countries: 美國 台灣

content_text: 超人氣女團 GENBLUE 幻藍小熊 日前入圍第37屆金曲獎最佳演唱組合獎，團員們得知消息後又驚又喜，直呼當下在練習室「全員尖叫」，甚至一度以為是經紀人在開玩笑，至今仍覺得不可思議。成員們也感性表示，能獲得金曲獎肯定意義重大，感謝一路陪伴支持的「小熊餅乾」粉絲、所有工作人員與公司團隊，讓她們能盡情把靈魂唱進音樂裡；回想一路從練習、唱歌到排舞培養出的默契，也讓大家更加珍惜彼此並充滿動力，喊話未來會繼續努力唱跳、帶來更多精彩舞台，希望能以更好的成績與表現回饋所有支持她們的人。鄭宜農正在世界巡演中、很小地慶祝喝兩口啤酒意思意思。照片提供：邊走邊聽有限公司目前正在美國亞特蘭大舉辦【圓缺】是姐巡演的鄭宜農表示：「現在在世界巡演中，在亞特蘭大是凌晨兩點，起床要表演，所以只能很小地慶祝喝兩口啤酒意思意思。台灣厲害的音樂人和歌手太多了，而且又和大前輩一起，一切平常心。但是希望大家可以知道《圓缺》可以很酷是因為製作團隊太棒了，絕不是我一個人的功勞。團隊的大家現在也一起巡演中，都很辛苦，希望他們都有很開心。」鶴The Crane 聽到自己的名字被唸出來，覺得超感動 照片提供：落夢地 鶴The Crane「今年第一次有跟到直播 聽到自己的名字被唸出來，覺得超感動！今年也可以穿帥帥的去參與典禮覺得很開心！特別開心的是專輯製作人的身份被肯定。」

title: 第37屆金曲獎流行音樂入圍揭曉 入圍金曲的歌手紛紛興奮感言


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墨新聞｜記者梁偉華／台北報導

基隆年度最具代表性的音樂盛事「愛嶼搖滾」即將於5月23日、24日在國門廣場震撼登場，主辦單位於（13日）盛大舉辦記者會，現場眾軍聚集，為即將登場的音樂祭展開前波熱潮。

福夢FUMON 照片提供：基隆市文化觀光局

今年音樂祭，除邀請引發樂迷暴動的壓軸卡司「血肉果汁機」與「傷心欲絕」外，更拋出驚喜震撼彈，首度公開兩組正值巔峰的日本搖滾戰隊Maki與KUZIRA跨海參戰。這對出身名古屋與岐阜、在日本具備萬人動員實力的搖滾雙雄，首登台灣演出，將在基隆港邊集結，為台灣樂迷帶來原汁原味的日系搖滾能量。Maki憑藉主唱沙啞且具爆發力的嗓音，正在進行31場次的日本全國巡迴；而隸屬於傳奇廠牌PIZZA OF DEATH的KUZIRA，則以極速旋律穩坐萬人音樂祭衝撞區王者寶座，兩團的加入無疑將活動期待值推向最高峰。

Snake樂團 照片提供：基隆市文化觀光局

2026「愛嶼搖滾」規模空前，兩天活動集結42組超強卡司，於三大舞台輪番熱力開唱，表演名單除國內頂尖大團外，也包含日前從校際大賽脫穎而出的4組潛力新秀。基隆市副市長邱佩琳於記者會表示，愛嶼搖滾是基隆5月的指標盛事，透過校際徵選挖掘音樂新血一直是活動核心。今年適逢西班牙發現基隆400年的重要里程碑，市府特別邀請校際冠軍「Snake 樂團」在記者會現場演唱基隆400主題曲，並透過擴大邀請日本名古屋樂團開唱，宣示要將基隆打造成接軌國際的音樂祭典。

日本樂團 KUZIRA 照片提供：基隆市文化觀光局

記者會現場也邀請到樂團「羊米人」帶來精彩開場，該團吉他手盛宇是道地的基隆囝仔，在演出後感性分享回到家鄉表演的興奮心情。盛宇說基隆港的海風與獨特的港都氛圍是他創作的養分，並情盤點心中最愛的基隆美食，邀請全台樂迷在活動期間來到基隆一同狂歡。此外，近年人氣高漲的重金屬樂團「固定客」主唱島楎及貝斯手大君也現身力挺，除了與後輩「Snake 樂團」大方分享舞台經驗並熱烈互動外，更在現場號召全台樂迷齊聚基隆港邊，用最熱血的音牆再造愛嶼搖滾的活動巔峰。特別值得一提的，還有今年的贊助企業台灣啤酒，也在記者會中首次公開基隆限定款罐裝啤酒，呼應基隆400專屬的特仕感!

羊米人 照片提供：基隆市文化觀光局

面對樂迷的引頸期盼，首度在基隆愛嶼搖滾登場的壓軸大團「血肉果汁機」展現霸氣，預告當天會有特別驚喜，更呼籲觀眾別保留體力，「釋出你所有最後的能力和力氣一起玩得盡興吧！」而去年炸翻全場、今年三度參戰的「福夢FUMON」也透露，今年有新團員加入，將激發出不同的音樂能量，更念念不忘基隆的「營養三明治」與廟口滷肉飯，期待再次感受基隆觀眾如海風般熱情的能量。

血肉果汁機 照片提供：基隆市文化觀光局

除了聽覺盛宴，主辦單位更與在地商圈深度對接，推出期間限定的「2026愛嶼搖滾 基隆商圈滿額贈」活動。即日起至5月 24日止，民眾只要在「愛嶼搖滾合作商家」消費滿額，即可憑發票或單據於活動期間至服務台，兌換極具收藏價值的「活動限定迷你 CD 吊飾」或「雙層觀光巴士雙人套票」，邀請大眾在享受音樂之餘，也能深度漫遊基隆商圈，體驗這座港都的多元魅力。相關活動詳情請參考官網資訊：https://klctb.klcg.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=7644&s=17444

此篇文章最開始出處為: 迎接基隆 400 年「愛嶼搖滾」5月強襲基隆港 兩天42組超強卡司於三大舞台輪番熱力開唱

countries: 台灣 西班牙 日本

taiwan-subdivisions: 基隆 基隆市


title: 2026高雄啤酒音樂節卡司再加碼 台韓夢幻陣容全面解鎖

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墨新聞｜記者梁偉華／台北報導

在7-ELEVEN品牌大使周子瑜TZUYU率先公布，確定將帶來出道以來首度在台個人SOLO演出後，2026「7-ELEVEN高雄啤酒音樂節」話題熱度持續延燒。主辦單位緊接著再度釋出重磅卡司名單，一口氣公開多組台韓人氣藝人，讓今年陣容更加完整，從國際韓星到華語樂壇代表人物全面集結，正式宣告今夏最強音樂派對全面成形。

2026高雄啤酒音樂節-安心亞 照片提供：寬寬整合

韓星陣容火力全開，包括亞洲韓流天王RAIN，出道以來首次在台參加大型音樂節演出，消息一曝光立刻引爆全網暴動；以及被譽為KPOP界「藝術家聲帶」的SUPER JUNIOR主唱藝聲YESUNG，將首度以個人SOLO形式登上高雄啤酒音樂節舞台，指標性演出備受矚目；而以唱功聞名的BTOB與新生代人氣男團RIIZE，則將帶來截然不同的舞台魅力。此外，由崔立于與姜玗進組成的跨國組合FLARE U，也將展現新世代音樂能量，韓流卡司全面升級。

2026高雄啤酒音樂節-周子瑜 TZUYU 照片提供：寬寬整合

華語卡司同樣誠意十足。嘻哈天團玖壹壹以招牌嗨歌登場，勢必引爆萬人合唱場面；安心亞也確定加入演出陣容，兼具性感與舞台魅力的表演風格，預期將成為另一大吸睛焦點。

2026高雄啤酒音樂節-RAIN 照片提供：寬寬整合

實力與風格兼具的音樂人同樣齊聚，包括金曲歌手洪佩瑜、音樂頑童馬念先、以及新生代人氣歌手梁舒涵、人氣冠軍男團U:NUS、瑋瑋黃挺瑋、Ariel蔡佩軒、Sabrina胡恂舞等人，打造橫跨世代與曲風的完整音樂版圖。

2026高雄啤酒音樂節-RIIZE 照片提供：寬寬整合

而這次高雄啤酒音樂節選在韓星名單最後壓軸公布RAIN，也讓整體卡司直接升級成「夢幻等級」。從周子瑜TZUYU、YESUNG、BTOB、RIIZE到RAIN，2026高雄啤酒音樂節堪稱近年最華麗韓星陣容之一。2026高雄啤酒音樂節不僅陣容全面升級，也再次鞏固其作為夏日指標性音樂盛事的地位。隨著名單持續公開，這場年度最強音樂派對也正式進入倒數，準備席捲全台、引爆港都夏夜。

2026高雄啤酒音樂節-YESUNG 照片提供：寬寬整合

除了超狂卡司持續引爆話題，主辦單位也同步提醒，中信卡友限定優惠將於5月13日至5月19日登場。中國信託卡友購買搖滾座位區與搖滾漫遊區享95折、一般區享92折；uniopen聯名卡友購買搖滾座位區、搖滾漫遊區與一般區則全面享92折優惠。

此篇文章最開始出處為: 2026高雄啤酒音樂節卡司再加碼 台韓夢幻陣容全面解鎖


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墨新聞｜記者梁偉華／台北報導

文化部影視及流行音樂產業局於今（13）日公布第37屆金曲獎入圍名單，本屆計有283家報名單位、1,645張專輯、22,616件作品報名參賽。經評審團初審、資格審及複審三階段，歷時3個月的評審作業後，決議本年入圍名單，計167件作品入圍角逐27個獎項；華納國際音樂股份有限公司入圍16項表現最亮眼，專輯作品則以蔡依林《Pleasure》入圍9項奪冠；本屆特別貢獻獎頒發予屠穎及林煌坤，評審團獎得主為陳小霞《老翅膀》專輯。

第37屆金曲獎入圍揭獎嘉賓(左起)傻子與白痴、文化部常務次長徐宜君(左五起)評審團主席黃韻玲、流氓阿德、黃子軒、戴曉君、Karencici。 照片提供：台視

特別貢獻獎得主屠穎先生為90年代具指標性的編曲家，以鮮明細膩的音樂語法定義時代聽感，使編曲昇華為作品之靈魂，成為後輩效法的典範，例如〈忠孝東路走九遍〉運用具空間感的樂器配比，勾勒出都市的清冷寂寥，將無盡徘徊的傷感轉化為跨越時空的情感共鳴；〈屋頂〉展現其對聲部平衡的精準掌控，在男女對唱的呼吸間留下恰到好處的餘韻，使歌曲成為純粹的永恆記憶。屠穎善於利用敘事性的弦樂鋪陳及鋼琴留白，引導聽眾進入詞曲核心，在傳統流行編制中揉合古典與現代電子元素，豐富了流行音樂的表現張力，為臺灣流行音樂的編曲體系奠定了堅實的實務基礎。2000年後，屠穎將技術範疇由錄音室延伸至大型現場演出，極大程度地推升了臺灣演唱會的音響工程與音樂製作水準。除了專業成就，屠穎提攜後進不遺餘力，影響力超越音樂界，成為華語流行音樂技術革新的重要推手。

評審團主席黃韻玲。 圖／台視

林煌坤先生出身影劇專業，1970年以尤雅〈往事只能回味〉初試歌詞創作，一鳴驚人。其後數十年筆耕不輟，創作歌詞逾千首。代表作如鳳飛飛〈祝你幸福〉、鄧麗君〈路邊的野花不要採〉、甄妮〈海誓山盟〉、劉文正〈愛情〉等經典，傳唱整個中文世界。林先生將編劇思維帶入詞作，詞風平易簡潔卻極富畫面感，尤擅依歌手形象與旋律特質量身創作，以生動詞句精準捕捉庶民情感，確立了更直白、具現代感且充滿生活氣息的表述方式。作品遍及電影、電視與唱片工業，見證了臺灣娛樂產業日益興盛的年代，並成為跨世代的集體記憶。

揭獎嘉賓流氓阿德。 圖／台視

評審團獎得主陳小霞《老翅膀》專輯，評審團表示，陳小霞是一個對文字極度敏銳的作曲家、唱片製作人，許多作詞人都以能與其合作為職志，總是將每首歌服服貼貼地交給歌手的聲音演繹，《老翅膀》是陳小霞醞釀許久、溫潤醇厚的個人專輯，A&R精純、結構完整，以老靈魂的口吻，訴說著時間的總和，文字自嘲、低調卻每每扣住接收到其頻率的聽者，資深卻不自恃，淡淡地、暖暖地輸出著…，是張不容錯過的作品。

本屆「演唱類」共計20,414件作品參賽，127件入圍，該類評審委員表示，本屆入圍作品，在技術層面的成熟度、完整性、創造性與面向未來的視野，從創作、編曲、演唱到錄音、混音等後製處理，都有成熟的表現，除了接軌全球流行音樂市場脈動，也保有鮮明的文化觀點與在地特色，期許眾多音樂作品都能在時代變動中持續展現獨特價值與競爭力。

揭獎嘉賓 Karencici。 圖／台視

「最佳演唱錄音專輯獎」共計360件作品參賽，5件入圍；「最佳演奏錄音專輯獎」計有70件作品參賽，5件入圍，該類組評審委員表示，在每年不斷翻新的眾多音樂風格下，本屆評審最大共識是找出最符合時代美學與聽覺藝術的錄音專輯，優異的真實樂器演奏與錄音固然是音樂的核心，但非實錄樂器的音色表現與混音師對音樂的見解，更是當代音樂不可或缺的重點。「最佳演唱錄音專輯獎」入圍作品在音色、音量、聲音美學的處理均超越想像，不論是在多元曲風中取得聲音表現平衡、或是在國際潮流中展現的在地混音美學，皆十分突出；「最佳演奏錄音專輯獎」則著重對樂器音色的見解、收音技術的琢磨，以及混音是否重現音樂誕生的那一刻並為之增色、突破想像，入圍作品除均具鮮明的錄音細節與動態，也能清楚聽出混音師的專業與突破，讓音樂增添許多聆聽樂趣。

「最佳MV獎」共計739件作品參賽，8件入圍，該類組評審委員表示，本屆入圍作品整體展現出極高的原創性與成熟的影像表達能力，能精準掌握歌曲情緒與劇情節奏，使情感推進自然流暢。無論在動態調度、畫面設計、素材運用或整體製作完成度上，皆可見創作者鮮明的美學意識與執行力，在風格建構之外，依然保有情感溫度與作品精神。演員表現鮮活立體，幽默與節奏拿捏亦十分得宜，清楚感受作品所傳遞的趣味、魅力與情緒張力。音樂人對作品的高度參與，透過MV完整展現個人文化特質、藝術觀點與音樂精神，流行音樂影像創作的豐富面貌，也反映當代MV在藝術性、敘事性與作者性上的持續提升。

