title: 從漢諾威到利雅德：工業轉型跨越大陸邁向沙特王國

countries: 德國 日本 土耳其 中國

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沙地阿拉伯利雅德2025年11月7日 /美通社/ — 全球工業界的目光聚焦於沙地阿拉伯首都利雅德，該市正籌備於 2025 年 12 月 1 日至3日舉辦首屆「沙地阿拉伯工業轉型展覽會」(Industrial Transformation Saudi Arabia)。該活動由工業與礦產資源部主辦，並與德國 Deutsche Messe AG 以及利雅得展覽有限公司 (Riyadh Exhibitions Company Ltd.) 合作舉辦。

2025 年沙地阿拉伯工業轉型展覽會 (Industrial Transformation Saudi Arabia 2025) 匯聚環球業界領袖，促進交流、激發創新，共同引領沙地阿拉伯的工業轉型進程。展期為 12 月 1 日至 3 日本次展覽會延續了一場始於 1947 年德國漢諾威 (Hannover) 的全球旅程——當時全球最負盛名的工業博覽會首屆盛會在此揭幕。此後，它已發展成為匯聚全球工業領袖與創新者的國際平台，致力展示自動化、人工智能、能源及先進製造領域的最新科技與轉型成果。

從一切的起點漢諾威，到土耳其，再到主辦亞洲版活動的中國，「工業轉型」的旅程持續跨越各大洲——如今已抵達沙地阿拉伯王國，此地即將成為中東地區全球工業轉型的新樞紐。這項擴張強調了王國在塑造工業未來的角色，採用第四次工業革命技術，並鞏固其作為全球創新和工業知識中心的地位。

展覽會的沙地阿拉伯版本作為該國邁向智慧產業進程中的戰略里程碑，匯聚了本地與國際企業、專家及投資者，在促進合作與戰略夥伴關係的動態環境中展開交流。展覽會同時彰顯工業與礦產資源部在拓展國家工業基礎、提升本土化內容及供應鏈在地化方面的成就——所有這些舉措均與《Saudi Vision 2030》目標相契合，該願景致力於構建整合且可持續發展的工業經濟體系。

沙地阿拉伯工業轉型展覽會正成為一座橋樑，連結德國深厚的工業專業知識與沙國前瞻性的雄心——致力打造未來的工業體系。從定義歐洲精密與品質的工廠，到今日遍佈沙地阿拉伯的大型工程項目，專業科技與創新的交匯印證了工業的未來正在沙地阿拉伯逐步成形。

隨著 2025 年 12 月展覽開幕日漸臨近，全球工業界正熱切期待利雅得將在先進工業轉型與智能製造領域展現的成果——這將再次印證沙地阿拉伯王國作為世界級工業創新樞紐的地位，以及其在塑造全球工業未來進程中扮演關鍵夥伴的角色。

沙地阿拉伯工業轉型活動訪客登記


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圖：亞威AI國家隊獲選數發部「引領中小微型企業數位轉型戰略攻頂計畫」，導入AI應用實作。(圖/亞威AI商務應用教育學院提供)

(記者孟倩玉報導 )

全球AI浪潮洶湧，各產業正經歷前所未有的變革。從法律、影視到教育與設計，AI正重新定義專業價值。由前電影處長陳志寬與執行長張楷文領軍的「亞威AI商務應用教育學院」深耕AI賦能產業與實務教育，近期成果豐碩。他們不僅協助產業導入AI轉型，更榮獲國家級AI培訓計畫核定，並攜手知名學府開創「大師級AI詠唱課程」。這展現了亞威AI商務應用教育學院的深厚實力，也預告台灣將引領全球AI應用新版圖。

「亞威AI商務應用教育學院」的AI工作流導入服務成果斐然。他們已成功協助軍事國防、教育、醫療、紡織、保險、影視、法律等多元產業，導入AI工作流程，顯著提升效率與競爭力。學院更建立一套完整的「AI跨世代」教育體系，從企業內訓、政府專案、兒童AI素養教育到國際技能認證，讓AI普及至各行各業，不再專屬於科技菁英。

圖：（右起）名導演朱延平、實踐大學陳瑩峰教授、亞威AI學院院長陳志寬、執行長張楷文推動AI 創新賦能產業。(圖/亞威AI商務應用教育學院提供)

執行長張楷文強調，AI大語言模型已進化至智慧體2.0時代，AI不再僅是單一工具。他指出，AI時代的關鍵並非取代人類，而是「共創」！未來的專業人士將與AI協同合作，讓智慧與創新成為台灣重要的競爭力。這項前瞻觀點，為產業發展指引了明確方向。

影視音產業邁向數位智慧製作的關鍵時刻，AI應用學院再創佳績。他們榮獲國家級數位發展單位核定，成為「工具應用型」影視音產業AI工作流輔導培訓計畫的執行單位。此計畫旨在幫助台灣影視產業鏈中的創作者、製作公司及技術團隊，掌握生成式AI應用，建構實務可行的AI製作流程。

培訓課程內容豐富，涵蓋AI劇本、分鏡、影像後製、特效、配音與聲音設計，以及AI整合實務演練等。學院院長陳志寬，憑藉其前電影處長的經驗指出，電影產業正迎來數位轉型2.0，AI將在時間、成本、工序與管理上帶來全新突破。此計畫獲政府全額補助，符合資格的影視音公司皆可報名，由實戰導師線上線下親授，加速產業AI升級。

圖：亞威AI國家隊老師們與帶領康橋國際學校學生領袖們完成AI素養SDGS營隊。(圖/亞威AI商務應用教育學院提供)

為深化AI與創意產業的融合，AI應用學院與某知名學府創新育成中心合作，推出全台首創「大師級AI詠唱應用課程」。課程鎖定商業設計、音樂及影視三大領域，廣邀具備豐富AI實務經驗與國際講師資格的產業大師授課。影視界重量級導演朱延平與張柏瑞，更擔任課程顧問，陣容堅強。

AI應用學院教務長黃頌揚表示，此次大師班最大特色在於其師資群。所有講師皆為已成功導入AI工具鏈、具備實戰經驗的產業菁英與創作者。課程跳脫學術理論，以「產業應用現場的真實挑戰與AI解決方案」為核心，引導學員掌握AI如何在創意、製程及營運中發揮最大效益。

朱延平導演將分享他半世紀的影視經驗，解析AI如何輔助劇本開發、分鏡與剪輯流程。張柏瑞導演則會以動畫電影AI製作實例，揭示AI在角色設計、影像生成與配樂的革命性應用。學員完成課程後，不僅能掌握AI實戰技能，更能獲得報考國際AI證照的資格，邁向國際專業舞台。

taiwan-subdivisions: 延平 成功

people: 陳志寬 陳瑩

title: 前電影處長陳志寬領軍「亞威AI商務應用教育學院」  AI神助攻讓大導演朱延平也驚呼！


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倫敦2025年11月7日 /美通社/ — Karpowership 旗下成員 Kinetics 宣佈，成功完成發行 4 億美元、為期 4 年的優先擔保債券，本次發行標誌著公司財務策略及長遠發展的重要里程碑。

本次發行吸引了來自美洲、亞洲和歐洲等地區的本地及國際投資者踴躍認購，彰顯市場對 Kinetics 穩健的業務模式，以及其在能源基建、液化天然氣發電和浮動技術領域持續擴展的全球業務版圖充滿信心。

本次集資所得將用於 Kinetics 旗下三艘液化天然氣接收船（LNGTS）—— LNGT Oceania 號、LNGT Türkiye 號和 LNGT Karadeniz 號進行改裝，讓公司能進一步投資於全球可靠及可持續的電力解決方案。

「本次發行圓滿成功，足證投資者對 Kinetics 的長遠戰略及財政紀律充滿信心。」Kinetics 行政總裁 Mehmet Katmer 表示，「這為我們提供了財務彈性，讓我們能繼續實踐負責任增長，並支持全球能源轉型。」

憑藉本次發行，Kinetics 奠定了其在國際資本市場上作為透明、備受認可的參與者地位。公司將透過定期的投資者電話會議、持續的財務披露及規範的報告實務，積極與投資者保持緊密溝通，確保與投資界建立開放透明的關係及長遠互信。

債券發行詳情：

發行人：Kinetics LNG Holding Limited金額：4 億美元年期：四年（2029 年 11 月）上市交易所：泛歐交易所北歐 ABM (Euronext Nordic ABM)聯席賬簿管理人：Pareto Securities（獨家全球協調人）及 Fearnley Securities（聯席賬簿管理人）

關於 Kinetics

Kinetics 是 Karpowership 旗下成員，為一家專注於提供更清潔、更靈活能源系統的能源公司。公司專門從事浮動式液化天然氣資產和可再生能源平台（包括電池儲能系統 BESS）的建造、開發、交付和租賃，旨在滿足公用事業、政府和獨立發電商不斷演變的需求。憑藉對創新、可持續發展和創造效益的承諾，在全球邁向去碳化之際，Kinetics 正重新定義能源基礎設施的部署和獲取方式。

詳情請瀏覽 https://www.kineticsenergies.com/。

title: Kinetics 成功完成 4 億美元債券發行 鞏固其作為透明且備受認可的資本市場參與者地位


title: 潮州警迅速定位全力搜尋　成功尋獲離家婦人挽回憾事

taiwan-subdivisions: 成功 潮州 東港 竹田 屏東縣

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▼警方上前關心時，老婦情緒仍相當激動，不願提供身分；先前劉員曾於勤區作過入戶反詐騙宣導，遂認出其即為失聯的蔡姓老婦。（圖／屏東縣政府警察局潮州分局）

【記者何勁陞／潮州報導】 屏東縣政府警察局潮州分局竹田分駐所於日前夜間20時許，獲報稱一名60歲蔡姓婦人與家人發生口角後，負氣騎腳踏車離家出走，家人遍尋不著，擔心其安危，遂趕緊向警方報案請求協助。

竹田分駐所警員劉家豪與鄞哲偉接獲報案後，趕赴報案人家中了解狀況。經警方了解，蔡姓婦人長期照顧患有小兒麻痺、臥病在床的丈夫，身心俱疲，當日晚間與家人因瑣事發生爭執，一時情緒失控，遂騎著腳踏車離家，並傳訊息向家人透露輕生念頭。

警方隨即啟動手機定位功能，掌握老婦最後出現的位置位於東港溪靠近潮州鎮的新田段。劉、鄞兩員立即分頭沿河堤展開搜尋，於凌晨23時許歷經約3小時的努力，終於在潮州鎮五魁橋上發現一名神情恍惚、獨自騎著腳踏車的老婦，其特徵與失蹤者相符。警方上前關心時，老婦情緒仍相當激動，不願提供身分；先前劉員曾於勤區作過入戶反詐騙宣導，遂認出其即為失聯的蔡姓老婦。

警方隨即安撫老婦情緒，耐心勸導，並通知家屬前來接回。老婦在警方與家人的陪同下安全返家，避免憾事發生。家屬對警方的積極協助與細心關懷深表感謝，表示多虧警方的熱心行動，才能讓母親平安回家。

屏東縣政府警察局潮州分局長林俊雄表示，本案員警展現高度警覺與積極態度，迅速掌握位置、全力搜尋，成功避免一場家庭悲劇，值得肯定。他也呼籲民眾，若身邊親友出現情緒低落或有異常舉動時，應主動關懷、陪伴與傾聽，並可撥打安心專線1925（依舊愛我）尋求協助，讓社會多一分溫暖與安全。


title: 國小姐妹花路邊張望　熱心內埔警協助返家

taiwan-subdivisions: 內埔 大同 潮州 大武 萬巒 來義 屏東縣

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▼警方確認林男妻子在邱姓友人陪同下，將新臺幣100萬元兌換為美元，並確認全數存入妻子本人帳戶後，才放心離開。（圖／屏東縣政府警察局內埔分局）

【記者何勁陞／內埔報導】 屏東縣政府警察局內埔分局龍泉派出所警員連澤闓、吳雅蕙，日前中午12點多，巡邏行經內埔鄉中勝路段時，發現一對國小姊妹花，背著書包站在路旁，神情焦急地四處張望，員警見狀主動上前關心詢問。

兩名小女孩向員警表示，媽媽超過時間還沒來載她們回家。員警先將兩姊妹帶回派出所休息，並提供餅乾、茶水果腹，兩位小妹妹也在所內安靜地完成學校作業。警方隨後聯繫上兩姊妹的鍾姓媽媽，年約36歲的鍾女表示，家住內埔鄉大同路段，因照顧甫出生的幼兒，一時疏忽接送小孩時間，會馬上去派出所將兩姊妹帶回，並由衷感謝警方的溫馨協助。

內埔警分局長江世宏表示，警察工作的日常，不僅是維護轄區治安與交通安全，也會積極為民服務。民眾若遇任何困難，請可撥打110求助，警方會在第一時間給予適當協助。

登山旺季來臨，內埔警分局執行山域治安訪查工作 優化山區治安環境及為民服務

▼內埔分局專案期間每日出動2小組全面執行山區訪查工作，同時與山域交界處之潮州分局來義所進行會哨，交換治安狀況及情報。（圖／屏東縣政府警察局內埔分局）

登山旺季來臨為確保進入山區登山民眾安全及淨化山區治安環境，該分局召集山地義勇警察隊，協調林務局、保七總隊等友軍於3日至4日執行山域治安訪查工作，期間計開立非法入山勸導通知書12件及為民服務5件。

內埔警分局轄內北大武山、白賓山、笠頂山、鱈葉根山、日湯真山等群山林立並有多處瀑布景點，時值登山旺季民眾登山活動增多，又山區水域戲水恐有安危疑慮。執行本次工作除勸導民眾應依規定合法申請入山，並向合法入山領隊或隊員宣導除需有基本救命術證照、攜帶定位功能器材、通訊設備、辦理登山保險等屏東縣登山活動管理自治條例規定外，並應確保登山及戲水安全，以免發生意外，造成憾事。

