證據完整、具法律效力。他強調，ＡＩ廿四小時不中斷蒐報，效率遠超人工檢舉，「我們找到的每一則涉詐廣告，本該是平台本來應該負起的審核責任」。

警方統計，今年截至九月，北市ＡＩ系統蒐報二萬七二○則涉詐廣告，透過ＡＩ分析也顯示，詐騙廣告出資樣態高度集中且重複，包括卅日內新創帳號比例達六成，幾乎都是「詐騙專用免洗帳號」；重複出資者比例約五成，下架後重新投放形成「邊下架邊上架」循環。

林承緯說，警方後續也會依「詐欺犯罪危害防制條例」第卅七條規定，向網路廣告平台業者調閱電磁紀錄、註冊資料、連線及交易軌跡，研析金流與帳號關聯，追查實際操控或投放廣告者身分，從源頭治本。

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title: 揪詐騙廣告 北市自研AI系統


taiwan-subdivisions: 花蓮 光復

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北市府原送達紙本公文要求社群平台廿四小時內下架涉詐廣告，阻斷民眾繼續受害，今年八月卻被數發部指通報速度太慢，改用數發部電子通報系統後，卻發現這套系統效率比紙本更慢，市府怒批「數發部自己戴耳塞、還嫌吹哨者不用大聲公」。

截至今年八月底，詐騙廣告仍以Meta臉書、ＩＧ等平台為大宗，光是北市就有二六七○人因此受害，財損廿億九千萬元。

Meta違規 中央輕罰250萬元

台北市長蔣萬安今年二月跨局處成立「打詐小組」，市府今年六月十八日、七月十四日函報數發部裁罰，Meta平台涉詐廣告共計一七六三則，其中七十七則未依「詐欺犯罪危害防制條例」第卅二條規定於廿四小時內下架，每則違規廣告可罰五十萬到一千萬元，但數發部事後僅輕罰二五○萬元罰鍰。

數發部八月指出，Meta雖已配合將北市府所提供的百分之九十五詐騙廣告下架，但因北市府未以電子檔案通報案件，而是紙本資料，Meta在處理紙本通報速度緩慢，所以仍有百分之五案件未能符合「詐防條例」規定，於廿四小時內下架。

主動打詐卻被指責，基層員警「炸鍋」，直呼難以想像中央偏袒平台業者至此，且每件可開罰至少五十萬，七十七則至少可罰三八五○萬元，卻只罰二五○萬元。

北市府表示，市府主動吹哨、追蹤，才促成中央祭出罰款，數發部卻採信平台業者的說詞，指市府使用「紙本通報」導致程序延宕，但當時數發部尚未開放地方政府使用電子通報系統通報業者，為確保具行政處分效力，只能以紙本送達業者。

市府官員補充，除以紙本送達，同步以電子郵件附上廣告連結，是當時地方政府唯一合法、也最快速的方式。數發部事後卻反指積極主動執法的北市府拖慢速度，實在太諷刺。

官員表示，詐騙廣告的「廿四小時內下架」是打詐黃金法則，多一秒曝光，民眾就多一分風險。

儘管數發部九月一日開放各縣市政府使用「網路詐騙通報查詢網」電子通報功能，但北市官員指出，現行設計仍存在重大時效落差，依數發部與業者協議內容，電子通知發出後，須至「次一日之翌日零時」才視為生效，例如今天上午十時通報，後天零時才開始計算廿四小時下架時間，詐騙廣告上可繼續存在逾六十小時，反而比紙本慢，嚴重錯過黃金打詐期，不知又有多少人會受騙。

數發部：電子通報精準快速

數發部表示，檢視北市府所提供資料，發現手抄紙本導致辨識不明或漏填，顯示電子通報的重要性。建議北市府應可採用電子通報，方可達到精準通報，快速下架目的。

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▪ 圖解／馬太鞍溪堰塞湖災情為何這麼嚴重？為何不能事先破壞壩體？

▪ 圖解／還有洪災危險嗎？看馬太鞍溪堰塞湖變化 溢流破口在哪

title: 北市府「紙本+電郵」打詐 快過數發部電子通報


countries: 台灣 中國 菲律賓 日本 澳洲 美國

taiwan-subdivisions: 花蓮 太平 和平 光復

people: 賴清德 蔡英文 川普

title: 時代雜誌：美須警惕賴清德魯莽行徑！我外交部回應了

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美國時代雜誌廿三日刊登華府智庫「國防重點」主任高德斯坦專文。他示警說，台灣是當今全球最危險的衝突引爆點，美國必須警惕台灣領袖賴清德的「魯莽行徑」。

高德斯坦批評，賴總統高調宣示台灣主權，北京視之為挑釁；華府應審慎處理台灣問題，必要時對他提出警告，並將戰略重心回到美國在太平洋真正的條約盟友，即日本、南韓、澳洲和菲律賓。高德斯坦強調，台灣並非美國核心的國安利益，不值得為此冒著與中國爆發災難性戰爭的風險。

北京一旦採取武統，恐引發螺旋式升級，使美中爆發衝突，動用核武的可能性令人不安。美國過去屢因亞洲民族主義而陷入困境，如今更應審慎行事。高德斯坦認為，賴總統與行事更謹慎的前總統蔡英文不同；她傾向淡化任何關於台獨地位措辭，賴總統則透過一連串演說，明顯傾向追求正式獨立。

高德斯坦說，台灣今年舉行的漢光演習採多項創新措施，以因應中國日增的軍事威脅，但也暴露出國防策略的偏差。軍事專家主張，鑑於台灣港口與空軍基地勢必成為共軍對台首波攻擊目標，台灣若將資源投入水雷與其他非對稱武器，重心轉向價廉且可分散部署的地面作戰系統，更符合實際需求。

北京顯然正試圖揣摩華府的政策走向。美國總統川普在台灣問題上的態度較審慎，但包括美國國防部長赫塞斯的部分，川普政府高官則採明顯鷹派立場，而與北京交往數十年的美國科技富豪馬斯克已淡出白宮決策核心。

高德斯坦提到，台灣對中國是核心利益，而軍事力量的對比日益傾向中國。美國領袖不應猶豫，也許用私下警告方式，遏制明顯魯莽的賴總統。

我外交部強調，賴總統多次強調「和平是唯一的選項」，維持台海現狀也是國際社會共同共識。我國政府一向以負責任的態度，並以穩健、理性及務實的方式推動兩岸政策。台灣維持現狀的承諾從未改變，也無意挑起任何緊張情勢。