揭獎嘉賓黃子軒。 圖／台視

「最佳裝幀設計獎」共計177件作品參賽，6件入圍。該類組評審委員表示，本屆入圍作品以音樂概念出發，兼具創意與溫度、在地文化與國際視野，並以策展手法串聯音樂與設計，成為面向市場的橋樑。透過材質運用與形式創新，賦予作品儀式感與體感，並融合當代美學與藝術風格，表現高度完整的專輯設計；入圍作品風格多元，呈現音樂設計之多種樣貌，提供更多對未來音樂載體的可能性。

演奏類組部分，本屆「最佳專輯獎」計有72件參賽作品，5件入圍；「最佳專輯製作人獎」計71件參賽作品，5件入圍；「最佳作曲人獎」計713件參賽作品，6件入圍；該類組評審委員表示，入圍作品均展現高度成熟且極具辨識度的製作能力，從封面設計、主題概念至音色表現皆充滿巧思，分秒的層次安排都賦予聲響、樂句具有獨特的敘事性，不拘泥於既有的框架，展現強烈的實驗精神與創造力，處處充滿有機且生生不息的能量。製作人入圍者均展現高度成熟且鮮明的音樂統整能力，從曲目命名、曲序安排到整體聽覺美學皆充滿創意與企圖心，以原創思維完整建構作品脈絡，精準掌握多元曲風間的衝突與融合整體性，展現卓越的視野與掌控能力。作曲人入圍者在旋律編寫與創作結構上具高度完成性，巧妙融合複雜卻流暢的旋律線條，使作品自由穿梭於秩序之中，構築出鮮活且富畫面感的音樂世界。

揭獎嘉賓戴曉君 Sauljaljui。 圖／台視

影視局同時公布，本屆金曲獎評審團主席由知名音樂人黃韻玲擔任。小玲老師為臺北流行音樂中心首任董事長，為華語歌曲資深詞曲創作人、歌手、編曲家、配樂家、音樂製作人、廣播電視節目主持人、舞台劇演員、選秀比賽評審及唱片公司負責人等，曾獲第24屆金曲獎「最佳作曲人獎」、第10屆金音創作獎「特別貢獻獎」等殊榮，亦曾擔任第28屆金曲獎評審團主席、第51、60屆金馬獎評審，及入圍第54屆金馬獎「最佳原創電影歌曲」。黃韻玲目前為綠光創藝董事總經理。

第37屆流行音樂金曲獎頒獎典禮將於6月27日（星期六）晚間7時在台北小巨蛋舉行，一年一度的流行音樂盛典，歡迎大家共襄盛舉，節目內容將全程由台視公司進行轉播，《2026金曲國際音樂節》將於6月24日至26日舉辦「音樂論壇」、「快速媒合會」、「產業分析會議」、「商展交易中心」、「售票演唱會」等系列活動，詳情請上金曲官網（http://gma.tavis.tw/）或FB粉絲團（搜尋：金曲GMA）等活動平台查詢。

taiwan-subdivisions: 臺北 暖暖

title: 第37屆流行音樂金曲獎入圍名單今揭曉 屠穎 林煌坤榮獲特別貢獻獎 陳小霞《老翅膀》專輯榮獲評審團獎


taiwan-subdivisions: 金城 下營 成功

countries: 美國 俄羅斯 南非 加拿大 中國

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此合作融匯藥品級製造能力與 Ispire 的全球平台，使企業快速切入增長極其凌厲的尼古丁產品市場板塊

洛杉磯2026年5月13日 /美通社/ — Ispire Technology Inc.（「Ispire」或「本公司」）(NASDAQ：ISPR) 是電子煙技術和精準給藥領域的開拓先驅，宣佈已與全球製藥企業山東金城醫藥集團股份有限公司 (SZSE: 300233)（下稱「金城醫藥」）成立合資企業，共同生產尼古丁袋產品並推動商業銷售。

此合資項目標誌著 Ispire 進軍蓬勃發展的口含尼古丁產品板塊，將其產品組合擴展至電子煙硬件之外，並讓本公司在全球尼古丁市場中增長速度數一數二的細分市場中佔據優勢。 Grand View Research 的數據顯示，2025 年尼古丁袋市場約為 70 億美元，預計到 2033 年前將保持每年近 25% 的增長率，其市場規模或會超過 400 億美元。

Ispire 聯席行政總裁 Michael Wang 表示：「此合資企業對 Ispire 來說是一次意義重大的策略擴張。 尼古丁袋乃全球矚目的主要增長類別，是次合作令我們得以憑藉即時可用的營運實力與藥品級製造專長，迅速進軍市場。 加上我們在全球分銷及合規基礎設施方面的優勢，我們相信這將有助建立重要的新收入來源，並推動我們更全面的尼古丁平台策略。」

根據協議條款，金城醫藥將提供生產設備、技術專長及尼古丁袋原材料，以加快營運步伐，並支援近期的生產與商業化工作。 該合資企業將借助 Ispire 在精準劑量、合規監管及全球分銷上的專長，使其尼古丁袋產品在日趨白熱化的市場中別樹一幟。

金城醫藥董事長兼總裁李佳全 (Jiaquan Li) 表示：「Ispire 在生產製造及全球監管方面久經實證的卓越能力，有助我們更快邁向商業化。 藉著融合我們的製藥知識及客戶關係與 Ispire 的營運實力，我們將能佔據優勢，負責任地迅速擴大優質尼古丁袋的生產規模。」

金城醫藥是多元化的製藥公司，擁有約 3,800 名員工及全球超過 30 間附屬公司。 公司專注於醫藥中間體、活性藥物成分 (API)、成品藥及健康相關產品的研發、生產及商業化。

金城醫藥選定 Ispire 為合作夥伴，乃因 Ispire 在優質製造、營運執行力及強大的全球監管合規架構上素有佳譽。

公司預計初始生產將依賴現有的商業合作關係，並擬在口含尼古丁細分市場內開拓更多業務發展機遇，以配合其宏大的國際尼古丁平台策略。

此次拓展延續 Ispire 一貫的努力方向，藉助其製造規模、合規實力及全球分銷網絡，將產品組合多元化佈局至多種減害尼古丁產品類別。

關於 Ispire Technology Inc.Ispire 從事品牌電子煙和大麻霧化產品的研發、設計、商業化、銷售、市場推廣和分銷。 公司旗下營運子公司在全球擁有或授權使用超過 400 項專利。 Ispire 的品牌電子煙產品以 Aspire 的名義銷售，主要透過其全球分銷網絡在全球銷售（美國、中國內地及俄羅斯除外）。 公司也與全球電子煙品牌和零售商建立原廠委託設計代工 (ODM) 合作關係。 公司的大麻產品主要以 ODM 模式向其他大麻電子煙公司銷售，並以 Ispire 品牌銷售。 Ispire 在美國、歐洲和南非銷售其大麻電子煙硬件，並已於近期在加拿大和拉丁美洲開展市場推廣活動和客戶互動。 如欲了解更多資訊，請瀏覽 www.ispiretechnology.com，或到 Instagram、LinkedIn、Twitter 及 YouTube 關注 Ispire。

前瞻性陳述本新聞稿包含《1933 年證券法》（經修訂）第 27A 條、《1934 年證券交易法》（經修訂）第 21E 條以及《1995 年私人證券訴訟改革法》（經修訂）所指的前瞻性陳述，旨在受到上述條款所建立的安全港條款的保護。 前瞻性陳述是基於某些假設，描述公司未來的計劃、策略和預期，通常可以透過使用「相信」、「預期」、「也許」、「將」、「應該」、「會」、「可以」、「尋求」、「打算」、「計劃」、「目標」、「項目」、「估計」、「預計」、「策略」、「未來」、「可能」或其他類似術語，儘管並非所有前瞻性陳述都包含這些識別詞語。 本新聞稿除歷史事實陳述外，有關公司策略、前景、財務狀況、營運、成本、計劃和目標的所有陳述均為前瞻性陳述。 可能導致公司實際業績和財務狀況與前瞻性陳述中所示業績和財務狀況有重大差異的重要因素。 此類前瞻性陳述包括但不限於風險和不確定性，包括以下方面：公司能否成功重返美國電子尼古丁傳送系統市場；公司提交的任何煙草產品上市前申請 (PMTA) 是否獲得批准或拒絕；公司能否成功落實進一步拓展非洲市場的計劃；公司與 Touch Point Worldwide Inc.（以 Berify 名義開展業務）和 Chemular Inc.（下稱「合資企業」）的合資企業能否按照目前設想的方式、以不同的條款或根本無法實現目標；合資企業在電子煙技術領域進行創新或開發尼古丁電子煙裝置的年齡限制或年齡驗證技術的能力；公司及時收回應收賬款的能力；公司的商業策略；公司向 Ispire ONE™ 進行市場推廣的能力；Ispire ONE™ 實現其目標的成功情況；客戶能否獲得 Ispire ONE™ 的預期收益以及其產品在市場是否成功；Ispire ONE™ 被證明是安全；以及「風險因素」、「管理階層對財務狀況和經營業績的討論與分析」、「關於前瞻性陳述的警示性說明」中所述的風險和不確定性，以及 Ispire 截至 2025 年 6 月 30 日止年度的 10-K 表格年度報告和 Ispire 隨後向美國證券交易委員會提交的任何文件中所述的其他風險。 前瞻性陳述不應視作對未來事件的預測。 本新聞稿中所作的前瞻性陳述僅與本新聞稿發佈之日發生的事件或資訊有關。 除適用法律另有規定外，我們不承擔在聲明發佈之日後因新資訊、未來事件或其他原因而更新或修改任何前瞻性陳述的義務，也不承擔反映意外事件發生的義務。 閱讀本新聞稿時應理解，我們未來的實際業績可能與我方預期有重大差異。

投資者關係聯絡人：Brett MaasHayden IR(646) 536-7331[email protected]

James CarbonaraHayden IR(646)-755-7412[email protected]

公共關係聯絡人：Ellen Mellody+1-570-209-2947[email protected]

title: Ispire Technology 聯手金城醫藥成立策略合資企業，進軍高速增長的尼古丁袋市場


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Homes England 旗下的 National Housing Bank 對 Starlight UK Build-to-Rent (BTR) Fund II 進行重大基石股權投資

2026-05-13   Starlight Investments 與 National Housing Bank 攜手加速租賃房屋建設；銀行分階段投資 1 億英鎊，並透過 Starlight 平台推動建設 6,000 套房屋

多倫多2026年5月13日 /美通社/ — Starlight Investments 宣佈，Homes England 旗下的 National Housing Bank 已加入 Starlight UK 建後出租資金 II (Build-to-Rent (BTR) Fund II)，成為其基石投資者，以支持加速英國各地新建租賃房屋的交付。 這項投資體現雙方共同致力擴大租賃房屋供應，並在最需要新建住屋的地方促進發展。

Homes England 作為英國政府的房屋與重建機構，在應對英國的房屋挑戰方面對國家發揮核心的作用，利用其土地、資金和專業知識釋放開發機遇，並支援地方領導人推動可持續發展且設計良好的社區建設。 這項股權投資是 Homes England 新成立的 National Housing Bank（政府用於長期規劃和房屋投資的新工具）的首批投資之一。 作為 Homes England 營運的一部分，銀行透過基金、平台和合作夥伴關係，靈活部署政府支援的資本，以啟動房屋和重建項目，吸引私人資本，並加速大規模交付。

Starlight 於 2020 年成立，其英國住宅資產管理平台專注於建後出租領域，其願景是在曼徹斯特、利物浦、列斯等主要區域城市，以及租賃房屋供應不足的倫敦通勤帶主要市場，提供數千套新房屋。 Starlight 在英國擁有 4,000 套房屋，管理資產達 11 億英鎊，致力支援該地區的房屋目標，並提供一流的租賃選擇，同時擁有強大的營運管理能力。 在執行其英國項目時，Starlight 帶來其在多戶住宅領域超過三十年的全球投資和資產管理專業知識。 Starlight 作為經驗豐富的專業建後出租營運商，其良好往績是 Homes England 決定與該公司不斷發展的英國平台合作的關鍵因素。

繼 Starlight 首個英國建後出租基金取得成功之後，基金 II 延續公司的長期策略，在結構性供應不足的市場中開發和經營專業管理的租賃房屋。 Starlight 嚴謹審慎的投資方式，也透過持續投資、創造就業機會、振興經濟以及提供靠近就業、教育和交通設施的優越租賃社區，支援更廣泛的經濟增長。 除了來自全球眾多機構投資者的巨額承諾外，Homes England 的投資也讓 Starlight 的資金 II 平台能夠提供 6,000 套急需的房屋。

Starlight Investments 創辦人兼首行政總裁 Daniel Drimmer 表示：「Starlight 在英國的住宅策略植根於負責任的長期投資，並致力為居民提供優質的租賃選擇。 此次合作建立在我們不斷擴大的英國投資組合之上，標誌著重要里程碑，讓我們進一步發展建後出租平台，並將私人投資與造福當地社區的成果結合。」

National Housing Bank 行政總裁 Simon Century 表示：「這正是政府透過 National Housing Bank 的投資，將有助改變英國的房屋市場。 支持國際資本承諾在全國城鎮建造數千套新房屋，此跡象令人鼓舞，表明英國住宅市場已向公眾開放，並能夠吸引機構投資來支援發展。 Starlight 在開發、專業管理和機構擁有中端市場租賃房屋方面的做法，與我們因地制宜的優先事項不謀而合。 我們歡迎此次合作，此舉體現我們竭力協助社區居民安居其所。」

關於 Starlight Investments

Starlight Investments 是全球領先的房地產投資及資產管理公司，總部位於加拿大安大略省多倫多。 Starlight 為私人持有的業主、房地產開發商及資產管理公司，擁有超過 70,000 個多戶型住宅單位及逾 700 萬平方呎的商業物業，資產管理規模 (AUM) 達 300 億加元，並提供多元化的房地產投資策略及相關投資工具。 Starlight 的使命是在深厚經驗與前瞻思維之間取得平衡，為投資者及社區帶來正面影響。 在 Starlight，我們以創造影響力為投資核心。

詳情請見 www.starlightinvest.com，或在 LinkedIn 與我們保持聯繫。

關於 Homes England

Homes England 是英國政府的房屋與重建機構。 此機構與合作夥伴一起致力創造更多價格實惠的優質房屋以及繁榮社區，讓人人都有地方安居樂業、茁壯成長。

透過與成千上萬個不同規模的組織合作，此機構利用自身的權力、專業知識、土地、資本和影響力，為社區帶來投資，並建造更多優質房屋，從而實現此目標。

了解更多：https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about

National Housing Bank

National Housing Bank 是 Homes England 旗下公司，為房屋建設提供以目標為導向的融資。 公司旨在打破大規模投資的障礙，加速地方建設和重建。

未來十年，該公司將透過債務、股權和擔保產品投資高達 160 億英鎊，在市場無法介入的地方發揮作用。

National Housing Bank 的目標是吸引超過 500 億英鎊的私人資本，從而建造更多房屋，壯大社區，並營造可持續發展的繁榮社區。

銀行為合作夥伴提供度身定制和混合融資解決方案，以及為 Homes England 獻上全方位支援。 當中的授權安排及靈活做法，讓公司可敏捷應對不斷變化的市場狀況，確保投資流向最需要的地區。

National Housing Bank 秉承政府支持、使命引領，為合作夥伴帶來長期投資，以改變英國各地的面貌並促進經濟增長。

聯絡人：Raj Mehta，全球市場總裁，+1-647-725-0498，[email protected]；Jonnie Milich，英國住宅主管，+44-7930-373-945，[email protected]；Talia Schwebel，市場推廣及傳訊總裁，[email protected]；Homes England，0207-874-8262，[email protected]

taiwan-subdivisions: 成功 大安 大社區

countries: 英國 加拿大


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INDEPENDENCE:  China’s move ‘essentially amounts to asking Taiwanese media to cooperate with the CCP’s transnational repression against Taiwan,’ the MAC said

The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Tuesday condemned Beijing for urging local media firms to “expose” Taiwan independence activities, saying that local media representatives could face prosecution if they help China target Taiwanese.