內埔分局專案期間每日出動2小組全面執行山區訪查工作，同時與山域交界處之潮州分局來義所進行會哨，交換治安狀況及情報，消滅治安死角。訪查重點著重於山區空屋、草(工)寮，防範不法毒品工廠、詐騙機房，或盜伐林木、濫墾山坡地等危害山域治安行徑；另對於合法申請入山民眾，亦提醒無論登山或戲水，應更謹慎。

內埔分局長江世宏表示，因該分局轄內山區擁有許多絕美景緻山川資源，吸引登山愛好者健行，惟仍時有山難及溺水事故發生讓人引憾，該分局除努力勸導避免不幸事件發生，同時呼籲民眾如進入山區應更注意自身安全及山區環境維護，另若發現不法或可疑之人事物請立即通報警方處理，共同維護山林資源環境及民眾生命財產安全。

內埔警入戶關懷長者 並進行防詐宣導

▼近期疑似接觸到”宗教人士”，家屬擔心會遭不法分子詐騙，請求警方協助反詐騙宣導。（圖／屏東縣政府警察局內埔分局）

屏東縣政府警察局內埔分局萬巒分駐所警員羅家坤，日前接獲陳姓鄉親報案，並表示其年近九旬的父親，有記憶力及判斷力不佳情形，近期疑似接觸到”宗教人士”，家屬擔心會遭不法分子詐騙，請求警方協助反詐騙宣導。

羅員獲報後會同陳先生，前往其父親陳姓老翁，位在萬巒鄉民生路段的住處，並向其宣導、解說各類型常見詐騙手法，並再三提醒要提高警覺，避免落入詐騙陷阱。經羅員了解，該陳姓老翁獨居，平日也獨自外出活動，考量其健康與人身安全，羅員建議家屬可在其交通工具上註明聯絡方式，或申辦愛心手鍊，以利走失時能迅速聯繫，另建議在住家加裝遠端監控設備，方便即時掌握長者生活狀況。

內埔分局長江世宏表示，民眾應多關心家中長輩，若發現有疑似受騙或與不明人士接觸時，請立即撥打110或165反詐騙專線，請求警方幫忙，共同守護長者財產安全。


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Future Minerals Forum 宣佈與 BMO 建立合作夥伴關係，推動全球金屬及採礦業投資

2025-11-07   沙特阿拉伯利雅得2025年11月7日 /美通社/ — The Future Minerals Forum (FMF) 是全球領先採礦業未來發展平台，很高興地宣佈與全球領先金屬及採礦業投資銀行 BMO 建立合作夥伴關係。

此合作是 FMF 旨在透過投資、加強與目標投資者互動，以及創造一個推動礦產投資機會的強大平台，而促進推動全球礦產發展的一部份。今年，BMO 將與 FMF 合作，分享深厚金屬及採礦專業知識。FMF 將召集具備共同目的的採礦業公司領袖與大型投資者，尋找擴大自身在該領域投資組合的國際機會。

FMF 執行董事 Ali Al-Mutairi 表示：「這項與 BMO 的合作是 FMF 的首次嘗試，並標誌我們在促進超級區域（非洲、西亞和中亞）和全球礦產發展投資的使命中，邁出重要一步。我們透過攜手合作，不僅可以創造對我們各自組織有好處的機會，還可以促進中東和北非地區、超級區域和其他地區的礦業成長與可持續發展。」

2026 年 1 月 13 日至 15 日在利雅德舉行的 FMF 將以「融資之門」為主題，介紹以下元素：

礦業投資之旅：BMO 將為潛在本地和區域投資者，舉辦閉門資訊會議。這些「深度研討」會議將涵蓋整個礦產價值鏈和投資歷程，當中從勘探到採礦和加工。參加資金簡介會：FMF 和 BMO 將共同舉辦主要礦業公司的策略簡介會，向投資者提供獨家與業界領袖直接交流的機會。這將成為融資管道分流的一部份。

FMF 透過此類合作關係，繼續作為連接投資者、政策制定者與業界領袖的全球平台，共同塑造礦產業的未來。FMF 2026 現已接受報名，報名網址：https://registration.futuremineralsforum.com/e/9ee6d849-04bf-4671-837f-b32ca68b2d74/a/9ee6d849-086b-48d1-98c0-524e5a0494cf

如欲查看更多資料，請聯絡：Mustafa Al Refaie+966-55-725-1006[email protected]


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▼與潮州分局、台東縣警局大武分局會哨，相互交換治安情資及協調各項勤務事項，避免產生治安死角。（圖／屏東縣政府警察局枋寮分局）

【記者何勁陞／枋寮報導】 為維護原鄉山林治安環境，屏東縣政府警察局枋寮分局於11月3日8時起至11月4日24時止，共計2日執行「山域治安訪查工作」專案勤務，針對山地行政區及管制區易遭潛伏、發生犯罪、藏匿贓物、匿避罪犯等處所及死角地帶實施訪查。

枋寮分局山地鄉包含獅子及春日兩鄉，幅員遼闊且多數地區人煙罕至，易成毒品、山老鼠、詐騙集團等犯罪藏汙納垢地區，因此該分局召集熟稔山地地形的山地義勇警察組成清查小組，針對可疑工寮、空屋或易濫墾、濫伐地區等治安要點，逐一清查，消弭犯罪；並與潮州分局、台東縣警局大武分局會哨，相互交換治安情資及協調各項勤務事項，避免產生治安死角。

枋寮分局長盧恒隆表示，目前轄內之獅子鄉及春日鄉山區仍未廢除山地管制，呼籲山友登山前應衡量自身體力、攜帶足夠裝備，並依規定申請入山，俾利警察單位於突發事故時方便聯繫；亦提醒民眾如在山區發現不法或可疑之人事物，請立即通知警方，共同維護山地資源及民眾生命財產安全。

taiwan-subdivisions: 枋寮 屏東縣 大武 獅子 潮州 春日

title: 維護山地治安環境　枋寮分局執行山域治安訪查


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– 在10月Triple Meeting（AACR-NCI-EORTC）上公布的zocilurtatug pelitecan (zoci, DLL3 ADC)（前稱ZL-1310）的數據，持續展現出同類首創與同類最佳潛力，為近期啟動的用於治療2L+廣泛期小細胞肺癌（ES-SCLC）的全球注冊性研究提供了有力支持

– 推進其他高潛力全球項目，包括啟動ZL-1503（IL-13/IL-31R雙特異性抗體）的全球1期研究，以及計劃在2025年底前提交ZL-6201（LRRC15 ADC）的新藥臨床試驗申請（IND）

– KarXT近期被納入了中國國家級治療指南，凸顯了精神分裂症領域對新療法的迫切需求；其上市准備工作正在推進中

– 2025年第三季度總收入同比增長14%，達1.161億美元；經營虧損為4,880萬美元，同比收窄28%，調整後的經營虧損1收窄42%至2,800萬美元；調整2025年全年總收入指引為至少4.60億美元

公司將於美國東部時間11月6日上午 8:00（香港時間11月6日晚上21:00）舉行電話會議和網絡直播

上海和馬薩諸塞州劍橋市2025年11月7日 /美通社/ — 再鼎醫藥有限公司（納斯達克股票代碼：ZLAB；香港聯交所股份代號：9688）今日公布了 2025 年第三季度的財務業績，以及近期的產品亮點和公司進展。

再鼎醫藥創始人、董事長兼首席執行官杜瑩博士表示：「隨著全球管線的快速推進，並依托我們在中國的商業化盈利能力和規模化業務發展，再鼎醫藥正在邁入全新的增長階段。在IND提交後短短不到兩年，zoci便已進入關鍵性開發階段，以及有多個差異化的全球項目並行推進，這展現了我們研發引擎的速度、科學嚴謹性和全球雄心。與此同時，我們在中國的商業化平台依然強勁，包括KarXT、povetacicept和艾加莫德在內的新產品及適應證正在拓寬我們的長期增長前景。我們正在共同打造一家能夠為患者帶來深遠影響並為股東創造長期價值的公司。」

再鼎醫藥總裁兼首席運營官 Josh Smiley 表示：「本季度，我們繼續深化夯實艾加莫德上市的基礎。在全身型重症肌無力領域，得益於治療指南的更新和真實世界經驗的支持，我們看到啟動治療的新患者數量在穩步增加，治療持續時間也在延長。雖然治療觀念還在逐步建立，但醫生對艾加莫德的信心在持續增長，這進一步鞏固了其作為這一慢性疾病的全新標准治療方式的長期潛力。展望未來，我們正在為接下來預期的KarXT在精神分裂症領域的上市做准備。依托於持續增長的區域業務和快速推進的全球管線，我們在為未來重大機遇做好布局的同時，始終保持穩健的運營。」

1指調整後的經營收入（虧損）（非美國公認會計准則），計算方法為將美國公認會計准則經營收入（虧損）經過扣除某些非現金支出（包括折舊、攤銷和以股份為基礎的酬金）的調整。有關此調整後的盈利指標的更多信息，請參閱「非美國公認會計准則指標」部分。

近期管線亮點

自上次財報發布以來的重要產品進展包括：

腫瘤領域管線

Zocilurtatug Pelitecan (zoci, DLL3 ADC)（前稱ZL-1310）:

2025年10月，再鼎醫藥啟動了zocilurtatug pelitecan單藥治療二線及以上廣泛期小細胞肺癌（ES-SCLC）的全球注冊性研究。2025年10月，再鼎醫藥在美國癌症研究協會-美國國家癌症研究所-歐洲癌症研究與治療組織（AACR-NCI-EORTC）主辦的國際會議上公布了1期臨床研究數據更新：在二線廣泛期小細胞肺癌治療中，1.6mg/kg劑量組患者最佳總體緩解率為68%。所有劑量組和所有治療線數的患者中位緩解持續時間（DoR）預計為6.1個月，作為單藥療法，這對於重度經治且難治的患者群體而言極為令人鼓舞。在腦轉移患者中也觀察到了具有臨床意義的抗腫瘤活性，其中未經治療的腦轉移患者緩解率為80%。1.6mg/kg劑量組顯示出耐受性良好的安全性，≥3級治療相關不良事件發生率為13%，未發生≥2級的間質性肺病，且未出現停藥。綜上，這些結果強化了zoci的同類最佳潛力，並支持啟動全球注冊性研究。

腫瘤電場治療（TTFields）：2025年8月，再鼎醫藥宣布，基於3期PANOVA-3研究的陽性結果，中國國家藥品監督管理局（NMPA）授予腫瘤電場治療用於胰腺癌患者的創新醫療器械認定。我們計劃於2025年第四季度在中國遞交上市許可申請。貝瑪妥珠單抗（FGFR2b）：2025年11月，再鼎醫藥合作伙伴安進宣布，停止貝瑪妥珠單抗聯合化療及納武利尤單抗用於一線胃癌患者治療的1b/3期FORTITUDE-102研究。

免疫領域管線

ZL-1503 (IL-13/IL-31R)：2025年11月，再鼎醫藥啟動了一項全球1/1b期研究，旨在評估ZL-1503在健康志願者及中重度特應性皮炎受試者中的安全性、耐受性和藥代動力學特性。艾加莫德（FcRn）：

干燥綜合征：2025年9月，再鼎醫藥在大中華區（中國大陸（內地）、香港、澳門和台灣地區的統稱）加入了艾加莫德預充式皮下注射治療干燥綜合征的注冊性研究UNITY。血清陰性gMG: 2025年8月，再鼎醫藥合作伙伴argenx公布了衛偉迦用於乙酰膽鹼受體抗體血清陰性gMG患者的3期關鍵性臨床研究ADAPT-SERON的主要結果。研究達到了主要終點（p=0.0068），這是首個在所有三種亞型——MuSK+、LRP4+和三重血清陰性中，疾病活動度顯示出具有臨床意義改善的全球3期研究。再鼎醫藥在大中華區參與了這項全球3期研究，基於此有望在中國遞交上市許可申請。

呫諾美林–曲司氯銨（或 KarXT）（M1/M4型毒蕈鹼乙酰膽鹼受體激動劑）：2025年9月，《中國精神分裂症防治指南（2025版）》正式發布，KarXT首次被納入指南，這也是KarXT在全球被納入的首個國家級指南。該指南強調了KarXT在三大症狀領域（陽性症狀、陰性症狀和認知症狀）的廣泛有效性及其獨特的安全性，有助於實現長期依從性和功能恢復。2025年1月，中國國家藥品監督管理局受理了KarXT用於治療精神分裂症的新藥上市申請。Povetacicept：2025年9月，美國食品藥品監督管理局（FDA）授予povetacicept突破性療法認定，用於治療IgA腎病。隨後，FDA還授予了povetacicept用於此適應證的生物制品許可申請（BLA）提交的滾動審評。Vertex已經完成了3期研究的全部患者入組，其中包括有望在美國獲得加速批准的中期分析部分。再鼎醫藥在大中華區參與了其用於治療IgA腎病患者的全球3期RAINIER研究。

2025年第三季度財務業績

2025 年第三季度產品收入淨額為1.154億美元，2024年同期為1.018億美元，同比增長13%，按固定匯率（CER）計算同比增長14%。這一增長主要是由紐再樂和鼎優樂銷售額增長所驅動，部分被則樂銷量放緩所抵銷。

