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財經中心／余國棟報導

對於擔憂盤勢波動、又不想錯過長線成長紅利的投資人，具備「攻守兼備」特質的國泰永續高股息(00878)，無疑是資產配置好選擇，投資人趁勢加碼，並公布最新一期收益分配期前公告，再次引發市場討論，本次00878除息日為2/26，最後買進日為2/25。（示意圖/ AI製圖）聯準會準新主席消息一公布引發「華許拋售」，由於新任聯準會主席華許對於利率政策立場尚未明朗，國泰投信分析，儘管主計總處發布台灣去年第四季GDP年增率達12.7％，且AI科技出口動能可望支撐2026年台灣GDP年增率挑戰4％以上，但在股價處於高位之際，投資人應更注重「風險分散」，對於擔憂盤勢波動、又不想錯過長線成長紅利的投資人，具備「攻守兼備」特質的國泰永續高股息(00878)，無疑是資產配置好選擇，投資人趁勢加碼，並公布最新一期收益分配期前公告，再次引發市場討論，本次00878除息日為2/26，最後買進日為2/25。

國泰永續高股息(00878)基金經理人江宇騰表示，00878之所以能在波動環境中展現高度韌性，核心關鍵在於其「落實產業均衡配置」的選股邏輯。成分股配置於半導體業族群約24.91%、電腦及週邊設備業15.45%，精準卡位全球AI浪潮核心，從晶圓代工到下游系統組裝，完整掌握科技成長轉型的長線紅利，在積極參與成長動能的同時，00878同時配置了約34.93%的金融保險類股，在市場情緒轉趨謹慎或出現修正時，可望發揮強大的「下檔保護」功能，成為支撐投資人持股信心的中流砥柱。

00878基金經理人江宇騰指出，金管會日前公布金融三業去年全年自結稅前盈餘為新台幣9,880億元，為歷史上第二高，顯示金融業維持榮景，不僅強化了00878的資產底蘊，也意味著今年的息收回饋高度可期。00878採取季配息機制，深受投資人青睞，截至2025年12月，00878受益人數已達1,754,709人，基金規模攀升至新台幣4,602.33億元，一月份更一度突破新台幣4,700億元，創成立以來新高。

根據國發會最新資料，台灣景氣燈號睽違一年再度轉為紅燈，數據主要由製造業景氣與工商服務業工時回升所帶動。這背後更有兩大驅動力，第一，AI及雲端服務商機帶動的高階製程需求依然強勁；第二，隨著市場對全球關稅政策的調適，不確定性正逐漸淡化。然而，投資人仍需保持警惕。2026年全球經濟仍面臨多重變數，包括美國政府關稅政策的具體落地進展，以及AI應用能否如期轉化為實質企業效益，都將牽動全球股市表現。在利多與風險並存的環境下，透過00878進行長期布局，是分散風險的極佳策略。

三立新聞網提醒您：

內容僅供參考，投資人於決策時應審慎評估風險，並就投資結果自行負責。投資一定有風險，基金投資有賺有賠，申購前應詳閱公開說明書。

journalist: 余國棟

title: AI出口撐GDP股市卻在抖！它成亂世標配 難怪175萬人死抱 | 財經


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台股今天大漲927.56點，收在34700點，連4個交易日創歷史新高，許多個股波段漲幅驚人。台灣證券交易所今天公告最新注意股票名單，多達26檔入列，其中護國神山台積電也名列榜上。

台積電衝1935元創新天價 市值突破50兆元台北股市23日馬年開紅盤，晶圓代工廠台積電開低震盪走高，盤中攀高至1935元，創下新天價，市值突破新台幣50兆元關卡。中央社記者翁睿坤攝 115年2月23日根據證交所提供的注意交易資訊，台積電被列為注意股主因「6個營業日起迄2個營業日收盤價價差達185元，且當日收盤價為最近6個營業日收盤價最高者」，觸及警戒標準。

除了台積電，今天被列為注意股票的還有中砂、台橡、華通、旺宏、燿華、兆赫、瑞軒、中工、欣興、耀登、大量、景碩、聯鈞、世芯-KY、日月光投控、雙鍵、盛群、統新、元晶、睿生光電、聯友金屬-創、雷虎、南電、高力、越南控-DR，合計26檔。

台積電股價持續上漲，今年以來股價從1550元，到今天盤中最高衝上1975元，終場收在1965元。今年以來不到2個月大漲415元，波段漲幅達26.77%，距離2000元大關近在咫尺。

根據證交所今天公布的鉅額交易資訊，赫見台積電1筆成交20張均價達2073.3元，衝破2000元大關。

countries: 越南 台灣

title: 台積電列證交所注意股 鉅額交易1筆20張均價2073.3元 | 財經


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伊朗國家電視台今天報導，伊朗軍方的意識形態分支、伊斯蘭革命衛隊（IRGC）正在伊朗南部的波斯灣沿岸進行操演。

伊斯蘭革命衛隊（IRGC）。 路透資料照法新社報導，伊朗國家電視台表示，革命衛隊的地面部隊今年的聯合演習已經開始，這次軍演雖以南部海岸為主，但在伊朗其他地區也有類似操演同步進行，項目包括無人機、艦艇、兩棲車輛、陸基對海飛彈與火箭，以及砲彈。

伊朗與美國正為了就德黑蘭的核計畫達成協議而進行談判，雙方已在阿拉伯半島國家阿曼（Oman）斡旋下完成2輪會談，預定26日再談。

美國總統川普（Donald Trump）為達協議不斷升高施壓，並已在中東部署重大海軍兵力，昨天又再次威脅對伊朗動武。

伊斯蘭革命衛隊地面部隊指揮官卡拉米（Mohammad Karami）告訴伊朗國家電視台，今天的軍演是「根據現有威脅」，對此他未做進一步說明。

卡拉米僅表示，其部隊各部分已規劃非常好的措施，包括針對飛彈、砲彈、無人機、特種部隊、裝甲車和裝甲運兵車。

伊朗海軍部隊上週也在波斯灣內及具戰略重要性的荷莫茲海峽（Strait of Hormuz）周邊舉行過1輪演習。

countries: 伊朗 美國 阿曼

title: 伊朗官媒：伊斯蘭革命衛隊在波斯灣沿岸舉行軍演 | 國際


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南韓電商酷澎去年爆發個資事件，經第三方資安公司鑑識確認，約20萬個酷澎台灣帳號的用戶資料曾遭未授權接觸。酷澎表示，實際被儲存的台灣帳號資料僅1筆，且未涉及高度敏感資訊，仍提出總額逾新台幣2億元補償方案，每名受影響台灣用戶可獲1000元購物折價券。

韓國第一大電商平台酷澎（Coupang）,翻攝自官網數發部數產署今天晚間發布新聞稿表示，酷澎（Coupang）去年11月發生個資外洩事件，即於第一時間要求酷澎台灣針對事件說明、提供調查進展，釐清是否影響酷澎台灣用戶。

酷澎今天晚間在官網發新聞稿指出，2025年11月29日公告個資事件中，起因酷澎韓國一名前員工竊取酷澎韓國用戶帳號中的客戶資料；在此事件公告初期，無證據顯示酷澎台灣用戶帳號受影響，但仍持續調查。

酷澎指出，資安公司麥迪安（Mandiant）調查顯示，此名前員工在同一事件中未授權行為，包含接觸約20萬個酷澎台灣帳號的用戶資料，鑑識分析識別出此名前員工儲存的資料，包含1個酷澎台灣用戶帳號的資料。

調查發現，第三方鑑識與資安專家已確認此次事件遭接觸的客戶資料，僅限基本聯絡與訂單資訊，包括客戶姓名、電郵地址、電話號碼、配送地址以及有限的訂單記錄；沒有任何財務或支付資訊、登入憑證例如密碼，或政府核發的身分證件資料曾遭接觸。

另外，所有已知曾被此名前員工用於此次事件中的設備，均已追回，並接受完整鑑識分析。經由麥迪安確認，此名前員工曾儲存約3000個酷澎韓國用戶資料以及1個酷澎台灣帳號的用戶資料，且後續已刪除上述資料。

酷澎指出，目前沒有證據顯示任何經存取的客戶資料曾被他人閱覽、分享或轉移給任何第三人；也沒有任何客戶資料遭到濫用。該名前員工用以存取系統的管道已於2025年11月即完成封堵與修補，不再對酷澎客戶資料構成任何風險。

酷澎表示，面對此次事件，將通知受影響的酷澎台灣客戶，並依據適用的台灣法律，確實履行本事件相關所有義務。酷澎宣布，將提供總金額超過新台幣2億元的補償方案，每名受影響的客戶將獲得總價值1000元酷澎購物折價券；自今年3月8日起，受影響的客戶可查閱折價券相關資訊及使用方式。

countries: 韓國 台灣

title: 韓國酷澎個資事件波及20萬台灣帳號 補償千元折價券 | 生活


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記者陳宣如／綜合報導

知名料理老師蔡季芳（阿芳老師）今（24）日一早突在社群平台曬出自己穿手術服、戴手術帽的照片，讓粉絲一時間相當擔心。她在貼文中寫道：「雖然說不緊張但還是一夜無眠。」坦承手術前的焦慮，引發網友熱烈回應，短時間內湧入上千則留言祝福平安順利。就在下午將近5點時，蔡季芳終於發文報平安，透露正在高壓氧艙恢復中，一切平安順利。

知名料理老師蔡季芳在社群上突PO手術服照，引起大批粉絲關心。（圖／翻攝自臉書）早在22日的直播中，蔡季芳就透露將於24日接受牙科手術，並特別強調術前已做完整健康檢查，「幾乎沒有紅字」，希望大家不必憂心。她坦言手術後需要練習說話，擔心可能會「大舌頭」，但已做好心理準備，手術結束後將在家休養，並打算利用做料理的時間練習講話。

蔡季芳透露自己手術前一夜未眠。（圖／翻攝自臉書）去年聖誕節時，蔡季芳的小虎牙突然掉落，突然變成「缺牙妹」，她坦言掉牙空了一個洞，讓生活突然缺了一點安全感，為此出門一定都佩戴口罩，也因此調整飲食習慣，以流質食物為主。粉絲們見到手術服照片，紛紛留言為她加油打氣。

經歷一整天的治療，蔡季芳也在將近下午5點時報平安，發文透露自己正在高壓氧艙恢復中，已經可以玩手機，因此她也趕緊跟大家報平安，感謝眾人給予的平安祝福，並感謝醫師及護理人員的辛苦，更大讚「台灣醫療很厲害」。

journalist: 陳宣如

references: 網友 臉書

title: 蔡季芳突曬手術服照！吐焦慮心聲「一夜無眠」 上千人湧入急喊平安 | 娛樂星聞


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越南籍胡姓移工去年5月搭台鐵列車，遺落新台幣400萬元現金，台灣台南地方檢察署調查發現是越南籍人士涉為同鄉提供地下匯兌，偵結起訴4人，並對已出境的胡姓移工發布通緝。

越南籍移工胡姓男子於114年5月7日搭乘台鐵列車，遺落新台幣400萬元現金案，台南地檢署調查發現是越南籍人士為同鄉提供地下匯兌。（中央社檔案照片）南檢今天發布書面說明指出，經內政部警政署鐵路警察局高雄分局報請南檢指揮偵辦，循線調查發現應屬違反銀行法的地下匯兌案。

南檢表示，檢方查出越南籍潘黎姓女子在台南市永康區經營小吃部，涉嫌自民國112年2月到114年5月間，接受有將新台幣兌換為越南盾需求的在台越南籍人士委託，洽談兌換金額與匯率後，將談妥越南盾金額匯入委託人指定的越南國內銀行帳戶，委託人再以現金或匯款方式交付新台幣。

檢方發現潘黎姓女子、胡姓移工及小吃部越南籍潘莊姓員工收取委託人交付新台幣，每筆匯兌收取50元到300元（最常見為100元）不等手續費，調查過程中查獲台灣籍蔡姓男子與制姓女子（原越南籍已歸化）夫婦非法從事地下匯兌。

南檢說，潘黎姓女子、潘莊姓女子、蔡姓男子與制姓女子涉違反銀行法非法辦理國內外匯兌業務罪嫌，賺取匯差及手續費，經檢察官偵查終結，向台灣台南地方法院提起公訴，胡姓移工去年5月16日出境逃亡，由檢察官發布通緝。

南檢說，本案匯兌次數總計至少924次，總金額至少2億3038餘元，影響及破壞金融管理及秩序，已扣案400萬元為潘黎姓女子已完成委託人委託，匯款越南盾到委託人指定越南國內帳戶，由胡姓移工收取現金欲回小吃部交付，為供犯罪所用之物，請法院依規定宣告沒收。

鐵警局高雄分局去年5月7日接獲台鐵通報，有旅客於列車上遺失鉅額現金，經查為當時在嘉義某石材廠工作的胡姓移工搭區間車由中洲站北上，於台南站下車時，忘記將裝有現金提袋帶下車，胡姓移工隨後到台南站服務台請求協助。

台鐵列車長於車廂間尋獲特徵相符提袋，交給新營站人員及鐵警保管，但金額龐大，立即通報警方到場，經清點提袋內金額約400萬元，胡姓移工當時自稱這筆款項是要償還購置越南不動產借款，警方蒐證後報請南檢偵辦。

taiwan-subdivisions: 永康區 嘉義 新營 高雄

title: 越南移工搭火車掉400萬現金 南檢查出地下匯兌 | 社會


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Google今天宣布，全新平價手機Google Pixel 10a將於3月5日在台灣推出，為A系列第8代成員，透過台灣研發團隊的深度參與，是歷代最耐用的A系列裝置，並提升人工智慧（AI）功能及拍照表現。

Google宣布全新平價手機Google Pixel 10a將於3月5日在台灣推出，為A系列第8代成員，傾注了台灣研發團隊的心血，為歷代最耐用的A系列裝置，提供實用AI工具及相機系統。（Google提供）Google在官方部落格發文說明，Pixel 10a將在台灣推出4款顏色，分別為薰衣草紫、草莓粉、迷霧灰和曜石黑。薰衣草紫、迷霧灰和曜石黑將提供128 GB與256 GB兩種儲存空間選項，售價分別為新台幣1萬6490元與1萬9990元；草莓粉則提供256 GB版本。

Pixel 10a採用Tensor G4晶片，提供Gemini個人AI助理與多款AI功能。例如Gemini Live可透過與聊天一樣的對話方式，隨時詢問Gemini問題；也可用圖像生成模型Nano Banana，進行重新構圖、合成影像，或創作專屬圖片。

在拍照方面，Pixel 10a配備4800萬像素主鏡頭與1300萬像素超廣角鏡頭，並首次導入自動完美合照、拍照指導、一起拍等進階攝影功能。

Pixel 10a的6.3吋Actua螢幕亮度比前一代提升11%，電力表現也有所提升，充電比前一代更快速，日常使用續航力可超過30小時。在戶外急需電力但又無法充電時，透過「超級省電模式」，手機續航力最長可達120小時。

title: Google新平價手機3/5上市 台灣研發團隊深度參與 | 生活


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Russian President Vladimir Putin has not broken Ukraine, its president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said yesterday, as the Kremlin marked the fourth year of its invasion by vowing that it would keep fighting Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II until it achieves its goals.