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▪ 整理包／堰塞湖大解密！大自然「臨時水庫」怎麼形成、有何危險

▪ 圖解／馬太鞍溪堰塞湖災情為何這麼嚴重？為何不能事先破壞壩體？

▪ 圖解／還有洪災危險嗎？看馬太鞍溪堰塞湖變化 溢流破口在哪


title: 觀察站／鄭麗文延攬各系 意在集體領導

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國民黨新任主席鄭麗文迄今公布的兩波黨務人事，涵蓋黨內多位大老人馬；由於鄭麗文在黨內政治能量有限，這樣的人事布局，一方面是平衡各方勢力的權衡之計，另一方面黨內認為，鄭有意讓國民黨走向集體領導與決策的模式，至於這樣的分析是否正確，還有待觀察與驗證。

鄭麗文任命與王金平關係密切的李乾龍擔任副主席兼秘書長、軍系季麟連、連戰人馬張榮恭、馬英九人馬蕭旭岑任副主席；將任組發會主委的李哲華是吳敦義愛將，侯友宜一路拉拔的吳宗憲則將任文傳會主委。

此外，在黨主席選舉期間，頻頻現身鄭麗文身邊的馬政府時期國安會副秘書長楊永明，以及國民黨前立委李德維，目前雖未列入人事名單，但黨內認為，憑藉他們的資歷與影響力，未來在鄭麗文的決策圈中，勢必扮演重要角色。

而儘管鄭麗文的人事布局展現了包容與平衡的企圖，但現任主席朱立倫及其競選對手郝龍斌的子弟兵，尚未出現在人事名單。朱立倫任內帶領國民黨在上次地方選舉奪回台北、桃園，擁四個直轄市執政權，去年立委選舉取得國會多數，大罷免也帶領藍委以卅二比零的戰績全數保住席次。若朱系人馬最終未獲任用，鄭麗文恐難免被質疑「對現任主席不夠厚道」，進而影響到黨內團結。

鄭麗文的黨務人事布局涵蓋黨內重要山頭人馬，看似面面俱到，但實際上也是平衡各方勢力，厚植未來擔任黨主席的政治能量。而如果鄭麗文可以透過這樣的布局，展現集體領導與決策，也是替國民黨帶來新機遇，透過廣納各方意見，讓國民黨的政策更具包容性。

people: 鄭麗文 連戰 李德維 李乾龍 侯友宜 朱立倫 郝龍斌 王金平 吳敦義 馬英九 吳宗憲


people: 鄭麗文 李乾龍 王金平 吳敦義 馬英九 吳宗憲 連戰 陳學聖

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國民黨主席當選人鄭麗文十一月一日就任，繼公布副主席兼任秘書長李乾龍、副主席季麟連後，昨再公布第二波人事，國民黨大陸事務部前主任張榮恭、馬英九基金會執行長蕭旭岑任副主席，南投縣工策總幹事李哲華任副秘書長兼組發會主委，國民黨立委吳宗憲任文傳會主委。

國民黨前立委陳學聖分析，「連系」張榮恭、「馬系」蕭旭岑出任國民黨副主席，再加上吳敦義愛將李哲華掌組發會主委，明顯看到鄭麗文集體領導時代到來。

陳學聖表示，相信這是鄭麗文必然的抉擇，因為她竄的太快，不像歷任黨主席資歷完整，從政夠久，早有自己兵馬。鄭的崛起，來自不同的勢力，選後必須有所安排。陳學聖說，張榮恭、蕭旭岑出任副主席，兩岸路線將上溯到廿多年前連戰破冰之旅、馬習會，再加上鄭麗文選舉的主張，一脈相傳，路線清晰。但國民黨論述的理想能否呼應到民眾心中的繫念，此時此際是艱難的挑戰。

鄭麗文的人事布局被質疑「世代不交替」，立法院前院長王金平昨表示，李乾龍是他推薦的，應讓李好好發揮優點，「家有一老，如有一寶」，「家有兩老，更有多寶」。鄭麗文一定會重用很多年輕人、新世代來協助發展黨務。

王金平說，日前鄭麗文到立法院拜會國民黨團，以黨籍立委熱烈歡迎程度，鄭應不是弱勢黨主席。大家都以黨的生存發展、國家生存發展為念，會更加團結合作。

title: 鄭麗文第二波人事 藍副主席張榮恭、蕭旭岑


title: 冷眼集／數發部到底要打詐還是助詐？


countries: 緬甸 台灣 柬埔寨 寮國

title: 打詐不溯源 警嘆車手抓不完


title: 揪詐騙廣告 北市自研AI系統


title: 北市府「紙本+電郵」打詐 快過數發部電子通報


title: 監測花蓮堰塞湖 燕子口昨降挖導流

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花蓮馬太鞍溪上游、太魯閣燕子口堰塞湖陸續解除警戒，林業保育署仍持續監測，馬太鞍溪堰塞湖水穩定流出，下方後來新生成的小堰塞湖已消失；燕子口堰塞湖的壩底穩定滲流，廠商昨進場施工，為壩體降挖及導流。

林業署花蓮分署昨天監測，馬太鞍溪堰塞湖已解除紅色警戒，恢復常態警戒；下游800公尺處於21日崩塌形成小堰塞湖，昨觀測發現湖體已經消失，河道流路恢復正常。

燕子口堰塞湖持續穩定滲流，已解除警報，但台8線靳珩隧道西出口淹水路段及東出口至魯丹橋溢流水路段仍封閉。

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taiwan-subdivisions: 太平 花蓮 光復 和平

countries: 菲律賓 中國 台灣 美國 日本 澳洲

title: 時代雜誌：美須警惕賴清德魯莽行徑！我外交部回應了


people: 李彥秀 吳宗憲

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陸委會九月公布修正公務員赴港澳相關規範，陸委會本月初官網更新，指行政院九月廿二日訂定「行政院與所屬中央及地方各機關（構）學校公務人員違法（規）赴陸建議懲處原則」，納入學校公務員，上到公立大學校長，下至小學組長兼任行政職教師者，都需經許可赴陸，返台後須通報詳述赴陸事由及行程，違失情節重大一次記二大過免職，明年七月一日上路。