衛偉迦和衛力迦： 2025年第三季度產品收入淨額為2,770萬美元，其中包括在中國國家醫保藥品目錄談判前對衛力迦進行主動價格調整後減少的240萬美元，2025年第二季度為2,650萬美元，銷售環比增長4.6%。這一增長主要是由於治療時間的延長和市場滲透率的提升。則樂：2025年第三季度產品收入淨額為4,240萬美元，2024年同期為4,820萬美元。銷售放緩是由於 PARP抑制劑類產品競爭態勢的變化。鼎優樂：於2024年第四季度上市，2025年第三季度產品收入淨額為640萬美元。紐再樂： 2025年第三季度產品收入淨額為1,540萬美元，2024年同期為1,000萬美元。這一增長是由於紐再樂市場覆蓋范圍的擴大和滲透率的提升。

2025年第三季度的研發開支為4,790萬美元，2024年同期為6,600萬美元。這一下降主要是由於與預付款和裡程碑付款相關的許可費用減少。2025年第三季度的銷售、一般及行政開支為7,010萬美元，2024年同期為6,720萬美元。這一增長主要是由於支持紐再樂和衛偉迦增長的一般銷售費用的增加，部分被與則樂相關的銷售費用減少所抵銷。2025年第三季度的經營虧損為4,880萬美元，經調整後扣除包括折舊、攤銷和以股份為基礎的報酬在內的特定非現金支出後為虧損2,800萬美元。本新聞稿末尾附有經營虧損（美國公認會計准則）和調整後的經營虧損（非美國公認會計准則）的對比。2025年第三季度的虧損淨額為3,600萬美元，歸屬於股東的每股普通股虧損為0.03美元（每份美國存托股份（ADS）虧損為0.33美元），2024年同期虧損淨額為4,170萬美元，每股普通股虧損0.04美元（每份ADS虧損為0.42美元）。虧損淨額減少主要是由於產品收入的增長和運營開支的下降。截至2025年9月30日，現金及現金等價物、短期投資和流動受限制現金總計為8.172億美元，截至2025年6月30日為8.323億美元。

2025年第四季度和2026年的預期重要裡程碑事件

預期的臨床開發和數據公布

全球權利管線

Zocilurtatug Pelitecan (zoci, DLL3 ADC)（前稱ZL-1310）

二線及以上ES-SCLC：再鼎醫藥將於2026年上半年公布正在進行的1期臨床研究中顱內抗腫瘤活性的數據更新。一線 ES-SCLC：再鼎醫藥將於2026年上半年公布評估zoci聯合療法（與阿替利珠單抗和/或化療聯用）的1期研究的數據讀出，並基於新數據在2026年推進至注冊性研究階段。再鼎醫藥還計劃於2026年啟動一項1期研究，探索zoci的新型聯合療法方案。其他神經內分泌癌：再鼎醫藥將於2026年上半年公布針對特定實體瘤患者的全球1/2期臨床研究的數據讀出，並計劃在2026年推進至注冊支持性隊列研究階段。

ZL-1503（IL-13/IL-31R）

再鼎醫藥將於2026年公布全球1/1b期研究在健康志願者和中重度特應性皮炎受試者中的初步數據讀出。

ZL-6201 (LRRC15 ADC)

再鼎醫藥計劃於2025年第四季度向美國FDA提交新藥臨床試驗申請，啟動用於治療肉瘤患者及其他潛在LRRC15陽性實體瘤患者的全球1期臨床研究。

有望近期向NMPA提交的申請

腫瘤電場治療：2025年第四季度提交用於一線胰腺癌治療的上市許可申請艾加莫德（FcRn）： 2025年第四季度提交艾加莫德預充式皮下注射用於治療全身型重症肌無力（gMG）和慢性炎性脫髓鞘性多發性神經根神經病（CIDP）的上市許可申請

近期有望獲得NMPA批准的上市許可申請

呫諾美林–曲司氯銨（或KarXT）（M1/M4型毒蕈鹼乙酰膽鹼受體激動劑）用於精神分裂症維替索妥尤單抗（組織因子ADC）用於化療期間或之後病情進展的復發或轉移性宮頸癌瑞普替尼（ROS1/TRK）用於NTRK陽性實體瘤

區域權利管線

艾加莫德（FcRn）

眼肌型重症肌無力：再鼎醫藥合作伙伴argenx將於2026 年上半年公布全球 3 期 ADAPT-OCULUS 研究的主要結果。再鼎醫藥在大中華區參與了這項研究。肌炎：再鼎醫藥合作伙伴argenx將於2026年下半年公布全球2/3期ALKIVIA研究的主要結果，該研究旨在評估艾加莫德用於治療免疫介導的壞死性肌病、抗合成酶綜合征和皮肌炎三種肌炎亞型。再鼎醫藥在大中華區參與了這項研究。甲狀腺眼病（TED）：再鼎醫藥合作伙伴argenx將於2026年下半年公布2項注冊性研究UplighTED的主要結果。再鼎醫藥在大中華區參與了這2項研究。

Povetacicept (APRIL/BAFF)

原發性膜性腎病（pMN）：再鼎醫藥將於2025年第四季度在大中華區加入povetacicept用於pMN的全球關鍵性2/3期OLYMPUS研究。IgA腎病（IgAN）：再鼎醫藥合作伙伴 Vertex 將在 36 周治療後對全球 3 期 RAINIER 研究進行中期分析。Vertex預計在2025年底前向FDA提交用於IgA腎病治療的BLA的首個模塊，並計劃於2026年上半年完成BLA提交，以期在美國獲得加速批准。

VRDN-003（胰島素樣生長因子1受體抑制劑, 皮下注射）

再鼎醫藥將於2025年第四季度在大中華區啟動用於TED的注冊性研究。Viridian將於2026年第一季度公布用於活動性TED患者的全球注冊性研究REVEAL-1的主要結果，並於2026年第二季度公布用於慢性TED的全球注冊性研究REVEAL-2的主要結果。再鼎醫藥通過與Zenas訂立的許可協議，獲得了Viridian胰島素樣生長因子1受體抗體的分許可，並正在推進臨床開發。

2025年全年業績展望

再鼎醫藥調整2025年全年總收入指引為至少4.60億美元。

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title: 再鼎醫藥公布 2025年第三季度財務業績和近期公司進展


title: 廖苡喬 邱志宇跨越生死的告別與成全 從逝者視角探索愛的真諦

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墨新聞｜記者梁偉華／台北報導

公視人生劇展《可以不要再想念我了》廖苡喬(左起)邱志宇、黃姵嘉劇中有微妙情感關係 照片提供：公視

導演周鈺玫以自我人生故事譜寫公視人生劇展《可以不要再想念我了》，今（11/6）舉辦媒體茶敘，製作人王珍與演員廖苡喬、邱志宇、黃姵嘉、高伊玲、東明相、陳亮彤、陳垚安、陳俊嘉聯袂出席，分享這部從靈魂角度探索「思念」與「放手」的溫馨劇作創作點滴。

新銳影像創作者周鈺玫歷經女友離世後，花費五年時間醞釀，取材自己生命故事創作出這部動人作品。「在多數有關死亡與告別的電影裡，故事多半以『留下的人』為主角，」周鈺玫表示，「但我始終在想：如果故事是由逝去的靈魂來訴說，會是什麼樣子？」；今記者會上周鈺玫也分享拍完心情說自己「悲傷好像有了隱隱約約的句點」。

廖苡喬劇中飾演滯留在靈魂中繼站的已逝者憶潔 照片提供：公視

《可以不要再想念我了》以奇幻與溫柔筆觸，描繪妻子憶潔離世後徘徊人間，放不下對丈夫仲南的牽掛，直到單親媽媽安琪為他的心注入溫度，一場意外讓仲南在夢中與憶潔重逢，他們終於明白：真正的愛，是願意成全彼此，走向新的開始。

照片提供：公視

飾演已逝妻子憶潔的廖苡喬，面臨演員生涯最大挑戰！她說「憶潔的戲份雖然不到30場，但其中17場是一句台詞都沒有的，」也透露，導演要求必須在「非常有限的對白中，每次出現都必須安靜而飽滿地演出不同情緒起伏」；廖苡喬提到「最大的挑戰是收斂表演，不能有太大表情或過多肢體動作，必須安靜但很有存在感」。

邱志宇飾演思念亡妻的男子仲南 照片提供：公視

廖苡喬與邱志宇在片中呈現了微妙的夫妻關係，兩人開拍前一起烤肉、看電影，甚至住進拍攝場景，邱志宇說「到正式拍攝時，角色架構已經穩固，很多情緒都是真實流露。」；廖苡喬認為，邱志宇本人帶有某種「脆弱感」，這特質剛好符合角色，也激發她想照顧人的保護欲與母性。

為深入角色，廖苡喬還為憶潔寫了角色日記，描繪她生前久病掙扎、「想活」的意念如何殘留在靈魂中。「憶潔被丈夫的愛與思念困住，這些溫暖的東西反倒成了無法前進的束縛」。

廖苡喬(左起)陳亮彤、高伊玲劇中飾演滯留在靈魂中繼站的已逝者照片提供：公視

飾演無法走出喪妻之痛的仲南，邱志宇透露與導演的特殊緣分。「我們的太陽和月亮星座剛好一樣，聽完故事特別有共鳴，」為真正走進角色，他甚至親自前往導演家人常去的沖繩波上宮，「試著感受導演寫劇本時的情緒」，也跟著周鈺玫一起去法鼓山體會生離死別的情感轉化。

一場夫妻離別戲，廖苡喬要說出台詞「可以不要再想念我了」，再與丈夫吻別。廖苡喬形容「我就是看著他，想著我要給他做一個最美最美的夢」，談到與廖苡喬的對手戲，邱志宇也滿滿感動：「這場戲情感很濃烈，拍好幾次，但苡喬總能給予對手能量與方向，讓我有滿滿的安全感。」這場戲原本設定是仲南吻憶潔，但廖苡喬提議改為憶潔主動去吻仲南，她認為「這是她最後的道別和叮嚀」。

公視人生劇展《可以不要再想念我了》東明相(右)陳亮彤(左)飾演開早餐店的父女 照片提供：公視 照片提供：公視

飾演無殼蝸牛單親媽媽安琪的金鐘影后黃姵嘉，因為找房遇上仲南，也拾起兩人命運；她形容「像兩個溺水的人在水中掙扎時，無意抓到了彼此，互相扶持重新走回生命軌道，是一種彼此拯救、很真摯單純的情誼。」；她也分享與邱志宇、飾演兒子小健的互動，「志宇非常溫柔，看他跟小健互動，真的有種父子的感覺。」

以《我家的事》入圍本屆金馬獎女主角的高伊玲飾演滯留靈魂中繼站的「老靈魂」珠珠，與廖苡喬、陳亮彤組成「靈魂三人組」。高伊玲提到廖苡喬說「根本一見如故，非常喜歡！才兩次碰面就可以親近到自在演出」還笑說「我們笑點都好低，常常在現場笑到亂七八糟。」兩人排練時甚至玩起「角色交換」。廖苡喬也表示，與高伊玲在靈魂中繼站的互動讓她有安心與安定感，「兩人溝通很直接、大剌剌。」。高伊玲也提到陳亮彤說「她眼神好純潔、好無辜」，一場她心願已了朝著光遠去的戲，高伊玲還被逼哭，「我很快就進入情緒落淚，非常棒！」，廖苡喬則提到「三人在上面有各自不同的功能，珠珠像是媽媽，小花像天真的女孩，自己則徘徊在陰陽間」。

黃姵嘉(右)陳垚安(左)飾演經濟窘迫的單親家庭母子 照片提供：公視

東明相劇中飾演忙碌早餐店老闆，為早逝的女兒每日傷心不已，他想像自己平常做早餐的樣子，觀摩飲料店老板的動作。劇中有陰陽眼的他，戲外對另個世界也微有感應，說之前在醫院拍電影，身體會起雞皮疙瘩，「拍完還去隔壁土地公廟拜拜一下」。東明相拍攝完《可以不要再想念我了》也有感地說「人生的功課，如此的脆弱又不容易啊！」。

黃姵嘉提到自己喜歡導演對死後世界的想像，「或許他們也還在關照守護著我們，想到這個會覺得蠻寬慰的」。爸爸去年離開，她也覺得後面接到角色都跟死亡有連結，「好像有點命運的安排，也在在角色面對失去跟離開時，可以更宣洩掉這些情緒」。

黃姵嘉飾演躲避前夫、帶兒子四處流離的單親媽媽安琪 照片提供：公視

拍攝過程讓演員們對生死都有了不同新的思考，真實面對多次至親的離世，高伊玲自己「不喜歡提到那個字」，也說「感覺靈魂跟著每次的發生被抽乾」，她提到「總會一直揣測已離去的人們在另一個世界是否知道我們常這樣狠狠地想念他們」，覺得「善待並珍惜自己現下所擁有的一切」是當下課題。

廖苡喬在開拍前兩個月經歷外公去世和工作困境，她體悟到「悲傷與困境不見得是壞事，重點在如何去面對和處理。」今面對媒體時她透露外公生病有一段時間，接獲過世訊息時廖苡喬在工作中，「還是覺得很突然」，與外公感情很好的她，帶著淚笑說自己「生病時還約外公打麻將，新手運自摸還贏他」。外公最後以95歲高壽離世，她目睹遺容「感覺彷彿外公還在，有種被他愛著跟祝福的感覺」，但又覺得好像一道光般立刻升天」；也提到「死亡不像我過去接收到的離別這麼地可怕」。廖苡喬透過演出洗滌生命，她地說「感謝自己沒有放棄，有勇氣接下這個難演的角色，從中學習成長」。

公視人生劇展《可以不要再想念我了》高伊玲(左起)廖苡喬、邱志宇、導演周鈺玫、陳垚安、黃姵嘉、陳亮彤、東明相、陳俊嘉、製作人王珍 照片提供：公視

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【記者何勁陞／東港報導】 東港警分局東港派出所警員吳享諾、蘇子煌日前接獲報案，有民眾疑似接到詐騙電話，對方假冒檢警向民眾表示涉及刑案，需監管帳戶，以查明金流有無不法為由，要求加入不明LINE，指示被害人提供金融卡及現金監管。