Moscow had hoped to take Kyiv in days when it launched its invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.

Four years later — with hundreds of thousands dead, millions forced to flee, much of eastern Ukraine destroyed and US-led peace talks still deadlocked over territory — it conceded that it has not achieved all it wants in the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, third right, and other European leaders participate in a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers at Maidan Square in Kyiv yesterday, as Ukraine marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Photo: AP

“The goals haven’t been fully achieved yet, which is why the military operation continues,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in response to a reporter’s question.

Meanwhile, Ukraine is ready to do “everything” it could to secure peace, Zelenskiy said in a video address that featured images of Ukrainians carrying out acts of resistance against Russian soldiers in the opening days of the conflict.

However, any settlement must not “betray” the price paid by Ukrainians throughout the conflict, he said.

A woman adjusts a flag on a grave as she visits the Alley of Heroes at a local cemetery to pay tribute to victims of the Russian attack on Ukraine, on the day marking the fourth anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion, in the town of Bucha, Ukraine, yesterday. Photo: Reuters

“Putin has not achieved his goals. He did not break the Ukrainians. He did not win this war. We have preserved Ukraine, and we will do everything to achieve peace — and to ensure there is justice,” he said.

“We want peace. Strong, dignified, and lasting peace,” he said, adding that any agreement “must not simply be signed, it must be accepted by Ukrainians.”

In a later video address to the European Parliament, Zelenskiy urged Brussels to set out a clear timeline for his country’s accession to the bloc.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, center, and first lady Olena Zelenska, center right, attend a religious service with European leaders at St Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv yesterday, as Ukraine marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.  Photo: Handout by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service, AFP

Several European leaders, including Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, visited Kyiv to mark the anniversary.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was also there, reaffirming that Europe stood “unwaveringly with Ukraine, financially, militarily and through this harsh winter.”

Zelenskiy also hosted a videoconference with Kyiv’s top allies, including Britain, France and Germany, to push for more support to deter the Russian invasion.

In the suburb of Irpin — where the bodies of hundreds of civilians were discovered in 2022 after it and the neighboring suburb of Bucha were occupied by Russian forces — kindergarten manager Olena Ponomariova said Ukrainians had become united and more resilient.

However, she “can’t say” what victory would look like, she said, adding: “I don’t know if that will happen, but let’s hope it will.”

The US has been pushing to end the conflict, mediating talks between the two sides this year in Geneva and Abu Dhabi, but they remain at odds over the issue of territory.

Russia, which occupies about 20 percent of Ukraine, is fighting to gain full control of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region as part of any deal.

It has threatened to take it by force if Kyiv does not cave at the negotiating table.

Ukraine has rejected the demand and said it would not sign a deal without security guarantees from allies — including the US — to deter Russia from invading again.

Despite heavy losses, Russian troops have in recent months advanced on the front line, particularly in the eastern Donbas region, which Moscow wants to annex.

The Russian army seized more territory during the fourth year of the Ukraine war than in the preceding two years combined, according to an AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Since Feb. 4 last year — the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion — Moscow’s troops have taken 4,524km2, an area slightly larger than the US state of Rhode Island.

That is according to data from the ISW, which works with the Critical Threats Project (part of the American Enterprise Institute, or AEI), another US think-tank specializing in conflict.

The grinding four-year war has devastated Ukraine, which even before the fighting was one of the poorest countries in Europe.

The cost of post-war reconstruction is estimated at about US$588 billion over the next decade, according to a joint World Bank, EU and UN report with Kyiv, published on Monday.

Russia cast its decision to send troops into Ukraine as a defensive move to halt Ukraine’s ambition to join NATO.

Ukraine, a former Soviet republic, considers the war to be a resurgence of Russian imperialism aimed at subjugating the Ukrainian people.

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DIPLOMATIC HEADACHE: Some people travel abroad to engage in illegal activity, but they still request the government’s help when they get in trouble, MOFA said

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday urged people not to abuse Taiwan’s visa-free status by breaking the law abroad, following reports of Taiwanese flying to countries to engage in telecom fraud.

“We strongly urge people not to abuse the nation’s visa-free status to engage in illegal behavior overseas, to prevent wasting national resources, while putting themselves at risk of extradition” to China, Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Director-General Michael Lin (林昭宏) said.

Despite the ministry earlier this month urging Taiwanese not to “push their luck” abroad, it has received several reports of Taiwanese visiting Thailand to travel to scam centers in Cambodia, Myanmar or other areas in the region, Lin said.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Director-General Michael Lin speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNA

Some Taiwanese traveled to South Korea to engage in telecom fraud, online gambling rings, money muling or other illegal activities, he said.

“Such behavior has attracted heightened concern from law enforcement agencies in Thailand and South Korea,” Lin said. “They also negatively impact the mutual trust and cooperation between Taiwan’s overseas missions and local police and immigration agencies in these countries.”

Taiwan’s overseas missions have repeatedly coordinated with local authorities to prevent people from engaging in illegal activities, but some have insisted on traveling to scam centers even after they have been informed of the risks, while a few deliberately avoided governmental assistance, he said.

Some of the people and their families knew they were traveling abroad with the aim of engaging in illegal or “gray area” activities, but later requested that the government expend enormous diplomatic and police resources to help them when they got in trouble, he said.

“MOFA stresses that the government’s emergency rescue services are limited public resources to be used based on humanitarian concerns,” Lin said, adding that they are not for cleaning up the messes of people engaging in illegal activity abroad.

If people insist on traveling to scam centers while knowing the risks, the government cannot fully bear the consequences and liability for them, he added.

Sixty-two countries have extradition agreements with China and 67 countries have mutual legal assistance treaties with China, he said.

In some cases, Taiwanese who completed their criminal sentences abroad were informed by local authorities that China’s representative office had been contacted about extraditing them to China, Lin said.

“MOFA wants to remind people that if they are involved in criminal activity overseas, they will not only face local judicial proceedings, but also the risk of being extradited to China, which might lead to severe consequences,” he said.

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HOLIDAY DATA:  A CDC physician said a three-month-old diagnosed with influenza B over the Lunar New Year was the youngest severe case this flu season

Expanded eligibility for publicly funded influenza antiviral drugs ends this month, while expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines has been extended to April. 30, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.

CDC Epidemic Intelligence Center Deputy Director Lee Chia-lin (李佳琳) said that flu viruses were the most common respiratory pathogen in the past four weeks and influenza B cases increased over the period.

Testing showed that the dominant strain — influenza A(H3N2) — has subsided, accounting for 51.5 percent of flu cases in the past four weeks, while influenza B accounted for 46.1 percent, Lee said.

From left, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Epidemic Intelligence Center Deputy Director Lee Chia-lin, Deputy Director-General Lin Min-cheng, Director-General Philip Lo and CDC physician Lin Yung-ching attend a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Hou Chia-yu, Taipei Times

There were 58,075 hospital visits for flu-like illness in the seven-day period to Saturday, significantly fewer than the previous week, although the data were likely affected by fewer clinics being open during the Lunar New Year holiday, she said, adding that visits to hospital emergency departments did not exceed the epidemic threshold.

Five cases of severe flu complication and two flu-related deaths were reported over the holiday period from Feb. 14 to Sunday, she said.

CDC physician Lin Yung-ching (林詠青) said that a three-month-old boy diagnosed in the period who was born premature and is not eligible for flu vaccination is the youngest of the severe cases this flu season, which started in October last year.

The infant had symptoms including nasal congestion, a runny nose and coughing early this month, and his condition did not improve after being treated at a clinic twice, Lin said.

The infant was taken to a hospital after he developed persistent sleepiness and lost his appetite, Lin said, adding that he was admitted to an intensive care unit with a fever and pneumonia.

Tests showed that the infant had influenza B complicated by bacterial pneumonia, Lin said, adding that after being treated with flu antiviral agent and antibiotics, he was discharged after 10 days.

Influenza A and B share similar symptoms, but influenza B is more common in children and adolescents, and can cause sudden and severe calf pain from muscle inflammation, as well as diarrhea or gastrointestinal symptoms, he said.

Hospitalization and mortality rates are similar for both, he added.

CDC Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞) said that influenza B is expected to replace influenza A to become the dominant strain soon, with a small wave of infections in spring possible, although it would be unlikely to surpass the winter wave.

As flu activity is relatively low and has not exceeded the epidemic threshold, expanded eligibility for publicly funded influenza antiviral drugs would not be extended, meaning it ends on Saturday, CDC Deputy Director-General Lin Min-cheng (林明誠) said.

Regarding COVID-19, Lee said that activity of the disease is relatively low in Taiwan and globally.

One severe case and one death were reported over the holiday period, with both people being unvaccinated against the disease, Lee said.

Lin Min-cheng said that expanded eligibility for publicly funded COVID-19 vaccination — covering all unvaccinated people aged six months or older — would be extended to April 30.

People with higher risk of severe illness are encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu, he said.

Diarrhea cases — mostly caused by norovirus infection — are expected to continue increasing after the holiday period, especially with schools starting and work resuming, he said.

Enterovirus infections typically increase after schools start and the weather becomes warmer, so schools and other facilities at risk of cluster infections are encouraged to begin preparations such as disinfection, he said.

People should wash their hands frequently with soap, cook food thoroughly, especially seafood and shellfish, avoid cross-contamination, and disinfect environments with diluted bleach after vomiting incidents to help prevent the spread of noroviruses, enteroviruses and flu, Lin Min-cheng said, adding that people with weaker immunity are advised to wear a mask in crowded situations.

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title: Magnitude 5.6 earthquake shakes northeast

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A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off northeastern Taiwan at 12:37pm yesterday, Central Weather Administration (CWA) data showed.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The hypocenter of the temblor was at sea, about 16.9km east-southeast of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 66.8km, the data showed.

A Central Weather Administration graphic shows data from a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that struck off Yilan County yesterday. Photo courtesy of the Central Weather Administration

The earthquake’s intensity was highest in Yilan County, where it measured 4 on Taiwan’s seven-tier intensity scale.

The quake measured an intensity of 3 in Hualien County, New Taipei City, Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu County, Taichung, Hsinchu City and Miaoli County, the CWA said.

The tremor was probably an aftershock of a magnitude 7.0 quake on Dec. 27 last year, given the two events’ similar locations and the two-month interval consistent with an aftershock sequence, CWA Seismological Center Director Wu Chien-fu (吳健富) told reporters.

December’s quake struck at 11:05pm, with its hypocenter at sea about 32.3km east of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 72.8km, CWA data showed.

Further aftershocks cannot be ruled out, although their surface impact would be limited given the main quake’s considerable depth, Wu said.

Meanwhile, a total lunar eclipse will coincide with the Lantern Festival on Tuesday next week, giving skywatchers across Taiwan a rare chance to see a “blood moon,” the CWA said.

The eclipse will already be under way when the moon rises at about 5:50pm, when some of its surface will be darkened by the Earth’s shadow, the agency said.

The total eclipse will last from 7:04pm to 8:03pm, when the full moon is expected to turn dark red, it said.

The eclipse will peak at 7:34pm, and span 4 hours and 35 minutes, it said.

A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow that gives the moon a reddish-copper hue during totality, the CWA said.

The previous total lunar eclipse visible in Taiwan occurred on Sept. 7 last year, it said, adding that after next week, the next one fully visible from Taiwan will be on Dec. 31, 2028.

No special equipment is needed for the event, although telescopes can enhance the view, the CWA said, recommending locations with a clear eastern horizon.

A live Webcast is to begin at 5:40pm on Tuesday on the CWA’s Web site, it added.


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A Kaohsiung man was arrested early yesterday after an alleged prank call a day earlier to the Taipei MRT system threatening to kill people on the city’s metro rail system, the Taipei City Police Department’s Songshan Precinct said in a statement.

The arrested man is a 36-year-old who has a history of making prank calls threatening violence, sources said.

The Taipei Metro Operations Control Center reported receiving a telephone call at about 7pm on Monday from a person who said he would kill people in a subway car between Nanjing Sanmin and Songshan stations on the MRT’s Green Line, the statement said.

Law enforcement personnel in Kaohsiung yesterday morning escort a suspect, right, after an alleged hoax threat to kill people on the Taipei metro system. Photo: CNA

Following the call, Taipei police and fire department personnel were deployed to Songshan Station, it said.

Joined by station personnel, they searched a subway train that pulled into the station within the time frame outlined in the call, but found nothing out of the ordinary, leading officials to conclude that the threat was a hoax, it said.