Chinese authorities have “summoned certain Taiwanese media outlets to Beijing for instructions and urged them to ‘jointly expose Taiwan independence separatist activities,’” it said in a statement.

The move “essentially amounts to asking Taiwanese media to cooperate with the Chinese Communist Party’s [CCP] transnational repression against Taiwan and restrict the freedoms of the Taiwanese people through intimidation,” the MAC said.

A name and logo of the Mainland Affairs Council are pictured on a podium at the council in Taipei in an undated photograph. Photo: Taipei Times

In Taiwan, peaceful advocacy of independence is protected as free speech and is not illegal, it said.

The council described Beijing’s tactics as “using Taiwan to control Taiwan.”

The statement came after Wu Xi (吳璽), deputy head of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, made remarks on the role of cross-strait media at the seventh edition of the cross-strait media summit in Beijing earlier on Tuesday.

“Taiwan independence separatist forces” have been spreading false information and malicious remarks to incite anti-China sentiment, and create cross-strait confrontation, seriously undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, Wu said.

Media professionals from both sides ahould “use truthful reporting and rational commentary to expose the harmfulness and danger of Taiwan independence activities and external interference,” he said.

The MAC said Taiwanese media firms that sent representatives to the event might contravene laws such as the Anti-Infiltration Act (反滲透法) and the National Security Act (國家安全法) if they cooperate with Beijing as “local collaborators” in its campaign to “punish Taiwan independence.”

Examples of such conduct include following Beijing’s instructions to “exploit press freedom” by accusing specific people of being independence advocates, providing the personal information of Taiwanese or disseminating bounty notices, it said.

The laws carry a maximum prison sentence of more than seven years, it added.

Executive Yuan spokeswoman Michelle Lee (李慧芝) warned the public to be wary of China’s growing “united front” infiltration, saying that anyone caught aiding Beijing’s efforts would face strict prosecution under the law.

While the government has consistently supported healthy and orderly cross-strait exchanges, it firmly opposes any “united front” actions aimed at interfering with Taiwan’s internal affairs and democratic operations, Lee said.

China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported that more than 100 media executives and journalists attended the summit, including Chou Hsi-wei (周錫瑋), vice chairman of the Want Want China Times Media Group (旺旺中時媒體集團), which owns media firms such as CTi Television Inc (中天電視) and the China Times.

An exclusive report by the Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times) on Tuesday cited national security sources as saying that other Taiwanese attendees included representatives from the United Daily News, TVBS News and the Observer magazine.

title: MAC slams Beijing over media tactics


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BEIJING SUMMIT:  Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Tesla’s Elon Musk and other tech CEOs are also traveling to China, with the US president expected to focus on trade

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he would ask Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) to “open up” China to US firms as he headed to Beijing for a summit.

“I will be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to ‘open up’ China so that these brilliant people can work their magic, and help bring the People’s Republic to an even higher level!” Trump wrote on Truth Social after departing Washington.

In a sign of Trump’s focus on business, Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) boarded Air Force One during a stopover in Alaska, with Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk also traveling on the presidential plane to China.

US President Donald Trump ,center, is escorted by China’s Vice President Han Zheng, right, upon his arrival at Beijing Capital Airport in Beijing on May 13, 2026. Photo: AFP

A host of other top CEOs, including Apple’s Tim Cook, were expected in Beijing for the visit, the first by a US president to China in nearly a decade.

As he departed the White House, Trump said he expected a “long talk” with Xi about Iran, which sells most of its US-sanctioned oil to China.

This week’s trip — the first since Trump visited Beijing in 2017 — involves talks with Xi today and tomorrow, as well as lavish pomp and ceremony.

The packed itinerary includes a state banquet in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People and a tea reception.

Trump on Monday said that he would speak with Xi about US arms sales to Taiwan — a departure from historic US insistence that it would not consult Beijing on its support to the nation.

Trump has touted a strong personal relationship with Xi, which he said would prevent a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

“I think we’ll be fine. I have a very good relationship with President Xi. He knows I don’t want that to happen,” he said.

title: Donald Trump vows to push Xi to ‘open up’ China


people: 賴士葆 賴清德 韓國瑜 卓榮泰 莊瑞雄

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By Lo Kuo-chia, Lin Che-yuan and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer

Opposition legislators yesterday accused President William Lai (賴清德) of being “arrogant” and deplored what they called the ruling party’s “instrumentalization of the judiciary” during an impeachment hearing at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei.

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) lawmakers on Dec. 19 last year moved to impeach Lai, accusing him of dereliction of duty and unconstitutional actions.

They said the Lai administration refused to ratify the amendments that had passed the third reading in the Legislative Yuan.

Opposition lawmakers attend an impeachment hearing for President William Lai at the legislature in Taipei yesterday.  Photo: CNA

At yesterday’s hearing, KMT Legislator Lai Shyh-bao (賴士葆) accused the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of hypocrisy for calling the impeachment a “farce,” as Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) filed eight appeals urging the review of amendments, even though he knew they would be turned down.

TPP Legislator Wang An-hsiang (王安祥) implored William Lai to reconsider his energy policies, saying that the impeachment was a warning to an “arrogant” government that “claims there are no power shortage issues, while hiking electricity prices.”

KMT Legislator Chen Ching-hui (陳菁徽) said William Lai is the first president to be the target of an impeachment motion, which is proof that the public is fed up with the government’s policies and its “disrespect” for the legislative branch.

Meanwhile, the DPP in a news conference condemned the hearing as a “competition to bad-mouth President Lai,” saying that the party would not yield to a sham hearing.

The DPP said that Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) of the KMT agrees with it, as he is away on an official tour in Europe while the impeachment hearings are taking place.

DPP caucus chief executive Chuang Jui-hsiung (莊瑞雄) said that the legislature’s focus should be on expediting the review of the general budget and addressing how the nation is to pay for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems from the US due at the end of this month.

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STRATEGIC AMBIGUITY: A US official in 1995 told Chinese officials wondering how the US would react to a Taiwan crisis that ‘we don’t know, and you don’t know’

It is a verbal tightrope US presidents have had to walk for about 50 years, where even small slip-ups when stating official US policy toward Taiwan and China can trigger geopolitical alarm bells.

The way the US views Taiwan under the “one China” policy acknowledges the Chinese position that Taiwan is part of China, while still allowing for informal US relations with Taiwan.

It is intended to be vague, built on what has become known as strategic ambiguity.

The flags of the US, front, and the Republic of China, center, flutter outside the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology in Taoyuan on March 30.  Photo: I-hwa Cheng, AFP

Then-US assistant secretary of defense Joseph Nye in 1995 said to Chinese officials wondering how the US would react to a Taiwan crisis: “We don’t know, and you don’t know.”

“The idea was, stick to the very careful language that’s been crafted and don’t vary,” said Mike McCurry, former White House press secretary under former US president Bill Clinton.

“Because there are too many people listening and paying attention,” McCurry said.

The policy could again be pushed into the spotlight during US President Donald Trump’s visit to China this week.

In the past, some US officials have flubbed it, requiring swift diplomatic cleanup.

“It’s the precision of the words,” former US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. “They just have to be so extraordinarily precise when you’re talking about Taiwan because, quite frankly, the stakes are enormously high.”

Former US president Joe Biden suggested four times that the US would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan, forcing White House officials to clarify that he was not undoing decades of precedent.

Trump was president-elect in 2016 when he took a call from then-president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) — likely the first president to do so since the US severed diplomatic relations with the nation in 1979.

He later scoffed at the hubbub, posting: “Interesting how the US sells Taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment, but I should not accept a congratulatory call.”

The following year, the Trump White House issued a statement about a meeting in Germany between Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) and Trump that described Xi as president of the Republic of China, the formal name for Taiwan — not the People’s Republic of China.

“There is a lot of difficulty to navigate a lot of these concepts. However, the reason why that is the case — a lot of misunderstanding and misspeaking — is because those concepts are conceptual traps set up by China,” said Miles Yu (余茂春), principal China policy adviser to former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo. “You cannot explain something that’s unexplainable.”

Yu, now a senior fellow and director of the China Center at the Hudson Institute, has advocated for more firmly stating the US commitment to defending Taiwan.

The concept of a “one China” policy or a “one China” principle, as Beijing calls its insistence that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, was “completely of Chinese making,” he said.

“No one inside the Chinese high command has ever believed there is any ambiguity as to America’s resolve to defend Taiwan,” Yu said.

Instead, the US has long adhered to plans to defend Taiwan in proportion to Chinese threats, as evidenced by Washington repeatedly mobilizing forces to the Taiwan Strait over the years amid heightened tensions, he said.

Today, the Trump White House says there has been no change in policy, but scoffs at the idea of verbal gymnastics required in stating it, saying that Trump has approved major arms sales to Taiwan over the years.

The policy was always hard to articulate.

Under an agreement with Beijing beginning in 1979 with then-US president Jimmy Carter, the US began adhering to the “one China” policy.

Carter’s administration spent months in secret negotiations with China to reach the agreement, yet Carter later said that it “does nothing to prevent” a future president or US Congress from “even going to war” to protect Taiwan.

Clinton, during a 1998 roundtable in Shanghai, said he supported the “three no’s”: The US not supporting Taiwanese independence, not supporting the “two Chinas” idea and not backing Taiwan’s admittance into international organizations.

However, the following year, Clinton said: “You know what I’ve done in the past,” seeming to point to previous US military interventions and suggesting he could do something similar involving Taiwan.

During a 2001 interview with The Associated Press, then-US president George W. Bush was asked whether the US might use military force to counter a Chinese attack on Taiwan and answered: “It’s certainly an option.”

Bush later told CNN that did not mean the US was toughening its stance, saying: “I have said that I will do what it takes to help Taiwan defend itself.”

In 1989, then-US president George H.W. Bush said during a banquet in China that while the US adheres to “the bedrock principle that there is but one China, we have found ways to address Taiwan constructively without rancor.”

During a 2014 joint news conference in Beijing with Xi, then-US president Barack Obama said: “We encourage further progress by both sides of the Taiwan Strait towards building ties, reducing tensions and promoting stability on the basis of dignity and respect.”

Still, getting it right can be tricky.

“Anybody who has been at the State Department, the Pentagon or even the White House podium can tell you: When the issue of Taiwan came up, you went to your notes,” Kirby said. “You didn’t freelance it.”

Yet Kirby recalled that he “got cocky once and didn’t,” mischaracterizing the policy and causing “a little kerfuffle.”

Any big error usually first draws complaints from US policy officials, who are not shy with their displeasure, Kirby said, adding that “you’ll be highly encouraged to make a statement correcting it right away.”

people: 蔡英文 習近平

title: US’ official stance on Taiwan is a game of hairsplitting


title: CSIST certified to supply US Patriot radar element

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD: The institute had began the certification process in 2023, and is the first in Taiwan to proactively apply and pass Level 2 certification, it said

The Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) has become a qualified supplier of the US Patriot missile system radar element after twice passing the certified third-party assessment required by the US government.

To become a qualified supplier of the US defense supply chain, the US National Defense Authorization Act and US Code of Federal Regulations require defense contractors to pass an assessment conducted by a certified third-party assessment organization under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, the institute said.

The institute began participating in the verification process for the Patriot missile system radar antenna element in 2023, and was awarded a CMMC Level 2 certificate in November last year, it said.

Taiwanese military personnel stand near a Patriot Advanced Capability-2 missile launcher during a drill inside an airbase in Taichung on Jan. 8 last year. Photo: Ritchie B. Tongo, EPA

The CMMC certification is divided into three levels, it said. A Level 1 certificate covers basic cybersecurity practices, while Level 2 is the formal certification level required to protect sensitive defense information. A Level 3 certificate is designed for advanced cybersecurity protection approaching national-level defense requirements, it said.

With increasingly crucial application of drone technology in defense projects, data related to flight control and communications are considered controlled unclassified information subject to protection of stricter cybersecurity measures, it said.

The institute reapplied for a second third-party assessment in July 2024.

To pass the assessment, the institute said it used the SP800-171 standards set by US National Institute of Standard and Technology to evaluate its 110 cybersecurity management measures.

Internal inspections and employee training were regularly conducted to ensure the measures are fully implemented, the institute said, adding that it carried out multiple rounds of simulated assessments and drills.

The institute secured the Level 2 certificate for the second time following a one-and-half-year assessment, and it has been listed as a certified supplier on the US Department of Defense Industrial Base Web site.

“The certificates show that CSIST are capable of handling advanced defense projects from the US and meeting international standards,” the institute said, adding that it would continue pursuing international certifications for other critical technologies and development programs involving uncrewed systems, missiles and ordnance.

The institute is the first in Taiwan to proactively apply for certification and pass the Level 2 assessment since the US adopted the CMMC regulations.

“We will also assist defense contractors in enhancing their cybersecurity maturity, comprehensively strengthening the protection of trade secrets, core technologies and the overall supply chain,” it said, adding that it would collaborate with industry partners to establish a secure, trustworthy and sustainable defense ecosystem.


title: A broader look at Trump-Xi meet

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As Air Force One prepares to descend into Beijing for a summit overshadowed by wars in Iran and Ukraine, much of the international discussion has centered on whether Taiwan could become part of a geopolitical bargain.

Speculation has intensified over possible adjustments in US policy language, arms sales or diplomatic signaling toward Taipei. For many observers, the summit is being framed as a test of whether Washington’s commitment to Taiwan would hold. However, Beijing appears to be studying something far broader.