陸委會表示，這是依法行政，強調監察院已經提出過糾正，陸委會為此邀集各中央及地方各有關機關共同研商，並研提有關精進措施，以遏止公務員違法赴陸的情形持續發生。

監察院五月廿一日公布調查報告，指公務員申請赴陸核准率近百分百，近十年仍有三一八名公務員違法赴陸，包含高階文官五十五人，國立大專校院相關教育人員就占卅五人，其中最嚴重事例首屬國立中央大學前教授陳錕山投共案，已成國家安全問題，但違規高階文官幾乎沒被服務機關懲處，因此糾正行政院、人事行政總處與教育部。

陸委會十月初更新官網，指行政院九月廿二日訂定「行政院與所屬中央及地方各機關（構）學校公務人員違法（規）赴陸建議懲處原則」簡任第十職及警監四階為界，基層公務員違規三次記一大過，高階則違規一次記二次過，違規樣態包括未經許可赴陸、返台後未依限填具「赴陸人員返台通報表」、返台拒絕或未詳實說明赴陸事由及行程。

該原則指出，赴陸人員違失情節重大，符合考績法第十二條第三項所定一次記二大過要件者，得辦理一次記二大過專案考績免職，原則於明年七月一日正式實施。

陸委會說明，公立學校教師兼行政職，且行政職相當簡任十一職等以上者，如公立大學校長、各學院院長、學系主任、研究所所長，需向內政部申請赴陸許可；行政職相當簡任十職等以下者，如教師兼任公立高國中小的主任、組長，需向所屬機關核准赴陸。

至於公立學校教師未兼任行政職務者，陸委會指出，無須依照許可辦法或作業要點申請許可或報准。

陸委會此舉遭質疑為製造寒蟬效應，國民黨立委李彥秀說，陸委會作為只是淪為「忠誠查核」。藍委吳宗憲也批，國家愈走愈專制、不自由。

國民黨立委翁曉玲說，賴政府大幅限縮兩岸人民往來，對公務員交流問題也是小題大作，不會有效果且又擾民，甚至有違反法律保留原則之虞。

有地方官員指出，陸委會針對公務員赴陸近一、二年開始緊縮，包含兼行政職老師或校長，甚至連約聘僱也納入，導致多數公務員不太敢去大陸。

title: 赴陸須報准納入學校公務員 藍委批製造寒蟬效應


taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 中正

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高市中正四路某棟大樓昨晚8時36分傳火警，消防局出動13車34人馳援，住戶聞訊逃出大樓外，消防員抵達時大樓灑水系統發揮，微火熄滅，協助排煙；起火處是13樓，謝姓女租客當時不在家，疑電線走火，燒毀部分家具，屋內2貓1狗受驚嚇，詳細起火原因由火調科調查釐清。

高市中正四路某棟大樓13樓昨晚8時36分傳火警，疑電線走火，燒毀部分家具，屋內2貓1狗受驚嚇。圖／讀者提供

title: 疑電線走火高雄大樓13樓冒濃煙 女租客不在家3喵星人和汪星人受驚


title: 疑電線走火高雄大樓13樓冒濃煙 女租客不在家3喵星人和汪星人受驚


title: 習近平談十五五規畫 強調科技自立

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中共廿屆四中全會閉幕後，中共中央昨召開發布會解讀全會精神，並披露中共總書記習近平早前與黨外人士座談的發言。習近平對「十五五（二○二六年到二○三○年）」規畫的建議提到，要牢牢把握戰略主動，「高水平（水準）科技自立自強是高質量發展的戰略支撐」。

新華社報導，習近平今年八月二十七日在中南海主持黨外人士座談會，就中共中央「關於制定國民經濟和社會發展第十五個五年規畫（十五五規畫）的建議」聽取意見建議。

習近平當時稱，「十五五」時期是基本實現社會主義現代化夯實基礎、全面發力的關鍵時期。面對風險和不確定性，要牢牢把握戰略主動，「無論外部環境怎麼變化，都要集中力量辦好自己的事」，做強國內大循環、暢通國內國際雙循環，妥善防範化解風險，不斷提高發展質量和韌性。

習近平強調，高水準科技自立自強是高質量發展戰略支撐，要發揮新型舉國體制優勢，瞄準世界科技前沿，統籌推進教育科技人才一體發展，在突破關鍵核心技術上努力攻關。

昨天中共中央召開的記者會上，大陸發改委主任鄭柵潔說，大陸經濟靠實體經濟起家，也要靠實體經濟走向未來。「建議」明確把「建設現代化產業體系，鞏固壯大實體經濟根基」擺在戰略任務第一條。

「建議」提出推動重點產業提質升級，鞏固提升化工、機械、造船等行業在全球產業分工中的地位和競爭力，發展先進製造業集群等舉措，初步估計未來五年會新增人民幣十兆元左右的市場空間；「建議」亦提出打造新興支柱產業，加快新能源、新材料、航空航太、低空經濟等戰略性新興產業集群發展，這將催生出數個兆元級甚至更大規模市場；「建議」還提出前瞻布局未來產業，推動量子科技、生物製造、氫能和核聚變能、腦機介面、具身智慧、第六代移動通信等成為新的經濟增長點。這些產業蓄勢發力，「未來十年新增規模相當於再造一個中國高技術產業」。

在中美貿易戰下，大陸科技部長陰和俊說，建議提出要全鏈條推動積體電路（半導體）、工業母機、高端儀器等重點領域關鍵核心技術攻關取得決定性突破。大陸商務部長王文濤則揭露，要推動進出口平衡發展，「加大力度擴大進口」。


countries: 中國 馬來西亞 新加坡

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大陸外交部昨天宣布，大陸總理李強今天起將對新加坡進行正式訪問，隨後並將前往馬來西亞，出席東協系列峰會。

大陸外交部官網廿四日消息，外交部發言人宣布，應新加坡共和國總理黃循財邀請，李強將於十月廿五日至廿六日對新加坡進行正式訪問。

應東協輪值主席國馬來西亞總理安華邀請，李強將於十月廿七至廿八日出席在馬來西亞吉隆坡舉行的第廿八次「中國—東協領導人會議」、第廿八次「東協與中日韓領導人會議」、第廿屆東亞峰會和第五次「區域全面經濟夥伴關係協定」（ＲＣＥＰ）領導人會議。