經了解陳女加入不明LINE，遇到假檢察官黃士元及假警官陳明文，使用詐術混雜警方辦案專業術語取得陳女(59年次)的信任，進而要求寄出新台幣6000元及二張提款卡給詐團；警方在場勸說此種自導自演方式即為典型「假檢警詐騙」手法，並提供最新反詐騙資訊，陳女這才驚覺自己差點被騙。

東港警分局呼籲，詐騙集團常以「偽裝銀行人員或警察及檢察官」方式，誆稱受害人涉入案件，進而騙取個人資料及存款，若接獲類似電話或加「LINE」要求提供證件或是匯款必為詐騙，應提高警覺；可撥打110或165反詐騙諮詢專線查證，以免上當。

遇假法官詐騙 東港警即時阻詐成功

▼警方告知此為常見假冒法官、檢警詐騙手法，陳翁聽完後才放棄匯款，成功攔阻受騙。（圖／屏東縣政府警察局東港分局）

東港警分局東港派出所警員劉智佳、廖家豪近日接獲郵局行員通報，稱有民眾欲解除定期存款50萬元，稱要匯給兒子買房的頭期款；行員察覺有異立即通報警方到場查證攔阻。

陳翁(40年次)一開始向警方說要匯給兒子買房的購屋頭期款，經警方耐心勸說下，才說出自己接獲不明電話，對方要求加入不明LINE，並自稱是法官(詐團)，告知其有涉及刑案，要求監管帳戶，並告知匯款新台幣50萬就可以消掉案底免去刑事責任；警方告知此為常見假冒法官、檢警詐騙手法，陳翁聽完後才放棄匯款，成功攔阻受騙。

東港警分局呼籲，詐騙集團常以「偽裝法官、檢察官及警察」方式，誆稱民眾涉入案件，要監管帳戶並要求匯款，若接獲類似電話及加入不明「LINE」，應提高警覺；可撥打110或165反詐騙諮詢專線查證，以免上當。

taiwan-subdivisions: 東港 成功 屏東縣

title: 遇假檢警詐騙　東港警成功阻詐


taiwan-subdivisions: 屏東縣 屏東 嘉義

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【記者何勁陞／屏東報導】 「114年第74屆屏東縣運暨公教聯合運動會」自由車比賽，將於11月8日（星期六）舉辦，其中「個人公路計時賽」起終點為屏東市堤防路與光大巷口，屆時為維護交通秩序及比賽安全，屏東警分局將進行兩階段道路封閉：

1. 第一階段：11月8日(星期六)13時至11月9日(星期日)18時止，縣道189線自河濱寵物公園路口端至光大巷口端，往臺1線方向車道單向封閉、對向車道調撥單線雙向通車。

2. 第二階段：11月9日(星期日)6時至19時30分，縣道189線自光大巷口端至臺3線路口端，往臺1線方向車道單向封閉、對向車道調撥單線雙向通車。

屏東警分局提醒民眾，如有行經管制路段，請提早做好改道準備，避免車輛回堵浪費寶貴時間，另呼籲用路人遵守員警交通指揮以達交通順暢。

屏警榮獲道安創新雙獎肯定 以數據與改革打造智慧交通新典範

▼本次獲獎的兩大亮點，包括：「道路交通安全事故資料應用平台」與「墾丁大街人行環境改善案」。（圖／屏東縣政府警察局）

屏東縣政府警察局榮獲交通部第十七屆道安創新貢獻獎兩項肯定，展現推動交通安全數位轉型與跨域合作的卓越成果。頒獎典禮於11月5日在嘉義長榮文苑酒店舉行，由交通部路政及道安司吳東凌司長親自頒獎，肯定警察局對交通安全治理的前瞻作為與實質貢獻。

本次獲獎的兩大亮點，包括：「道路交通安全事故資料應用平台」與「墾丁大街人行環境改善案」。

其中，「道路交通安全事故資料應用平台」自113年起規劃建置，預計115年完成，整合「碰撞構圖自動生成」、「標準化繪圖工具」、「交通事故熱點分析」及「改善績效追蹤」等四大功能，透過事前與事後數據對照，進行事故分析與策略精進。該平台不僅大幅提升事故處理效率，更實踐科學執法與情境管理理念，體現警察局在數位治理轉型上的積極作為與技術實力。

另案「墾丁大街人行環境改善案」，則針對過往人車混流、安全不足等問題，警察局發揮協調整合能力，結合縣府工務處、城鄉發展處等多方資源，自113年2月啟動改善工程，於114年7月順利完工。改造後導入慢行友善概念，設置臨時停車帶，兼顧觀光機能與在地商業運作，同時大幅提升行人安全與交通秩序，廣獲地方與遊客好評，展現施政與民意連結的實踐成果。

此次屏縣警察局能在全國競賽中一舉獲得兩項大獎，象徵「以人為本、科技導向」的核心理念落實於交通治理之中，亦顯示在交通數據應用、智慧治理及跨局處協作方面的努力已具成效。透過工程規劃、警政執法與民意回饋的融合，全面推進交通安全5E策略（教育、工程、執法、評估、參與），為屏東縣建立更安全、有感的交通環境。

警察局長甘炎民表示，這份榮耀屬於全體同仁共同努力的成果，也代表社會大眾對警政工作的高度肯定。未來將持續深化數據科技應用、優化交通治理效能，致力打造「安全有序、民眾有感」的優質道路環境，實踐「屏安護民」的永續願景。

title: 「114年第74屆屏東縣運暨公教聯合運動會」自由車比賽　交通管制措施


title: 九如鄉某廟宇香油金遭竊案　里港警分局現已掌握對象積極查緝中

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【記者何勁陞／里港報導】 屏東縣政府警察局里港分局九如分駐所於11月5日接獲轄區九如鄉某廟宇報案，廟中功德箱內之現金於11月2日遭一竊嫌以釣線綁黏性物黏取方式竊取，損失共新臺幣600元。里港警分局獲報立即展開調查，現已掌握對象刻正積極查緝中。

里港警分局表示，警方對於任何不法行為必定嚴加究辦，請勿以身試法；也籲請民眾，若發現可疑人、可疑車輛或任何異常情形，請立即撥打110報案，共同維護社區治安，杜絕犯罪行為發生。

里港警結合志工募集棉被、白米、洗沐用品 助120戶弱勢家庭好過年

▼里港警分局分局長、內、外勤員警及警察志工中隊的志工們分送至各受助家庭，讓溫情遍布轄區每個角落。（圖／屏東縣政府警察局里港分局）

時值歲末寒冬將至，屏東縣政府警察局里港分局在全力維護地方治安與交通安全之餘，持續秉持「警察為民、關懷在地」的精神，主動集結社會各界善心資源，於（6）日舉辦歲末送暖活動。透過內、外勤同仁及警察志工中隊的協助，將所募集民生用品、白米與棉被等愛心物資，親自送至轄內弱勢家庭及獨居長者手中，以實際行動傳遞關懷與溫暖，今年共計有120戶家庭受惠。

屏東縣政府警察局里港分局每年歲末均舉辦送暖活動，廣邀社會資源共同參與，形成地方善循環。今年活動獲得多方熱心支持：里港鄉公所提供經費補助、威誠織造有限公司捐贈白米100包及新臺幣2萬元、里港文富食品有限公司趙壽全董事長則加碼採購120條暖被。整體物資於今（6）日經由里港警分局分局長、內、外勤員警及警察志工中隊的志工們分送至各受助家庭，讓溫情遍布轄區每個角落。

里港分局長邱逸樵表示，警察是最貼近民眾生活的公務人員，一句關懷的問候或一個溫暖的行動，皆能讓弱勢長者感受到人間有情、社會有愛。邱分局長並感謝各界善心人士及志工夥伴、警察同仁的熱心參與，期盼透過此次送暖活動拋磚引玉，喚起更多社會資源投入，共同讓獨居老人及弱勢族群得到實質幫助。

遏止犯罪隱身山林 里港警運用科技執行山域清查

▼屏東縣政府警察局里港分局為維護三地門、霧臺兩個原鄉治安環境，防範製槍、植毒、製毒工廠藏匿山區。（圖／屏東縣政府警察局里港分局）

屏東縣政府警察局里港分局為維護三地門、霧臺兩個原鄉治安環境，防範製槍、植毒、製毒工廠藏匿山區，於11月3日、4日動員警力計60人，民力12人，以無人機及車牌辨識系統等科技設備，逐一清查轄內山區林道、草工寮，防範不法情事，另為避免私人工寮成為容留逃逸移工或囤積寄藏盜伐林木場所，特別製作相關刑責、檢舉宣導標語，張貼、分送予各草工寮，避免鄉民觸犯刑責。

三地門鄉及霧臺鄉緊鄰臺東縣及高雄市，幅員遼闊，地域隱密，為避免犯罪蘊養山林，加上山區派出所警力單薄，遂規劃組合警力、動員民力及林保署屏東分署及保七總隊第八大隊等友軍單位，全面執行山域治安清查，並以無人機及車牌辨識系統強化清查的深度及廣度。另也加強宣導私人工寮如容留(住宿)、使用、媒介失聯移工者，依違反就業服務法處新臺幣15萬元至75萬元；如做為囤積、搬運、寄藏盜伐林木場所者，依違反森林法處6個月以5年以下有期徒刑，併新臺幣30萬至300萬元，相關檢舉者均有檢舉獎金可請領，與民眾共同維護山林治安。

里港警分局長邱逸樵表示，山區時有製槍、製毒、植毒、濫墾、盜伐林木、濫棄廢棄物或非法移工等案件，而警力有限、民力無窮、科技加乘，里港分局將持續運用警民力及科技設備深入山區清查是否有不法情形，並呼籲民眾勇於檢舉，警方必定審慎偵辦、過程保密，並協助頒領優渥獎金，共同維護原鄉治安。

taiwan-subdivisions: 里港 九如 高雄市 霧臺 三地門 屏東縣 臺東縣


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DEFENSE POTENTIAL: The national defense ministry has established an office to promote the integration of AI in military applications, such as information security

President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday touted Taiwan’s technology ties with Japan, while reiterating Taipei’s commitment to investing heavily in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and the biomedical industry.

In a meeting with representatives of the All Japan Taiwanese Union at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Lai said that the two countries have supported each other through earthquakes and pandemics, and Taiwan hopes they can take that relationship further, aiding each other in developing their tech industries.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (台積電) investment in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture is not only a corporate investment, but also serves to increase the resilience of Taiwanese and Japanese industries, as well as bolster the competitiveness and capabilities of the pan-democratic semiconductor supply chain, the president said.

Taipei hopes to work with Tokyo on trade, technology, security, renewable energies and digital transition for a more resilient partnership, he said, while thanking the All Japan Taiwanese Union for its efforts to foster Taiwan-Japan ties.

Taiwan is focused on AI development and has launched the 10 “New AI Major Infrastructure Projects,” to develop quantum technology, silicon photonics, robotics and other key technologies, he added.

The initiative would help industries use AI to take Taiwan into an era of “smart” technologies, Lai said.

It aims to advance the deployment use of smart devices, develop critical technologies and accelerate the development of relevant infrastructure, while gradually integrating AI into these areas, the Lai administration said.

The policy builds on the “five trusted industry sectors” policy to develop semiconductors, AI, national defense, surveillance and security, and next-generation communications, ensuring that all industries in Taiwan gradually transition to complete digitization.

Lai also touted Taiwan’s “National Project of Hope,” which aims to make the biotech industry a second powerhouse after semiconductors by developing smart medicine, advancing medical research and leveraging Taiwan’s technical edge in the medical industry.

The government will continue to enhance its competitive edge and deepen connections with democratic partners to help Taiwan gain greater influence on the international stage and contribute more toward peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region, he added.

In related news, the Ministry of National Defense has established an AI office to explore the emerging technology’s potential military applications, a senior military official said yesterday.

The office, currently operating on a trial basis, mainly promotes the integration of AI into image and video detection, computer security and anti-hacking systems, said Lieutenant General Huang Wen-chi, director of the Department of Strategic Planning.

The extent to which AI would be used for military purposes, including combat, would depend on the technology’s maturity and development, he said.

Additional reporting by CNA

title: Lai touts Japan tech ties, AI ambitions


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THE AI WAVE:  The economy expanded 7.1% in the first three quarters, which would lead to nearly 6% annual growth, even if GDP moderates this quarter, TIER said

Two more institutes have sharply raised their GDP growth forecasts for Taiwan this year, after the economy delivered a much stronger-than-expected performance in the third quarter, driven almost entirely by booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI)–related products.

The upward revisions underscore how Taiwan’s AI supply chain has become the dominant force behind its economic expansion, offsetting persistent weakness in traditional sectors.

The Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER, 台經院) yesterday raised its growth estimate from 3.02 percent to 5.94 percent, two days after UBS Investment Bank revised up its projection from 5 percent to 6.5 percent.

Taiwan Institute of Economic Research president Chang Chien-yi speaks to reporters in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Liao Chia-ning, Taipei Times

The AI-led surge in semiconductors, servers and related equipment has fueled exports and private investment this year, TIER president Chang Chien-yi (張建一) said.

In contrast, traditional sectors such as textiles, petrochemicals and steel have remained sluggish amid weak overseas demand and competition from low-priced Chinese goods.

Taiwan’s economy expanded 7.1 percent in the first three quarters, supported by a 30 percent year-on-year jump in outbound shipments — the strongest growth in Asia.