While the US debates diplomatic wording, China is closely examining the strategic lessons from the wars in Iran and Ukraine. The focus is not limited to missiles or battlefield tactics. Beijing is watching how modern conflicts reshape societies, alliances, markets and political resolve long before formal war begins. The real lesson Beijing sees in Iran and Ukraine is that exhaustion can achieve what escalation cannot.

Remarks by former senior US defense officials reflect growing concern in Washington that China’s Taiwan strategy might increasingly rely on “gray zone” pressure, cognitive warfare and disruption campaigns designed to weaken political cohesion over time rather than trigger immediate military confrontation.

Retired US lieutenant general S. Clinton Hinote warned that Beijing is likely studying how propaganda, social media manipulation and public uncertainty could influence democratic societies during crises.

Former US assistant secretary of defense Ely Ratner similarly said China might seek to pressure Taiwan “without firing a shot,” relying instead on cognitive warfare and expanded “gray zone” activities.

Elements of this approach are already visible across the Indo-Pacific region.

Japan faced coordinated disinformation campaigns after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan. Australia has repeatedly warned about foreign interference and online influence operations. Taiwan itself continues to experience near-daily military pressure, cyberattacks, disinformation efforts and economic coercion, operating simultaneously below the threshold of open conflict.

At the same time, Beijing is studying the economic dimensions of modern war.

Over the past few weeks, oil tankers have rerouted, insurance markets have tightened and global supply chains have once again been reminded how quickly strategic pressure could spread far beyond the battlefield. The disruption surrounding the Strait of Hormuz has demonstrated how even limited instability could generate outsized political and economic effects.

For Taiwan, these lessons carry particular significance.

China might not need an immediate invasion scenario to place Taiwan under severe pressure. The nation might not wake up one morning to the sight of an invasion fleet crossing the Taiwan Strait. Pressure could instead emerge gradually: delayed cargo shipments, restricted air routes, cyberdisruptions, rising insurance costs and a constant stream of online narratives questioning whether resistance is sustainable.

This possibility matters, because democracies often struggle with prolonged ambiguity. Gradual pressure rarely produces the same urgency as open conflict. Political divisions deepen. Economic actors become cautious. International attention drifts. Public fatigue accumulates.

That dynamic is especially important as China watches the growing strain on US resources and political focus from simultaneous crises in Europe and the Middle East.

This is why Taiwan should avoid viewing the summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) solely through the lens of diplomatic concessions or symbolic wording changes.

Taiwan’s greatest challenge might not arrive as a sudden invasion, but emerge gradually — through shipping disruptions, rising insurance costs, information warfare, political hesitation and growing uncertainty over whether democracies can sustain collective resolve under pressure.

By the time a crisis is formally recognized, the economic pressure, political hesitation and psychological fatigue could already be deeply embedded.

The Taiwan Strait might become the first place where blockade effects appear long before anyone formally calls it a blockade.

Bonnie Yushih Liao is an assistant professor in Tamkang University’s Department of Diplomacy and International Relations.


title: Will Donald Trump betray Taiwan?

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From the Iran war and nuclear weapons to tariffs and artificial intelligence, the agenda for this week’s Beijing summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) is packed. Xi would almost certainly bring up Taiwan, if only to demonstrate his inflexibility on the matter.

However, no one needs to meet with Xi face-to-face to understand his stance. A visit to the National Museum of China in Beijing — in particular, the “Road to Rejuvenation” exhibition, which chronicles the rise and rule of the Chinese Communist Party — might be even more revealing.

Xi took the members of the Chinese Politburo Standing Committee to the exhibition in 2012, just weeks after taking power, using it as the backdrop for his declaration that the biggest “Chinese dream” is the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” He expanded the exhibition in 2018 with a glitzy annex devoted to his own achievements: an entire floor of military dioramas, scale models of warships and missile launchers, and displays of China’s technological mastery, from deep-sea submersibles to semiconductor fabrication.

The annex provides a glimpse into how China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong (毛澤東) sees his place in history. However, to understand its message, one must first consider what is not there. Although Xi considers “reunification” with Taiwan to be a keystone of his vision for national rejuvenation — putting it at the “core of China’s core interests,” as a Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said — the nation is not mentioned in the exhibition.

What Xi’s annex does include is a series of photographs depicting how another illustrious Chinese leader, Deng Xiaoping (鄧小平), compelled the British to hand over Hong Kong in 1997. There was no invasion; no shots were fired. Instead, Deng ensured British capitulation by accumulating overwhelming leverage and maintaining a firm stance.

Xi intends to apply a similar strategy to Taiwan. The most likely crisis scenario is not a bolt-from-the-blue invasion, but a slow-motion coercion campaign to strangle Taiwan.

For example, China could declare a “customs enforcement zone” around the nation, requiring commercial vessels to register at Chinese ports before entering Taiwanese harbors. It could expand its military exercises around Taiwan, thereby normalizing the presence of warships in the area and creating a rolling quasi-blockade.

China could also pressure multinationals to reclassify Taiwan as a Chinese market, severing its economic identity one contract at a time.

None of these steps would constitute the kind of dramatic act that would force the US to respond militarily. However, together they would gradually erode Taiwan’s autonomy, choke its economy and open the way for a “peaceful” Chinese takeover.

Economic and military coercion is only half the strategy; the other half is psychological. China would flood Taiwan with propaganda and disinformation to convince Taiwanese that US support is a mirage, and resistance against China is futile. Creating a sense of despair and inevitability would make a Chinese takeover far easier.

As one senior Taiwanese national security official said: “China’s war on minds may be even more important than the war on our bodies.”

The Trump administration could inadvertently bolster this campaign. Every careless statement positioning Taiwan as a bargaining chip or casting doubt on the US’ willingness to fulfill its security commitments would be highlighted. This is why Xi wanted to meet with Trump in the first place. Regardless of what is said in private, China would try to spin the meeting as evidence that the US is prepared to abandon Taiwan. If Trump is not careful, that would be the story.

Xi has instructed the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to be ready for a fight. He has donned fatigues and inspected scale models of the Presidential Office Building on the plains of Inner Mongolia, where troops rehearse decapitation strikes. A successful move against Taiwan would cement Xi’s status as one of China’s greatest leaders, but a failed invasion would destroy the legacy he has already built and chronicled in that National Museum annex.

Xi understands this well. As ambitious as he is, his self-imposed deadline for “rejuvenation” is 2049, at which point he would be 96. This is not the timeline of a man who would pursue a rash invasion. Xi evidently believes that if China keeps getting stronger and thinking strategically, the problem would eventually solve itself. As the US dithers and the Taiwanese lose hope, China would be able to coerce Taiwan into submission.

Denying Xi this theory of victory would require the US to work with its allies to establish a joint playbook for “gray zone” scenarios — quarantines, economic coercion and military intimidation that fall short of armed attack. However, such an effort depends on allied unity. The US must therefore bolster its coalition with Australia, Japan and other partners.

At the same time, Washington must avoid rhetoric that convinces Xi that his window is closing, while reassuring Taipei that its commitment remains credible, including by pursuing agreements with Taiwan on energy, technology and trade. If Taiwan’s leaders and citizens become convinced that they are on their own, China’s psychological strategy would have succeeded, and its hand would be much stronger.

At this week’s summit, Trump would be facing a patient, perceptive and ambitious leader. The best way to safeguard Taiwan’s autonomy is to ensure Xi never receives the signal that patience is no longer required — and that Taiwan never doubts who its friends are.

Eyck Freymann is a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the author of Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China.

Copyright: Project Syndicate


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When Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) sits down with US President Donald Trump in Beijing on Thursday next week, Xi is unlikely to demand a dramatic public betrayal of Taiwan. He does not need to. Beijing’s preferred victory is smaller, quieter and in some ways far more dangerous: a subtle shift in American wording that appears technical, but carries major strategic meaning. The ask is simple: replace the longstanding US formulation that Washington “does not support Taiwan independence” with a harder one — that Washington “opposes” Taiwan independence. One word changes; a deterrence structure built over decades begins to shift.

By Aadil Brar

Taipei is facing a severe rat infestation, and the city government is reportedly considering large-scale use of rodenticides as its primary control measure.However, this move could trigger an ecological disaster, including mass deaths of birds of prey.In the past, black kites, relatives of eagles, took more than three decades to return to the skies above the Taipei Basin. Taiwan’s black kite population was nearly wiped out by the combined effects of habitat destruction, pesticides and rodenticides.By 1992, fewer than 200 black kites remained on the island. Fortunately, thanks to more than 30 years of collective effort to preserve their remaining

By Wang Chih-shao 王至劭

After Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) met Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) in Beijing, most headlines referred to her as the leader of the opposition in Taiwan. Is she really, though? Being the chairwoman of the KMT does not automatically translate into being the leader of the opposition in the sense that most foreign readers would understand it. “Leader of the opposition” is a very British term. It applies to the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy, and to some extent, to other democracies. If you look at the UK right now, Conservative Party head Kemi Badenoch is

By JulienOeuillet 曾樂昂

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POWERLESS: Minnesota struggled to counter the French superstar, with Anthony Edwards saying he just kind of hoped that Wembanyama would miss

Victor Wembanyama on Tuesday had at least one teammate who hoped the San Antonio Spurs superstar would return angry, while his coach expected a mature approach from Wembanyama after his first career ejection a game earlier.

The Spurs got both, much to the dismay of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

“They ain’t mutually exclusive,” Wembanyama said. “I’m looking for both.”

The San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama, right, drives to the basket against the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Naz Reid during Game 5 of the second round of the NBA playoffs at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, on Tuesday. Photo: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

Wembanyama had 27 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and three blocks as San Antonio beat Minnesota 126-97 to take a 3-2 lead in their NBA Western Conference second-round series.

“I feel like we got the Vic that you’ve seen all year,” Spurs guard Stephon Castle said. “I think his maturity level was off the charts. I mean, he played smart, didn’t really foul much, took the shots that were there for him. So, I mean, when he’s playing like that, playing aggressive with everything that he brings for us defensively, I feel like we’re pretty hard to beat.”

Wembanyama was ejected from Game 4 on Sunday for throwing an elbow early in the second quarter after getting tangled with Minnesota’s Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels while grabbing a rebound. Wembanyama swung his arms and his elbow struck Reid in the face.

Officials looked at the play and upgraded the foul to a Flagrant 2, which comes with an automatic ejection. The NBA, as it always does in those situations, further reviewed the play after the game and decided on Monday that the ejection was sufficient. It could have fined or even suspended Wembanyama for Game 5 and beyond if it felt that was warranted.

San Antonio have a chance to reach the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2017 and Wembanyama’s historic post-season has been key.

The 2.24m Wembanyama (22 years, 128 days) is the third-youngest player in league history with 25 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a post-season game behind Magic Johnson (20 years, 276 days) and Luka Doncic (21 years, 177 days).

Wembanyama set an early tone, becoming the first Spurs player since Tim Duncan in 2002 with 20 points and 10 rebounds in the first half of a playoff game.

Although the series continued to be extremely physical, Wembanyama remained calm.

After Minnesota’s Ayo Dosunmu approached him following a tangle with McDaniels in the first quarter, Wembanyama ran untouched to the rim for an emphatic windmill dunk.

“Yeah, I feel like the rage baiting would’ve been maybe one of the strategies,” Wembanyama said. “I feel like I need to stay composed as a team.”

Anthony Edwards, who led Minnesota with 20 points, admitted that the Timberwolves had been powerless to stop Wembanyama’s early onslaught.

“Some of the stuff that Wemby was doing, you just don’t really have too much of an answer for it,” Edwards said. “Just kind of hope he misses.”

Additional reporting by AFP

title: Wembanyama leads Spurs win


title: NBA mourns the deaths of Clarke and Collins

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke, 29, has died, the NBA team said in a statement on Tuesday, while the family of Jason Collins, the first openly gay man to play in a major US pro sports league, announced the former Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets player had died after a battle with brain cancer.

“We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Brandon Clarke,” the Grizzlies said in a statement posted on social media. “Brandon was an outstanding teammate and an even better person whose impact on the organization and the greater Memphis community will not be forgotten.”

The statement did not provide a cause of death.

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke looks on from the bench in the second half of their NBA game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Memphis, Tennessee, on Feb. 3. Photo: AP

The NBC television affiliate in Los Angeles cited unnamed law enforcement sources in reporting that Clarke was found dead on Monday in a home in the suburban San Fernando Valley, where paramedics responded to an emergency call.

The station reported that authorities were investigating Clarke’s death as a possible drug overdose.

Grizzlies star Ja Morant also paid tribute to his teammate with several posts on Instagram, including one photo of Clarke enveloping him in a hug on court.

Then-Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins dribbles the ball during their NBA game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 2014. Photo: AP

“It’s bigger than basketball,” Morant wrote.

Clarke’s death came six weeks after he was arrested in Arkansas on charges that included possession of a controlled substance and fleeing in a vehicle while speeding.

The San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night paid tribute to Clarke and Collins with a moment of silence before their playoff game.

Collins’ family said he had died after a valiant fight with glioblastoma.

“Jason changed lives in unexpected ways and was an inspiration to all who knew him and to those who admired him from afar,” the family said in a statement released through the NBA.

Collins, 47, had revealed in a brief statement in September last year that he was undergoing treatment for a brain tumor and in December told ESPN that he had been diagnosed with a “multiforme” glioblastoma that was growing quickly.

Collins, who retired in 2014 after a 13-year NBA career, announced he was gay in a 2013 Sports Illustrated story.

“When I did come out publicly, it was interesting, it was very rare, but I got back-to-back calls from Oprah Winfrey and President Barack Obama,” Collins said in an interview with ESPN last year. “President Obama said: ‘Congratulations — what you’ve done today will have a positive impact on someone you might not ever meet in your lifetime.’”

He said he hoped discussing his cancer diagnosis could help a stranger in the same way.

Additional reporting by AP


title: Skenes takes no-hitter into seventh and strikes out 10

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Paul Skenes on Tuesday night slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that is becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.

The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner tipped his cap, then disappeared from view for a quick debrief with Pirates manager Don Kelly after finishing with a season-high 10 strikeouts.

Sure, the competitor in Skenes wanted the opportunity to go back out for the ninth in search for the first complete game victory of his big league career, but the remarkably mature 23-year-old who is constantly trying to keep things in perspective knew better.

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Paul Skenes pitches against the Colorado Rockies during their MLB game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Photo: Charles LeClaire-Imagn

His first pitch of the eighth, a fastball, hit just 93.7mph (150.8kph), pedestrian by his standards.

So Skenes told Kelly he was done after 98 pitches and eight innings of two-hit brilliance and the chance for that elusive shutout had to wait. Skenes quietly gave way to Gregory Soto, who got the final three outs of a 3-1 win over Colorado that pushed Skenes’ record to 6-2 and whittled his ERA to 1.98.

“It’s a long season,” Skenes said. “That was start nine out of 32, 33 and then hopefully eight or nine more after that. So, just got to see the big picture.”