根據公開資料顯示，今年五月底李強曾前往吉隆坡出席「東協—海合會—中國大陸三方峰會」。

title: 李強25日起訪星馬 將出席東協峰會


title: 李強25日起訪星馬 將出席東協峰會


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大環境景氣差，新北多條老街如骨牌效應般進入寒冬，連假期間烏來老街多數店家晚間7點已熄燈，鶯歌老街店家做二休五，新莊老街遭戲稱只剩娃娃機的燈光，連受觀光客青睞的九份及淡水老街「只有人潮沒錢潮」，攤商嘆只試吃不買，凸顯老街商圈人氣走下坡的窘境。

九份因電影「悲情城市」暴紅，長年吸引國內外旅客，記者實地走訪九份老街，許多店家設有日、韓、英語多語標示，但店家反映雖有遊客，但買氣下滑。疫情前有許多日韓客，消費力佳，但近年政府主打南向政策，東南亞觀光客增多。陳姓攤商直言，試吃客很多，願掏錢的少「有時三五成群吃完店一輪試吃品，1包也沒買」。

據觀光署統計，鶯歌老街2022年有67萬人次造訪，去年僅剩56萬。有店家表示，平常日遊客稀疏，只能做2休5。蔡姓遊客說，老街與疫情前熱鬧的景象差很多，她與家人是因辦活動才去，不過現在物價一直漲，老街賣的小吃單價也不低，1千元根本買不了什麼。

淡水老街陳姓業者表示，假日人潮較多，但平日冷冷清清，「以前一早人就滿了，現在要到下午才有客人。」遊客多數是拍照打卡，頂多買1瓶飲料就走，消費型態改變讓攤商壓力大，期盼政府想辦法讓遊客多停留消費。

烏來風景區近3年訪客雖增加，但連假的烏來老街才晚間7點多，多數店家已關燈，人煙稀少，多數人僅去泡溫泉或踏青。

被戲稱商圈已死的新莊老街也是業績慘澹，一度淪為「娃娃機街」。在地議員戴湘儀說，老街苟延殘喘如面臨插管，如今娃娃機店已減少，當地數十家具百年文化的廟宇，是說故事的好地方，也是老街的希望，只要協助商家轉型，還是可恢復商機。

新北市經發局表示，市府持續推動「活絡新北市商圈振興補助計畫」，鼓勵結合在地特色舉辦行銷活動，今年有27個商圈獲補助，4年來創造約4億多元商機，未來會持續補助與輔導，推動商圈永續發展。

景文科大旅遊管理系主任楊明賢說，重振老街商圈經濟，關鍵在整合資源讓遊客願意從老街一路玩到周遭景點，建議市府成立跨局處協調平台幫忙產業轉型、改善設施，推動整體行銷策略。

新北九份老街的外國觀光客不少，但攤商反映雖有人潮，但買氣緊縮，還有店家推退稅服務，要吸引外國客上門消費。記者王慧瑛／攝影

title: 新北鶯歌老街冷清 店家做二休五苦撐

taiwan-subdivisions: 鶯歌 新北 淡水 新莊 新北市 烏來


title: 新北老街同質化明顯 商家求變挽人氣

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知名老街對遊客仍有吸引力，但同質化現象愈來愈明顯，導致消費力下降。商家為挽救遊客只看不買或只試吃不買，紛紛展開自救行動，透過各式體驗活動吸引人潮及買氣。

新北市商圈聯合會理事長林淑芳表示，像石碇商圈推深度小旅行，原本步道路線與老街距離遙遠，店家生意差，於是推導購單服務，遊客搭乘接駁車時透過導購單圈選想買的商品，確認訂單後，志工提前向店家或小農訂貨，再把貨品放在老街集貨區，不僅滿足旅客購物需求，也大幅提升銷售業績，有些小農還未擺攤業績已達標。

林淑芳說，老街絕不能像過去那樣消極經營，沒有創意就像一灘死水，有擾動才能帶來人潮，今年已有10幾處商圈協會積極提案，努力發展自己商圈特色，如九份紅燈籠活動就與瑞芳串聯，深坑與石碇搭配遊程，讓旅客有不一樣的玩法。

市議員戴湘儀說，為擺脫新莊老街已死惡名，與商圈發起「新莊百年風貌再造計畫」，透過每月一夜活動，就有機會讓民眾走進廟街，近來如廟街潮時尚走秀，及潮月新莊的封街烤肉活動，2天創造6.8萬人次，市集約近百萬元營業額，持續下去才有機會扭轉老街形象。

九份老街賣茶葉店家老闆表示，眼看外國客消費力變差，推出退稅5%優惠增加誘因，確實吸引外國觀光客埋單。

新北經發局表示，鶯歌老街結合美術館與世壯運，推出「2025鶯歌陶神文化季」及「鶯歌嘉年華」等活動，讓市集業績上揚，深坑推出「黑白大廚體驗」與「深坑多福宴」行銷豆腐美食文化。另雙溪低碳商圈辦「雙溪牡丹茶花宴」導入雙溪吟詩走讀文化，帶領民眾感受小鎮詩意生活，成為當地特色活動，也成功吸引人潮。

taiwan-subdivisions: 新北 新北市 瑞芳 石碇 深坑 成功 新莊 牡丹 鶯歌 雙溪


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輕度精神障礙且經濟弱勢的黃姓女子住在北市安康平宅近20年，因平宅要改建成社宅被迫搬遷；像她這樣必須靠社宅棲身的經濟弱勢者為數不少，由於社宅最長只能住12年，台北市康復之友協會為他們請命，主張針對特定弱勢族群要有長期的居住安排，否則12年後又要流離失所。

黃小姐說，去年意外至今仍不良於行，得知要搬到社宅，內心充滿恐懼。她因精障與行動不便難穩定工作，加上與女兒關係疏離，連社宅押金都得向朋友借，每月6千元租金對她而言是「天價」，光靠身障補助根本難以負擔；話說到此，黃小姐難忍淚水泣訴「為什麼我這麼歹命？」

台北康復之友成員林建宇指出，安康平宅原來的居民多為經濟弱勢，搬入社宅雖可繼續居住，但從原本每月僅支付數百元管理費變成數千元租金，對身障者或長者都是沉重負擔。

社宅租期3年，可續約至6年，經濟或社會弱勢者最長可延至12年，但期限一到必須搬離。

他強調，像黃小姐這樣無收入又身心障礙者，12年後恐無處可去，政府應為特定弱勢規畫永久或長期居住方案，並依在地需求，調整社宅中弱勢戶比率上限，避免弱勢者在社宅輪替制下，成為被犧牲的一群。