An investigation was launched and after police obtained an arrest warrant from the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office, they took the caller into custody in Kaohsiung at about 2am yesterday over alleged contraventions of public safety provisions of the Criminal Code, the statement said.

Authorities found that the alleged caller held a moderate disability certificate and had a history of being arrested for making prank calls, Chinese-language media reported.

In 2024, he called Taiwan Railway Corp saying that he planned to kill people on a train, media reported, adding that he was taken into custody at the time.

The reports did not say whether charges were pressed in the earlier case.

The Criminal Code says that those who “endanger public safety by putting the public in fear of injury to life, body or property,” which can apply to prank calls, can be sentenced to up to two years in jail.

During his arrest early yesterday, the man blamed his actions on boredom and bad influences, the Chinese-language Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times) reported.

His father, with whom he lives, said he was unable to prevent his son from misbehaving, the report said.

The case would be handed over to the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office, with the suspect to be questioned further and possibly prosecuted, the police statement said.

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Two workers were rescued from a vehicle that fell into a river at a construction site near Minquan Bridge in Taipei yesterday afternoon, leaving one without vital signs, authorities said.

The incident occurred at around 1 p.m. near the No. 6 watergate on the Keelung River by Yingfeng Riverside Park, when the vehicle returned to the site after a lunch break and was parking.

The victims, a 50-year-old woman and her 59-year-old husband, both Taiwanese and assisting a painting contractor, were driving a personal small vehicle when it went into the river for reasons that remain under investigation, according to the city’s Public Works Department, the manager of the reconstruction project.

Firefighers from Taipei City Fire Department try to rescue to two workers in a construction site near the Minquan Bridge in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Cheng Ching-yi, Taipei Times

Firefighters and other construction personnel immediately launched a rescue operation using a lifeboat at the site.

The woman was conscious when rescued, while the man was in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and was rushed to a hospital, where medical staff continued resuscitation efforts.

The Taipei City Department of Labor said it has dispatched personnel to the site to conduct a labor inspection and assess safety compliance, adding that the exact cause of the accident remains under investigation.

Preliminary findings indicate that although the incident occurred outside active work hours, it took place within the construction zone, and authorities will assess environmental hazards and ensure site safety while clarifying responsibility, the labor department said.

The construction project aims to address structural aging and surface settlement on the old bridge. Work resumed on Tuesday, the second day after the Lunar New Year holiday, and is scheduled to be completed later this year, according to the Public Works Department.

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title: Taiwan releases forced labor prevention guide for businesses

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The Ministry of Labor (MOL) yesterday released a reference guide to help Taiwanese businesses prevent forced labor and “reduce operational risks” amid growing international scrutiny of migrant workers’ rights in the country’s supply chains.

The guide is intended to help businesses build “effective mechanisms” to prevent forced labor and embed “respect for human rights” in supply chain management, said Lydia Huang (黃齡玉), head of MOL’s Workforce Development Agency.

“There have already been multiple cases in Taiwan and abroad showing that once forced labor conditions arise in a Taiwanese company or its supply chain, it can face consequences such as product detention, import bans or even the return of shipments,” Huang said at a news conference in Taipei.

The Ministry of Labor’s 11 indicators for forced labor are pictured in this diagram. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Labor

A notable example is bicycle maker Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd., which came under scrutiny after U.S. authorities in September last year detained imports of its Taiwan-made products over forced labor allegations, with a subsequent import ban remaining in effect.

Apart from Giant, allegations of forced labor involving migrant workers have also surfaced in Taiwan’s distant- water fishing and manufacturing sectors in recent years, drawing concern from international organizations and foreign governments.

The guide was issued following the recent signing of the Taiwan-U.S. Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, under which both sides agreed to include labor protections, such as a ban on imports of goods produced with forced labor.

The guide introduces the International Labour Organization’s 11 forced labor indicators, including signs of forced labor such as debt bondage, restriction of movement, excessive overtime and retention of identity documents, Huang said.

The guide also includes a self-assessment form for businesses, tools for identifying forced labor risks and corrective measures, case studies, an overview of relevant domestic laws, and an introduction to major international audit tools, she said.

Through the guide, businesses can establish the “necessary basic understanding and internal management procedures,” Huang said, adding that MOL hopes the same practices will also be implemented across downstream supply chains, especially when a company is a brand owner.

As the guide is not mandatory, Huang noted that MOL will promote it through briefings and outreach sessions in partnership with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture.

She described the guide as a “soft-law” approach aimed mainly at encouraging and advising businesses, but said it would eventually need to be written into law, “with the only question being how soon.”

While existing laws, including the Employment Service Act and the Labor Standards Act, already cover many indicators of forced labor, neither the guide nor yesterday’s press event mentioned any enhanced enforcement measures to be introduced by the authorities.


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content_text: Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai poses in a Starlux Airlines captain’s jacket in a front of a Starlux aircraft. The airline is scheduled to launch a direct flight to Prague in August, its first European route.


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‘STRONG DEMAND’:  As ChipMOS is facing capacity constraints, it reserves most of its capacity for major customers and has to turn down small-scale orders, its chairman said

Chip packaging services provider ChipMOS Technologies Inc (南茂科技) yesterday said it plans to ramp up capital expenditure this year amid growing chip demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers.

The company said that part of the spending would be used to build advanced chip packaging capacity for customers’ next-generation chips used in cutting-edge AI devices.

It said this year’s capital spending would account for 22 percent to 27 percent of total revenue, compared with about 16 percent last year.

A ChipMOS Technologies Inc factory is pictured at the Southern Taiwan Science Park in Tainan on Sept. 27, 2019. Photo: Yang Chin-cheng, Taipei Times

That means a substantial increase from NT$3.67 billion (US$116.7 million) spent on new manufacturing equipment last year.

“There is strong customer demand. For the new capital spending, we have secured a longer-than-three-year supply contract for protection,” ChipMOS chairman Cheng Chih-chieh (鄭世杰) said at an earnings conference.

As ChipMOS is facing capacity constraints, it reserves most of its capacity for major customers and has to turn down small-scale orders, even though some customers offered to double the prices they pay, Cheng said.

He said the company’s higher capital expenditure budget reflects its optimistic business prospects for this year, and it expects growth momentum to be stronger than that of last year, driven mainly by memory-related businesses.

“The deployment of AI and cloud-based data centers is fueling enterprises’ demand for NAND flash and DRAM chips. Together with the emergence of cutting-edge AI devices, demand for memory chips is on the rise,” Cheng said.

ChipMOS said it expects fewer working days this quarter to lead to a mild correction in its business, although the DRAM segment would still outgrow other segments.

The company is hiking prices for memory packaging and testing services this quarter due to an uptrend in raw materials such as gold, Cheng said.

The company also raised prices in last year’s third quarter.

It reported the strongest quarterly earnings in nine quarters for last quarter, benefiting from strong demand for memory packaging and testing services.

Net profit more than doubled to NT$499.7 million in the fourth quarter last year, compared with NT$232.2 million during the same period of 2024, marking the best quarter since the third quarter of 2023. That represented quarterly growth of 41.9 percent from NT$352.2 million.

Earnings per share rose to NT$0.71 last quarter from NT$0.32 a year earlier and NT$0.5 a quarter earlier.

Gross margin improved to 14.3 percent last quarter from 9.5 percent a year earlier and from 12.4 percent in last year’s third quarter. The company attributed the improvement to an optimized product portfolio and higher equipment utilization for memory chips at 75 percent versus a 65 percent corporate average.

Last year, net profits slumped about 65 percent to NT$495.1 million from NT$1.42 billion in 2024. Earnings per share dipped to NT$0.7 from NT$1.95.

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title: Beijing’s trade restrictions target Japan

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China yesterday imposed export restrictions on dozens of Japanese firms that it said were involved in building up Tokyo’s military, escalating a months-long row.

The spat between Asia’s top two economies was sparked by comments by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in November last year that Japan could intervene militarily in any attack on Taiwan.

The measures announced yesterday cover exports of “dual-use” items — which can have civilian and military uses — to 20 Japanese entities, including subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd and Japan’s space agency.

A man walks past Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signage outside the company’s headquarters in Tokyo yesterday. Photo: AFP

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce added a further 20 Japanese organizations, including car manufacturer Subaru Corp, to a “watch list” requiring stricter reviews of exported items that could be used for military purposes.

“The above measures are aimed at curbing Japan’s ‘remilitarization’ and nuclear ambitions and are completely legitimate, reasonable and lawful,” the Chinese ministry said in a statement.

“Honest and law-abiding Japanese entities have nothing to worry about,” it added.

A Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official told Agence France-Presse that Tokyo would “take appropriate measures” after analyzing the impact of the new curbs.

Tokyo had strongly protested the measures and demanded they be overturned, said Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kei Sato who called Beijing’s move “absolutely intolerable and extremely regrettable.”

China last month announced tightened controls on exports to Japan for items with potential military uses.

This fueled worries that Beijing might choke supplies of vital rare-earth minerals, some of which are included in China’s list of “dual-use” goods.

The latest move singles out Japanese industrial heavyweights, including shipbuilding and aerospace firms.

Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd sank almost 5 percent in Tokyo, while Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shed close to 4 percent and IHI Corp tumbled nearly 7 percent.

Several of the firms listed are active in the defense industry, manufacturing kits including ships, fighter jets and missiles for the Japanese military.

Takaichi’s government in December last year approved a record defense budget worth ￥9 trillion (US$57.78 billion) for the coming fiscal year to expand its military capabilities.

Takaichi told the Japanese parliament on Friday last week that China was intensifying attempts to change the “status quo” “by force or coercion” in the East China and the South China seas.

“Strengthening our defense capabilities is essential to protect the lives and peaceful livelihoods of our citizens, as we face the most severe and complex security environment since the end of [World War II],” Takaichi said on Monday.

Japanese firms dealing with China were already struggling with delays in getting approvals, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies professor emeritus of Japan-China relations Noriyuki Kawamura said.

“With today’s announcement, we can expect the process will be made even more stringent. I believe this will be a huge blow to companies involved,” Kawamura said.

University of Tokyo international security professor Heng Yee-kuang (衡奕匡) said that Japanese firms are major buyers of critical minerals gallium and germanium from China, with gallium nitride used in radar sensors on Japanese warships.

“Short-term impact may be limited with a stockpile to cushion the disruptions, but if the controls drag on, some damage is possible,” Heng said.


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Meta to spend billions of dollars on AMD gear, buy stock

Meta Platforms Inc will deploy 6 gigawatts’ worth of data center gear based on processors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), a blockbuster deal that marks a win for the chipmaker’s attempts to catch up with Nvidia Corp.

Meta will buy AMD chips and computers designed to run artificial intelligence (AI) models over a five-year stretch, beginning in the second half of this year. The series of transactions will be worth “double-digit billions” of dollars per gigawatt, according to AMD chief executive officer Lisa Su (蘇姿丰).

As part of the arrangement, Meta will receive warrants to buy 160 million AMD shares in stages, the two companies said. The shares will vest when the project and AMD’s stock price reach certain milestones, turning Meta into a major holder.

Meta Platforms Inc logo is pictured in front of Advanced Micro Devices Inc logo in this illustration taken on Nov. 9, 2021. Photo: Reuters

The agreement is the latest step in a colossal spending spree by Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made AI the company’s top priority, pledging to devote hundreds of billions of dollars to “aggressively front-load” computing capacity.

Last month, Zuckerberg announced a new initiative called Meta Compute that’s focused on building “tens of gigawatts this decade and hundreds of gigawatts or more over time” to secure a strategic advantage over competitors.

One gigawatt represents the output of a nuclear reactor — enough electricity to power roughly 700,000 homes.

The announcement signals that AMD is keeping pace with larger rival Nvidia, which disclosed its own tie-up with Meta last week. And it shows that broader spending on AI equipment continues to accelerate, even as some investors express fears of an investment bubble.

For Meta, the AMD deal will bring components that are customized to its needs. It also will have the ability to influence how those semiconductors are designed going forward.

“Our ambitions are pretty high,” Meta global infrastructure head Santosh Janardhan said. The company plans to forge ahead with its own in-house custom AI chip efforts and will continue to purchase from Nvidia, with the chips being used to support different workloads.

“At the scale we’re talking at, there’s a place for all three,” Janardhan said during an interview with reporters.

Janardhan added that the company hasn’t yet decided which of its data centers will use the new chips delivered through this expanded partnership with AMD. The processors are expected to help with the inference stage of AI — the phase when trained models are put into use.

Su said that Meta, which has already helped influence the design of AMD’s chips, will get custom versions of its forthcoming accelerator, the MI450, and successor products. That ability to define more closely what it needs was part of the reason for committing to AMD, Janardhan said.

“What we’re looking to do is go big and accelerate,” Su said. “We were on a very good path with Meta, but this actually takes our relationship to the next level.”

Meta is already AMD’s second-largest customer, and will now be increasingly vital to the chipmaker’s growth. AMD reported US$34.6 billion in sales last year and is on course to boost revenue by 34 percent this year, according to Wall Street estimates. The addition of even US$10 billion of extra sales would accelerate its efforts to gain ground on Nvidia.


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China’s DeepSeek trained AI model on Nvidia’s best chip despite US ban, official says

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek’s (深度求索) latest AI model, set to be released as soon as next week, was trained on Nvidia Corp’s most advanced AI chip, the Blackwell, a senior official of US President Donald Trump’s administration said on Monday, in what could represent a violation of US export controls.

The US believes DeepSeek will remove the technical indicators that might reveal its use of American AI chips, the official said, adding that the Blackwells are likely clustered at its data center in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of China.

The person declined to say how the US government received the information or how DeepSeek obtained the chips, but emphasized that US policy is :"we’re not shipping Blackwells to China."

Nvidia Corp and Deepseek logos are pictured in this illustration taken on Jan. 27 last year. Photo: Reuters

Nvidia declined to comment, while the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and DeepSeek did not respond to requests for comment.