The Detroit Tigers’ Taiwanese infielder Lee Hao-yu hits a double during their MLB game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Missouri on Sunday. Photo: William Purnell-Imagn Images

He carried a no-hitter into the seventh while retiring 18 of the first 19 batters he faced, the third time in his past four starts he has not allowed a hit until the fifth or later.

Colorado spent six innings flailing away against Skenes before Mickey Moniak’s sinking line-drive single to left-center with one out in the seventh. Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz stretched out every centimeter of his 2m frame to make the grab, only to see it bounce in front of his glove.

“I ran so hard that I’ll tell you right now, I would not run after my kids like that,” Cruz said afterward with a laugh.

While the Pirates remain without a no-hitter since Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon teamed for a 10-inning masterpiece in July 1997 — nearly five years before Skenes was born — there is a growing sense that it is not a matter of if Skenes will make history, but when.

Kelly turned to pitching coach Bill Murphy at one point in the game and admitted he felt like he was enduring a flashback of sorts to his time as a player in Detroit in the early 2010s, when it seemed like Tigers ace Justin Verlander could do no wrong.

“You were shocked when he gave up a hit,” Kelly said. “And Paul is on that type of run right now. Just the way that he’s throwing the ball, the command in the zone, too, and then to be able to mix it up with all of his pitches. Impressive to watch.”

In New York, the struggling Tigers, down 6-2 to the New York Mets, brought in Taiwan’s Lee Hao-yu to pinch hit in the top of the seventh.

The infielder singled to right field and got into scoring position on third base off a double from Kevin McGonigle, but never got a chance to score.

He got another single in the ninth, but the Tigers were unable to score, losing 10-2 to the renewed Mets.

In Houston, Texas, the Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh finally ended his hitless streak, picking up two singles in their 10-2 romp over the Astros, after the star catcher took a shower in full uniform after Monday’s game.

“Logan [Gilbert] gave me some good advice to wash off the bad mojo or juju from the baseball gods,” Raleigh said. “So yeah, it worked. He was right, so I got to give him credit where credit’s due.”

Elsewhere, the Tampa Bay Rays survived the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 in 10 innings, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-2, the Minnesota Twins blanked the Miami Marlins 3-0, the Cleveland Guardians pipped the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 and the Washington Nationals dominated the Cincinnati Reds 10-4.

The New York Yankees downed the Baltimore Orioles 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies pulled down the Boston Red Sox 2-1, the Chicago White Sox outplayed the Kansas City Royals 6-5, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 6-4, the Texas Rangers shot down the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4, the St Louis Cardinals overcame the Athletics 6-4 and the San Francisco Giants stomped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2.

4\Additional reporting by staff writer


title: Cricket warmup for Asian Games bowls Japan over

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Curious spectators clutching rule books watch as a batsman smacks a six into the sand and weeds surrounding Japan’s brand-new cricket ground, four months before it hosts matches at the Asian Games.

Japanese fans might be familiar with many of the events at the Olympic-like multisport competition when it is held in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4, but most are likely to be stumped by cricket.

That would not stop them from taking an interest, and now they have a purpose-built ground to welcome star teams such as India and Pakistan.

Fans watch a T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific qualifier match between Japan and Vanuatu at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan, on Saturday last week. Photo: AFP

Korogi Sports Park, a converted baseball field that still has a pitcher’s mound just beyond the boundary, is about a 40-minute train ride from central Nagoya.

It is warming up for the Asian Games by hosting its first cricket event, the East Asia-Pacific qualifiers for the 2028 Men’s T20 World Cup.

The qualifiers feature Japan and fellow cricket minnows Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Cook Islands and South Korea.

A spectator reads a cricket rule book as he watches a T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific qualifier match between Japan and Vanuatu at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan, on Saturday last week. Photo: AFP

Yuya Okimasu, who watched Japan play Vanuatu with his wife and two young children, said that they had only heard of cricket because his daughter watched the Australian cartoon Bluey.

“I’m looking at the rules as I’m watching the game because I don’t understand it, but it looks fun,” said the 34-year-old, who was attending his first cricket match.

About 300 people turned up to watch Japan’s opening game on a windy weekend morning, most sitting on deck chairs within earshot of a commentator guiding them through the basics of the game.

Temporary stands would be in place at the Asian Games, taking the capacity up to about 2,000.

While the continent’s star players might be used to grander surroundings, they are unlikely to be disappointed by the quality of the pitch.

That is the responsibility of Asitha Wijayasinghe, who also curates the pitch at the 35,000-capacity Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka.

Adam Birss, Korogi Sports Park’s Asian Games operations manager, said the pitch is likely to be “bouncy,” even though typhoon season usually arrives in Japan in September.

“I would say that it should act like the pitches in Pakistan, which are bouncy, but also take spin,” he said. “It’s got a grippy surface, so if you put spin on the ball, it will spin off.”

Korogi Sports Park is part of an ambitious strategy to popularize cricket in baseball-mad Japan, which the International Cricket Council sees as one of its “priority countries.”

Playing numbers are on the rise, and the Japan Cricket Association (JCA) has had some success in carving out a tentative foothold for the sport in the Tokyo area.

Cricket’s inclusion in the Asian Games was only confirmed in April last year, and the JCA argued unsuccessfully that it should be played in Sano, a hotbed for the sport about 100km outside the capital.

JCA chief executive officer Naoki Alex Miyaji said Nagoya is “a huge vacuum area for cricket,” adding that he worries there might not be enough time to drum up interest there.

“Creating something here with the Asian Games is an ideal situation, but not when you’re talking with 15 months’ preparation,” he said.

Miyaji is also concerned about the long-term future of Korogi Sports Park, which would be shared with baseball teams when the Asian Games are over.

The question of who maintains the pitch is another unresolved issue, but Miyaji hopes the venue can be “one of the key ingredients of the growth of cricket in Japan.”

The local mayor has been an enthusiastic supporter, and there was certainly interest among those who venture along to watch Japan’s game against Vanuatu.

The Japanese players do their bit, beating their opponents by 30 runs.

With only four months to go until the Asian Games begin, Japan’s players are hoping the buzz continues.

“The ground looks in incredible condition given that they only started building it a few months ago,” Japan captain Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming said. “Excitement is the overwhelming emotion that we’re feeling about it.”


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Benson breaks tie on his birthday, as Sabres beat Canadiens to even series

Zach Benson on Tuesday night broke a tie on a third-period power play on his 21st birthday as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference semi-final series.

Benson took a pass in the slot from Josh Doan, kicked the puck to his stick and put a backhander past goalie Jakub Dobes at 4 minutes, 41 seconds of the third. The goal came with Jake Evans off for holding Peyton Krebs.

Game 5 is tonight in Buffalo, with Game 6 in Montreal on Saturday night. The series winner would face Carolina in the Eastern Conference final. The Hurricanes swept both of their series.

The Buffalo Sabres’ Zach Benson, right, celebrates after scoring against the Montreal Canadiens Jakub Dobes, left, in the third period of Game 4 of their NHL Eastern Conference semi-final series in Montreal on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen replaced Alex Lyon in goal after the Sabres dropped Games 2 and 3, making 28 saves in his first action since being pulled in the third period of a Game 2 loss to the Boston Bruins in the first round.

“At this point of the year, it doesn’t matter to me [if I start]. As long as we win, that’s the most important thing,” Luukkonen said. “It feels good to come in and be able to help the team to win, too.”

In Las Vegas, Pavel Dorofeyev took a hard shot off his right knee in the second period, forcing him to leave the ice for a few minutes, but powered back to score at 4:10 of overtime to give the Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks, moving Las Vegas a victory away from advancing to the Western Conference final.

“I just blocked a shot,” said Dorofeyev, who has seven goals this post-season. “It’s kind of a [lousy] part of my job, but it hurts more when I miss it. I just had to get myself together and get back on the ice.”

Game 6 of the second-round series is tonight at Anaheim.

The Golden Knights can reach the conference final for the first time since winning the Stanley Cup in 2023. Anaheim, making their first playoff appearance in eight years, will try force a Game 7 back in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Tomas Hertl had gone 29 games going back to the regular season without a goal, but now has two in two games. He also had the primary assist on a Dorofeyev power-play goal in the first period.


people: 陳玉珍 盧秀燕 鄭麗文

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Notes from Central Taiwan: A KMT budget bill Beijing could loveThe KMT–TPP defense package cuts the very drone and asymmetric capabilities Taiwan needs most

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and its sock puppet, the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), passed their version of the government’s proposed supplementary defense spending bill last week, engendering much commentary. While all eyes were on the defense budget, the PRC’s assault on Taiwan was advancing on other fronts.

The removal of domestic drone production and other technologies critical to the nation’s asymmetrical defenses from the list of items purchased in the “compromise” bill shows how the KMT-TPP alliance appears to be serving the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

Ironically, the cuts will impact industries heavily represented by tech firms in areas run by KMT politicians, including Taipei, Taoyuan and Taichung. Most of these firms have historically supported the KMT. They have made investments in tooling, production and R&D for the defense drone programs. Their stocks have taken a beating. With the drone programs in full gear, Taiwan was poised not only to enhance its own defense, but to form the basis of a non-PRC drone supply chain and compete with PRC drone exporters. No wonder the PRC wanted those programs killed.

Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕), whose city is at the forefront of the drone manufacturing wave, had just promised last month to make drones one of the region’s top 10 industries. Her own party undercut her to please the PRC. Already, local media are reporting, the cuts have become an issue in the local elections for next year, with Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidates already attacking their KMT counterparts.

OFFSHORE ISLANDS THREAT

Widely reported on domestically but ignored in the international media, on May 8 the proposed amendment to the Offshore Islands Development Act (離島建設條例) proposed by KMT legislator Chen Yu-chen (陳玉珍) was sent to its second reading. These amendments are just as threatening to Taiwan as the cuts in the defense budget.

The proposed law makes radical, pro-PRC changes to the existing law. It allows the power grids of offshore islands to be connected to the PRC, and allows their citizens to purchase property with the consent of the county government and exempts them from central government regulatory powers blocking such actions. It also permits PRC entities to invest in medical institutions in the outlying islands. Many observes are interpreting that as permitting doctors and nurses from the PRC to practice in the outlying islands. That would give them access to Taiwan’s health care system and all its data.

The amendments also establish Free Trade Demonstration Zones in the offshore islands. The new law stipulates that their rules and regulations will be controlled solely by local county governments. This has long been criticized as a gate that will flood Taiwan with PRC labor and smuggled goods.

The KMT administration in April 2013 proposed “free economic pilot zones.” In that program Kinmen and the other islands were the second phase. The first phase was to be implemented at the six free trade ports, the Taoyuan airport free trade zone, and the Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park. Kinmen was slated for education, healthcare and agricultural links. This plan was killed in 2016. But the KMT is still trying.

Moreover, Kinmen is merely the appetizer: all this applies to the Penghu islands as well. Penghu contains an excellent port, Makung (馬公), and offers its owner control of the Taiwan Strait and a base for threatening Taiwan.

DEFENSE BUDGET

As for the defense budget, as many have reported, the KMT-TPP budget is not an appropriation, but an authorization. It requires the Executive Yuan to submit a report within a month. Only after approval of the report by the Legislature can the Executive than draft a budget. It must then be sent to the Legislature for review within two months. This gives the pro-PRC parties in the legislature numerous opportunities for mischief. The authorization bill also stipulates that each budget must be annual, meaning that the KMT can do this every year.

Note again: the budget for this year has still not been reviewed by the legislature. What stops them from simply not reviewing the supplemental defense budget once it has gone through the processes specified above? Nothing. There is no guarantee anywhere in there that any proposed supplemental defense budget will pass. The KMT can play the blocking game forever.

The US also has its budgetary and political gears to grind. As these two systems intermesh, some friction is inevitable. The State Department Web site on Foreign Military Sales (FMS) observes that “processing times for FMS cases vary, but they may take months to define and approve.” The KMT late last month added a new condition to the budget debate: the special defense budget could only be approved after Taiwan receives an official Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) from the US. This will add further delays to any proposed military spending. The KMT can then claim it is acting in the security interests of Taiwan, while actually doing nothing, just as it is right now.

UNDERMINING TAIWAN’S SECURITY

The key point about never reviewing the budget is that once the review is performed, the KMT has to take political responsibility for whatever cuts it proposes. By never reviewing, it never has to propose specific cuts and justify them, saving itself much public criticism.

The KMT-TPP supplementary defense authorization bill also requires that social spending not be lowered, via a clause that stipulates that budgets may not be transferred between different entities without the consent of the Legislative Yuan. This requirement appears to be unconstitutional. Since nobody is proposing new taxes, and the amount of debt the government can take on is limited by law, the inference is obvious: the money for defense will not be provided and cannot be taken from somewhere else in the budget.

The clause blocking budgetary transfers also preserves the KMT’s redistribution of funds from the central government to the local governments. Taken as a whole, it is easy to see how the KMT’s policy program defeats defense spending and undermines Taiwan’s security. Recall that the pro-PRC parties have blocked scores of bills that prevent high-ranking officials from attending Chinese Communist Party (CCP) events, ban disinformation and polls influencing elections and party primaries, and so forth.

In Frank Herbert’s Dune, after Paul Atreides defeats Emperor Shaddam IV, he sentences the former ruler to retire on Salusa Secundus, the brutal prison planet the Emperor had been using to train his feared elite troops, the Sardaukar. Paul promises to transform that world into “a garden world, full of gentle things.”

Similarly, in her recent interview with CNN, KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) said that the Cold War first island chain should become a “chain of peace and prosperity.”

As my friend Ben Goren remarked on X, “all that’s missing is who exactly gets the peace, who gets the prosperity and who gets the chain.”

Notes from Central Taiwan is a column written by long-term resident Michael Turton, who provides incisive commentary informed by three decades of living in and writing about his adoptive country. The views expressed here are his own.


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A surge in private cars is bringing traffic jams, parking crunches and EV chargers to North Korea’s capital, as Chinese-linked auto supply chains feed a growing elite car culture despite sanctions  By Ju-min Park, Eduardo Baptista and Brenda Goh / Reuters, BEIJING/SEOUL

From famine to nuclear war, North Koreans have had plenty to worry about over the years. Now, the upwardly mobile residents of Pyongyang face a more prosaic concern: Finding a parking spot.

North Korea’s capital is experiencing a surge in passenger cars, creating traffic jams for the first time and necessitating new parking lots and EV charging infrastructure to accommodate the influx of vehicles, according to three recent visitors and satellite imagery reviewed by Reuters.

That a car culture is flourishing at all in one of the world’s most heavily sanctioned and economically underdeveloped states is striking enough. Yet the signs are everywhere. At several hotels in Pyongyang, cars now fill parking spaces and spill into adjacent streets. Vehicles surround the Gold Lane bowling alley and Rakrang Market, a suburban hub for groceries. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un nodded to the trend last month by visiting an auto-service center where he inspected various vehicles, their make and model concealed conspicuously under silver cloth.