社會住宅推動聯盟辦公室主任林育如指出，安康平宅是政府早年推動的平價住宅，能自立者早已搬離，如今留下的多是無法自立的弱勢族群，雖然居民能搬入新社宅，新社宅的環境設施新穎，但社區式管理、電子鎖與門禁制度，讓部分精神疾病或身障住戶難以適應，若無法銜接新環境，極可能被迫提前遷出。

她說，社宅屬混合社區，弱勢戶和一般民眾同住，對生活功能較弱的身障或精神障礙者而言，離開家門就得面對層層門禁，反而增加孤立感。這些居民在搬遷與適應過程中，需要更多陪伴與社工支持。

林育如認為，社宅制度立意良善，能提升住宅品質與安全，但租金對弱勢族群仍舊偏高，若未設計更細緻的輔導與租金補貼，恐讓原本想扶助的對象反而被排除在外，無法真正安身立命。

北市社會局表示，平價住宅居民轉換至社宅是政策趨勢，針對安康平宅的住戶服務不間斷。

社會局表示，目前專案居住社宅最多12年，後續將以社宅評點機制或協助社區租屋等給予最大協助。

title: 北市安康平宅搬遷戶 憂住社宅有年限 恐流離失所

taiwan-subdivisions: 新社 員林


taiwan-subdivisions: 員林 文山區

title: 弱弱相殘 精障者成平宅改建最大輸家

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台北市文山區安康平宅改建為興隆社宅，台北康復之友協會協助最後一批弱勢住民搬離平宅後，看見多年來陪伴所建立的關係與信任瞬間化為烏有，特別是精障者屬於「社會退縮族群」，認為此次搬遷對精障居民的衝擊最大。

服務精神障礙者的「興隆會所」近7年來深耕社區，因應安康平宅改建發起搬家支援行動，台北康復之友協會出動68人次，協助7個弱勢戶搬遷至興隆社宅。

台北康復之友成員林建宇說，協助搬遷的對象除身障族群外，還包括許多70~80歲的獨居老太太，她們30餘年前兩岸開放交流時遠嫁台灣，與當年的退伍老兵結為伴侶，後續因喪偶加上兒女各自有家庭，成為獨老陸配住在安康平宅。

林建宇說，搬遷後，適應最困難當屬「社會退縮族群」的精障住民，精障者要重新與鄰里建立信任感、安全感，才會願意走入社區，這段歷程是條漫漫長路，從平宅搬至社宅的他們，居住時限最長12年，即使現在起重新與社區建立信任感，12年後辛苦建立的關係也要歸零，一切都將白搭。

林建宇說，社宅設有提前排隊機制，居住滿第11年開始，可重新申請排隊居住，但弱勢戶住社宅採「評點制」，獨老、身障、低收等分數各不同，累計愈高者排入社宅機會愈高，也就是只要有人的條件比既有住民「慘」，就能優先入住，根本是弱弱相殘。

身心障礙聯盟秘書長洪心平說，顯性障礙者如肢體障礙等，多會讓房東有所顧慮，通常難在一般租屋市場覓得住處，社宅不挑房客，身障者不會被排斥，但資源很有限，因此設下居住年限成為身障者另一種生活障礙，政府應針對最難租到房子的族群，設下保留名額機制。


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新北前年10月1日起要求轄內新建、拆除工程應於申報施工計畫書時，提報監測及汙染防制設施，北市建築密集度高，卻未「強制納管」，議員批「佛系輔導」，要求比照新北。北市允諾，建管處將邀環保局共同研議可執行方式。

新北2021年起，開始將環境汙染、勞工安全、建物施工品質等，納入友善工地評選條件，工務局表示，過往都是規模較大，或是比較有自我要求的建商，才會有汙染監測裝備，市府決定要求所有工地配合辦理。

工務局表示，推行之後，有助建商提升自我管理能力，相關陳情也降低，前年10月起，將汙染防治管理等措施，納入建案申報施工計畫時應落實辦理事項，打造低碳及友善的工作環境。

北市營建工地環境汙染陳情案去年5694件，今年至10月中旬4723件，議員侯漢廷指出，雖然數據下降，但噪音、粉塵仍是市民的惡夢，新北明訂工地空品與噪音感測器、隔音設備等，已提升至法定層級，但北市處於「佛系」輔導業者導入，欠缺強制力，「希望北市向新北學習」。

環保局表示，已訂定「智慧工地設置及連線指引」供營建工地裝設空品及噪音感測器，北市已有65處工地共裝143顆感測器；工地工程金額達2億元以上，除裝設感測器外，還須比照環評工地管制模式，將監測數據上傳至環保局平台。已請建管處參考，比照新北將該指引納入工地施工計畫書規範。

title: 北市工地噪音、粉塵擾民 議員籲納管


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北市前年9月發生基泰大直案鄰損案，東側、南側啟動公辦都更，但2案都流標，住戶表示，居民贊成都更比例非常高，無法置信會流標；議員直指是地質鬆軟等不確定因素，讓廠商望之卻步。市府允諾會檢測基地，讓外界放心，並持續訪商。

基泰大直案造成1棟26戶傾斜民宅夷為平地，東側與南側鄰地受損，共影響多達270戶、上千人，北市更新處辦理公辦都更，今年第2季上網招商，卻沒有廠商願意投標。

基泰大直基地用水泥填滿之後，雖暫時維穩，沒有工安疑慮，但是內部還埋有工務所、挖土機和連續壁支撐物等，受災戶擔心，周邊東側、南側的基地，鄰損恐仍會擴張，現在都更牛步，若遇上地震，恐有安全疑慮。

「都更案流標令人無法置信！」住區南側的住戶表示，都更整合非常迅速，居民贊成都更比例非常高，應該可讓廠商賺到合理的利潤，希望市府可以加把勁，促成這件都更案。

大直里長曹邦全指出，當地基地的地質狀況曾讓居民疑慮，包括26戶重災戶及東側、南側啟動公辦都更等住戶，都希望都更加快，且能夠同時進行，避免各自先後開工，增加施工擾鄰。