That momentum would allow Taiwan to achieve nearly 6 percent annual growth even if GDP growth moderates this quarter, Chang said.

However, major technology firms issued upbeat guidance for the final quarter — the peak season for electronics.

US cloud service providers are ramping up investment in AI infrastructure, while Apple Inc expects double-digit percentage growth in sales of its latest iPhones during the holiday season — trends that could further benefit Taiwanese suppliers across global supply chains and set the stage for more upside surprises.

Shipments of automatic data processing machines and parts, excluding portables, accounted for about two-thirds of Taiwan’s export growth this year, UBS senior economist for Asia and China William Deng (鄧維慎) said in a report.

The surge reflects Taiwan’s dominant role in graphics processing units, AI servers and component manufacturing, he added.

TIER and UBS observed a marked upswing in tech industrial production, while non-tech output has remained flat.

Traditional industries should perform better next year as early signs of a recovery emerge, although AI-related exports would remain the main growth driver, albeit at a slower pace, Chang said.

However, private consumption has been underwhelming. To bolster spending, the government would launch a cash handout program offering NT$10,000 per person starting next week through April next year.

The stimulus could lift overall GDP growth by 0.3 to 0.4 percentage points, Chang said.

TIER expects Taiwan’s GDP growth to moderate to 2.6 percent next year, while UBS projects a 3.3 percent rise, both citing a higher comparison base.

Even so, Taiwan’s economic performance this year ranks among the best in Asia — trailing only Vietnam and India, yet far outpacing more developed peers such as South Korea, Singapore and Japan, UBS said.

title: TIER raises GDP forecast to 5.94% on boom in AI


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US airlines yesterday were scrambling to rejig schedules and fielding a flood of customer queries after the US ordered flight cuts at some of the nation’s busiest airports, the latest travel disruption from the prolonged government shutdown.

US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy on Wednesday said that he would order steep cuts, citing air traffic control safety risks from the government shutdown.

The shutdown, now the longest in US history, has forced 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 security screeners to work without pay.

A passenger jet departs near the US Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

Staffing shortages have already caused tens of thousands of flight delays nationwide, with airlines estimating that at least 3.2 million travelers have been affected.

Industry sources said the first round of reductions, cutting about 4 percent of scheduled flights, would take effect as soon as today.

The cuts would rise to 5 percent tomorrow, 6 percent on Sunday and reach as much as 10 percent by next week if the shutdown persists.

“This is a fluid situation, but we believe the impact is more manageable than headlines imply,” TD Cowen’s Tom Fitzgerald said, adding that the timing of the shutdown’s end remains the key swing factor.

Unless the government reopens, the drastic plan threatens to throw holiday plans into chaos for millions of Americans traveling for Thanksgiving, marking one of the most visible ripple effects yet from the record-long government shutdown.

“They [the airlines might] have some flexibility on prices, but if this shutdown goes on much longer, then that should have a negative effect overall,” Trade Nation senior market analyst David Morrison said.

Airlines including United Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest were inundated with passenger queries on social media platforms such as X, as flyers sought clarity on travel plans.

“Please, you and your fellow airlines — for Thanksgiving week — issue all cancellations at least a week in advance,” one X user urged in response to United’s post outlining flight reductions. “Don’t make people wait to find out if they can fly home for the holiday.”

The US Federal Aviation Administration is expected to formally issue the order for flight reductions later in the day.

The move aims to ease pressure on controllers, with the agency short about 3,500 staff and many working mandatory overtime and six-day weeks even before the shutdown.

Still, carriers stressed they would try to minimize disruption for customers and rebooking efforts were under way.

United CEO Scott Kirby said the airline would target its cuts on regional flying and non-hub domestic routes, and the carrier expects to rebook many affected travelers.

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Typhoon Kalmaegi last night slammed into central Vietnam’s already storm-battered coastline, packing winds of up to 149kph, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said, as thousands of people were evacuated from coastal areas.

“The storm is on land in the provinces of Dak Lak — Gia Lai,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that the strongest sustained winds were 118kph to 149kph with much stronger gusts.

Kalmaegi cut a path of destruction through the Philippines this week, killing at least 140 people and leaving another 127 missing after unleashing devastating floods.

People watch waves crash on a beach ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi’s arrival in Cua Dai, Vietnam, yesterday. Photo: EPA

Vietnam’s National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warned of waves as high as 8m and powerful storm surges.

“This is a huge typhoon with terrible devastating capacity,” Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee chairman Pham Anh Tuan said.

More than 7,000 people had been evacuated in Gia Lai Province as of Wednesday night, state media said.

A boy walks along the remains of a community where houses were destroyed in the floods brought on by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Talisay, Philippines, yesterday. Photo: Reuters

Central Vietnam is still reeling from more than a week of flooding and record rains that killed at least 47 people and submerged centuries-old historic sites.

In Gia Lai’s coastal area of Quy Nhon Nam, officials were knocking on doors warning people to flee.

Dozens of people — mostly elderly women and children — yesterday sheltered at a school carrying mats, pillows and blankets in anticipation of spending the night.

“I am not young anymore and I don’t want to risk my life,” said Tran Thi Nghia, 56, who left her one-story home at the urging of authorities.

Vietnam is in one of the most active tropical storm regions on Earth and is typically affected by 10 typhoons or storms a year, but Kalmaegi is the 13th of this year.

Kalmaegi on Monday slammed into the central Philippines, battering the islands of Cebu and Negros before swooping back out to sea. Floodwaters described as unprecedented rushed through Cebu province’s towns and cities, sweeping away cars, riverside shanties and even massive shipping containers.

In Liloan, a town near Cebu City where 35 bodies have been recovered, cars were piled atop each other by floodwaters and roofs torn off buildings as residents attempted to dig out the mud.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr yesterday declared a “state of national calamity,” a move allowing the government to release funding for aid and impose price ceilings on basic necessities.

More than 500,000 Filipinos remain displaced.

title: Thousands evacuated as Kalmaegi slams into Vietnam


title: Minister reaffirms defense amid columnist’s warning

people: 顧立雄 習近平

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NO SUDDEN MOVEMENTS:  A ‘New York Times’ writer warned that Trump might not be a reliable ally, while the AIT said that the US’ position on Taiwan is unchanged   By Fang Wei-li and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer

Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) yesterday reaffirmed Taiwan’s commitment to defending itself, a day after columnist Thomas Friedman warned that US President Donald Trump might not help the nation against Chinese aggression.

“The consensus between Taiwan and the US is that we must strengthen our self-defense capabilities,” Koo told reporters on the sidelines of a legislative meeting in response to a request for comments on the New York Times columnist’s remarks on Trump.

“The US not only assists Taiwan’s efforts to strengthen our ability to defend ourselves, but is also working toward joining forces with like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific region to bolster collective deterrence against China,” he said.

Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo speaks at a meeting of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee in Taipei yesterday. Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times

Achieving peace through strength remains the unchanging direction of US policy, he said.

Taipei agrees with Friedman that Taiwan should focus on carving out an indispensable role for itself in the global economy by developing key economic technologies, Koo said, adding that the nation continues to work toward achieving this goal.

Friedman, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, told a leaders’ forum held by the Chinese-language Global Views Monthly the previous day that his advice for Taiwan is: “Don’t make any sharp moves.”

“I am not sure that Trump would protect New York City if it were invaded, let alone Taiwan,” Friedman said.

“If I were Taiwan, I would not be in an adventurous mood right now,” he said.

“You just got to be the best Taiwan you can be and maybe the quietest too, because the old days where you could be sure you had an American president had your back, those days are over,” he said.

Trump is unlikely to harbor any illusions that he could sell out Taiwan and its freedom and democracy without going down in infamy as one of the most shameful presidents in US history, but Taiwan should still adopt a porcupine strategy to protect itself, he said.

Taiwan should be doing everything it could to avoid putting Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) into a position where he feels he must act militarily, Friedman said.

The approach requires the nation to swallow some of its “pride and aspirations” to focus on building Taiwan’s “amazing economy” and keep making itself “indispensable to the global economy technology supply chain,” he said.

“That, I think, is your best defense, because there is no replacing you,” Friedman said. “If China invaded Taiwan, I just don’t think Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co [TSMC] would be TSMC any more.”

Later yesterday, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) said that the US policy stance in Taiwan remains unchanged.

From Trump to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, US officials have been clear that Washington strenuously maintains peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and opposes any effort to unilaterally alter the “status quo,” it said.

The US hopes Taiwan and China could resolve their differences peacefully and find a solution that is acceptable to the peoples on both sides without resorting to coercion, it added.

The US policy stance on the Taiwan issue is constant and will not be abandoned, the institute said, citing Rubio.

Last week, Hegesweth emphasized the importance of maintaining the balance of power in the region and continued US concerns over China’s actions in the South China Sea, surrounding Taiwan, and toward US friends and allies in the Indo-Pacific region, it said.


title: Fiji diplomat visits Taipei despite lack of formal ties

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DIPLOMATIC BALANCE:  While Fiji maintains official relations with Beijing, the Pacific nation has been critical of China’s military expansion in the region

Taiwan this week welcomed a senior Fijian diplomat who met with Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) — a highly unusual trip, given that the Pacific island state has formal relations with Beijing.

The Presidential Office late on Wednesday said that Filipo Tarakinikini, Fiji’s permanent representative to the UN — of which Taiwan is not a member — had met with Hsiao as part of a delegation of other UN ambassadors, including from the Marshall Islands and Paraguay, which are Taiwanese allies.

Hsiao expressed “heartfelt thanks to the permanent representatives, as friends of Taiwan, for their long-standing support and assistance, which have helped Taiwan play a meaningful role in the international system, especially within the United Nations system,” the office cited her as saying.

Marshall Island Permanent Representative to the UN John Silk, second left, Fiji Permanent Representative to the UN Filipo Tarakinikini, fifth left, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim, sixth left, and Paraguayan Permanent Representative to the UN Marcelo Eliseo Scappini Ricciardi, fourth right, pose for a photograph at the Presidential Office in Taipei on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of the Presidential Office

Tarakinikini also met and had dinner with Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a separate statement.

In Beijing, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Mao Ning (毛寧) said that the visit severely violated Fiji’s commitment to the “one China” principle, which states that both sides of the Taiwan Strait are part of “one country.”

“China expresses its strong dissatisfaction with this and has lodged a solemn representation with Fiji. The despicable actions of the Taiwan authorities will not succeed,” she added.

Tarakinikini and the Fijian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation did not respond to requests for comment.

In July, Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said his country was opposed to China setting up a military base in the Pacific Islands, adding that it did not need such a base to project power, as shown by an intercontinental ballistic missile test last year in the region.

Strategically placed between the US and Asia, the Pacific islands are a focus of rivalry between Washington and Beijing for security ties.

Of the 12 countries with formal ties to Taiwan, three are Pacific islands states — Palau, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands.

However, Taiwan does maintain a de facto embassy in Fiji.

In 2020, Taipei said that one of its diplomats was hospitalized in Fiji after two Chinese diplomats attempted to enter a reception and gather information on attendees. China denied the account.

In 2005, then-president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) visited Fiji on a transit stop during a Pacific tour, although he did not meet with government officials.

people: 林佳龍 陳水扁 蕭美琴


title: Chinese man waves flag, hands out flyers in Kinmen

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A Chinese man was detained by immigration officials in Kinmen County yesterday after waving a Chinese flag and distributing pro-unification flyers inside the county government building.

The National Immigration Agency’s special operation brigade in Kinmen said the man, surnamed Lu (盧), arrived on the outlying island by ferry and was questioned about his motives for entering Taiwan.

If Lu is found to have violated the terms of his entry permit, he would be deported under the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例), the agency said.

A Chinese man surnamed Lu carries a flag that had the Republic of China flag on one side and that of the People’s Republic of China on the other in Kinmen yesteday. Photo courtesy of a reader

Immigration authorities later that afternoon deported the man from Kinmen by boat.

A security guard surnamed Wu (吳), who witnessed the incident, said the man entered the building at about 9am, carrying a flag that had the Republic of China flag on one side and the People’s Republic of China flag on the other, then began throwing flyers that read “unification with Taiwan.”

Wu said he and county government staff stopped the man, and police were called when he tried to leave.

The man told them he did not mind the police being called, adding that he would “at most be fined,” according to Wu, who said that the incident, while peaceful, was unlike anything he had seen before.


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The push by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) to suspend pension reforms amounts to “robbing the poor to give to the rich,” resulting in wider income gaps, and injustice against farmers and laborers, the Economic Democracy Union (EDU) said.

EDU members protested outside the legislature yesterday, a day after the bill to suspend pension reforms passed its first reading with backing from the Taiwan People’s Party.

The bill would roll back reforms to the pension system launched by the Democratic Progressive Party government in 2017, which was aimed at securing solvency for the state pension fund, as the previous pension scheme allowed civil servants, military personnel and teachers to “contribute little, retire early and receive generous benefits” at the expense of other workers and farmers, the activist group said.

Members of the Economic Democracy Union perform a skit in front of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Tien Yu-hua, Taipei Times

EDU researcher Huang Ting-wei (黃亭偉) said that retired public school teachers receive an average monthly pension of NT$57,973, while civil servants get a monthly average of NT$50,395.

The government defines the lowest standard of living expenses this year as requiring NT$20,379 per month in Taipei and NT$15,515 elsewhere, with incomes below these figures considered to be low-income households, Huang said.

“Civil servants and teachers — retired and not working — are getting more than NT$50,000 from their pensions, above the average salary, yet the pensioners claim to be poor and to have difficulty living, and so they fight pension reform,” he said.

“Taiwan’s more than 500,000 farmers receive only a monthly average of NT$8,110 in retirement benefits,” Huang added.