A policewoman last month controls the traffic as people gather near the main Kim Il Sung square in central Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: Reuters

The burgeoning auto trade doesn’t show up directly in official statistics because exporting cars to North Korea is prohibited under UN sanctions. But shipments of related goods such as tires, mirrors and lubricants from China are soaring, Chinese customs data show, revealing growing demand for parts and other essentials as more North Koreans get behind the wheel.

The boom follows changes to North Korean law that formalized private car ownership over the past two years, allowing licensed drivers to buy one vehicle per household through state-certified dealers. Owning a car is still mostly the preserve of the elite and the entrepreneurial class known as donju, analysts say.

Pyongyang’s newfound love of the automobile is transforming the city, and the role of China in satisfying the demand. Reporters examined dozens of satellite images and verified social media content showing increased traffic and foreign-brand vehicles in North Korea, and spoke with more than 10 sources, including businesspeople, diplomats and recent visitors to the country.

Peter Ward, a research fellow at the Sejong Institute, a non-partisan think tank in Seoul, said North Korea’s automotive policy is part of a broader push to bring private economic activity under state control. Kim, he said, has allowed personal car ownership because it channels consumption through state firms — cars sold by state dealers, maintained by state service providers, refueled at state gas stations.

“It thus stimulates consumption, and also regularizes what previously was a burgeoning black-market trade,” he said.

North Koreans’ enthusiasm for driving is reshaping more than just Pyongyang’s streetscape. Some analysts say it is also deepening ties to China, North Korea’s main trading partner and the source of most of the vehicles now crowding its roads.

The Chinese foreign ministry said that China and North Korea are friendly neighbors that maintain normal trade exchanges. The ministry didn’t directly address the flow of Chinese-made vehicles to North Korea, but said China requires companies to engage in trade “lawfully and compliantly.”

North Korea’s embassy in Beijing and its mission to the UN in New York didn’t respond to questions about the surge in vehicles in the country.

YELLOW PLATES

License plates in Pyongyang were traditionally blue or black, indicating state or military ownership. But yellow plates for private cars are becoming ubiquitous, two recent visitors said.

Aram Pan, a Singaporean photographer said he was stunned to find himself caught in a traffic jam in Pyongyang in October during his 20th visit to the country.

“Main roads have become bottleneck points simply because there are now too many cars,” he said. “I definitely saw over a hundred yellow-plated cars.”

Most of the cars Pan saw were Chinese brands, he said.

A foreign businessman who visits North Korea regularly said parking in central Pyongyang has become difficult, with many spaces managed informally by attendants charging fees. In October, state media showed Kim touring a new hospital that had an underground parking garage — a feature the businessman said was uncommon in the capital.

EV infrastructure is limited but charging stations for electric taxis have begun to appear, the businessman and a diplomat said.

It’s unclear how many private cars are on North Korean roads. But license plates with five digits have emerged recently. One video and one image posted on Chinese social media since March by foreigners in North Korea, and verified by Reuters, show vehicles with yellow plates and registration numbers in the 10,000s.

Jung Chang-hyun, a North Korea analyst and director of the Korean Peace and Economy Institute think tank in Seoul, said the total number of private cars in North Korea could reach more than 20,000 over the next year.

A MARKET FUELED BY CHINA

UN sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs have have banned the supply of vehicles to the country since December 2017. Officially, China exported just two vehicles to North Korea last year, customs data show, compared with more than 3,200 in the year the ban took effect.

But Chinese exports of car-related goods to North Korea have risen sharply compared with pre-pandemic levels. Shipments of new tires for passenger cars rose to nearly 193,000 units last year, up 88 percent from pre-COVID averages, while exports of rear-view mirrors nearly quadrupled. Lubricating oil and grease shipments rose more than 150 percent.

Cars continue to enter North Korea through informal channels along the 1,400-kilometer border with China, many of the sources said. That is despite a Chinese crackdown on smuggling in recent months, according to two of the people.

Lu Ming, a used-car dealer in China’s northeastern Jilin province, said vehicles destined for North Korea change hands multiple times before crossing the border, with a small number of experienced smugglers handling final delivery. Lu said some of the cars he has sold have ended up in North Korea but he doesn’t trade directly with the importers. Once a car on his lot is sold, he said, he has no control over its resale or the end user.

Footage and photos posted on social media between late 2024 and early this year by almost a dozen Pyongyang residents and visitors, and verified by Reuters, show foreign-brand vehicles at a service center and on city streets. Among the cars are models from Chinese automakers Changan, Chery and Geely, as well as European brands such as BMW and Audi.

“In the past, you could point to a particular brand” as the most popular in North Korea, said Joung Eun-lee, a researcher at the Korea Institute for National Unification, a think tank funded by South Korea’s government. “But recently, the variety has become so wide that it is difficult to identify a single dominant one.”

Prices range from US$5,000 to US$30,000 for all manner of new and used, gasoline and electric models, Joung said, citing information from traders in the border region. She displayed photos she took from the Chinese side last year, showing more than 30 vehicles parked along the North Korean border in the city of Hyesan, one of several entry points.

Audi and BMW said they have no business activities in North Korea and that their importers and dealers are contractually obliged to comply with sanctions. Both German automakers said they were unaware of their vehicles operating in Pyongyang. Audi added that it has no influence over used cars in private ownership.

Changan, Chery and Geely didn’t respond to requests for comment about the presence of their vehicles in North Korea and the steps they take to adhere to sanctions.

On the increasingly busy streets of Pyongyang, the cumulative effect of all the imported cars is impossible to miss.

“It’s crazy how dense traffic has become,” said the foreign businessman. “Yellow plates are everywhere.”

title: Pyongyang’s new headache: finding a parking spot


countries: 冰島 新加坡 泰國

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SPEAK UP: Rocking May packed with concerts & major music awards (1/2) 五月實體／網路演唱會、音樂獎大爆發（上）

A: In early May, there were concerts by Icyball, Chyi Yu, Korea’s EXO and Japan’s Anisama, but I missed them all. What a shame.

B: That’s OK. There are shows coming up by various artists, including Power Station, Accusefive, Japanese singer Mika Nakashima, Chinese-Icelandic jazzer Laufey, and even Singaporean diva Stefanie Sun.

A: After a 12-year hiatus, Stefanie is finally returning to Taipei again.

B: In late May, there will be more shows by Crowd Lu, WeiBird, Korea’s Donghae, 2AM, EXID, and Thailand’s BUS.

A: The Thai boyband is so popular. It looks like “T-pop” is catching up with J-pop and K-pop.

A: 5月初有冰球樂團、齊豫、韓團EXO、Anisama動漫演唱會，但我都錯過了好可惜。

B: 沒關係5月中還有動力火車、告五人、日星中島美嘉、冰島華裔爵士女伶Laufey、新加坡天后孫燕姿的演唱會。

A: 孫燕姿睽違12年終於來台北開唱了。

B: 5月底則會有盧廣仲、韋禮安，南韓的東海、2AM、EXID，和泰國的BUS。

A: BUS最近超紅耶，可見「泰流」正逐漸追趕上日流、韓流啦！

（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）


countries: 中國 美國

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記者任以芳／台北報導

美國總統川普今13日起展開三天對華國事訪問。早在5月初，北京首都國際機場出現多架次美軍C-17「環球霸王III」大型戰略運輸機密集降落，主要運送美總統鋼鐵座駕「野獸」，自攜獨立加密的「電子通信衛星站」。看似大排場的「美式安保」標準，十分符合川普好大喜功性格，實則投射出美方在「美伊戰爭」陰霾與日前白宮槍擊威脅下，對全球極度不信任的高度焦慮。

▲5月初開始，美軍C-17頻繁飛北京 。（圖／翻攝抖音）

川普此次訪華如「搬家」運送物資破千噸？

「川習會」將於明14日登場，美國總統川普乘坐的空軍一號於今晚19時51分落地北京首都機場，正式展開對中國的國是訪問。從5月初開始，北京首都機場迎來多架多架美軍C-17「環球霸王III」(Globemaster III) 大型戰略運輸機，最大乘載量77噸。

相較9年多前，川普首次訪華才飛來2架C-17，截至目前航空追蹤數據，至少超過4架C-17落地北京，美軍編號E-4B的「國家空中指揮中心」（NAOC）也於川普啟程之前，提前起飛前往亞洲。根據大陸《知乎-老羅聊軍事》指出，根據實時航空追蹤數據顯示，從5月1日開始，打前鋒的美軍C-17運輸機，至少每天1架的頻率飛抵北京降落，共計飛行了14架次，以每架次平均載重來計算，總物資總重可能超過1000噸以上。

比對歷史數據，1984年美國前總統雷根訪華，隨行車隊安保設備加上所有人員物資總重量是120噸，相較現在川普物資數據，簡直小巫見大巫。根據美國官方發佈的消息，只有證實提前降落的C-17是後勤專班先遣隊，並未說明物資重量。但這次運輸次數確實密集，到底美方運來什麼？首先是外界熟悉川普座駕「野獸」。

▼總統專車「野獸」（The Beast）重型防彈凱迪拉克轎車。（圖／翻攝 央視）

美總統座駕「野獸」移動鋼鐵堡壘＋獨立電子衛星站

川普此次訪華隨行物資，排在「首位」就是美國特勤局配備重裝甲的座車「野獸」（The Beast），這台凱迪拉克專屬座駕，也是保護川普的移動「鋼鐵堡壘」，車型外表是轎車，從內到外全部經過精心改裝，基於安全考量，大部分安保細節都是機密，通常會有兩台交替，掩護美國總統出行安全隱私。

資料顯示，「野獸」車門厚度超過20公分，防彈玻璃厚度達10幾公分，抵禦近距離反坦克火箭彈的直接攻擊，車體底部裝有厚重的裝甲鋼板，專門用來防禦路邊炸彈或地雷的爆炸衝擊，車身處配有特殊夜視專用系統。

▼ 川普座駕「野獸」厚度驚人，防禦力堪稱坦克、移動鋼鐵堡壘 。（圖／翻攝 知乎老羅聊軍事）

「野獸」車身重達9噸，輪胎是特製的加強型防彈輪胎，就算被大口徑子彈打穿，內部的鋼制支撐結構可以帶著幾噸重的車身繼續高速逃離現場。全車可完全密閉，以防生化攻擊，有獨立的供氧系統，後備箱儲存與川普血型完全匹配的應急血漿，整台車就是「移動的小型堡壘兼手術室」。

除了川普座駕「野獸」，願送物資還有「專屬車隊」，包括特勤區保鏢、電子對策裝甲車、救護車以及工作人員用車，部分車輛帶有專用設備，加上隨行人員預估超過百人以上。

再來各種高度機密的電子設備，以及小型通信基地站。美國總統專用「野戰資訊通信系統」 (WIN-T)，美軍在每次總統出行時，由特勤局和白宮通訊局建立一套「完全獨立」、「高度加密」的衛星通信網路。這套系統包含特製的「陸地移動天線」裝在車隊中的「裝甲車（如特種無線電訊號屏蔽車）」頂部，確保總統能在移動中進行機密視訊會議，直接與國防部五角大廈連線，下達最高指揮指令。

川普座駕「野獸」前後有幾輛黑色SUV，頂部都有電子戰天線，這些設備會釋放出強力的電磁干擾波，頻率涵蓋手機信號、無線電控制，迅速覆蓋周圍幾公里，能讓遙控或手機引爆的爆炸裝置失效。

▲川普赴華為自己打造「真空安全區」，凸顯「美式安保」對外焦慮。（圖／翻攝 央視）

「美式安保」投射川普不信任全世界的焦慮感？

即便身處維安「滴水不漏」的北京，美方依舊堅持自帶高度加密的通訊基站、電戰設備，以及防禦標準堪比坦克的「野獸」的鋼鐵座駕，這種「美式安保」財大氣粗，排場夠大，也符合川普好大喜功、愛秀的性格。

反向思考來看，美方超規模後勤保障，像是「不攜帶進攻武器的戰略演習」。首先是10多架次的C-17帶來的物資與後勤裝備，向全世界展示如何在數千公里外也能建立一個絕對受控的「安全區」。

表面上，美國向全球展示「美式安保」的實力，一方面卻凸顯川普與隨行人員區缺乏「安全感」的高度焦慮。「美伊戰爭」陰霾與前陣子白宮槍擊陰影，已經讓川普成為美國史上人身威脅「最高」的領導人。因此，這次「搬家式」的出訪，更是把美國長期「不信任感」投射在全球戰略，大白話一點就是「不信任全世界」，也是大國霸權背後的孤傲與焦慮。

title: 川普鋼鐵座駕「野獸」防禦驚人　訪華攜「電戰裝備」打造美式安保


title: 大秀直播 / Dior做出報紙蝴蝶結包　2027早春秀用車鑰匙當邀請函

countries: 烏克蘭 美國 法國 台灣

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▲Dior 2026早春秀，在洛杉磯郡立藝術博物館舉行。（影 / 品牌提供）

記者林明瑋／台北報導

Dior 2027早春系列時裝秀將於台灣時間5月14日上午10點45分，於洛杉磯郡立藝術博物館（LACMA）登場，邀請函是一把車鑰匙，預告影像則是一名女子開車奔馳的黑白片，透露出1960年代的復古、驚悚、公路電影等線索，創意總監Jonthan Anderson並釋出報紙圖案的Dior Bow蝴蝶結包，這些元素會如何揉合呈現，透過直播看秀就能知道。

▲Dior 2026早春秀的邀請函是一把鑰匙。（圖 / 翻攝Jonthan Anderson IG）

▲由烏克蘭雙胞胎攝影師Tanya與Zhenya Posternak掌鏡的預告影像。（圖 / 品牌提供）

▲報紙圖案的Dior Bow蝴蝶結包。

大秀選址洛杉磯，足見2027早春系列將有深刻的美國西岸文化，預告片由烏克蘭雙胞胎攝影師Tanya與Zhenya Posternak掌鏡，開車的女子雖是開懷大笑，但配上音樂與黑白影像，顯得有些詭譎。一只印有Bret Easton Ellis American Psycho字樣的托特包，指的是美國作家Bret Easton Ellis的小說、被拍成電影《美國殺人魔》（American Psycho），讓驚悚成分又再多了一些。

▲American Psycho是Bret Easton Ellis的作品《美國殺人魔》。

不過畢竟是早春，延續自2026春夏高級訂製服的瓢蟲、蜜蜂包，以及從Jonthan Anderson上任開始變不斷運用的幸運草，都充滿自然度假氣氛，5月14日上午10點45分，記得看秀，欣賞Dior 2027早春的敘事。

Chanel（香奈兒）2026/27 Cruise 度假系列日前在法國西南部的比亞里茲（Biarritz）發表，藝術總監Matthieu Blazy用他的視角將香奈兒的歷史與濱海城市的海灘度假氣息結合，其中只有鞋跟、腳的前半部沒有底的概念性鞋款，引起熱議，Dior在2027早春預告中有報紙圖案蝴蝶結包，香奈兒的2026/27度假系列則有報紙圖案的禮服，是很有意思的巧合。