在地議員林珍羽分析，廠商望而卻步的原因，第一個是地質不確定因素高，這一塊地層鬆軟，地下水豐沛，後續的保固責任，沒有辦法評估，業者望之卻步，市府都發局和工務局的專業人才應匯集檢測，其他原因還有利潤薄及招商過於苛刻等現實問題，市府應以「災後特例」專案計畫執行。

都發局長簡瑟芳表示，市府會再訪商，也會了解廠商對這個基地疑慮，並調整招商條件，再來和住戶溝通。

都發局承諾在年底前討論出新的方向跟新方案，消除東、南側所有權人跟投資者的疑慮；工務局長黃一平答應與都發局對基地相關檢測，讓外界放心。

title: 地質疑慮高 基泰大直公辦都更難


title: 竹市34處科技執法 挨罵合法搶錢 民代強調道安力挺

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新竹市地狹人稠，交通違規多，市府陸續於34處易肇事路口建置科技執法設備，鄰近遠東巨城購物中心的中央路、民生路口今年取締違規多達1.6萬件，全市第一，雖招致「合法搶錢」罵名，但民代力挺，強調交通安全才是重點。

新竹警方指出，中央路、民生路口科技執法以違規迴轉、闖紅燈及違規停車居多，違規原因與該處位於市區住商混合精華地段，車流量高，裝卸貨及載客常有臨時需求，所以取締件數不少。

另外，竹市科技執法取締件數地第二名是西大路、林森路口1萬970件，第三名慈雲路、公道五路口7421件，第四名關新路、關新北路人行道5130件，第五名西濱公路、美山路口4073件，違規態樣大同小異，但與去年相比，都有減少情況。

有民眾認為，新竹市地狹人稠，有時車流量大，車子不小心被擠出標線就違規，科技執法大量開罰根本是合法搶錢。

但是市議員鄭美娟、楊玲宜認為，科技執法有助降低事故，力挺市府與警方。

警方表示，執法目的在提醒用路人遵守交通規則、保障行人安全，後續將視流量變化與民眾反映，滾動檢討號誌秒數、加派人力疏導，並與市府交通單位協調整體改善計畫，提升整體交通秩序與安全。若有民眾不服開單內容，可於罰單應到案期限內申訴。

taiwan-subdivisions: 新竹市 大同 新北


taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 新屋 竹南 中壢 觀音 蘆竹 大園

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桃園現有醫療資源多分布桃園、中壢2區，長期失衡讓其他地區民眾及民代頗有怨言，市府近期推動市立醫院雖博得掌聲，但在處理清大蓋醫院方面被批評「消極」，藍綠民代都盼市府「硬起來」。

國民黨桃園市議員徐其萬指出，桃園若以國道1號為界，西側範圍含括蘆竹南崁、大園、中壢青埔、觀音、新屋等地和國際機場，幅員遼闊，稍具規模的醫院竟只有衛福部桃園醫院新屋分院，醫療比例明顯失衡。

徐其萬表示，地方現在隨航空城計畫發展迅速，人口不斷移入，對醫療資源的需求也越來越大。

另外，桃園機場曾是防堵新冠肺炎的第一線，但地方缺乏能讓旅客就近收容治療的醫院，對搶救生命不利。機場現在正在蓋第三航廈，能預期未來旅客隨航班成長，為確保人命安全，興設大型醫院實有必要。

桃市府去年對清大下通牒，但今年態度改變，見對方招商流標仍給續簽意向書機會，引來藍綠批評。

民進黨桃園市議員彭俊豪認為衛生局態度消極，指桃園醫療資源不足，各醫院病床飽和，民眾甚至被迫在急診室躺好幾天。

彭俊豪認為市府應該拿出更積極的辦法，加速推動醫院興建。

徐其萬也說，清大附醫從前市府推動至今，民眾期待一再落空，「如果清大有誠意與能力就不會一拖再拖」，盼現在的市府「硬起來」，不管怎麼做，都要趕快設立。

title: 醫療區域失衡 民代要桃園市府硬起來


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桃園市政府無償撥用7.2公頃土地給清華大學蓋醫院與教育研發園區，因清華合作對象打退堂鼓卡關，一度下通牒收回土地，但至今沒有下文，地方關切；市府表示，清華8月曾辦招商，本月20日流標，目前雙方仍保持合作關係。

清大表示，核定病床數影響廠商投資意願，會持續推動招商。

桃園市政府2019年4月與清華大學簽立「醫療暨教育研發園區合作意向書」，無償撥用機場捷運A16站周邊土地，清大與高雄醫學大學合作，預計開發5公頃醫療園區，設一般病床329床、特殊病床186床，另2.2公頃為教育研發園區，建置實驗室、教室、宿舍和研究中心；高醫大去年9月打退堂鼓，全案卡關。

桃市府原訂8月意向書到期後收回土地，但至今沒有下文。據了解，清大7月2日曾辦招商說明會，共有6家醫院參加，原先打退堂鼓的高醫大也參與，但8月2日首次公告招商乏人問津，截至10月20日因無人投標而流標。

全案因議員質詢，招商流標才曝光。衛生局長賈蔚答詢表示，不清楚清大招商內容及條件，將會進一步了解並從旁協助。衛生局表示，清大與高醫大去年11月終止合作，市府曾協助清大重新規畫，並提出設置市立醫院的可能性，但清大選擇自行找合作夥伴，市府未參與本次招商。

市府表示，清大在合作意向書到期前，有公開招商但流標，對未來雙方合作仍保持樂觀，傾向續簽意向書，並在新的意向書加註新條件，確保醫院設置計畫有實質進展。

清華大學表示，清華桃園附醫原規畫發展國際醫療及兼顧地區需求的智慧醫院，需投入大筆資金建設，但受限核定急性一般病床僅200床，廠商擔憂健保額度分配，影響投標意願；基地附近的蘆竹、大園、觀音等區，醫療資源不足，校方將積極尋求協助，推動下一輪招商作業。

title: 清大附醫招商流標 桃市擬續簽意向書

taiwan-subdivisions: 觀音 高雄 大園 蘆竹 桃園


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南投縣文化資產學會理事長梁志忠近日分享一封泛黃舊信，引起網友熱烈討論。這封信封上的收件地址寫著「台中縣南投區」，貼有4張郵票，郵資竟高達8000元，見證幣制更迭年代的物價飆漲，也成珍貴的台灣歷史縮影。