“More than 1.9 million working class retirees receive an average of NT$25,300 in retirement benefits. Of these, more than 180,000 retired workers are getting by on a monthly pension of less than NT$10,000,” he said.

Huang said that at the end of last year, Taiwan had 4.48 million people over the age of 65, with about half of them receiving less than NT$8,000 in retirement benefits.

“This NT$8,000 is far below the NT$50,000 received by retired civil servants,” Huang added.

The legislature should amend the Act Governing the Allocation of Government Revenues and Expenditures (財政收支劃分法) to guarantee a minimum monthly retirement benefit of NT$8,000 for all citizens without regard to occupation, the EDU said.

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Media personality and politician Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) was indicted yesterday on charges related to his display of a marked ballot during a recall vote in July.

According to the indictment by the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office, Jaw had already marked his ballot at a polling station in Taipei when he showed it to the media during a July 26 vote that sought to recall 31 Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers and one city mayor.

Jaw was warned by a polling station worker not to show his marked ballot, but he went ahead and displayed it briefly so it could be photographed by the media, before dropping it into the ballot box, prosecutors said.

Broadcasting Corp of China chairman Jaw Shaw-kong shows his recall ballot to reporters at a polling station in Taipei on July 26. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times

The public display of a marked ballot contravenes election laws and carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison or a fine of NT$200,000, prosecutors said, citing articles 88 and 105 of the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act (公職人員選舉罷免法).

Jaw’s actions at the polling station were immediately reported to the police, and on Sept. 23, he was summoned by prosecutors for questioning.

He later apologized and told reporters that he had displayed his ballot merely to show that he had voted, but not to display his vote.

He said the case was a needless hassle and a waste of judicial resources.

As a prominent media figure and politician with extensive election experience, prosecutors said, adding that Jaw should have known the rules, but he deliberately displayed his marked ballot and later sought to downplay his actions.

Following his indictment yesterday, Jaw said he has always respected the judiciary and answered all the prosecutors’ questions.

He said he had hoped that prosecutors would not pursue the case or, in the worst-case scenario, offer him deferred prosecution.

However, everything should be done in accordance with the law, he said, expressing remorse and promising to be more careful in the future.

Jaw, a former chairman of Taiwan’s Broadcasting Corporation of China, served as a KMT lawmaker from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. Over the years, he has remained a prominent voice in local media and politics, and he ran unsuccessfully on the KMT ticket for vice president last year.

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title: Kitchen waste pig feed ban continues

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STRICTER PENALTIES: The ban would not be relaxed until all farms using leftovers as feed are inspected, and those who contravene could have their licenses revoked

The ban on feeding pigs kitchen waste would not be lifted until inspections of pig farms are completed and a legislation is put in place, Minister of Agriculture Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季) said yesterday.

The government lifted the ban on transporting pigs yesterday, and slaughtering and trading hogs today, as there has been no proof that the African swine fever (ASF) from the affected farm in Taichung has spread, he said.

Some fresh pork could be available at evening traditional markets today, but more would likely be available at tomorrow’s morning markets, Chen said.

The nearly 390,000 pigs held up during the bans are expected to be consumed by March next year, he said.

The ministry would monitor pork prices and volume at meat markets, and help distribute excess pork to the frozen pork supply chain to ensure stable prices, he added.

The Taichung farm still tested positive for ASF yesterday, despite disinfection by the Chemical Corps, Chen said.

Veterinary Research Institute Director-General Deng Ming-chung (鄧明中) said samples were collected from the entrance of the farm, the floor where the fridge is placed and the pig nursery.

Chen said further testing is needed to confirm whether the virus is still active enough to cause an infection, adding that cleaning and disinfection of the farm would continue until samples test negative for ASF.

Feeding pigs kitchen waste is still prohibited, as inappropriately steamed leftovers were found to be the main cause of the ASF outbreak, he said.

The ban would not be relaxed until the 434 pig farms that use such feed nationwide are inspected and equipped with real-time monitoring systems, Chen said.

The inspections are to be conducted over the next two weeks, he said, adding that the ministry would also establish stricter penalties for improper kitchen waste steaming before lifting the ban.

Farmers who feed pigs kitchen waste during the period would be banned from transporting pigs and could have their operating license revoked, Chen said.

Asked what would happen to the ASF-affected farm, Chen said experts’ opinions would be compiled and given to the city government after samples from the farm test negative for the virus.

Data from the central ASF response unit showed that the 3,915 samples collected from pig farms nationwide — excluding the affected farm — and the 1,652 samples from the carcass transport vehicles of the nation’s eight rendering plants tested negative for ASF.


people: 江肇國 盧秀燕 李中 林德宇 王立任

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The Taichung City Government has dismissed three senior officials for mishandling the city’s response to an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) said yesterday.

Agriculture Bureau Director Chang Ching-chang (張敬昌), Environmental Protection Bureau Director Chen Hung-yi (陳宏益), and Taichung City Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office Director Lin Ju-liang (林儒良) were removed from their posts, effective immediately, for failing to follow central government epidemic prevention guidelines and creating significant risks, the city government said.

Lu said that following the gradual lifting of restrictions on pig transport and slaughter, “citizens and industries can begin to return to normal life.”

Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen, center, leads Taichung City Government officials in a bow of apology over an African swine fever outbreak at a news conference in Taichung yesterday. Photo: Liao Yao-tung, Taipei Times

“The most important task in this prevention effort was to contain the outbreak and prevent the virus from spreading,” she said, referring to the pig farm in the city’s Wuci District (梧棲) where several dead pigs tested positive for ASF on Oct. 21, prompting authorities to ban the transport and slaughter of pigs nationwide.

“Taichung and the central government worked completely united to accomplish this mission,” Lu said. “I am deeply grateful for the central government’s guidance and assistance, and at the same time, I thank the many county and city leaders, people’s representatives, industry figures, and citizens for their concern and encouragement.”

Lu said she was sorry that the city “did not perform well enough” in its ASF prevention work and that as mayor she “must take full responsibility and apologize.”

Personnel changes had been made, and the outbreak investigation was being accelerated, she said, adding that the results would be made public, he said.

Lu also said she would take the incident as a “lesson.”

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taichung City Councilor Wang Li-jen (王立任) accused Lu of delaying prevention efforts by attending an event for the Taichung Shopping Festival, while DPP City Councilor Chiang Chao-kuo (江肇國) alleged that the city government “kept concealing and evading” the issue until the central government intervened.

DPP City Councilor Lin Te-yu (林德宇) said the timing of the two bureau directors’ dismissals coincided with “Lu’s political damage control” and was “very inappropriate.”

Meanwhile, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Taichung City Councilor Lee Chung (李中) said his party respected the mayor’s authority and urged the city to learn from the incident.

The outbreak showed that departments’ initial response was “disorganized,” Lee said, adding that dismissing the officials for administrative negligence was an appropriate measure.

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title: Taiwan Railway Union on 100-hour hunger strike

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RULING:  The court said the workers, who did not come to work during a protest, did not follow their contract, so TRC marking them absent was not unfair labor practice

Members of the Taiwan Railway Union yesterday went on a 100-hour hunger strike at the Taipei Railway Station after the Supreme Administrative Court ruled in favor of Taiwan Railway Corp (TRC) in a case regarding a union protest in 2017.

Union members during the Lunar New Year holiday in 2017 protested to oppose overwork and demand better working conditions, during which they did not come to work. Although the protest was framed as workers exercising their right to take leave, it effectively functioned as a quasi-strike, disrupting train services nationwide.

The protest led to the TRC revising the work shift system, and increasing workers’ salaries and benefits. However, the union later filed a lawsuit against the company and the Ministry of Labor after 337 workers were marked with “unauthorized absences” for taking leave during the holiday.

The Taipei High Administrative Court ruled in favor of the union, but the Supreme Administrative Court reversed the ruling and ruled in favor of the TRC and labor ministry.

The union said the purpose of the hunger strike, which is to last until Monday, is to demonstrate that the Supreme Administrative Court’s ruling is unreasonable, adding that it is considering requesting a retrial.

“All reforms that the TRC implemented were results of the workers’ protests. The railway company has never actively addressed the workers’ demands for better working conditions,” union Secretary-General Chu Chih-yu (朱智宇) told a news conference at the Taipei Railway Station.

“The ruling from the Supreme Administrative Court not only determined the legality of he punishment for the TRC employees who joined the union’s protest, but would also affect the rights of all workers in Taiwan taking leave on national holidays,” Chu said. “The judicial remedy is not yet over. Workers that have been united in this cause will not bend their knees to the employer simply because of a court ruling.”

“The union will defend workers’ right to take leave until the end,” Chu said.

Other labor groups supporting the union’s hunger strike also vowed to unite workers’ unions across the nation for a larger protest.

The union said the core issue in the case was whether workers’ unions need to operate within the confines of company procedures during a labor dispute.

The Taipei High Administrative Court ruled in favor of the union, as the committee that determined that the TRC did not engage in unfair labor practices reached the decision without fulfilling the quorum for a meeting.

The TRC and the labor ministry appealed the ruling, and the case was retried.

The union won the retrial, with the court finding that the TRC engaged in unfair labor practices by not obtaining workers’ consent before arranging holiday work schedules and for marking them absent.

However, the Supreme Administrative Court said that the TRC’s regulations authorized the company to arrange workers’ schedules on weekdays and national holidays, so their actions did not contravene the Labor Standards Act (勞動基準法).

TRC’s procedures for employees taking paid leave or leave of absence were not designed to impose unreasonable restrictions on workers, but are meant to apply consistent rules to all employees when they arrange their leave schedules, it said.

The Supreme Administrative Court said that although it acknowledged the union’s right to not settle disputes through established mechanisms, union members did not act according to the terms of their contracts and did not follow the “good faith” principle.

Therefore, TRC’s response to workers taking leave without permission did not constitute an unfair labor practice, the court said.


title: New ticket needed to take earlier-than-scheduled HSR train

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Starting on Monday next week, passengers with reserved seats for the Taiwan High Speed Rail who want to board a train departing one hour earlier than the one they bought a ticket for must change their ticket, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp (THSRC) said yesterday.

THSRC allowed passengers who bought reserved seats to get on earlier trains if there is an unexpected change in the passenger’s schedule, but they have to take seats in non-reserved cabins instead.

However, an increasing number of passengers have exploited the measure, particularly those traveling on weekends or during holidays, resulting in wasted seats in reserved seating cabins.

A high-speed train enters Taipei Railway Station in an undated photograph. Photo: Huang Yi-ching, Taipei Times

On average, there are more than 60,000 unoccupied seats in reserved seating cabins each month, despite booking records showing that the seats had been reserved, THSRC data showed.

The company said the service quality of the non-reserved cabins has deteriorated due to the growing number of standing passengers.

To reduce seating waste, passengers would be required to change their tickets to match their actual departure before they are allowed to board earlier trains, THSRC said, adding that this would facilitate the release of available seats to those who might need them.

High speed rail stations would have a designated window for passengers who want to change their tickets, it said.

Electronic ticket holders can also change their tickets using their mobile phones, it added.

Meanwhile, passengers can contact station staff for assistance if they need to change their tickets due to medical needs or family emergencies, the company said.

The automatic ticket gates permit reserved-seat passengers to enter the station up to one hour before their scheduled departure time, so those who need to change their tickets should have enough time to complete the process, it said.


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The Central Weather Administration (CWA) yesterday issued a geomagnetic storm alert, forecasting a space weather disturbance to begin at about 5am today and continue for about 33 hours.

A geomagnetic storm is a temporary disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field caused when bursts of solar wind or plasma from the Sun interact with the planet’s magnetosphere.

The storm was triggered by a coronal mass ejection (CME) that erupted from an active region on the Sun on Wednesday, sharply increasing the speed and density of solar wind in space, the CWA’s Space Weather Operational Office said.

A graphic forcasting a geomagnetic storm is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of the Central Weather Administration’s Space Weather Operational Office

The storm is expected to pass through near-Earth space starting early today and last until tomorrow afternoon, with intensity briefly reaching a moderate level, the office said.

The CWA warned that the geomagnetic disturbance could cause brief disruptions to satellite navigation and low and high-frequency radio communications.

Aurora activity might occur in regions as low as 50° magnetic latitude, it added.

In addition, certain protective systems could issue false alarms and require voltage adjustments, while some satellite instruments might experience static charge buildup, and low Earth orbit satellites could face increased drag and need attitude corrections.

title: Geomagnetic storm alert issued for today to tomorrow


title: Under-forest economies seeing growth: MOA

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Under-forest economies nationwide generated output of more than NT$150 million (US$4.85 million) over the past six years, and, as of this year, 28 farmers’ products had been granted certifications, the Ministry of Agriculture’s (MOA) Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency said yesterday.

The under-forest economy development program was launched in 2019, encouraging forest farmers to use woodlands to generate “forest dividends,” Forestry and Forest Industry Division technical specialist Chen Mei-hui (陳美惠) said.

Farmers are required to refrain from using artificial fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides, and maintain the landscape and functions of the vegetation in their under-forest economies, she said.

Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency Director-General Lin Hwa-ching speaks at an event in Taipei yesterday. Photo: screen grab from the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency Web site

To ensure product safety and quality, the ministry in July last year established the certification system, Chen said, adding that 28 of the 46 applicants have been certified.

As of this month, the total planting area was more than 5 hectares and it has generated more than NT$150 million in output value over the past six years, she added.

Under-forest farmers’ efforts to take care of their farmland would also help protect natural environments, Chen said, adding that about 873.71 hectares of forests are benefiting from under-forest economies.

Ten under-forest agricultural products have been approved: log-cultivated shiitake mushrooms, black fungi, marbled jewel orchids, beekeeping products, native teas, flaccid conehead, Taiwan fig trees, bamboo fungi, Taiwan ground orchids and fiveleaf gynostemma herbs, she said.