▲香奈兒2026/27 Cruise 度假系列。（圖 / 品牌提供）


title: G-SHOCK 聯名可口可樂好復古　可樂瓶變指針

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▲G-SHOCK與Coca-Cola推出聯名錶GA-2100CC，5,500元。（圖／CASIO提供，以下同）

記者陳雅韻／台北報導

聯名錶總帶給錶迷無限驚喜，Casio旗下G-SHOCK慶祝風靡全球的Coca-Cola可口可樂創立140周年，推出融入Coca-Cola標誌性的視覺元素的聯名錶GA-2100CC，選用擁有八角形錶圈的人氣型號GA-2100為原型，錶殼與錶帶的配色靈感直接取自Coca-Cola著名的玻璃曲線瓶，這款自1915年面世以來便以獨特手感聞名的瓶身線條，為腕錶增添了一抹優雅的懷舊氣息。

▲G-SHOCK與Coca-Cola聯名錶GA-2100CC錶背蓋刻印了發想自瓶蓋造型的圖騰。

設計團隊更將瓶身特色轉化為腕錶零件，例如位於9時位置的星期指針與錶帶扣環，皆特別採用仿照玻璃瓶波紋的立體設計；面盤部分則巧妙運用色彩與圖樣，營造出如同可樂氣泡翻騰的視覺效果，而錶背蓋刻印了發想自瓶蓋造型的圖騰，此外，為了紀念這項指標性的合作，同步推出印有140周年紀念字樣的專屬禮盒包裝，更添收藏價值。

▲G-SHOCK與Coca-Cola聯名錶GA-2100CC配有可口可樂140周年紀念字樣的專屬禮盒包裝。

將於16日開賣的AP（Audemars Piguet，愛彼）與 Swatch攜手打造的Royal Pop系列懷錶，也是話題性十足的聯名錶款，巧妙將AP經典的Royal Oak皇家橡樹系列八角錶圈與八顆螺絲等元素，與1980年代Swatch POP 的趣味精神融為一體，共有6款兩針設計的Lépine風格懷錶，以及2款具小秒針顯示的Savonnette 風格懷錶，未上市已先轟動，Swatch西門町形象店12日起已出現代排潮。

▲Swatch與AP聯名的Royal Pop懷錶黑色款OCHO NEGRO，12,500元。（圖／Swatch提供）


title: 川普最後一刻急Call黃仁勳！從沒受邀到登空軍一號　背後原因曝

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▲輝達執行長黃仁勳最後一刻獲川普致電邀請，隨團登上空軍一號訪問中國。（圖／路透）

記者閔文昱／綜合報導

美國總統川普展開睽違近十年的正式訪中行程，就在出發前的最後一刻，爆出戲劇性的插曲。輝達（NVIDIA）執行長黃仁勳原本未出現在最初公布的商界隨行名單中，引發外界揣測輝達是否在美中半導體出口戰中「被邊緣化」，沒想到川普親自撥打「急電」邀請，兩人最終在阿拉斯加會合，黃仁勳正式登上空軍一號直飛北京。

據了解，這場「中途入陣」的戲碼發生在周二，川普在看到媒體廣泛報導黃仁勳明顯被冷落的消息後，為了反擊「假新聞」，親自致電邀請黃仁勳加入。原本黃仁勳在接受媒體採訪時還語帶保留表示「若受邀將是榮幸」，數小時後便火速趕往阿拉斯加安克拉治，趁空軍一號加油停留之際成功登機，成為代表團17位CEO中最受矚目的一員。

Hi from the Alaska refuel. Navida CEO Jensen Huang boarding Air Force One here to join President Trump on China trip. Elon Musk is also on the plane pic.twitter.com/KKp9TaJTS8

— Emily Goodin (@Emilylgoodin) May 13, 2026 晶片出口成談判關鍵！H200命運受矚目

黃仁勳隨團出訪，凸顯了半導體政策在美中關係的核心地位。目前華府對先進AI晶片實施日益嚴格的管制，輝達正處於漩渦中心。研究機構Gavekal Technologies的分析師卡瓦賈（Laila Khawaja）分析，川習會談判桌上的關鍵焦點可能在於「H200晶片」的命運；儘管華府已准許輝達有條件售中，但北京至今尚未採購，若此次談判順利，中國可能以有限度進口H200作為市場持續開放的證明。

▲川普訪問中國。（圖／路透）

專家：更多是「積極遊說」成果，禁令難一夕破冰

儘管黃仁勳成功「最後一刻上車」，但卡瓦賈（Laila Khawaja）認為，這更多反映了黃仁勳個人的積極遊說努力，不代表華府對高階晶片管制的立場已轉向。由於科技出口限制涉及高度政治敏感與軍事競爭，不太可能僅憑一場短暫峰會就取得重大突破。

川普抵達北京後在社群平台強調，他與習近平會面時的第一個要求，就是要求中國對美國企業開放市場，讓優秀人才協助將中國提升到更高水準。隨著黃仁勳與其他商界領袖隨行，各界正高度關注這場橫跨關稅、技術限制與AI競賽的巔峰對談，是否能讓冰封已久的美中科技貿易出現轉機。

people: 川普 黃仁 習近平

countries: 美國 中國


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▲啦啦隊女神李多慧（右）、林口長庚醫院皮膚部副部長黃耀立（左）衛教清新門診。（圖／記者湯興漢攝）

記者洪巧藍／台北報導

青春期原是自信建立與人際發展的關鍵階段，然而腋下多汗與異味問題卻有早齡化趨勢，根據國際多汗症協會（IHHS）資料，腋下困擾平均發生年齡已提前至約11歲。醫師指出，臨床觀察求診的青少年比例已提升至約3成，可能和發育早熟、飲食環境相關，也提醒家長若觀察到孩子有濕耳垢，高達90%青春期後會有狐臭問題。

林口長庚醫院皮膚部副部長黃耀立表示，人體有兩種汗腺，分別是流汗的小汗腺，還有導致臭味的大汗腺，青春期荷爾蒙發展才會成熟，然而腋下多汗與異味呈早齡化，主要是因為現在小朋友都早熟，飲食西化、環境荷爾蒙等影響，他收治過年紀最小的學童僅小學3年級，因體味受到排擠，輔導老師轉介就醫。

腋下問題是會遺傳的，黃耀立表示，相關研究已發現狐臭與ABCC11基因密切相關，臨床上常見兩個早期預判的線索「濕耳垢」與「家族遺傳史」。孩子若在青春期前有濕耳垢、油耳，90%青春期之後會有狐臭問題；如果父母皆有腋下問題，孩子被遺傳機率高達8成，僅一方有，也有高達5成的遺傳機率。

韓籍啦啦隊女神李多慧擔任衛教大使，鼓勵青少年不用因為腋下問題害羞，這也不是生病，但是可能會影響心理，應該勇於就醫治療。

聯合心理諮商所所長邱永林分享，曾收治一名的國中生，成績好又是籃球隊，但是因為多汗容易產生味道，一次體育課下課，班上同學拿他的臭衣服取笑，還取難聽綽號，讓他不願意再去練習籃球，所幸媽媽有觀察到，帶他去做腋下的治療與心理諮商，最後重拾信心，回到籃球隊，也和同學恢復良好互動。

邱永林強調，青春期是高度在意外表與同儕關係的階段，一旦因體味或外觀問題被注意或討論，容易內化為負面自我認知。從青春期早期的羞恥與壓抑，到中期的社交迴避，甚至可能發展為長期自卑與退縮，影響延續到成年。

至於相關治療，黃耀立說明，傳統治療如外科手術可能伴隨術後疼痛、漫長恢復期，還有代償性出汗的風險，而口服藥物可能產生口乾等副作用，肉毒桿菌注射雖然有效，但僅能維持4到6個月，長期花費高昂；而目前已經有非侵入性的微波熱能止汗治療，一次可平均減少8成的腋下汗水以及異味，青少年也可接受治療。

title: 狐臭年輕化「發生年齡提前至11歲」　醫揭濕耳垢是早期警訊


taiwan-subdivisions: 苗栗 安定

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▲代理檢察總長徐錫祥（中）及更保董事長張斗輝（右5）對苗栗分會客家美食讚不絕口。（圖／臺灣更生保護會提供）

記者吳銘峯／綜合報導

臺灣更生保護會舉辦首度「更生保護文物展」，更保苗栗分會除了參觀文物展以外，更同步參與「更生職人市集」。苗栗分會特別邀請林益生老師及詹雯酀老師，現場安排客家菜包黑糖糕及客家芋頭粄三道在地特色小吃，用客家刻苦、堅韌的精神，展現更生保護會對更生事業的態度。

本次於「更生保護文物展」外的職人市集區，苗栗分會展現了客家小吃技訓成果的特色。分會邀請的林益生老師及詹雯酀老師，均為精通客家美食的專家。現場並安排客家菜包、黑糖糕及客家芋頭粄，三道在地特色小吃，希望透過客家美食，展現客家精神，除了宣示更保對更生事業的態度，更希望更生人在復歸路上，也能展現客家刻苦的精神，持之以恆。

最高檢察署代理檢察總長徐錫祥及更保董事長張斗輝，特別到苗栗技訓成果攤位巡視，除品嚐苗栗在地客家米食小吃外，看到老師們對小吃廚藝的用心投入教學特別感佩。另外對於更保運用公部門及社會資源全力投入監所和戒毒安置處所技能訓練給予肯定，以現場苗栗客家米食成果為例，有技能在身就不怕沒工作，希望大家認同並參與更生保護工作，才能讓更多更生朋友穩定就業自立更生，共同為社會安定盡一份心力。

本次苗栗分會提供的客家美食，現場來賓品嚐後皆讚不絕口。苗栗地檢署檢察長林映姿本著肯定和鼓勵親臨關心成果攤位，感謝總領隊林益生老師熱忱專業教導更生人習藝，對於今天成果的展現表示肯定和支持。

title: 客家刻苦精神透過美食展現　更保苗栗分會用在地人的愛更生


title: 職人手作溫情飄香　彰檢與更保彰化分會攜手推廣「更生美」

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▲台中高分檢檢察長林錦村（中），為「以馬內利幸福手作烘焙坊」比讚!（圖／臺灣更生保護會提供）

記者吳銘峯／綜合報導

臺灣更生保護會舉辦首度「更生保護文物展」，更保彰化分會特別推薦兩家深具生命韌性的更生商家：「以馬內利幸福手作烘焙坊」與「阿良古味」現場設攤，透過現烤蛋糕的誘人香氣與傳統古早味小食，向大眾傳遞更生職人從低谷重生的生命溫度。

「以馬內利」在聖經中的意思，就是「神與我們同在」。「以馬內利幸福手作烘焙坊」的創辦人小柯，曾因迷失而入監，他在獄中下定決心從零學習烘焙，將其視為重生的希望。假釋出監後，在更保彰化分會的創業貸款與支持下，他克服重重困難成立了這個烘焙坊。小柯用心研發的招牌「現烤蛋糕」及創新「素三牲牛奶麵包」深受顧客肯定，這份事業更成為家庭凝聚的動力，全家人共同投入市集服務。這段歷程見證了生命能如麵團般，在堅持中發酵出專屬的價值。

「阿良古味」創辦人高肇良，曾深陷毒品泥淖。他在獄中痛定思痛，出獄後不僅投入反毒宣導，更將自身經歷化為教材回饋監所。他創業選擇真誠樸實的「素食小吃」，對他而言，這座攤位不只是謀生工具，更是延續「回饋社會」的平台。他透過分享自身故事引起民眾共鳴，讓產品盛載著一份改過向善的真誠與力量。

彰化地檢署檢察長黃智勇親自到場嘉勉職人，並指出：「司法保護的核心在於『人性的修復』。看見更生朋友從接受幫助到擁有一技之長穩定創業，甚至能回饋經驗給社會，這代表司法不只有法條的嚴正，更有守護社會穩定的溫暖力量。」他呼籲社會大眾以接納與支持，共同完成司法保護的最後一哩路。

更保彰化分會主委吳志郎也對職人們的表現深感驕傲。吳志郎強調：「分會的角色就是更生職人的最強後盾，透過輔導諮詢與展售平台的搭建，我們致力於讓職人的用心與手藝被看見。小柯與高肇良的蛻變，是個人韌性與社會資源結合的典範。未來分會將持續深耕創業輔導，協助更多更生朋友靠自己的雙手，翻轉人生，創造品牌新價值。」


title: 桃園產業用地需求10年後短缺2,817公頃　市府布建開發藍圖

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▲桃園市政府布建產業園區開發藍圖。（圖／市府提供）

記者楊淑媛／桃園報導

桃園市長張善政13日於市政會議，聽取經濟發展局、地政局提出「桃園市產業園區開發藍圖」專題報告後表示，面對台商回流與AI產業興起，桃園產業用地需求預估至民國125年將嚴重短缺達2,817公頃 。

為此，市府採「政府引領」與「輔導民間」雙軌方針，布局8大公辦園區、4處都市計畫個案變更及1處科學園區擴大計畫，並建立全國首創的審查指引，要在兼顧環境永續與社會公益的前提下，加速土地供應並驅動產業轉型 。

張善政指出，針對未來策略型產業，市府佈局八德興豐以AI與精密製造產業為主，大園內海為綠能與次世代載具等策略園區，以對接國家「大矽谷計畫」。張市長也強調，為提升招商競爭力，市府已責成經發局評估新能源技術趨勢，研議於園區保留空間導入能源設施的可行性，並同步整合水電配套，確保產業發展與能源供應達成平衡。

秘書長溫代欣表示，市府重視農地保護與土地正義，已由地政局等相關局處制定「報編產業園區全生命週期審查指引」，要求民間開發案須落實公設維護與社會回饋（如道路拓寬、消防設備改善），成功將產業開發轉化為公共建設動力。

經濟發展局長張誠指出，在政府引領部分，市府推動大園智慧、新屋頭洲、大溪及平鎮東龍等4處平價產業園區，優先安置未登記工廠；在輔導民間開發方面，桃園表現亦為全國第一，自民國112年迄今已審查通過14案，預計投資額達412.2億元，並可創造5,300個就業人口。目前通過案件分布於觀音5案、楊梅3案、八德2案及新屋、蘆竹、大園、龍潭各1案，成功吸引美超微、東和鋼鐵等指標企業擴大投資。

張局長進一步說明，針對龍潭科學園區三期擴建計畫，市府積極協助中央加速進程。目前國科會已於5月11日審查通過，行政院預計於民國115年Q2核定計畫，Q3隨即啟動用地取得作業 。為保障居民權益，市府爭取「從優協議價購」與「市價補償」，並推動「龍科國小」先建後遷計畫，協調中繼安置住宅，力求產業發展與地方生活和諧共榮。