The Chinese embassy in Washington said Beijing opposes “drawing ideological lines, overstretching the concept of national security, expansive use of export controls and politicizing economic, trade, and technological issues."

Asked about the Reuters report at a regular Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs briefing on Tuesday, spokesperson Mao Ning (毛寧) said they were not aware of the circumstances and that China had earlier repeatedly clarified its stance on Washington’s treatment of US chip exports to China.

US government confirmation of DeepSeek obtaining the chips, first reported by Reuters, could further divide Washington policymakers as they struggle to determine where to draw the line on Chinese access to the crown jewels of American AI semiconductor chips.

White House AI Czar David Sacks and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) argue that shipping advanced AI chips to China discourages Chinese competitors like Huawei Technologies Co (華為) from redoubling efforts to catch up with Nvidia’s and Advanced Micro Devices Inc’s technology.

But China hawks fear chips could easily be diverted from commercial uses to help supercharge China’s military and threaten US dominance in AI.

"This shows why exporting any AI chips to China is so dangerous," said Chris McGuire, who served as a White House National Security Council official under former US president Joe Biden.

"Given China’s leading AI companies are brazenly violating US export controls, we obviously cannot expect that they will comply with US conditions that would prohibit them from using chips to support the Chinese military," he added.

US export controls, overseen by the US Department of Commerce, currently bar Blackwell shipments to China.

In August last year, Trump opened the door to Nvidia selling a scaled-down version of the Blackwell in China. But he later reversed course, suggesting the firm’s most advanced chips should be reserved for US companies and kept out of China.

Trump’s decision in December last year to allow Chinese firms to buy Nvidia’s second most advanced chips, known as the H200, drew sharp criticism from China hawks, but shipments of the chips remain stalled over guardrails built into the approvals.

"Chinese AI companies’ reliance on smuggled Blackwells underscores their massive shortfall of domestically produced AI chips and why approvals of H200 chips would represent a lifeline," said Saif Khan, who served as director of technology and national security at the White House’s National Security Council under Biden.

The official declined to comment on how the latest news would impact the Trump administration’s decision on whether to allow DeepSeek to buy H200s.

The model they helped train likely relied on the "distillation" of models made by leading-edge US AI companies, including Anthropic PBC, Google, OpenAI and xAI, echoing allegations made by OpenAI and Anthropic, the official added.

The technique known as distillation involves having an older, more established and powerful AI model evaluate the quality of the answers coming out of a newer model, effectively transferring the older model’s learnings.


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The US Supreme Court’s decision on Friday last week in Learning Resources, Inc v Trump was not just a legal technicality, it was a structural shock to the tariff power of US presidents — and Taiwan should treat it as a strategic signal, not a partisan trophy.

In a 6-3 ruling, the court held that US presidents cannot invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping tariffs.

In Taiwan, the immediate reaction was depressingly small-minded. The opposition mocked the government’s US strategy, while the ruling party appeared cautious, even defensive. Both sides are missing the point. This is not about who misread Washington. It is about what institutions in the US revealed.

For years, tariff policy seemed to hinge on presidential will. The court has made clear that emergency powers are not blank checks. In international politics, we often debate whether US foreign policy is driven by personalities or by structures. This ruling offers a blunt answer: Structure still matters.

The decision demonstrates something fundamental about the US — power is fragmented, legally bounded and subject to correction. Even a determined president cannot indefinitely stretch statutory language without judicial pushback. It means US trade policy is not purely transactional, nor hostage to a single administration’s rhetoric.

Some estimates suggest the ruling could unlock as much as US$175 billion in refund claims for improperly imposed tariffs. Whether the final number is lower is beside the point. The principle is now established: Tariffs built on weak statutory footing are vulnerable.

Instead of relying solely on quiet diplomacy or political persuasion, foreign governments can encourage firms to fight inside the US legal system. Trade disputes will increasingly be shaped in courtrooms as much as in Cabinet rooms.

Taiwan’s semiconductor sector sits at the heart of US-Taiwan economic interdependence. Political rhetoric about “chips” might flare up periodically, but supply chains are governed by contracts, regulatory frameworks and institutional checks. If US administrations turn to Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 — which caps tariffs at 15 percent for 150 days — the leverage calculus shifts dramatically. Open-ended tariff threats become harder to sustain.

For Taiwanese firms, this reinforces a critical lesson: Strategic resilience matters more than presidential favor. This is not about whether an American leader voices frustration about trade deficits, it is about how institutional constraints shape what policies can legally endure.

Taiwan’s strength lies in technological indispensability and global integration, not in political flattery, so what should it do?

First, it should abandon the illusion that executive rapport alone is sufficient. Engagement must be institutional.

Second, it should prepare aggressively. A coordinated legal and trade task force should monitor refund mechanisms, statutory shifts and compliance risks affecting Taiwanese exporters.

Third, there has to be a stop to domestic score-settling. Treating every judicial decision in the US as partisan ammunition only signals insecurity. The US system is not imploding; it is recalibrating.

The Supreme Court ruling is a reminder that the US still operates under constitutional constraint, which limits volatility and reduces the durability of legally dubious trade actions.

For Taiwan, rather than being a moment for anxiety or triumphalism, it should be a moment for institutional literacy. Presidents change, but the architecture of US governance — judicial review, statutory limits and separation of powers — continues to shape outcomes.

Simon Tang is an adjunct professor at California State University, Fullerton, who lectures on international relations.

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LATE RALLY FAiLS:  Jalen Duren led a late Detroit Pistons fightback, but it ultimately fizzled as a resolute San Antonio Spurs saw out the game

Victor Wembanyama on Monday led a defensive masterclass as the San Antonio Spurs outmuscled the Detroit Pistons 114-103 in an intense and aggressive clash between the NBA’s two most in-form teams.

Sitting second in the Western Conference, the Spurs were pushed hard for their ninth straight victory by the East-topping Pistons, who had entered the home court matchup on a five-game winning streak of their own.

Defenses dominated the first meeting between the two sides this season, with Wembanyama making six blocks and 17 rebounds to fuel transitions as the Spurs pulled clear in the latter stages.

Devin Vassell of the San Antonio Spurs, left, shoots over Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons in their NBA game in Detroit, Michigan, on Monday. Photo: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

While the Pistons’ shooting was at times sloppy, Devin Vassell led the Spurs offense with 28 points, including seven three-pointers — as many as the entire Detroit team managed collectively.

“They tried to impose their will. We tried to get out on transition, keep getting stops, find an open man. That’s what we did,” Vassell said.

The Spurs had raced to a 12-point lead from tip-off, but they trailed by the end of the first quarter, setting the tone for a fiercely contested back-and-forth game.

Late in the second quarter, Cade Cunningham barged Stephon Castle to the floor, angering Spurs teammate Keldon Johnson, who earned a technical foul for retaliating, but the Pistons’ defense kept them in the game, putting Wembanyama under particular pressure. The French prodigy struggled to make an offensive mark on the early action.

San Antonio took a slender lead into halftime. The contest tightened further in the third quarter.

Spurs guard Dylan Harper was slammed off the court and face-first into a cameraman. Growing into the game, Wembanyama made multiple spectacular blocks and rebounds to propel his side up the court, as the Spurs opened a 15-point lead in the final quarter.

Jalen Duren led a late Pistons fightback, finishing with 25 points, but it ultimately fizzled as a resolute San Antonio saw out the game.

Wembanyama finished with 21 points, while Julian Champagnie added another 17.

“We all play for each other. We’re all super humble. All we want to do is win,” Vassell said.

The hard-fought victory puts the Spurs at 41-16, still trailing West-leading defending champions the Oklahoma City Thunder at 44-14.

Elsewhere, the Kings mauled the Grizzlies 123-114 and the Rockets silenced the Jazz 125-105.

Additional reporting by staff writer


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The world’s only flightless parrot species was once thought to be doomed by design. The kakapo is too heavy, too slow and, frankly, too delicious to survive around predators, and takes a shamelessly relaxed approach to reproduction.

However, the nocturnal and reclusive New Zealand native bird’s fate is teetering toward survival after an unlikely conservation effort that has coaxed the population from 50 to more than 200 over three decades.

This year, with a bumper crop of the strange parrot’s favorite berries prompting a rare enthusiasm for mating, those working to save the birds hope for a record number of chicks this month, which would move the kakapo closer to defying what was not long ago believed to be certain extinction.

A kakapo sits with her three eggs on Anchor Island, Pukenui, New Zealand, on Feb. 3. Photo: New Zealand Department of Conservation via AP

Kakapo live on three tiny, remote islands off New Zealand’s southern coast and chances to see them in the wild are scarce. This breeding season has launched one of the birds to Internet fame through a livestreamed video of her underground nest, where her chick was born yesterday.

The kakapo is a majestic creature that can live for 60 to 80 years — but they are undoubtedly weird to look at.

Birds can weigh more than 3kg. They have owl-like faces, whiskers, and mottled green, yellow and black plumage that mimics dappled light on the forest floor. That is where the flightless parrot lives, which has made its survival complicated.

A staff member checks the size of a kakapo egg on Whenua Hou Island, New Zealand, this month. Photo: New Zealand Department of Conservation, New Zealand via AP

“Kakapo also have a really strong scent,” said Deidre Vercoe, the operations manager for the Department of Conservation’s kakapo program. “They smell really musky and fruity — gorgeous smell.”

The pungent aroma was bad news for the parrots when humans arrived in New Zealand hundreds of years ago. The introduction of rats, dogs, cats and stoats, as well as hunting by people and destruction of native forest habitats, drove species of the country’s flourishing flightless birds — the kakapo among them — to near or complete extinction.

By 1974, no kakapo were known to exist. However, conservationists kept looking, and in the late 1970s, a new population of the birds was discovered.

Reversing their fortunes has not been simple.

One reason the kakapo population has grown slowly is that its breeding is, like everything about the birds, peculiar. Years or even decades can pass between successful clutches of eggs.

A breeding season only happens every two to four years, in response to bumper crops of fruit from the native rimu trees the parrots favor, which last happened in 2022. A huge food source is needed for chicks to survive, but it is now known exactly how adult birds become aware of an abundant harvest.

“They’re probably up there in the canopy assessing the fruiting,” Vercoe said. “When there’s a large crop developing, they somehow tune into that.”

That is when things get really strange. Male kakapo position themselves in dug-out bowls in the ground and emit sonorous booming sounds followed by noises known as “chings,” which sound like the movement of rusty bedsprings.

The deep booms, which on clear nights can be heard across the forest, attract female kakapo to the bowls. Females can lay up to four eggs before raising their chicks alone.

Since last month, admirers of the birds have had a rare glimpse into the process through a livestream showing the underground nest of 23-year-old kakapo Rakiura on the island of Whenua Hou, where she has laid three eggs, two of them fertile. So precarious is the species’ survival that the eggs were exchanged for fake replacements while the real ones were incubated indoors.

A technician yesterday replaced the fake eggs with the first near-hatching egg. The kakapo kept her distance while the switch was made, but quickly returned to the nest, seemingly unperturbed. The chick hatched just over an hour later. The second real egg is expected to be added within days.

Native birds are beloved in New Zealand

Perhaps the only thing stranger than the kakapo is the lengths to which New Zealanders have gone to save it.

Quadrupling the population over the past three decades has required their relocation to three remote, predator-free offshore islands and the micromanaging of the parrots’ every romantic entanglement.

“We do what we can to make sure we don’t lose any further genetic diversity,” Vercoe said. “We manage that carefully through having the best matches possible on each island.”

Each bird has a name and is monitored by a small backpack tracker; if a bird vanishes, they are nearly impossible to find. With the kakapo still critically endangered, there is little prospect of conservation efforts ending anytime soon, although those working with the birds are easing their hands-on management each breeding season.

The painstaking work to preserve the species might seem odd to outsiders, but the parrot is just one of many spirited and strange avians in a country where birds reign supreme.

The only native land mammals are two types of bat, so New Zealand’s birds, which evolved eccentrically before human and predator arrival, have become beloved national symbols.

“We don’t have the Eiffel Tower or the pyramids, but we do have kakapo and kiwi,” Vercoe said. “It’s a real New Zealand duty to save these birds.”

title: Bumper berry harvest reviving NZ kakapo’s population


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‘Abolish ICE’ gets the most votes in Chicago snowplow-naming contest

When it comes to putting a name to Chicago’s annual battle against its infamously inclement weather, it turns out that the practical is also the political.

“Abolish ICE” was the top vote-getter in the city’s “You Name a Snowplow” contest. Choosing the protest slogan with a double meaning proved a potent way for voters to jab at US President Donald Trump after he sent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers into the city and its suburbs last fall in a major immigration crackdown.

With a surge of ICE officers beginning in September, “Operation Midway Blitz” resulted in more than 4,000 arrests, a fatal shooting and a sour taste among Chicago’s Democratic leaders and many of its residents, particularly in large immigrant populations.

A man crosses Wacker Drive in front of a waiting city snowplow in Chicago on Jan. 28, 2019. Photo: Rich Hein / Chicago Sun-Times via AP

Despite mid-winter frigid cold, “ICE Out” protests in recent weeks have continued downtown, near ICE facilities and throughout the suburbs.

The snowplow-naming contest, in its fourth year, also produced winning names ranging from those paying tribute to the new pope, who hails from Chicago, to a homegrown horror purveyor and the popular quarterback of the city’s NFL franchise.

The top six winners will get a snowplow named in their honor.

In a statement, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson thanked local voters “for their unmatched creativity, sense of humor and civic pride.”

When asked whether he was reticent about the potentially prickly response to the name, a spokesperson said that “Abolish ICE” was the runaway winner, adding: “The people of Chicago clearly have no issue with the name of this snowplow.”

Requests for comment were also e-mailed to ICE and its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security.

Contests in many cities produce names of snowplows, but they rarely carry the edge of Chicago’s top pick.