Agency Director-General Lin Hwa-ching (林華慶) said about 100 more items, such as Taiwanese native plants or traditional indigenous crops, would be incorporated into the program from next year.

Intensive farming cannot be introduced to forest environments, and under-forest economies might not bring much profit in the short term, but they help promote the coprosperity of humans and nature in the long term, he said.

Most under-forest economies are small-scale, with few farmers, so it is difficult to establish an agricultural production and marketing group to apply for governmental subsidies or bonuses for their products, Lin said.

The certification system was set up to allow farmers to receive an annual NT$30,000 subsidy for three years, in line with the organic subsidy scheme, he said.

Lee Ching-liang (李清亮), a log-cultivated shiitake mushroom farmer in Taitung County’s Donghe Township (東河), said he engaged in the business on the agency’s advice and took a training program on under-forest economies.

Lee said he has about 25 hectares of woodlands for under-forest operations, adding that he aims to acquire more land and combine his under-forest economy with the carbon credit market.

Hsieh Kuo-hua (謝國華), who has been cultivating native teas for more than two decades in Kaohsiung’s Taoyuan District (桃源), said his tea trees are trimmed occasionally to ensure a partial sun environment, which help tea leaves synthesize more nutrients.

Most of his tea trees grow taller every year, he said.

“If one day they grow too tall to climb, we would end the business and let them become a native tea forest,” Hsieh said.

taiwan-subdivisions: 東河 桃源


title: Prison sentence upheld for arson case that killed one

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The Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a 20-year prison sentence for a Taoyuan woman who set a fire that killed her live-in girlfriend’s three-year-old daughter, dismissing her final appeal.

Court documents said the woman, surnamed Teng (鄧), lived with her girlfriend, surnamed Yu (游), and Yu’s daughter and parents in Taoyuan’s Dasi District (大溪).

In January 2023, the couple fought after the child’s biological father visited their home, during which Teng threatened to burn Yu’s family and daughter.

The Supreme Court in Taipei is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo: Chang Wen-chuan, Taipei Times

On the morning of Feb. 7, 2023, the couple argued again after Teng checked Yu’s cellphone.

Teng poured gasoline on Yu, her daughter, and throughout the room before igniting it with a lighter.

Yu managed to extinguish the flames in the bathroom and tried to rescue her daughter, but the fire spread too quickly.

The child died at the scene from burns and smoke inhalation, while Yu had second and third-degree burns over 90 percent of her body.

Prosecutors in June that year, charged Teng with homicide and making criminal threats.

In June 2024, a panel of citizen judges at the Taoyuan District Court found her guilty of intentionally killing a child and sentenced her to 20 years in prison, plus 59 days of detention for the threat, convertible to a fine.

The prosecution and Teng appealed the ruling, but the Taiwan High Court upheld the sentence in July this year, saying the lower court had correctly established the facts and applied the law.

The Supreme Court later dismissed Teng’s final appeal, finalizing the 20-year prison sentence.


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Bag of cash left in train station bathroom leads police to bust fraud ring

Police yesterday said they recently arrested 11 suspects in a fraud ring after discovering that they had used a Changhua County train station bathroom as a hand-off point for illicit cash.

According to the Railway Police Bureau, the investigation stemmed from an incident in May, in which a Taiwan Railway passenger found a bag containing NT$1 million (US$32,347) cash in a men’s bathroom stall at Changhua’s Yuanlin Station.

The man reported the discovery to station workers, who notified the Railway Police’s Taichung Precinct, the bureau said in a press release.

Banknotes are pictured in an undated photograph in Changhua County after they were confiscated by police from alleged scammers. Photo courtesy of the police via CNA

Not long after, a man appeared at the station claiming he had left his bag in the bathroom. Noticing his nervous demeanor, Railway Police officers questioned him and found he could not account for where the money came from, the statement said.

Officers concluded that the cash was illegally obtained via fraud. They arrested the man, seized the cash, and launched an investigation.

After reviewing surveillance video footage, police learned that the man had met with a victim nearby to receive the cash. Members of the ring connected with victims via Line, claiming to be an investment company that would use their money to invest in stocks.

Victims were instructed to meet representatives of the "investment company" in person to hand over the money they wanted to invest.

Using the video footage, officers discovered that after meeting the victim, the man had left the bag of cash in the station bathroom to be collected by another fraud ring member, who was also soon arrested, police said.

Continuing their investigation, officers identified the organization’s leader as a 40-year-old man surnamed Chang (張), who operated primarily in Taichung and Changhua.

Upon learning that Chang planned to leave the country in September, they dispatched police to arrest him at Taoyuan International Airport, the bureau said.

After arresting Chang, police seized his computer and sums of cash as evidence, and arrested several other members of the gang. Based on initial estimates, the suspects defrauded multiple victims of over NT$10 million, the bureau said.

Following questioning, the 11 individuals were turned over to the Changhua District Prosecutors Office on suspicion of fraud, it said.


content_text: Indigenous musician Lihaw Lihang, left, performers from the Philharmonica Moments Musicaux string quartet and mascots yesterday promote the upcoming Taroko Gorge Art and Music Festival at Taroko National Park Headquarters in Hualien County. The free event is to take place tomorrow at the Taroko Plateau, featuring traditional markets, musical performances and cultural experiences.

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content_text: President William Lai, center right, Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang, third left, Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry chairman David Chuang, center left, Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin, third right, and American Institute in Taiwan Director Raymond Greene, right, pose for a photograph at the 80th anniversary of the association’s founding in Taichung yesterday. Taiwan-made machine tools, semiconductors and electronics could help US President Donald Trump’s efforts to revive US manufacturing, Lai said at the event.

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title: Delivery worker rights

content_text: Members of the National Delivery Industry Union chant slogans outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday during a news conference ahead of a public hearing on two proposed bills concerning the rights of delivery workers and delivery platform management.


title: Inflation remains within limits

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ON TARGET: Increases in consumer good prices stayed below the 2 percent mark, while the pork market stabilized following turbulence from a swine flu outbreak

Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.48 percent year-on-year last month, marking the sixth consecutive month that inflation has remained below the central bank’s 2 percent target, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) reported yesterday.

However, the pace of increase was slightly faster than September, mainly due to higher recreational service costs during the holiday weekends, the DGBAS said.

Pork prices surged 9.07 percent from a year earlier — the sharpest rise in 20 months — although the impact of the recent African swine fever outbreak has yet to be fully reflected, DGBAS official Tsao Chih-hung (曹志弘) said.

“The government has stepped in to stabilize the market so that pork prices would remain stable this month,” Tsao said.

Tsao said that sufficient stocks of chilled and frozen pork cover at least a month of consumption, helping to keep prices steady. Wholesale pork prices have begun to retreat as the supply of fresh pork returned to normal following the lifting of slaughterhouse bans.

Core CPI, which excludes volatile items such as fruit, vegetables and energy to better track long-term price movements, increased 1.84 percent — the highest annual increase in nine months — but has stayed below the 2 percent threshold for 18 consecutive months, signaling overall price stability, the DGBAS said.

“If the weather remains stable, CPI growth this month should be similar to or lower than October’s level,” Tsao said.

Among the CPI’s seven major categories, miscellaneous items posted the largest annual increase of 3.18 percent, led by a 10.65 percent rise in personal accessories such as gold and jewelry and a 2.41 percent increase in personal care service fees. Food prices rose 2.02 percent, buoyed by a 5.43 percent increase in meat prices, although lower vegetable and fruit prices offset some of the gains.

Housing costs increased 2 percent, driven primarily by higher rent, household management fees and electricity bills.

Education and recreation expenses rose 1.44 percent, as extended holidays in October pushed up prices for tour packages and hotel accommodations, alongside a 2.48 percent increase in tutoring and learning fees.

In contrast, the producer price index (PPI) last month fell 3.5 percent from a year earlier, mainly due to lower prices for chemicals, pharmaceuticals, petroleum, basic metals, computers and optical products, the DGBAS said.

For the first 10 months of the year, the CPI grew 1.74 percent, while the PPI declined 1.71 percent from a year earlier, it said.


title: Chenbro delivers record quarter

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SOLID QUARTER:  The chassis maker saw record earnings per share as it works to build new plants in Malaysia and the US, capitalizing on the AI boom

Chenbro Micom Co (勤誠興業) on Wednesday reported record earnings per share of NT$8.1 for the third quarter as the company benefits from continued shipments of artificial intelligence (AI) server chassis.

Net profit in the July-to-September quarter was NT$990 million (US$31.99 million), up 19 percent from the previous quarter and 53.7 percent from a year earlier, the company said in a statement.

Third-quarter revenue was NT$5.66 billion, up 4 percent from the second quarter and 32.6 percent from the same quarter last year, it said.

Chenbro provides chassis products for barebone, rack mount and tower servers as well as storage kits.

The chassis and rack products it has designed and developed are increasingly gaining favor with customers, ranging from cloud service providers (CSPs) and system integrators to brand vendors and channel partners.

The company in the statement said its third-quarter operations benefited from the continued upgrading of AI servers requested by CSPs, coupled with the gradual recovery of demand for general-purpose servers, driving steady growth in the overall market.

The US accounted for 43 percent of its shipments in the third quarter, China accounted for 21 percent and Europe shared 3 percent across its countries, while other regions made up the remaining 33 percent, it said.

Chenbro said its foray into the server rack business this year has contributed to better-than-anticipated operating performance in the first three quarters compared with the same period last year.

Net profit in the first three quarters totaled NT$2.49 billion, up 70 percent from the same period last year, or earnings per share of NT$20.45, Chenbro said.

Cumulative revenue in the first 10 months grew 47.5 percent year-on-year to NT$17.25 billion, it said.

The company maintains a cautiously optimistic outlook for its fourth-quarter operations, after several CSPs’ earnings calls showed the momentum of AI and cloud computing remains strong, along with diverse needs for servers from end users, including servers developed with Nvidia Corp’s graphics processing units and those powered by application-specific ICs.

The company will continue to closely monitor US tariff policy, end-market demand and geopolitical developments, while accelerating the localization of its global operations to meet customer needs and supply chain deployment, it said.

Chenbro, which has manufacturing facilities in Chiayi County’s Lucao Township (鹿草) and New Taipei City’s Shulin District (樹林), as well as the Chinese cities of Dongguan and Kunshan, is constructing new plants in Malaysia and the US, the company said.

taiwan-subdivisions: 鹿草 樹林


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Nissan Motor Co has agreed to sell its global headquarters in Yokohama for ￥97 billion (US$630 million) to a group sponsored by Taiwanese autoparts maker Minth Group (敏實集團), as the struggling automaker seeks to shore up its financial position.

The acquisition is led by a special purchase company managed by KJR Management Ltd, a Japanese real-estate unit of private equity giant KKR & Co, people familiar with the matter said.

KJR said it would act as asset manager together with Mizuho Real Estate Management Co.

The logo of Nissan Motor is displayed at the company`s global headquarters showroom in Yokohama yesterday. Photo: AFP

Nissan is undergoing a broad cost-cutting campaign by eliminating jobs and shuttering plants as it grapples with its worst financial position in more than two decades.

Operating income in the quarter ended on Sept. 30 was ￥52 billion, the company said yesterday.

However, Nissan withheld a forecast for full-year net income and said it would forgo an interim dividend for the fiscal year ending March next year.

Operating losses widened to ￥177 billion for the first half of the fiscal year, chief financial officer Jeremie Papin told reporters.

Retail sales during the period fell almost 18 percent in China and 17 percent in Japan, outweighing the 2 percent increase in the US, he said.

With investors bracing for a downbeat report following Nissan’s surprise forecast last week of a ￥275 billion annual operating loss — an outlook it reiterated yesterday— Papin struck an upbeat tone for the coming months.

The company expects a strong rebound in sales volumes and “We’re confident the next half will deliver growth,” Papin said.

The carmaker kept its full-year sales outlook at 3.25 million units.

Minth Group is the primary investor in the ￥97 billion transaction, which is part of a 20-year sale and leaseback agreement, Nissan said in a filing.

Nissan stands to make a net gain of about ￥74 billion.

“The proceeds will be used to maintain critical investments, while also enabling modernization of internal systems,” Nissan said.

The transaction would not affect operations or staffing at its headquarters.

“This move reflects a disciplined approach to capital efficiency unlocking value from non-core assets to support transformation during the challenging years,” the carmaker said.

Nissan’s headquarters was originally in Ginza, an upmarket shopping district in Tokyo, but it relocated in 2009 after construction of a new office in Yokohama, where the company was founded.

Chief executive officer Ivan Espinosa pledged earlier this year to cut 20,000 jobs and reduce Nissan’s global manufacturing operations from 17 sites to 10.

title: Nissan to sell global HQ building amid low sales


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FUTURE FACING:  Volume production means a big year for the ASIC-focused company, as it ramps up for a 3-nanometer chip run next year, its CEO said

Alchip Technologies Ltd (世芯), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) designer specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) chips, yesterday said revenue would pick up significantly next year after a major customer’s 3-nanometer chip enters volume production.

Revenue has been dipping for the past four quarters as a key customer’s 5-nanometer AI accelerator is approaching the end of its lifecycle. Revenue in the third quarter sank 51.5 percent annually, or down 25 percent sequentially, to US$223 million.

The company attributed the decline to lower revenue contribution from 5-nanometer and 3-nanometer chips due to capacity shortage. Alchip counts Amazon.com Inc and Intel Corp among its customers.

“We anticipate a further revenue decline this quarter,” Alchip chairman and chief executive officer Johnny Shen (沈翔霖) told an online earnings conference.

“Looking ahead, we remain highly optimistic about the AI market. From 2026 to 2029, we expect our growth to stay in line with the industry and ahead of competitors,” Shen said.