梁志忠長年致力蒐集台灣早期文獻與文物，打造「南投故事館」典藏推廣。梁志忠指出，信封寄出時間為民國38年10月，當時南投尚屬台中縣轄下的「南投區」，尚未正式建縣；而貼上的郵票則包括兩張3000元與兩張1000元的舊郵票，顯示當年郵資驚人。

他說，民國38年正值惡性通貨膨脹時期，物價飛漲、幣值崩盤，當時買一顆雞蛋要價5000元。政府在同年6月15日實施幣制改革，以新台幣1元兌換舊台幣4萬元，這封信正好寄於改革過渡階段，郵資之高也反映出當時經濟動盪的真實情況。

梁志忠表示，這類舊郵件不僅具歷史價值，也見證台灣社會在幣制更迭、經濟轉型下的生活樣貌，是極具時代意義的歷史印記。

網友看到舊信封，紛紛留言驚呼「太珍貴了」、「這是骨董等級」、「第一次看到這種郵票」，也有人打趣，「原來南投以前真的屬台中，難怪現在有人還會搞混。」

梁志忠笑說，一個舊信封，不只是郵史收藏，更承載台灣經濟發展與人民生活的故事，希望能透過分享，讓更多人理解時代變遷的軌跡與珍貴記憶。

文物收藏家梁志忠分享民國38年的舊信封，當時南投尚未建縣，隸屬於台中，因此收件地址為台中縣南投區(圖）。舊信封上頭貼了4張郵票，郵資高達8000元。圖／梁志忠提供

title: 地方采風／寄一封信郵資8000元 南投故事館見證經濟動盪時代

taiwan-subdivisions: 南投 南投縣


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台中海洋館今年8月試營運，同步成立中部首座「水生生物收容中心」，負責水生動物的緊急救援、醫療與收容任務。日前民眾熱心捐出珍貴珊瑚礁魚類，包括弓紋刺蓋魚、黃顱刺蓋魚等，為水族生態展示增添亮點，也成為推廣海洋永續教育的重要教材。

館方表示，收容中心以「非營利照護」與「教育展示」為核心，專責安置棄養或移交的水生生物，減少棄養行為。希望透過展示與教育，讓民眾了解愛護生命、尊重生態的重要性，並建立「不棄養、友善飼養」觀念。

捐贈者吳先生說，因身體不便無法再照顧相伴多年的觀賞魚，希望牠們能在安全環境中繼續生活，於是主動聯繫海洋館。看到魚兒在新家悠游自在，他露出欣慰笑容，期盼這份捐贈能延續生命價值，也讓更多人了解海洋保育的重要。

海洋館指出，飼育團隊在收容前會檢查魚隻健康與棲地評估，確保牠們能順利適應新環境。此次捐贈的魚類已安置於「黑潮之海」與「繽紛魚群」兩大展區，成為人氣焦點，遊客可近距離觀察珊瑚礁魚類的生態之美。

目前收容中心主要接納民眾棄養或政府移交的中小型觀賞魚及保育類淡水生物，也開放符合體長限制（不超過1公尺）的海水魚，如小丑魚、海葵魚等。常見收容魚種包括孔雀魚、鬥魚、神仙魚、七彩神仙、金魚與錦鯉。

館方強調，收容不只是接手棄養，更是實踐海洋永續的行動。未來將持續透過展示與教育活動，提倡正確飼養與保育觀念。

title: 台中海洋館收容棄養魚 推動永續


title: 台南安定多年瓶頸！全國唯一國道8號紅綠燈路口 立體化動土

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全國唯一設有紅綠燈的國道8號台南安定路口，因長年車流壅塞與事故頻傳，經地方多年爭取，立體化工程昨天動土，行政院長卓榮泰主持典禮。工程總經費35.85億元，預計2030年完工，將終結困擾20多年「國道紅綠燈」歷史。

南市府指出，國8與南133線平交路口長期有交通瓶頸，回堵與事故頻仍，獲交通部與高公局核定動工，成為大台南交通建設重要里程碑。完工後可改善南科通勤動線，帶動安定、善化、安南等地產業與生活圈發展。

卓榮泰表示，國8立體化是南部交通升級起點，中央同時推動鐵路地下化、捷運藍線與鐵路延伸永康等工程，3線並進打造大台南交通新格局。他強調，政府以沙崙智慧綠能科學城為核心，打造「大南方新矽谷」，交通建設是暢通南部發展「任督二脈」關鍵，中央將持續加碼基礎建設。

交通部長陳世凱指出，國8安定段是全台唯一設紅綠燈的國道，隨南科與周邊發展迅速，車流量大增、事故頻繁，改善勢在必行。工程完工後，將提升行車效率與安全，強化南科產業運輸能量。交通部在台南交通建設投資總額逾400億元，包括鐵路地下化明年底完工、曾文溪橋改建增至80多億元，展現中央落實均衡發展、建設南台灣決心。

工務局說，本案2022年獲行政院核定可行性評估，2023年通過建設計畫，內容包括國8主線立體化、交流道改善與側車道外移等，配合工程，市府同步推動南133線拓寬，由10公尺擴為20公尺，全長約300公尺，總經費7700萬元，年底前發包、2026年底完工，串聯新市、安定、安南區產業園區與生活圈，強化區域路網。

taiwan-subdivisions: 安定 永康 善化 安南 新市 安南區

people: 卓榮泰 陳世凱


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嘉義市與雲林縣斗六市同步啟動人行道改善，嘉市中山路及鐵道園區人行道改善，市民擔心完工減少停車格，市府說，將重新規畫新增汽機車停車格；斗六市將進行明德路、大學路二段人行道改善工程，全長約3公里，為外環道人行系統的最後一哩路，27日開工。

嘉市中山路及鐵道園區近日封閉部分路段施工，為市府十大旗艦建設「文化絲路2.0」之一。

工務處表示，工程總經費7770萬元，全長2787公尺，分為中山路段及鐵道園區周邊2區，預計2026年9月完工。完工後將拓寬人行道、整併車道並增設植栽帶，採雙側雙車道設計，提升行人安全與街道美觀。

由於鐵道園區是假日熱門觀光區，部分民眾擔心停車空間減少。市府交通處強調，完工後將重新規畫並新增汽機車停車格，整體停車位不減反增。施工期間設置告示與路外停車場，呼籲民眾耐心配合，盼1年後見證城市街景新風貌。