In Nashville, “Dolly Plowton” pays homage to Tennessee native and country music legend Dolly Parton, while in Minnesota, pop superstar Taylor Swift is honored on a plow dubbed “Taylor Drift.”

Chicagoans are capable of more anodyne names, too. Other winning contest names this year include “Stephen Coldbert,” for late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert. There’s “Pope Frio XIV,” with the Spanish word for “cold” rhyming with the Chicago-born pontiff’s name, Leo.

Then there’s the “Blizzard of Oz” and “Svencoolie,” a play on the Chicago TV horror host, Svengoolie; and finally, “Caleb Chilliams” for the quarterback whose last name is Williams, and who led the Bears to the playoffs for the first time in 15 years.

Johnson said he and his Department of Streets and Sanitation, which maintains 300 trucks to clear 15,000 kilometers of streets, are “grateful and inspired by the record-breaking participation in the contest this year.”

There were 13,300 plow names submitted and 39,000 final votes were cast.

The contest was conducted the same way as it was in the past three years, Department of Streets and Sanitation spokesman Ryan Gage said.

Submissions are made to the Chicago Shovels Web site. A survey app is used for both initial and final phases of the contest.

A group of streets and sanitation staff members then reviews all the submissions and chooses the finalists, which are then forwarded to the mayor’s office for final approval, Gage said.


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NORTH KOREA

Kim’s sister promoted

The ruling party has elevated leader Kim Jong-un’s powerful younger sister to a top position, the Korean Central News Agency said yesterday. Thousands of party elites have packed the capital, Pyongyang, for a once-in-five-years summit of the ruling Workers’ Party, a gathering that directs state efforts on everything from diplomacy to war planning. Kim Yo-jong — long considered one of her brother’s closest lieutenants — was promoted to department director within the party’s apex Central Committee, KCNA said. Although it was not clear which department she would lead, she has previously held a senior role within the party’s propaganda unit.

UNITED KINGDOM

Mandelson freed on bail

Former British ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson has been released on bail after he was arrested in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said in a statement issued just after 2am yesterday: “A 72-year-old man arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office has been released on bail pending further investigation. The man was not named, in keeping with British police practice, but the suspect in the case previously was identified as the former diplomat, who is 72. Mandelson was filmed being led from his London home to a car by plainclothes officers on Monday afternoon. Police are investigating him over claims he passed sensitive government information to Epstein a decade and a half ago. He does not face allegations of sexual misconduct.

IRAN

Chopper crash kills four

A military helicopter yesterday crashed into a fruit and vegetable market in central Iran, reportedly killing at least four people. The crash happened in the town of Dorcheh, about 330km south of the capital, Tehran, in Isfahan Province, state television reported. Isfahan is home to a major Iranian air base, as well as a nuclear site struck by the US during the Iran-Israel war in June last year. The army helicopter had been on a training flight, state TV said. The pilot and copilot died in the crash, it added, showing footage of debris and smoke rising from the market. Semiofficial Fars news agency said two people on the ground at the market died in the crash.

UNITED STATES

ICE agents poorly trained

A former US immigration official on Monday said that training for federal agents was “deficient, defective and broken,” adding to pressure on President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown. Ryan Schwank resigned this month from his job teaching law at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) training academy in Glynco, Georgia, after he said he was instructed to teach new recruits to violate the US Constitution. Schwank told a forum hosted by congressional Democrats on Monday that he “received secretive orders to teach new cadets to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant,” adding: “Never in my career had I received such a blatantly unlawful order.” ICE cut 240 hours from its 584-hour training program, curtailing subjects such as the US Constitution, lawful arrest, firearms, the use of force and the limits of officers’ authority. “The legally required training program at the ICE academy is deficient, defective and broken,” he said. As a consequence, poorly trained, inexperienced armed officers were being sent to places like Minneapolis “with minimal supervision,” he said.


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《TAIPEI TIMES》 Taiwan to join PIF after absence last year: MOFAMinister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung, front, left, speaks to a person while visiting a venue in Palau last year, which would be used to host this year’s Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.Photo: Screen grab from Lin Chia-lung’s Facebook page

/ Staff writer, with CNA

Taiwan is to attend the Pacific Islands Forum （PIF） Leaders Meeting later this year in Palau, a senior diplomat said yesterday, after it and other nonmembers of the bloc were barred from last year’s meeting.

Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Director Michael Lin （林昭宏） said Taiwan would join the annual summit from Aug. 30 to Sept. 4, after Taiwan’s representatives were prevented from attending last year’s event in the Solomon Islands.

He did not say what Taiwan’s participation would entail, but it could involve holding events on the sidelines of the forum, as it had in previous years.

Palau would focus on enhancing good governance, development and resilience in the region with democratic partners at this year’s summit, Lin said.

Taipei would work closely with Palau — one of Taiwan’s 12 formal diplomatic allies — to find “appropriate ways” to demonstrate the results of decades-long bilateral cooperation during the PIF summit, he said.

During a previous visit to Palau in December, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung （林佳龍） pledged that Taiwan would help Palau build energy-efficient, environmentally friendly transportation to shuttle delegates at the meeting.

At the conclusion of the event, the buses would be used from public transportation in Palau, Lin Chia-lung said at the time.

Taiwan has been a “development partner” in the PIF since 1993. It usually holds the Taiwan/Republic of China-Forum Countries Dialogue and other events on the sidelines of the annual summit.

At last year’s PIF Leaders Meeting, only the bloc’s 18 member states were permitted to attend, after the host nation, the Solomon Islands, barred partner countries such as Taiwan, the US and China from participating, citing an ongoing review of the forum’s partnership arrangements.

Media reports at the time suggested that Honiara, which switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 2019, sought to block Taiwan’s participation under pressure from China.

Beijing has poached several of Taiwan’s allies in the Pacific as part of efforts to expand its presence in the region and isolate Taipei from the international community.

Only three PIF members — Palau, the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu — have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

Separately, Palau’s traditional voyaging canoe Alingano Maisu is next month scheduled to arrive in Taiwan for the second time, where representatives from the Ocean Affairs Council and other agencies are expected to welcome it.

The double-hulled voyaging canoe was built in 2007 and later gifted to Micronesian master navigator Pius Mau Piailug — also known as Papa Mau — in recognition of his lifelong dedication to preserving and teaching traditional navigation, the council said in a statement.

The canoe set sail this month and would navigate using traditional, non-instrument methods based on natural wayfinding techniques. The voyage is expected to last about four months as the vessel crosses the western Pacific Ocean, with two Taiwanese among the 13-member crew.

Alingano Maisu sailed from Palau to Taiwan last year, docking at Orchid Island （Lanyu, 蘭嶼） and Taitung County.

This year, the voyage has been expanded to include visits to multiple international ports. The canoe is expected to arrive at the Port of Kaohsiung on Saturday next week, and would later dock at ports in Taitung and Hualien counties.

The mission would feature cultural exchanges, educational outreach and community engagement activities in Taiwan, Japan and Micronesia, positioning traditional navigation as an important platform for cross-national dialogue and intergenerational heritage transmission, the council said.

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title: 《TAIPEI TIMES》 Dolphin pod beaches in Pingtung

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Members of a team organized by the Ocean Conservation Administration attend to pygmy killer whales after they beached near Haikou Port in Pingtung County’s Checheng Township yesterday.Photo: Tsai Tsung-hsien, Taipei Times

FOUR DIE: An expert said that pygmy killer whales are gregarious creatures that often care for sickly or weak members of their pod, possibly explaining the incident

By Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA

Eleven pygmy killer whales beached near Haikou Port （海口港） in Pingtung County’s Checheng Township （車城）, with seven being returned to the ocean and four dying, the Ocean Conservation Administration said yesterday.

The Marine Animal Rescue Network received reports of the beached animals, which are actually dolphins, despite their name.

The Coast Guard Administration’s Sixth Coastal Patrol Unit passed on a tip from a member of the public, the Ocean Conservation Administration said.

A team of 60 people was mobilized in the efforts to save the pygmy killer whales, it said.

After careful assessment, the team moved seven pygmy killer whales whose life signs were stable onto fishing vessels in the harbor that transported them out to sea to be released, it said.

Wang Hao-ven （王浩文）, who heads National Cheng Kung University’s Marine Biology and Cetacean Research Center, told reporters that the team was yet to determine why the animals beached and was hesitant to rush to conclusions.

Pygmy killer whales are gregarious creatures that often care for sickly or weak members of their pod, Wang said, adding that the team was not ruling out that the seven healthy pygmy killer whales were beached during low tide while taking care of the other four.

The team included personnel from the Sixth Unit, the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, the Cetacean Research Center, the Pingtung County Government, the Taiwan Cetacean Society, and volunteers and members of the Ocean Conservation Administration.

In 2023, four pygmy killer whales were beached, he said.

The center returned them to the water, but the three healthy members of the group would not leave the fourth, which was weakened and remained where they were released, he said.

The healthy three only departed after workers moved the weakened animal elsewhere, he added.

The center would perform autopsies on the four dead pygmy killer whales found yesterday to determine whether they were sick before they beached, Wang said.

Taiwan has recorded nearly 20 incidents of beached pygmy killer whales, most of them in the nation’s southwest in Pingtung County, Kaohsiung or Tainan, the Ocean Conservation Administration said.

The beachings usually occur between the end of February and April, it said, urging the public to report discoveries of beached pygmy killer whales.

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The Legislative Yuan holds a plenary session in Taipei on Aug. 15 last year. Photo: Chen Yi-kuan, Taipei Times

MARCH 6: A legislative plenary session is to review the Executive Yuan’s and the TPP’s versions of the proposed spending, while the KMT has yet to submit its own version

By Fion Khan / Staff writer, with CNA

The Legislative Yuan is to send the Executive Yuan’s version of a proposed special defense budget to its plenary session on Friday next week, it said yesterday after reaching a cross-party consensus.

The parties concluded that the Cabinet’s version would be reviewed alongside the Taiwan People Party’s （TPP） version that would allocate NT$400 billion （US$12.71 billion） for certain weapons systems at a joint meeting of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense and Finance committees.

The Chinese Nationalist Party （KMT） has said it would also propose a version of the expenditure.

All other proposals have to be submitted before Thursday next week.

The parties also agreed not to file a motion of reconsideration.

President William Lai （賴清德） in November announced a NT$1.25 trillion special defense budget to be allocated over eight years, including arms purchases from the US.

Opposition lawmakers have refused to deliberate the proposal, saying it lacked clarity.

Speaking to reporters ahead of a legislative meeting, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo （顧立雄） yesterday said that letters of offer and acceptance （LOA） from the US for three major arms purchases are set to expire on March 15.

The potential purchases include tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missiles; Javelin anti-armor missiles; and M109A7 self-propelled howitzers.

Given that budget allocations might not be completed in time, Koo urged the committees to authorize the ministry to sign the LOAs with the US before the budget is formally approved to prevent delays or potential cancelation of the procurement.

Meanwhile, KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun （鄭麗文） yesterday said the Democratic Progressive Party bears the greatest responsibility for delays in arms purchases, accusing the party of failing to share details of the deals or US tariff negotiations with the legislature.

The KMT would take the initiative to secure reasonable and necessary arms purchases with its own version of the bill, she said, adding that the party hoped to communicate with the US.

Before delivering a policy address at the legislature yesterday, Premier Cho Jung-tai （卓榮泰） told reporters that it would be inappropriate for opposition parties to take the lead on the matter, which should be handled by the Ministry of National Defense and the Executive Yuan.

However, he said he welcomed parties taking a step forward hand-in-hand with the government.

The special budget should incorporate items that safeguard national security and defense autonomy, drive local industrial growth and cater to the needs of the national defense industry, he said.

The legislature also held a cross-party negotiation yesterday afternoon on how the president should deliver a state of the nation report to the Legislative Yuan.

On Monday, Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu （韓國瑜） told reporters that the president would accept an arrangement in which questions would be submitted at once and answered all together in Lai’s address.

During the negotiations, lawmakers initially focused on dividing the president’s address into a three-stage format that fulfills the constitutional norm: first, the president would deliver the state affairs report; second, each party caucus would send representatives to express their views; and third, the president would respond to the key points raised by the caucuses.

However, disagreements remain over how to allocate time and the number of speakers for each caucus, including whether to assign a fixed number of representatives per party or distribute it proportionally based on caucus seats.

“After more than an hour of discussion, it was clear no consensus could be reached. We will schedule another time to continue discussions on this matter,” Han said.

Additional reporting by Lin Hsin-han

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title: 《TAIPEI TIMES》 Legislature sets defense budget review


title: 《TAIPEI TIMES》 US allocates funds to fill gap in Taiwan military aid

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The Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, is pictured on Oct. 9, 2020.Photo: Reuters

By Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA

The US Department of Defense intends to allocate US$850 million for the US Indo-Pacific Command to replenish weapons stockpiles used for military aid to Taiwan, an unclassified department spending plan delivered to the US Congress on Monday showed.

The funds would be sourced from the US$152 billion the department obtained through a reconciliation bill passed last year, the report said.

The funds are to be used to strengthen joint task forces’ combat capabilities and to purchase new equipment to replace equipment being provided to Taiwan, it said.

The decision to use existing stockpiles to support Taiwan stemmed from the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act, which authorizes the US to provide Taiwan with equipment from the defense department’s stocks to accelerate the pace of deliveries.

“US arms transfers have been the most concrete US contribution to Taiwan’s defense capabilities. Most of these transfers are Foreign Military Sales （FMS）... From 2015 to 2025, the executive branch notified Congress of more than US$39 billion in FMS to Taiwan. The executive branch has announced three PDA [Presidential Drawdown Authority] packages for Taiwan totaling US$1.5 billion,” to date, a US Congressional Research Service report published on Feb. 3 said.