Alchip generated 79 percent of its revenue by supplying ASICs used in high-performance computing devices, such as AI servers, in the third quarter.

Revenue is likely to jump next year as a 3-nanometer chip ramps up production in the second quarter for a North American customer, Alchip chief financial officer Daniel Wang (王德善) said.

The customer has placed a large order for 3-nanometer chips from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) and tried to squeeze more capacity from TSMC amid supply constraints, Wang said.

“This 3-nanometer chip revenue definitely could be a multiple-billion [dollar] business for us as a whole,” he said.

The company expects a new automotive chip, set to enter volume production later this quarter, to drive its growth next year, it said.

Alchip expects the gross margin this quarter to climb from 28 percent last quarter, thanks to growth in non-recurring engineering (NRE) income, Shen said.

NRE refers to one-time charges for chip designing and test services.

Alchip has booked NRE income from a 2-nanometer chip design project earlier this quarter and expected more to come later this quarter, it said.

The growth in NRE income would help boost this quarter’s earnings to the strongest of this year, as NRE business delivers higher gross margin than chip production business, Shen said.

Net income expanded 3.1 percent last quarter to US$44.26 million from US$42.94 million in the second quarter, ending two quarters in decline. On an annual basis, net income shrank 20.32 percent from US$55.55 million.

Earnings per share improved to NT$16.4 from NT$16.37 in the second quarter. That represents a decline from NT$22.46 a year ago.

title: Alchip anticipates strong year with major orders


title: Nvidia CEO warns against China’s gains in AI race

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Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) on Wednesday warned that China “is going to win” the race to develop next-generation artificial intelligence (AI), urging Washington to speed up its efforts.

The head of the US chip giant told the Financial Times that Beijing’s energy subsidies were boosting its drive to build cutting-edge semiconductors used to power AI technology.

“China is going to win the AI race,” the British newspaper cited him as saying at an event in London.

Jensen Huang attends a reception for the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering in London on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

“As I have long said, China is nanoseconds behind America in AI,” he said in a social media post by Nvidia.

“It’s vital that America wins by racing ahead and winning developers worldwide,” he said.

California-based Nvidia last week became the world’s first US$5 trillion company, although its market cap has receded since then to about US$4.7 trillion.

Top-end Nvidia chips — used to train and power generative AI systems — are not sold in China due to US national security concerns and Chinese government bans.

Earlier this week the White House said it was still not interested in allowing Nvidia to sell its advanced Blackwell chip series in China.

The US has cited the risk of giving China a military advantage as a reason for the block.

Huang has repeatedly petitioned Washington to relax its restrictions on Nvidia chip exports, saying that the policy only drives China to advance its own technology.

The leather jacket-clad businessman criticized new rules on AI introduced by some US states to the Financial Times, contrasting it to China, where the state is subsidising electricity to power the technology.

Western states including the US and Britain are being held back by “cynicism” over AI, he said.

Experts say that Chinese chipmakers would struggle to match Nvidia’s tech prowess before the end of the decade. Challenges include building the right software to harness the chips’ power, and upgrading manufacturing tools.


title: Sogo shoppers

content_text: Shoppers look at products at Far Eastern Sogo Department Store’s Zhongxiao outlet in Taipei on the first day of the store’s anniversary sale yesterday. The company expects the 12-day anniversary sale to generate NT$12.1 billion (US$391 million) in revenue.


title: EDITORIAL: DPP should consider absentee voting

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Members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have voiced opposition to a proposal by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) to introduce absentee and mail-in voting in elections.

DPP Legislator Rosalia Wu (吳思瑤) argued that absentee voting should first be tested in referendums and implemented only after a national consensus is reached. At present, election law requires voters to cast their ballots in the location of their household registration. Those who move elsewhere for school or work must travel back home to vote. The KMT’s proposal would allow citizens to vote from anywhere in Taiwan.

Wu also raised concerns about mail-in voting, which would be introduced alongside absentee voting, warning that it could pose national security risks if ballots were permitted from China, where many Taiwanese work or study. Echoing her concerns, Taiwan Economic Democracy Union convener Lai Chung-chiang (賴中強) warned that mail-in voting could open the door to interference from the Chinese Communist Party.

“Beijing could use financial pressure to mobilize Taiwanese doing business in China to vote for certain candidates or political parties it favors,” Lai said.

KMT Legislator Lin Pei-hsiang (林沛祥) disagreed, pointing out that many democracies, including the US, have absentee voting, and Taiwan could follow a similar path.

Both arguments have merit: Absentee and mail-in voting are widely practiced in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, Japan and South Korea, yet Taiwan faces unique security challenges. Chinese interference in Taiwan’s elections is well-documented.

However, these challenges are not unique to Taiwan. The US, Canada and the UK have all reported attempts at foreign interference in elections, most often attributed to China and Russia. Disallowing absentee or mail-in voting would not eliminate these threats.

Nonetheless, steps can be taken to reduce voter fraud and election interference while expanding access. Mail-in voting from China should simply not be allowed. Taiwan has no representative office in China and there is no reliable way to verify that ballots sent from the nation are genuine and not tampered with. To ensure election integrity, domestic in-person absentee voting could be implemented, while mail-in ballots from abroad would be restricted.

Other safeguards could include continuing to require paper ballots to be submitted at designated secure polling stations, conducting post-election audits and keeping all voting systems offline. The Central Election Commission could also lead media literacy campaigns to help voters verify candidate-related information online, and establish anonymous channels for reporting suspected vote-buying or election fraud.

Absentee voting would benefit Taiwan’s democracy, particularly given the mobility of its population. A significant portion of the 15 million working-age adults and 1.07 million students live away from the address listed on their household registration.

The DPP should consider embracing absentee voting, provided it is implemented securely, as it could improve voter participation. In last year’s presidential election, turnout was 71.86 percent of registered voters, while in the 2022 local “nine-in-one” elections turnout fell to as low as 58 percent in some municipalities. Many citizens are unable — or unwilling — to travel home due to work, school or financial constraints. Disallowing absentee voting effectively excludes them from the democratic process.

While mail-in voting carries security risks, domestic in-person absentee voting can be conducted as securely as the current system. The DPP should engage with the opposition to explore a compromise that preserves security while allowing greater participation. Implementing secure absentee voting would respect the rights of mobile citizens, strengthen democracy and modernize the electoral system to reflect the realities of today’s population.

people: 林沛祥 吳思瑤


title: Donald Trump’s ‘Taiwan is Taiwan’

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US President Donald Trump’s seemingly throwaway “Taiwan is Taiwan” statement has been appearing in headlines all over the media.

Although it appears to have been made in passing, the comment nevertheless reveals something about Trump’s views and his understanding of Taiwan’s situation. In line with the Taiwan Relations Act, the US and Taiwan enjoy unofficial, but close economic, cultural and national defense ties. They lack official diplomatic relations, but maintain a partnership based on shared democratic values and strategic alignment. Excluding China, Taiwan maintains a level of diplomatic relations, official or otherwise, with many nations worldwide. It can be said that there is a shared understanding of Taiwan’s “national character.”

A nation’s character is not dissimilar to personal character. A person’s character can be understood as the combination of their intelligence, behavior, emotions, interpersonal relationships and self-control expressed in how they lead their life. Personal character is usually stable in the day-to-day and shifts tend to be predictable — it is inextricably linked with the self. It is a product of how a person sees themself and of how others perceive them.

National character can be understood similarly. After 70 years of peace, Taiwan has emerged as a unique sort of nation. It has all the trappings of a country — a people, land, taxes, military and a democratically elected president. What to call it continues to hang in the balance, despite most other countries, according to their understanding of the nation’s character, overwhelmingly referring to it as Taiwan.

To borrow the phrase, Trump is Trump. Trump understands what it means to navigate shifting world affairs. Taiwanese must properly manage and protect their country, and Taiwan itself must continue to maintain strong relationships with free and democratic nations worldwide.

Taiwan is Taiwan; Taiwan is not China.

Chen Chiao-chicy is a professor of psychiatry and an attending physician at Mackay Memorial Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry.

Translated by Gilda Knox Streader


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Agricultural and environmental authorities have been overwhelmed with work as a result of the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak. However, the authorities responsible for performing a critical function — sewage treatment — seem to have been overlooked.

In other countries where sewage systems are widespread, the common practice is to grind up kitchen waste and flush it into the sewage system, where it is ultimately treated at wastewater treatment plants.

In the past, the coverage rate of Taiwan’s sewers was quite low. If kitchen waste was poured directly down the drain, the pipes would soon become clogged — this is especially true because kitchen waste in Taiwan tends to contain significant amounts of grease, which can exacerbate clogging. Public kitchen waste recycling was implemented to help reduce the burden on the sewage system. Now that problems have arisen in the disposal of kitchen waste, sewage authorities should step in to assist environmental agencies in addressing these difficulties.

When China reported its first ASF outbreak seven years ago, the Executive Yuan approved the sixth phase of its sewage system construction plan, which included an emergency plan for public wastewater treatment plants to assist with kitchen waste treatment as part of epidemic prevention efforts.

The plan called for installing dedicated anaerobic digestion tanks within wastewater treatment plants specifically for kitchen waste, in addition to using pre-existing sewage sludge digestion systems to digest kitchen waste. Unfortunately, , the progress of such efforts is still too slow to address the urgent need. Disposing of kitchen waste via incineration or landfills should be regarded as temporary emergency measures — not long-term solutions.

Sludge digestion systems at wastewater treatment plants have spare capacity of more than 30 percent — more than enough to accommodate excess kitchen waste. Considering the properties of kitchen waste and sewage sludge, combining them could buffer biological fermentation, enhance the efficiency of biodegradation and increase the production of biogas as a form of green energy — all without requiring too much additional equipment.

Digesting kitchen waste within sewage treatment systems is a technically feasible measure that could be implemented immediately. It is likely the most effective solution available.

Chen Wen-ching works in environmental services.

Translated by Kyra Gustavsen

title: Alternatives for handling waste


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As an American observer of Taiwan’s legislative debates, I find myself envying something Taiwan has that the US lacks: a meaningful defense against pre-election polling manipulation.

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Weng Hsiao-ling’s (翁曉玲) proposed amendments to Article 53 of the Public Officials Election and Recall Act (公職人員選舉罷免法) would slash the pre-election media blackout period from 10 days to a mere three. It would open the floodgates to foreign interference threatening Taiwan’s democracy.

Weng claims that there is no evidence showing pre-election polls influence voters’ decisions. If this were true, that raises the question: Why the rush to publish them? Polls matter precisely because they do influence voter behavior.

The real question is whose interests are served by allowing their unveiling in the 11th hour when there is little time to verify their accuracy or expose manipulation.

Taiwan faces a geopolitical reality that makes it uniquely vulnerable to information warfare. China’s willingness and capacity to interfere with Taiwan’s elections demonstrate exactly why reducing the blackout period is a high-risk proposition.

As Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chuang Jui-hsiung (莊瑞雄) warned, with “China’s long history of using disinformation and fake polls to manipulate public opinion in Taiwan, the potential risks should be carefully considered.”

The 10-day blackout period provides the time necessary to fact-check and expose fabricated polls. Reducing this window to three days would leave little time to counter disinformation effectively.

Citizen Congress Watch executive director Chang Hung-lin (張宏林) took Chuang’s warning a step further, arguing that “the legislature should focus on amending regulations to penalize the dissemination of fake polls rather than shortening the blackout period, which could further polarize society during elections.”

Taiwan lacks a legal framework for penalizing those who fabricate polls. Until such protections exist, shortening the blackout period is reckless.

As Chuang said: “While the public’s right to know is important, national security and electoral integrity must be ensured.”

A democracy manipulated by fabricated foreign polls is not exercising its free will.

The US operates without any such blackout period. As a result, its process has been leveraged by special interests that weaponize polling for unsavory ends. Lee Atwater’s legacy is alive and well through the modern “push poll,” a method designed not to measure public opinion, but to mold it — sowing doubt and spreading disinformation under the guise of research.

Push polls are fake surveys that disguise suggestions as fact. Reputable groups such as the American Association for Public Opinion Research and the National Council on Public Polls condemn the practice.

The result is an electoral landscape where perception often matters more than substance. The final days of US elections resemble a carnival’s hall of mirrors, with polls claiming to reflect the public’s will while simultaneously shaping it — creating a feedback loop that serves whoever has the resources to flood the zone with their preferred facts.

Taiwan has the wisdom to recognize the danger such methods pose if left unchecked.

For Taiwan, maintaining a robust blackout period is a strategic imperative. Every safeguard that Taiwan implements is an assertion of its democratic autonomy. As China seeks to undermine confidence in Taiwan’s institutions, proving they can be protected matters enormously.

Weakening the blackout period sends the wrong signal. It would suggest that the legislature is willing to make its elections more vulnerable to the very interference Beijing practices relentlessly.

The question facing the legislature is simple: In whose interest is it to reduce the blackout period? Not the voters, who deserve accurate information untainted by foreign interference. Not Taiwan’s democracy. The only beneficiaries would be foreign actors and domestic opportunists willing to partner with them.

From an American watching Taiwan’s democracy with admiration and concern, my plea is straightforward: Do not make the same mistakes as the US. Do not surrender a protection we wish we had.

If last-minute polls truly do not influence voters, there is nothing to gain by publishing them. If they do influence voters — and they do — then Taiwan must maintain the safeguards that prevent them from being weaponized by its adversaries.

The blackout period must remain strong enough to ensure that choice remains Taiwan’s own.

Duncan Barron is a former voter protection specialist who worked for the Democratic Party of Virginia and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He is a J.D. candidate at American University’s Washington College of Law.

people: 張宏林 莊瑞雄

title: Do not diminish election blackout