雲林斗六市啟動外環道人行系統最後一哩路：明德路與大學路2段改善工程，全長約3公里，總經費9575萬元，27日開工。

市長林聖爵指出，2023年起已完成外環道路7公里人行道拓寬，兼顧停車空間與公共設施帶改善，持續爭取中央補助，推動全市人行道網絡延伸至市區。

大學路2段範圍自成功路至中山路口、長約1750公尺，明德路段長約1039公尺，施工包括鋪面更新、照明改善、電纜地下化與停車格規畫。

市公所表示，另有大同路、民生南路、成功路3條人行改善工程，2年內完工，將串聯校園、車站與市場等節點，讓斗六朝向「宜行城市」邁進。

雲林縣斗六市改善人行道空間，將進行明德路、大學路二段人行道改善工程，圖為大學路段。記者陳雅玲／攝影

title: 雲林、嘉市改善人行道 打造城市新貌

taiwan-subdivisions: 雲林 嘉義市 雲林縣 中山 斗六 成功 大同


taiwan-subdivisions: 仁武 高雄 大社區 仁武區

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高雄仁武人口突破10萬、建案林立，但都市計畫未同步調整，導致主幹道狹窄、停車需求暴增。議員批新建案車位規畫不足，造成停車外部化，區內又欠缺立體停車場與智慧停車設施，要求市府優先在3處大型公園增設地下停車場。

副市長林欽榮表示，仁武都市計畫應啟動檢討，市府已注意到當地停車需求，將著手找地建置立體化停車場。都發局長吳文彥表示，仁武區都市計畫過去在澄清湖特定區計畫內，因範圍過大才導致檢討時程過久，隨著國道10號和市地重劃增加，人口激增，市府會研擬重啟通盤檢討。

仁武近年建案多，新建大樓又未設足夠車位，導致車輛被迫停放外面停車場和路邊。議員黃飛鳳指仁雄路商家、住家林立，道路兩側停滿車，路幅嚴重縮小造成塞車，仁武區有慈惠、運動、澄仁3座大型公園，應盡快規畫闢建地下停車場解決。

議員邱俊憲表示，仁武、大社區自縣市合併後，八卦寮、赤山、灣內地區大樓林立，人口成長逾3成，公共設施和機關用地需求劇增，停車、道路問題浮現。

他認為都市計畫急需調整，針對建築使用率、停車場量能、道路不足等問題列入優先檢討。且在不影響廣場用地使用前提下，透過都市計畫變更，允許興建立體停車設施。

黃飛鳳並要求交通局和建管單位加強審查建物停車空間，或選定部分社區開放車位供外界租用，路邊也要優先布建智慧車格，讓居民停車更方便。

交通局長張淑娟表示，公寓大樓明令法定停車數量，建商必須遵守，但恐仍無法滿足家戶停車需求，造成停車外部化。

她表示，市府近年已申請中央前瞻預算，陸續建置立體化停車場，目前已在仁武慈惠公園、仁武高中、八卦休閒公園，和水利局合作規畫防災型停車場，預計增加283個停車位。

title: 高雄仁武人口逾10萬 停車需求暴增！新建案規畫不足挨批


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高雄仁武區受台積電楠梓產業園區、仁武產業園區及國道7號等建設利多支撐，移入人口增多，帶動龐大的購屋與租屋剛性需求，也推升區域房價，近1年來每坪成交價落在33萬至36萬元間，房價指數在各行政區中漲幅最明顯。

仁武區近年受惠於航太產業園區、高屏第二快速道路及台積電外溢效應，加上鄰近巨蛋與榮總生活圈，區位條件佳，交通便利、成為北高雄房市熱區。過去10年房價與人口同步成長，每坪從1字頭，飆升至3字頭，漲幅超過6成。近1年新屋成交均價約35.8萬元，中古屋約33萬元。

高雄市代銷公會理事長謝哲耀表示，仁武已從傳統工業與農業區轉型為高科技產業聚落，除航太產業落腳，過去易淹水問題，也因新興滯洪池等設施大幅改善，加上昔日墓區改建為綠帶公園，嫌惡設施移除，居住環境顯著提升，帶動房市信心。

其中高雄榮總後方的霞海重劃區因鄰近市區，房價每坪已達40萬元，高速公路另一側地段，均價約35萬元上下，近來果嶺公園與澄清湖公園周邊重劃區環境改善明顯，房市表現也亮眼。仁武區可開發土地仍多，預計區域房價仍有推升空間。市調人士指，仁武澄德重劃區近年建案林立，被譽為「仁武版農16」，部分新案，每坪開價已超過40萬元，此區吸引不少科技新貴客群入住。

謝哲耀說，仁武目前仍缺大型百貨、商場與金融機構，教育資源也稍弱，若公共設施完善，將更宜居。

title: 每坪飆升至3字頭！科技產業帶動轉型 高雄仁武區房價大漲

taiwan-subdivisions: 仁武區 高雄 楠梓 高雄市 新興 新屋


title: 花蓮下月起可直飛南韓

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花蓮飛南韓的直航班機下月13日開航，由可依航空營運，從花蓮機場直達仁川機場，航程2個半小時。機票近日開賣，來回票價平均約在5000至8、９000元間，縣府期待更多旅客來花蓮，提升花蓮國際能見度。

花蓮與南韓在新冠肺炎疫情前曾有定期包機直航，平均載客量7成，可惜2020年2月底因疫情影響停飛；去年12月開啟香港直航的「花香線」，平均載客率約6成，遇花蓮有活動或賽事或兩地有連假時，載客率提高到9成，香港客占6成。

縣府觀光處表示，直航班機11月13日起每周四、周日往返，上午11時50分自仁川機場起飛，下午2時45分從花蓮機場起飛，航程約2.5小時，兩地時差1小時。

可依航空官網近日開賣花蓮仁川直航機票，來回票價約在5000到8000元間，實際價格隨時間及餘票狀況浮動。花蓮市張小姐說，可從花蓮搭機出國很方便，原本疫情前就要帶家人直飛，機票都訂好了，卻因疫情停飛，現在有直航機會一定會把握，票價還可以接受，已上網訂票。

觀光處表示，為推動直航，近年多次前往舉辦觀光推廣活動，也邀請可依航空踩線團訪花蓮，兩地直航重新開通，可大幅降低東部居民出國的時間與金錢成本，希望讓更多國際旅客來到花蓮。

events: 疫情 新冠肺炎

taiwan-subdivisions: 花蓮 達仁