Separately, a US Department of State strategic plan for this year through 2030 states that “how the US responds to the rise of China will be defining story of the 21st century,” and is key to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

“The US must establish a favorable military balance in the Indo-Pacific to keep the trade routes free and open and to deter aggression,” the report said, while citing China’s unprecedented military buildup in the region over the past decade.

“The [state] department will work to deepen relationships with allies,” and encourage increased defense spending, invest in deterrence measures, and allow the US military greater access to critical infrastructure and resources, it said.

The US maintains a strong interest in a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific region and desires neither war nor regime change, it said, adding that the US would consistently seek open lines of communication with China, and the means to reduce misunderstandings and risks.

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title: 《TAIPEI TIMES》 NSB forms task force to prevent foreign election interference

people: 蘇嘉全 賴清德 蔡英文

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President William Lai speaks at a ceremony at the National Security Bureau in Taipei yesterday.Photo: CNA

COMMON GROUND: Lai told Taiwanese businesspeople that his administration would strive to work with Beijing on common interests in peace and prosperity

By Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNA

The National Security Bureau （NSB） has established a task force at President William Lai’s （賴清德） request to prevent foreign interference in the Nov. 28 local elections, the bureau said yesterday.

The task force would seek to prevent attempts to manipulate the nine-in-one local elections by outside forces, an NSB statement cited Lai as saying at an event yesterday marking the 71st anniversary of the bureau’s founding and the graduation of new agents.

China is expected to use disinformation, fake polls, election gambling, and the lure of tourism and economic exchange to meddle in the elections, he said.

Taiwan faces new types of national security threats emanating from China amid a rapidly changing geopolitical environment, Lai said.

He highlighted Beijing’s hostile actions aimed at Taiwan, including military and economic coercion, “gray zone” activity, cyberattacks, cognitive warfare campaigns and attempts to infiltrate the government, armed forces, civic groups and key companies in the private sector.

The actions are part of a coordinated multi-domain effort to sow division in Taiwan and weaken the nation’s credibility among its friends and allies, Lai said.

Countering China’s “united front” tactics, attempts at infiltration and threats of annexation are the NSB’s top priority, he said, adding that the bureau must concentrate its efforts and cooperate with law enforcement to protect the nation’s democracy.

Taiwan, which is on the front line of authoritarian expansionism, has valuable intelligence to offer to allies, Lai said, urging the NSB to increase intelligence sharing and cooperation with its counterparts in friendly countries.

The president also praised the NSB for on Monday declassifying political archives from the Martial Law period and transferring them to the National Archives Administration, which he said was a milestone in transitional justice.

In related news, Lai told Taiwanese investors with businesses in China that his administration’s consistent policy has been to seek common ground with Beijing by improving the well-being of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Taiwan and China should strive for peaceful co-development through dialogue, understanding and reconciliation, as the two sides have a common enemy in climate change and common interest in peace and prosperity, he said at an event in Taichung.

He highlighted the goals in an address he gave during a 2014 visit to Shanghai’s Fudan University, Lai said.

The Lai administration continues former president Tsai Ing-wen’s （蔡英文） policy aims of putting the economy first and creating business opportunities for the private sector, he said.

Taiwan’s economy performed well last year despite US tariffs, and officials are projecting 7.71 percent GDP growth for this year following Taipei’s trade negotiations with Washington, Lai said.

The government is also implementing 10 new artificial intelligence （AI）-centric infrastructure investment projects, he added.

They include facilitating an ecosystem for AI start-ups, introducing the technology to small and medium-sized businesses, and promoting its use in the daily lives of Taiwanese, Lai said.

Straits Exchange Foundation chairman Su Jia-chyuan （蘇嘉全） said at the Taichung event that the government would not forget the collective contribution of Taiwanese entrepreneurs to national prosperity.

The substance of cross-strait ties does not lie in slogans, but in the links of understanding and commerce between the two peoples that are deeply embedded in society, Su said.

Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chiu Chui-cheng （邱垂正） urged Taiwanese businesspeople to exercise caution in managing geopolitical and economic risks amid intensifying rivalry between the US and China.

The council and foundation would remain the shield and protectors of entrepreneurs in their work to create wealth for a democratic Taiwan, he said.

新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES


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《TAIPEI TIMES》 West Taiwan records least rainfall this winter: CWACentral Weather Administration Weather Forecast Center Director Huang Chun-hsi presents a spring weather forecast at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Huang Yi-ching, Taipei Times

WASTE NOT: The public is urged to conserve water as rainfall during the spring, which is typically a drier season, is unlikely to alleviate drought conditions, an official said

By Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNA

Western Taiwan saw the least rainfall this winter since 1951, with five weather stations across the nation recording the lowest cumulative rainfall since records began, the Central Weather Administration （CWA） said yesterday.

The public is urged to conserve water, as rainfall during the spring — which is typically a drier season — is unlikely to alleviate drought conditions, Weather Forecast Center Director Huang Chun-hsi （黃椿喜） said.

The data were collected from December until Sunday, with rainfall mostly concentrated in northern and eastern Taiwan, he said.

Five monitoring stations in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Chiayi County and Pengjia Islet （彭佳嶼） off Keelung logged the least rainfall for the season since records began, he said.

In the west, stations in Taipei, Hsinchu County, Taichung, Chiayi County, Tainan and the Hengchun Peninsula （恆春半島） recorded the least seasonal rainfall since 1951, he said.

Taiwan proper saw 158.4mm of rain this winter, the fifth-lowest volume since 1951, and only about 60 percent of the average of 260.6mm, he said.

The season saw just 24.2 days of rain, lower than the average of 32.6 and marking the fourth-fewest since 1951, he added.

Temperatures alternated between cold and warm periods, except in the first half of last month, when two strong continental cold air masses and one cold surge affected Taiwan for an extended period, he said.

However, northern weather systems were relatively weak at times, resulting in overall warmer conditions than usual, Huang added.

As La Nina continues to weaken, conditions during spring are expected to gradually return to normal, he said.

Temperatures from next month to May are forecast to be normal or above normal, while rainfall is expected to be below normal to near normal, Huang said.

Cold air masses could still move south and affect Taiwan next month, with dense fog likely over the next two months in western Taiwan, as well as outlying Kinmen and Lienchiang counties, he added.

新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES


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《TAIPEI TIMES》 Man arrested after alleged prank call threatening MRTLaw enforcement personnel in Kaohsiung yesterday morning escort a suspect, right, after an alleged hoax threat to kill people on the Taipei metro system.Photo: CNA

/ Staff writer, with CNA

A Kaohsiung man was arrested early yesterday after an alleged prank call a day earlier to the Taipei MRT system threatening to kill people on the city’s metro rail system, the Taipei City Police Department’s Songshan Precinct said in a statement.

The arrested man is a 36-year-old who has a history of making prank calls threatening violence, sources said.

The Taipei Metro Operations Control Center reported receiving a telephone call at about 7pm on Monday from a person who said he would kill people in a subway car between Nanjing Sanmin and Songshan stations on the MRT’s Green Line, the statement said.

Following the call, Taipei police and fire department personnel were deployed to Songshan Station, it said.

Joined by station personnel, they searched a subway train that pulled into the station within the time frame outlined in the call, but found nothing out of the ordinary, leading officials to conclude that the threat was a hoax, it said.

An investigation was launched and after police obtained an arrest warrant from the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office, they took the caller into custody in Kaohsiung at about 2am yesterday over alleged contraventions of public safety provisions of the Criminal Code, the statement said.

Authorities found that the alleged caller held a moderate disability certificate and had a history of being arrested for making prank calls, Chinese-language media reported.

In 2024, he called Taiwan Railway Corp saying that he planned to kill people on a train, media reported, adding that he was taken into custody at the time.

The reports did not say whether charges were pressed in the earlier case.

The Criminal Code says that those who “endanger public safety by putting the public in fear of injury to life, body or property,” which can apply to prank calls, can be sentenced to up to two years in jail.

During his arrest early yesterday, the man blamed his actions on boredom and bad influences, the Chinese-language Liberty Times （sister paper of the Taipei Times） reported.

His father, with whom he lives, said he was unable to prevent his son from misbehaving, the report said.

The case would be handed over to the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office, with the suspect to be questioned further and possibly prosecuted, the police statement said.

新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES


title: 高市早苗送自民黨議員當選賀禮　再掀政治獻金爭議

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日本媒體披露，日本首相高市早苗事務所在眾議院大選後，向當選的自民黨眾議員以「當選賀禮」名義，發送價值數萬日圓的禮品目錄，引發是否違反政治獻金相關規定的爭議。高市本人隨後在社群媒體X發文，承認此事並說明原委。

日本東京放送電視台（TBS）報導，據自民黨相關人士透露，高市事務所的相關人員於8日選後，前往多名當選議員的辦公室，以「祝賀當選」名義發放禮品目錄。禮品目錄裝於有禮封的袋子裡，上面寫著「祝賀 高市早苗」。

依據日本「政治資金規正法」，原則上禁止個人對政治人物提供金錢或等同金錢價值的捐贈，因此禮品發放的目的與資金來源，勢必成為在野黨追究焦點。

對此，高市發文說明，她是以奈良縣第2選區支部名義，致贈物品給眾議員，「除了表達對於大家經歷嚴峻選戰後當選的慰勞之意，也希望能對議員未來的活動有所助益。」

高市表示，原本想準備對議員活動有實際幫助的用品，但因為無法逐一替每位議員挑選合適禮品，也沒有足夠時間，才改採禮品目錄形式，讓議員自行選擇可用於事務所接待、會議或日常業務的物品。

她也透露，曾有議員希望改以分批舉辦晚餐會方式慶祝，但考量必須準備施政方針演說、國會答詢，以及包含電話會談在內的外交行程，實在難以配合，因此才以「小小心意」代替。

高市同時強調，這次支出「完全沒有使用任何政黨交付金」。

不過，自民黨內有議員批評此舉「過於輕率」，表示已拒收相關禮品。週刊文春報導，有議員私下透露，這令人想起前首相石破茂的「商品券風波」，感到有點尷尬。

石破茂擔任首相期間，去年3月3日在首相公邸與15名首度當選眾議員的自民黨議員聚餐，並於餐會前向與會議員的事務所，分發每人10萬日圓的商品券。

事件被披露後，石破茂解釋是自掏腰包準備的伴手禮，用意是慰勞議員的家人，不是「與政治活動有關的捐贈」，因此法律上沒有問題，但他也致歉造成議員困擾。所有議員之後都退還了商品券。（編輯：楊惟敬）1150225


title: 邱軍酒駕撞死運匠肇逃 基隆地院明開準備程序庭

taiwan-subdivisions: 基隆 基隆市

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「運轉人生」原唱邱軍涉酒駕撞死排班計程車司機駕車逃逸，全案進入國民參審程序。基隆地院明天（25日）上午進行準備程序，由3名職業法官開準備程序庭，將做成「審理計畫」，以利國民法官後續加入時，能儘速了解爭點與證據調查範圍。

「國民法官法」規定，參與審判的國民法官將不參與準備程序，而是由職業法官開庭進行準備程序，由審判長簡志龍、施又傑、李辛茹組成的合議庭，預定於今天上午10許，與邱軍與辯護律師、公訴檢察官，針對本案審理時所有爭點、調查證據等事項整理成「審理計畫」後，將進行選任國民法官程序，隨機抽選出6位國民法官、4位備位國民法官，擇日與3位職業法官共組合議庭審理本案。

邱軍2024年12月27日凌晨和女友、友人到基隆市某餐館狂灌啤酒、小米酒，他凌晨4點多開車載女友離開，在基隆市信一路撞上路邊的2名計程車司機，致1死1傷，邱軍肇事逃逸2天後投案；基隆地檢署去年5月將邱軍依酒駕致死等罪嫌起訴，全案進入國民參審程序。

邱軍去年主張，他的職業引發關注，在本案偵查、羈押期間，有諸多和他行為有關或無關的偵辦內容遭到公開，媒體還用聳動標題、情緒性字眼描述犯罪情節，若本案採用國民參審，難保國民法官不會在歷經10個月的新聞報導後，產生先入為主、有所偏頗之法感情，有未審先判之虞，因而聲請不行國民參審。

合議庭認為，邱軍涉犯酒駕過失致死及肇逃，是國民自身或親友可能經歷或聽聞之事，該如何「論罪科刑」屬於國民關心事項，是具有重大意義之國民法官案件，並非完全沒有採用國民參審的必要；且依照實務審判經驗，本案只需2、3天就可以完成審理，國民法官也不難理解本案爭點，不會因為訴訟拖延導致被告權益受損，去年12月裁定駁回。

☆飲酒過量 有害健康 禁止酒駕☆


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中國連鎖品牌庫迪咖啡（Cotti Coffee）年初進軍德國，在柏林等大城市一舉開設多家門市，主打低價咖啡，吸引當地消費者。圖為2月中開幕的柏林門市。（中央社）

中國連鎖品牌庫迪咖啡今年初以「0.99歐咖啡」進軍德國，透過低價策略與數位行銷快速擴張。德媒分析，其營運模式效仿電商平台Temu，以價格優勢搶市，正挑戰德國既有市場結構，對重視品質與風格的在地咖啡文化帶來衝擊。

庫迪咖啡（Cotti Coffee）1月起陸續在杜塞道夫、漢堡、科隆等德國主要城市展店，首都柏林第一間門市上週開幕。一名店員向中央社表示，公司計畫近期在柏林至少再開設5家分店。

成立於2022年的庫迪咖啡，由中國瑞幸咖啡前執行長錢治亞創立，短時間快速拓展全球門市。明鏡週刊（Der Spiegel）報導，該品牌目前已在28個國家營運，擁有約1萬8000家門市，成立4年即躋身全球第3大連鎖咖啡品牌，僅次於星巴克與瑞幸咖啡。

在經營模式上，庫迪咖啡主打「快速、低價、數位化」，透過手機應用程式點餐與折扣促銷吸引顧客，並以精簡人力與自動化設備降低成本。

餐飲顧問公司Soda Group專家韋伯（Axel Weber）接受德國產經媒體商報（Handelsblatt）採訪時分析，庫迪咖啡鎖定星巴克等連鎖品牌客群，未來可能成為德國市場的重要競爭者。

然而低價策略也引發外界對其永續性質疑，非政府組織「咖啡觀察」（Coffee Watch）告訴明鏡週刊，若以極低價格販售咖啡，將壓縮供應鏈上游咖啡農收入與勞動條件，甚至對環境有不利影響。

德國咖啡協會（Deutscher Kaffeeverband）則指出，德國市場對咖啡品質與永續要求較高，僅依賴價格競爭的品牌恐難長期立足。

另一方面，在物價上漲壓力下，德國對平價咖啡的需求也在上升，庫迪咖啡進軍德國前，柏林本土品牌Lap Coffee近年早以小型店面、外帶導向與低價策略擴張，日漸成為年輕人趨之若鶩的潮流咖啡品牌。

去年10月，Lap Coffee在柏林的14家分店，遭抵制者潑灑紅色油漆，當時不少評論指出，此類型的低價連鎖咖啡，正把柏林獨立咖啡店逼向破產邊緣，改變柏林社區咖啡文化。

柏林日報（Berliner Zeitung）一篇文章以戲謔的角度，介紹「庫迪咖啡與當地消費者的距離」。撰文記者指出，來自中國連鎖咖啡店在柏林販賣糖水般的美式咖啡，卻沒有提供植物奶，這就像一家開在德國的麵包店裡沒有販賣酸種麵包，可能很難取得成功。

countries: 中國 德國

taiwan-subdivisions: 大城 成功

title: 中國庫迪咖啡進軍德國 低價搶市衝擊在地文化


title: 中國庫迪咖啡進軍德國 低價搶市衝擊在地文化


people: 川普 習近平

countries: 中國 台灣 美國 韓國 瑞士 日本

companies: 台積電 蘋果

title: 若中國封鎖台灣晶片出口，美國科技業恐遭重擊！97% 高階晶片依賴是最大隱憂

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台灣與中國之間的緊張局勢加劇，全球半導體供應鏈面臨前所未有的風險。根據最新報導，若中國對台灣發動攻擊並切斷對美國公司的晶片出口，恐對美國科技產業及經濟造成毀滅性影響。台灣是全球高階電腦晶片的主要生產地，市占率高達 90%。美國政府已多次試圖降低矽谷對台灣的依賴，但成效有限。

《紐約時報》報導，在華盛頓與矽谷的機密簡報中，國家安全官員警告蘋果、超微與高通等公司的高層，指出中國正計劃重新控制台灣。此舉可能導致台灣晶片供應遭封鎖，進而使美國科技產業陷入困境。美國前總統拜登曾提出數十億美元的財政補助，以促進國內晶片生產，但這項措施未能改變產業的依賴現狀。

中國軍方在台灣周邊水域進行實彈演習，矽谷部分關鍵企業作為不足，引發越來越多憂慮。美國財政部長史考特·貝森特（Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent）在瑞士達沃斯的世界經濟論壇上表示，全球經濟面臨的最大威脅，是 97% 的高階晶片來自台灣，若該島遭封鎖，將造成經濟災難。

為因應這種不確定性，台積電（TSMC）已開始推動動態風險管理，並在過去 12 個月內大幅增加對美國的投資，同時加快日本半導體製造設施建設，以降低對台灣的依賴。這項策略轉變反映在人工智慧需求升溫的背景下，台積電正朝機會導向的策略發展。

儘管市場對台積電的成長前景持樂觀態度，認為台灣與美國的貿易協議及封裝技術進步，將支撐高效能與 AI 晶片的長期收入，但外界仍對其估值抱持疑慮，市場對台積電股價是否過於昂貴的質疑，可能限制其短期成長。

The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored

（首圖來源：shutterstock）

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根據 TrendForce 最新 UV LED 市場趨勢與產品分析，由於貴金屬、原物料與人工費用調漲，2026 年第一季 UV LED 價格獲得支撐，客製化產品甚至有機會季增 5%。在全球光固化與殺菌淨化應用穩定成長的趨勢下，TrendForce 預估 2026 年 UV LED 市場規模有機會上升至 2.15 億美元，年成長至少 10%。

各項UV LED應用中，因光固化、美黑（Tanning）、太陽光源模擬器（Solar Simulator）、醫療（Medical）與生命科學（Life Science）市場需求持續穩定增加，促使HPLighting （研晶）、Seoul Viosys、Violumas、UVT （奧特維）等UV LED廠商跨足客製化設計，透過光學整合方案保持UV-A LED訂單營收與價格發展。

另一方面，UV-C LED應用於殺菌淨化，隨著光學功率提升，也從消費性家電應用轉向工商業表面殺菌與動態水殺菌客製化專案，多數廠商因此能維持產品報價。根據TrendForce調查，2026年可供應功率≥100mW的UV-C LED單晶封裝廠商，包含ams OSRAM、Nichia、Violumas、NKFG （福機裝）、UVT、LITEON（光寶）。

單晶封裝方案擁有較小的封裝尺寸、較佳的電流分布（Current Spreading），以及高輻射光型均勻性（Uniform Radiation Pattern）和低散熱設計成本。隨著UV-C LED價格下降，終端客戶更偏好選擇單晶封裝產品。

目前ams OSRAM與Nichia的產品已成功導入工商業動態水殺菌淨化項目，並朝著替代物料成本上升的傳統汞燈方向前進，ams OSRAM更預計於2026年第四季推出200mW UV-C LED，以滿足終端市場需求。TrendForce表示，隨著廠商技術不斷精進，UV LED取代汞燈的速度將逐漸加快，動態水殺菌或大規模表面殺菌專案也有望持續發酵。

（首圖來源：DanceWithNyanko [CC BY-SA]）

title: 物料、人工雙漲推升 1Q26 UV LED 價格季增 5%，全年市場規模突破 2 億美元大關


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德國總理默茨今天起正式訪問中國兩日，是他就任總理以來首次訪華。

默茨啟程時表示，德中兩國過去幾十年的合作經驗豐富，他此行將會探討進一步拓展兩國之間的合作。

默茨又說，競爭能夠促進商業發展，但前提是必須公平、透明，雙方都必須遵守共同制定的規則。

默茨又說，今天大約中午，會在北京人民大會堂與總理李強會面；下午將在釣魚台國賓館，與國家主席習近平會面。

默茨明天會轉到杭州訪問，他表示期待了解中國在人工智能等領域的發展，並探討能夠為德國經濟帶來的機遇。

編輯：盧曉珊

countries: 德國 中國

things: 釣魚台 經濟

title: 德國總理默茨訪華兩天　表示期待探討進一步拓展兩國合作


things: 經濟 釣魚台

title: 德國總理默茨訪華兩天　表示期待探討進一步拓展兩國合作


content_text: 內媒周一（23日）報道，北京市海關近日在北京首都國際機場出口快件渠道，查驗一票申報為「銅擺件、石頭擺件、陶瓷擺件」的快件期間，發現其中6件貨物疑似文物。該批快件經專業機構鑑定，確認其中包含4件金飾件、1件水晶嵌金佛缽、1件金象，均為清代文物，且屬於國家禁止出境的一般文物，目前已按相關規定處理。根據規定，文物出境必須經國務院文物行政部門指定的機構審核，並取得文物出境許可證，從指定口岸出境，任何單位或個人運送、郵寄、攜帶文物出境，均須向海關如實申報。

title: 首都機場海關嚴查快件 查獲6件清代文物


content_text: 巴拿馬政府周一（23日）頒令，香港上市公司長和旗下子公司在巴拿馬運河兩個港口的特許經營權合約無效，巴拿馬海事局隨即啟動接管港口，包括其設備起重機、車輛、電腦系統和軟件等。長和證實，旗下巴拿馬港口公司以營運巴爾博亞港和克里斯托瓦爾港兩個貨櫃碼頭之特許經營權，已於2月23日起被迫終止。巴拿馬最高法院1月底裁定長和子公司巴拿馬港口公司（PPC）繼續經營巴爾博亞港和克里斯托瓦爾港合約是違憲，政府遂公布，由巴拿馬海事局接管該兩個港口，並保證營運持續不間斷。巴拿馬當局已批准兩份最長為期18個月的臨時特許合約，其中馬士基旗下的APM Terminals將負責太平洋一側巴爾博亞港的運作，地中海航運集團（MSC）旗下的Terminal Investment Limited則接管大西洋一側的克里斯托瓦爾港。資料顯示，去年經由巴拿馬轉運的集裝箱中，38%由這兩個港口處理。巴拿馬總統穆利諾（Jose Raul Mulino）表示，本次接管適用於港口內的可移動設備，「並不意味所有權的最終喪失」，該國將在「接管原因消失時」，將包括起重機在內的財產歸還所有者，並支付相應補償，除非相關設備被出售給新的一方。巴拿馬勞工部長Jackeline Munoz表示，兩個港口目前僱用約1,200名員工，他們不會因為今次的接管行動而遭到裁員。長和回應事件指，巴拿馬政府強行接管兩個貨櫃碼頭之行動，是該國過去一年以來，針對巴拿馬港口公司及其特許經營合約連串行動的最終局面。該企證實，於2月23日上午短時間內，巴拿馬政府憲報先後刊登了巴拿馬最高法院就1997年1月16日第5號法律原於2026年1月29日公布所作之裁決，以及巴拿馬總統頒布之行政法令，該法令要求該國在所有相關政府機關之參與下，「佔用」巴拿馬港口公司之「所有動產」。

countries: 巴拿馬 香港

title: 東方日報A1：巴拿馬頒令 長和無權經營 即時接管


content_text: 受巴拿馬兩個港口被強行接管並撤銷經營權的消息打擊，長和股價昨日收市報62.55元，跌2.64%，成交金額6.49億元。香港股票分析師協會主席鄧聲興表示，事件對長和港口業務有影響，因港口業務佔集團營業額較大比重，而巴拿馬運河兩個港口的收入亦佔集團港口業務一定比例。他續稱，事件將導致市場擔心長和的環球港口業務資產價值會否受影響，未來亦會否再涉及地緣政治相關的風險。因此，儘管今次事件對長和的短期盈利未必有很大影響，但要留意對投資者的心理影響。盈立證券研究部執行董事黃德几表示，長和早前累積龐大升幅，主要受港口資產出售及分拆業務憧憬推動，包括傳聞全球電訊業務擬拆分在倫敦及香港上市，以及屈臣氏等零售資產潛在獨立上市，雖然巴拿馬港口僅貢獻集團利潤約1%，但集團容易受地緣政治博弈影響，股價短期或出現獲利回吐。

title: 地緣政治風險難擋 長和股價受創


content_text: 將軍澳發生襲擊事件。昨日(24日)晚上7時許，將軍澳坑口半見村一名30多歲女子，帶同其頭部受傷流血、身有傷痕的7歲兒子往將軍澳醫院急症室求診，由於傷勢有可疑，故轉介執法部門跟進，經調查後，案件列「襲擊致身體實際傷害」，暫未有人被捕。消息指，男童的舅父早前發現其平板電腦損毀，懷疑被7歲外甥弄壞，其後有人勃然大惱，擸衣架向男童作出體罰。男童母親獲悉事件後，與其胞兄發生爭執，期間對方疑飛杯蓋掟中外甥頭部致流血，其母慌忙其同受傷的兒子抵院求醫。

title: 將軍澳7歲男童疑弄壞平板電腦 遭躁舅父襲擊受傷


content_text: 今日(25日)凌晨2時08分，執法部門接獲多名市民報案，指旺角大南街39-43號一幢唐樓低層一單位發生火警，有火舌噴出。消防到場派出搜救隊進入火場撲救，約11分鐘後將火救熄。事件中，有33人疏散，當中7男1女因吸入濃煙不適，需送院救治。火警起因有待調查。

title: 旺角唐樓學生公寓失火 33人疏散 8男女不適送院


content_text: 一貼睇晒《東方日報》A1新聞頭條、B1財經要聞及C1娛樂最爆，以及東網嚴選的本港、兩岸及國際重點新聞，名家評論，讓你在最短時間掌握最重要資訊。

title: 《東方日報》今日要聞


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財經中心／李宜樺報導

金居（8358）24日處置期滿後恢復正常交易，盤中最高衝上300.5元，漲幅一度逼近10%，上演妖股出關猛虎出閘。金居同步公告114年第4季財報董事會將於3月6日召開，市場緊盯AI銅箔與HVLP4需求展望是否再成股價催化劑。（圖／翻攝自金居開發官網）

金居（8358）昨（24）日處置期滿出關重返正常交易，盤面果然直接上演「妖股出關猛虎出閘」戲碼。從盤中報價，金居最高衝上300.5元，勁揚27元、漲幅9.87%，重新站回三字頭，買盤一度高掛逾萬張，賣盤幾乎空出來，市場追價氣氛非常明顯。對照先前被列處置、20分鐘撮合一次的壓抑交易節奏，一恢復正常撮合，資金立刻湧入，顯示AI銅箔題材熱度根本沒退。

董事會題材 再添柴火

除了股價出關，金居也公告，114年第4季財務報告董事會將於3月6日召開。對市場來說，這個時間點很敏感，因為出關首日強攻三字頭之後，下一步就看財報、展望與公司對後續營運的說法能否接棒。若財報數字與AI高階銅箔需求展望同步釋出正向訊號，金居短線熱度恐怕還不會這麼快降溫。

出關首日 強攻三字頭

金居這波最受關注的關鍵，仍是AI伺服器材料升級潮帶動的HVLP4需求。市場普遍預期，隨著高階平台對低損耗材料要求拉高，HVLP4供應在今年第二、三季仍可能偏緊，金居身為重要供應商之一，報價與加工費想像空間持續撐住股價。也因此，即便先前二度遭列處置，法人圈對其評價並未明顯轉弱，三字頭目標價說法也再度被市場拿出來討論。

五檔買盤爆量追價

最有感的不是只有漲幅，而是委買力道。畫面顯示300.5元買進張數一度衝到萬張以上，五檔買盤明顯擠滿，反映短線資金對「出關首日」行情高度期待。這種走法也讓不少投資人直呼，金居不是單純反彈，而是把先前處置期間累積的觀望買盤一次釋放。對台股PCB材料族群來說，金居強勢表態，也有帶動同族群人氣回溫的味道。

AI銅箔熱度還在燒

回頭看金居這段走勢，從處置到出關，再到董事會時程公告，幾乎每一個節點都踩在市場情緒最敏感的位置。對多頭來說，這次又站回300元上方是士氣指標；對空手投資人來說，則是高波動與高人氣並存的警訊。金居這檔「PCB材料妖股」接下來怎麼走，3月6日董事會內容，將成為下一個決勝點。

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journalist: 三立新聞

title: 妖股出關猛虎出閘 法人看好衝三字頭 - 鏡週刊 Mirror Media


content_text: 龜兔賽跑是人人耳熟能詳的寓言故事，「原本領先的兔子一時鬆懈，被落後的烏龜超越，甚至獲勝，」陽明海運董事長蔡豐明受訪前，先對《天下》講了這段故事。1972年成立的陽明，曾是國內貨櫃三雄之首，但因官股比例約3成，決策相對保守，尤其長榮海運1984年首創東西環球航線，一度登上全球最大航商，陽明此後無論是運力、營收規模始終居於國內第二。【小檔案】陽明海運成立／1972年董事長／蔡豐明總經理／李明輝主要業務／貨櫃運輸成績單／2025年營收1637.53億元儘管陽明排名全球第十大航商，接任董座600天的蔡豐明深知，商場的競爭消長，絕不能僅憑「穩健」步伐，一旦慢下腳步，很可能再被超越。數據透露警訊。營收跌幅最多，運能成長最慢首先，根據陽明自結的2025年營收，達1637.53億元，雖為史上第四高，減幅27%卻是貨櫃三雄最多，長榮、萬海航運分別約18%以及13%。

journalist: 蔡立勳

title: 陽明最年輕董座拚轉骨 營收跌最多的貨櫃三雄，百億造船能突圍航運競賽？


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卓揆赴立法院院會提出施政方針及施政報告，呼籲朝野以國家利益優先，通過各項預算及重要法案。（記者陳彥陵攝）記者陳彥陵／臺北報導

立法院新會期昨日開議，行政院長卓榮泰在施政報告時表示，將全力啟動更開放、更富強、更安全的國家總路線，持續壯大臺灣。卓揆並喊話，「沒有國，哪有家；沒有國，哪有黨。國家安全不能等，也不能再擋」，呼籲朝野以國家利益優先，通過各項預算及重要法案。

卓揆昨日率內閣赴立法院院會提出施政方針及施政報告，以「更開放、富強、安全、公平的臺灣」4大面向進行施政報告。另黨團協商結論指出，各黨團同意行政院版國防特別條例草案及尚未提出的相關特別條例草案，列入3月6日院會報告事項中，並交外交及國防、財政兩委員會與民眾黨團版國防特別條例草案併案審查，均不提出復議。

今年國防預算占GDP3.32%

卓揆報告時指出，今年國防預算達9495億元，占GDP3.32%，並提出「強化防衛韌性及不對稱戰力計畫採購特別條例」草案，規劃8年投入1兆2500億元，打造具備「建構重層防衛體系」、「引進高科技與AI」及「厚植國防產業」等3大特色的先進防衛作戰體系。另打詐工作已見成效，將持續精進，也調高警察刑事加成及勤務繁重加成。

卓揆說，臺灣本身就是一支國家隊，朝野來自不同政黨，對內可以競爭，對外必須團結，期盼朝野以國家利益為優先，通過「財政收支劃分法」政院版草案、「115年度中央政府總預算案」、「強化防衛韌性及不對稱戰力計畫採購特別條例」，讓經濟、社會與國家更安全。

三頭並進 因應當前局勢

此外，卓揆在會前接受媒體聯訪時表示，主導國家國防、國家安全，應該交由專業的國防部、軍方及行政院，縝密地提出國家的需求，並因應向美方取得各種購買武器的承諾，因此不宜由在野黨主導；面對當前局勢，臺灣如果能獲得先進、充沛且是基於國防自主與國防安全，以及發展國防相關產業所需、能夠帶動經濟的部分，都應該一併納入，未來將在國防工業、國防自主跟國家安全，三頭並進。

journalist: 本網站由〔uGear 優吉兒網頁設計〕設計與製作

title: 【卓揆施政報告】4大面向壯大臺灣 以國家利益優先


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【高雄訊】農曆正月初九是玉皇大帝聖誕，民間俗稱「天公生」，高雄市長陳其邁今(24)晚間陸續走訪三民玉皇宮、左營新庄仔天公廟、仁武天公廟及鳳山天公廟4座廟宇，現場民眾不僅熱情迎接，同時也替陳其邁加油打氣，肯定近年高雄城市轉型，也爭相簽名留念。陳其邁虔誠向玉皇大帝參香祝壽祈福，祈求市運昌隆、國泰民安，也祝福市民朋友在馬年平安順心、萬事如意。

天公生是台灣重要的民間信仰節日，各地廟宇皆以隆重儀式祝賀玉皇大帝聖誕。陳其邁也特別向各廟宇致贈香油錢，感謝廟方長年投入社會服務、急難救助與公益關懷，為市民帶來力量與溫暖，是城市安定的重要支柱。

四間天公廟皆為地方信仰中心，夜間香火鼎盛。三民玉皇宮香客絡繹不絕，展現濃厚年節氛圍；左營新庄仔天公廟殿內近26尺高的玉皇大帝金身莊嚴巍峨，信眾接連前來祝壽；擁有北式宮殿建築特色的仁武天公廟，在夜色映照下更顯宏偉；歷史悠久的鳳山天公廟亦湧入大批民眾，攜家帶眷誠心祈福。在濃厚的節慶氛圍中，陳其邁向玉皇大帝獻香祈福，並與現場信眾熱情互動，現場氣氛溫馨熱鬧。

people: 陳其邁 莊嚴

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄市 高雄 安定 鳳山 三民 仁武 左營

title: 迎天公生走訪4宮廟 民眾熱情迎接 陳其邁祈願市運昌隆 馬年順勢奔騰


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【大紀元2026年02月24日訊】2月22日，中東局勢驟然升溫。伊朗多所大學爆發大規模學生抗議，德黑蘭街頭局勢緊張，軍警與示威者對峙持續升級。與此同時，福特號航母戰鬥群進入地中海，戰爭何時爆發？

我們現在看到的現場畫面來自於2月22日伊朗首都的德黑蘭大學，伊朗的軍警再次對抗議的學生們使用催淚瓦斯，他們試圖鎮壓抗議，並毆打抗議的學生。現場看起來一片混亂，但仍有不少抗議青年逗留。

當天首都德黑蘭形勢非常緊張，在週日（22日）早上，有不少民眾在高速公路上行駛時，拍攝到畫面，德黑蘭有多處地點發生爆炸。目前不太清楚爆炸具體地點和爆炸原因。據說這些爆炸地點來自於地下設施，有可能是伊朗的軍火庫，或者是地下指揮中心。可以看到地面上，還有火焰在不斷燃燒，濃煙滾滾直衝雲霄。不排除這是摩薩德或者是中情局已經開始祕密行動。

我們今天就帶大家回顧一下在2月22日至23日，伊朗周邊局勢的最新變化。

countries: 以色列 伊朗 美國

title: 【軍事情報局】校園變戰場 學生抗議席捲伊朗 | 美國 | 美國伊朗 | 以色列


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圖為2026年2月23日，賓州費城遭暴風雪襲擊，街道和車輛被厚厚的積雪覆蓋。(Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)【大紀元2026年02月25日訊】（大紀元記者秋生綜合報導）週二（2月24日），美國東北大部分地區陽光明媚，數百萬民眾已經從一場嚴重的暴雪中恢復過來，開始正常上學和上班，道路正在重新開放，公共交通也正在恢復運作。

然而，此前這場席捲這一地區的、從週日持續至週一的暴風雪，不僅造成航班取消、交通中斷、電線倒塌，更在部分地區留下破紀錄的積雪量。

週二在紐約市，全美規模最大的公立學校系統中超過90萬名學生恢復正常上課，儘管許多家長在早上送孩子上學時需要奮力翻過堆積如山的雪堆，閃避撒鹽車的行進路線。

布魯克林一位五年級學生的家長丹妮爾‧奧布洛伊（Danielle Obloj）表示，「我們現在正走在薄冰上，再多（停課）一天就好了，他們根本就不應該讓這些孩子返校上課。」

也有人稱讚了市府的除雪工作。市民勞爾‧加西亞（Raul Garcia）帶著三個學齡孩子從出租車裡出來時說，「這次比上一次好多了，通勤很輕鬆，一點問題都沒有，我們原本以為步行會很糟糕，但看看街道，真是太乾淨了。」

長島和紐約郊區其它地區的學區表示，週二繼續停課，在費城，學校週一和週二仍採用線上授課。

週二早上，馬薩諸塞州、新澤西州、特拉華州和羅德島州數十萬斷電用戶中的一部分恢復了供電。

鐵路公司，包括新州捷運（New Jersey Transit），已恢復運營。長島鐵路公司「派出」了一輛俗稱「黑武士」（Darth Vader）的清雪列車，用來清除積雪。

但是，美國鐵路公司（Amtrak）取消了波士頓至紐約以及紐約至費城的部分列車。

據氣象部門稱，羅德島TF格林國際機場週一暫停了機場運營，因為積雪接近38英寸（97厘米），打破了1978年創下的28.6英寸（72.6厘米）的紀錄。機場暫停營運一直持續到週二上午，以便評估情況。

根據航班追蹤網站FlightAware的數據顯示，週二美國境內外約有2200個航班被取消。其中大部分取消的航班涉及紐約、新澤西和波士頓的機場。

氣象學家稱，週一的暴風雪是十年來最強的一次，東北部部分地區降雪量超過2英尺（61厘米）。

美國國家氣象局（NWS）表示，羅德島州降雪量超過3英尺（91厘米），超過了1978年襲擊東北部的歷史性暴風雪的降雪量。

氣象部門將週一的風暴稱為「東北海岸典型的炸彈氣旋/東北風暴」。炸彈氣旋是指風暴氣壓在24小時內下降到一定程度的現象。

儘管週二降雪向北移動，美東北部分地區已放晴，但NWS預報員警告，另一場源自五大湖地區的風暴即將來襲。

氣象部門表示，他們正在追蹤另一場風暴，這場風暴可能會在本週晚些時候為該地區帶來更多降雪。預計週三將出現雨夾雪天氣，降雪量可能達到幾英寸。

馬里蘭州大學園（College Park）氣象局氣象學家弗蘭克·佩雷拉（Frank Pereira）表示，雖然預計這場新的風暴不會像上次那麼強烈，但在受災嚴重的地區再多積幾英寸的雪，也會使清理工作更加困難。

（本文參考了美聯社的報導）

責任編輯：李琳#

journalist: 秋生

countries: 澤西 美國

title: 暴雪後美東北逐步重回正軌 恢復供電與交通 | 學校


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【大紀元2026年02月24日訊】（大紀元記者李馨綜合報導）美國全國廣播公司（NBC）主持人薩凡納‧格思里（Savannah Guthrie）週二（2月24日）表示，她家將提供高達100萬美元的懸賞金，以徵集可以幫助找到她母親南希‧格思里（Nancy Guthrie）的信息，這位84歲的老人三個多星期前從她位於亞利桑那州的家中失蹤。

在週二發布到社交媒體Instagram上的一段視頻中，這位NBC早間電視節目《今日》（Today）[ 也稱《今日秀》（The Today Show）]的主持人宣布了這一消息。

格思里在視頻中表示：「這是我們的媽媽在黑夜中從床上被帶走的第24天。從那時起，每時每分每秒，每一個漫長的夜晚，都是極度痛苦的。為她擔心，為她害怕，為她痛苦，最重要的是，非常想念她。」

格思里承認，據信遭到綁架的母親可能已經不在人世了，但她也表示，她和她的家人仍然相信會有「奇跡」出現。

「我們仍然相信。我們仍然相信。我們仍然相信她能回家。」她說道。

「我們需要知道她在哪裡。我們需要她回家。」格思里補充說，「出於這個原因，我們家人正在提供最高100萬美元的懸賞，徵集任何能引導我們找到她的信息。」

「請幫助我們把摯愛的母親帶回家。」她在視頻中懇請，並呼籲：「請成為黑暗中的明燈。」

南希‧格思里的家人於2月1日中午報告說，這位老人前一夜在她位於亞利桑那州皮馬縣（Pima County）圖森市（Tucson）北部的家中失蹤。皮馬縣警方和聯邦調查局（FBI）都認為她是被強行從家中帶走的。後來公布的一段由格思里家門鈴攝像頭拍下的視頻顯示，在她失蹤的那天早上，一個蒙面武裝人員曾來到她家門口，並試圖遮擋攝像頭。

聯邦調查局最初曾提供過5萬美元的懸賞金，後來又將懸賞金提高至10萬美元，以徵集可以幫助找到南希‧格思里或將嫌疑人逮捕的信息。

週二，聯邦調查局在社交媒體X上的FBI官方帳戶中公布了格思里家懸賞100萬美元的消息，並在帖子中寫到：「美國聯邦調查局提供的10萬美元懸賞仍然有效。」

責任編輯：林姸#

journalist: 李馨

title: 格思里家人懸賞百萬美元 徵集找到她的信息 | 徵集信息 | 失踪案