地政局長蔡金鐘補充表示，市府目前轄管園區如沙崙、桃科二期等，皆委託開發商代辦以加速進程。沙崙產業園區目前已有6家廠商進駐，預計民國117年後辦理開發成本預結算 ；桃科二期則預計於民國117年12月完成第一階段土地招商 。市府將持續精進協議價購與合作開發模式，提升地主參與意願，確保園區開發如期如質完成 。

taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 龍潭 大園 大溪 觀音 蘆竹 成功 平鎮 新屋 八德 楊梅


title: 桃園交通罰款暴增！　科技執法引熱議市議員余信憲關切

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▲科技執法引熱議市議員余信憲關切。（圖／市議會民進黨團提供）

記者楊淑媛／桃園報導

桃園市議員余信憲13日於市政總質詢指出，桃園固定式科技執法數量是六都第三高，180支科技執法有15支是取締未依規定禮讓行人，然由交通部前三年統計資料顯示，行人在路上行走發生交通事故30日內死亡或受傷，前三年桃園人數皆居六都第三。

另外，桃園科技執法交通罰款，4年來暴增26億元，質疑市府為了安全還是搶錢？建議，行人交通安全不只科技執法，與道路標誌標線設計也有關，希望市府多用心，讓桃園今年行人路口或路間傷亡人數降到六都最少，成為行人最安全的城市。

針對科技執法議題，張善政表示，科技執法的設置地點均由交通局與警察局針對事故熱點、違規態樣及道路安全需求，進行跨局處評估。近年桃園市行人死傷人數已呈現逐步下降趨勢，顯示各項交通改善措施已見成效。

副市長王明鉅指出，以余信憲議員所提出的道安數據，桃園在行人交通事故死傷人數的降幅已是六都第一。而交通安全成效應從整體數據進行綜合檢視，不宜僅憑單一指標進行斷言。若從整體交通死傷人數或行人傷亡統計觀察，桃園市近年依然展現下降趨勢，亦獲中央交通部肯定，足證市府推動的各項道安策略已取得實質成果。

警察局長廖恆裕說明，根據科技執法統計數據顯示，114 年取締件數約為 32 萬件，取締件數減少 9.97%，事故發生減少 16.63%。與此同時，行人交通事故比例亦逐年降低，反映出科技執法在導正違規行為及降低事故風險上具備正面效益。警察局未來將持續追蹤事故及違規趨勢，針對執法據點進行滾動式檢討與調整。

交通局長張新福表示，科技執法選址均嚴格遵循事故風險、違規熱點及道路環境等標準，並經現場實地會勘後辦理。後續將根據取締量能變化、事故改善程度及周邊交通環境，持續優化執法配置，確保科技執法能發揮守護道路安全的最高效益。整體科技執法裝置數量亦會視交通改善狀況，與警察局協調移除減少。


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▲市議員李柏坊勾勒大溪交通新路網。（圖／市議會國民黨團提供）

記者楊淑媛／桃園報導

桃園市議員李柏坊13日於市政總質詢，針對大溪交通建設、科技執法等爭議及農業永續轉型等議題提出質詢。李柏坊強調，市政監督如同「期末考」，市府應以專業論述消弭民眾對科技執法的疑慮，並加速落實大溪「軌道、橋樑、快速道路」三位一體的交通佈局，同時將大溪打造成為結合科技與ESG的智慧農業示範點。

李柏坊質詢中，特別盤點「捷運、橋樑、快速道路」三關鍵進度指出，捷運綠線延伸大溪，交通部已完成現地勘查，市府預計本月再次送件，將積極透過選區立委爭取中央核定。有關第三座跨河大橋工程預計明年7月開工、119年1月完工。李柏坊要求此橋應設計為大溪新地標，市長張善政亦承諾將其打造為兼具觀光功能的典範橋樑。

李柏坊說，板龍快速道路可行性研究預計年底完成，此路對紓解北二高常態性塞車至關重要，要求市府加速論述以利中央提早推動。面對大溪、復興以小農為主的特性，且多位於水質水量保護區，李柏坊提出「身心靈健康在桃園」的農業願景。

李柏坊長期推動「黃金豬」標章，利用益生菌發酵豆渣取代飼料，不僅能將農業廢棄物再利用，更能降低15%成本、加速豬隻成長，並產出肉質鮮美、烹煮不起泡的高品質黑毛豬。農業局長陳冠義表示，目前每月已去化約500噸豆渣，將持續研發最佳飼料比例，打造桃園黑毛豬品牌。

taiwan-subdivisions: 大溪 桃園 復興

title: 李柏坊勾勒大溪交通新路網　推動永續小農經濟轉型


taiwan-subdivisions: 新竹 桃園 員林

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▲林政賢力推桃園升級「AI首都」。（圖／市議會國民黨團提供）

記者楊淑媛／桃園報導

桃園市議員林政賢13日於市政總質詢，針對桃園產業轉型指出，桃園目前擁有 11 家「千金股」公司，占全台四分之一，含金量極高。為進一步提升桃園人均所得並超越新竹，他全力支持龍科三期擴建計畫，並要求市府積極爭取台積電四世代奈米級製程進駐桃園。

張善政市長表示，市府已針對交通、教育及供水等配套做好完整規劃，將積極與國科會溝通。此外，對於桃園區受限於土地不足，難以發展大型製造業，張善政也勾勒出「虎頭山園區」的新願景，計畫將其轉型為以研發、企業總部為主的「企業大腦」智育園區，預計於今年下半年啟動招商，讓桃園區成為AI軟體產業的領頭羊。

而對於市府宣布第二行政園區落腳在中路，林政賢感謝張善政市長將行政中心留在桃園區，並要求都發局在規劃時務必納入足夠的公設空間與30公尺寬的聯外道路，避免造成交通瓶頸。

還有舊城區與後站轉型，林政賢要求結合捷運G08 站開發案，振興景福宮大廟商圈，並在桃園後站打造具備南洋特色的多元文化觀光商圈，以及確保捷運綠線北段2026年底通車目標不變，並持續推動「交通微整形」如行穿線退縮、增設庇護島，以擺脫行人地獄詬病。針對「住宅囤積」問題，林政賢要求市府建立跨局處聯手強制執行機制，落實公共安全與衛生管理。

title: 林政賢力推桃園升級「AI首都」　期桃園人均所得超越新竹


title: 慈濟邁入第60周年　中興新村辦浴佛大典千人排TC60圖騰空拍壯觀

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▲慈濟於中興新村辦理浴佛大典。（圖／慈濟基金會提供，下同）

記者高堂堯／南投報導

慈濟今年邁入第60周年，於5月10日在南投市中興新村親情公園隆重舉辦浴佛大典，慶祝佛誕節、母親節暨全球慈濟日，動吸引3000眾多志工與民眾參與，並一起排出「TC60（Tzu Chi 60周年）」的巨幅圖騰，空拍畫面相當壯觀。

慈濟浴佛大典當天以「行願一甲子，恆持初發心」為主題，8時整典禮正式展開，依序進行爐香讚、讚佛偈、禮敬諸佛及法師帶領浴佛等儀程，亦安排大眾浴佛及虔誠祈禱，讓參與者體會內心的平靜與感恩；現場分成四個圖騰浴佛區，邀請慈濟人醫會的醫師護理人員、教師聯誼會的教師、榮董團隊的實業家，分別在各個圖騰組擔任獻供典禮組，承擔供燈湯及供花，場面隆重莊嚴有序。

22位來自南投縣境內的各精舍法師、南投縣政府與鄉鎮公所各級主管、南投縣議會議員、各級學校校長、各機關團體與企業家主管都到場參加，更有攜家帶眷的會眾參加，場面熱絡溫馨；南投副縣長王瑞德也親臨現場，他表示慈濟在公部門做不到的地方都主動來協助，如協助南投邵族社區改善水電提升安全品質，及仁愛鄉的瑞岩部落遷村改善住的安全環境，縣長許淑華也特別肯定慈濟的愛，是安定社會的一股力量。

縣議員林儒暘表示，慈濟結合佛誕節與母親節辦理盛大的浴佛活動，讓人感受到慈濟的大愛，希望愛與善的循環讓南投越來越好。

慈濟基金會表示，藉由禮佛足、接花香、祝福吉祥的過程，希望提醒人人培養善念與正念，進而在日常生活中實踐關懷社會、守護環境的行動力；適逢慈濟邁入六十周年，此次活動更象徵承繼過往善行，持續凝聚愛與善的力量。

taiwan-subdivisions: 南投 南投縣 安定 員林 仁愛

people: 莊嚴 許淑華


title: 桃園營養午餐跨界合作引進名店名廚　簡瑞璋：讓學生吃得飽吃得好

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▲桃園尊爵天際大飯店總裁簡瑞璋，期透過餐飲專業協助，讓學生吃得飽也吃得好。(圖／市府提供)

記者楊淑媛／桃園報導

桃園市長張善政13日於市政會議表示，營養午餐政策不應流於「軍備競賽」，而應思考如何用心做好每一餐。市府今年除延續食農教育、在地食材等既有政策，更推出三大特色升級，包括跨界合作引進名店名廚，未來還會持續引推讓孩子驚喜的特色餐飲品牌。

市府推出的三大特色升級有：第一、增加「大塊肉」餐點供應頻率，每週供應雞排、豬排、魚排等大塊肉類餐點次數由1次提升至2次，肉排重量由75公克提高至100公克以上，確保孩子蛋白質攝取充足。

▲桃園營養午餐跨界合作引進名店名廚。(圖／市府提供)

第二、推出每週一次「幸福餐」，以營養師監製的義大利麵、馬鈴薯燉肉等孩子喜愛的菜色為主，或採「雙主菜」搭配，兼顧美味與營養。

第三、跨界合作引進名店名廚，市府邀請到主打高質感江浙料理與日式精緻和風料理的尊爵天際大飯店、擅長在地食材精緻料理的舒苑飲食文化，以及時尚中菜料理著稱的川門子等在地餐飲企業參與菜單設計，提升料理的多元性與精緻度。

▲桃園營養午餐推出三大特色升級。(圖／市府提供)

桃園尊爵天際大飯店總裁簡瑞璋表示，此次合作展現市府對學童飲食品質的重視，期待透過餐飲專業協助，讓學生吃得飽也吃得好。舒苑飲食文化執行長林東立說，營養午餐不只是學生每日的一餐，更應讓孩子產生期待感，未來將結合中餐、西餐及異國精緻料理的經驗，將多元料理風味融入校園餐食，提升學生對營養午餐的喜愛度。


title: 台88萬丹路段7車連環大追撞　一度全線癱瘓

taiwan-subdivisions: 萬丹 屏東

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▲台88萬丹路段7車連環大追撞。（圖／記者陳崑福翻攝，下同）

記者陳崑福、許力方／屏東報導

屏東台88線13日下午5時15分許，發生7車追撞事故，造成5人輕傷送醫，全線癱瘓台88線東向11.4公里萬丹路段，由於正值下班尖峰時段，一度導致回堵5公里，警消獲報後立即派員到場，並通報公路局協助清理路面，後經陸續排除事故車輛，才恢復順暢。

屏東分局呼籲，駕駛人行車時應保持安全距離，並隨時注意前方路況，避免因未注意車前狀況而發生事故，共同維護用路安全。


references: 網友 臉書

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▲愛爾麗深陷偷拍風暴，不過有員工發文透露，在這場風波之中也見到暖流，有會員支持力挺，還站出來為公司說話。（圖／邱姓員工提供）

記者游瓊華／台中報導

愛爾麗集團深陷偷拍風暴，不少會員人心惶惶衝到門市退費，讓第一線員工承受不小壓力。不過，有愛爾麗員工在臉書發文透露，在這場風波之中也見到暖流，不僅有會員選擇持續支持、替員工加油打氣，甚至站出來替愛爾麗說話。

一名邱姓愛爾麗員工在臉書發文並貼出一段影片，分享自己在現場被客戶「暖到差點噴淚」，有客戶前來辦理退費，另一名老客戶見狀，忍不住出聲力挺愛爾麗。該名發文員工坦言最近壓力真的不小，但聽到老客戶這樣幫忙說話，原本繃緊的神經瞬間斷掉，直呼「真的是感動到不行，好想直接衝過去給她一個超級大擁抱。」

▲貼文曝光後，也吸引許多員工及會員的留言 。（圖／邱姓員工提供）

貼文曝光後，也吸引超過許多員工及會員的留言；有員工留言分享，這段期間主動聯繫會員時，也有人給正面回應，還加油打氣，也有人選擇繼續原有的療程安排；另外也有網友提到，員工也是人生父母養的，多給點溫暖。

不過，也有網友呼籲，品牌能持續透明說明事件處理進度與改善措施；且此次針孔偷拍事件涉及隱私與信任問題，醫美機構更應正視管理與個資保護，相關行為本身並不可取。

title: 老會員逆風力挺給暖流　愛爾麗員工淚崩：想給超級大擁抱


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▲顏旭明涉公務背信罪嫌重大，30萬元交保 。（資料照／記者賴文萱攝）

記者許權毅、許力方／台中報導

台中地檢署13日指揮調查局人員大規模搜索環境部7處，將環境管理署署長顏旭明、14名證人約談到案說明，顏被列為被告，全案朝公務背信方向偵辦中。檢方認為顏敘明涉犯公務背信等罪嫌重大，諭知30萬元交保及限制出境、出海。

顏旭明涉嫌公務背信等案件，檢察官13日指揮台中市調查處，持搜索票前往環管署等7處搜索，並約談被告顏旭明及證人14人到案說明。經檢察官偵訊後，認為顏旭明涉犯公務背信等罪嫌重大，但無羈押必要，諭知30萬元具保及限制出境、出海，其餘證人均請回。

title: 快訊／環管署長顏旭明涉公務背信罪嫌重大　30萬交保限制出境


title: 一文看5家金控前4月獲利　 股海淘金元大金賺進214億元、EPS 1.64元

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▲元大金前4月EPS 1.64元。（圖／ETtoday資料照）

記者巫彩蓮／台北報導

5家金控公司公布4月獲利自結數，受惠台股4月價量齊揚大漲7200點之多，元大金（2885）4月稅後淨利75.04億元，累計前4月稅後淨利219.13億元，年增145%，係為5家金控公司成長幅度最大者，每股稅後盈餘（EPS）為1.64元，暫居5家公控之首，而凱基金（2883）、永豐金（2890）前4月EPS都超過1元水準，分別為1.04元、1.09元。

▲4月5家金控獲利。（AI協作圖／記者巫彩蓮製作，經編輯審核）

元大金自結4月稅後淨利75.04億元，累計前4月稅後淨利219.13億元，EPS為1.64元，旗下證券、銀行、期貨、人壽、投信等5大子公司累計前4月稅後淨利皆創歷史新高。

台股交易動能熱絡，4月日均量續破1.2兆元，創歷年新高，帶動核心子公司元大證經紀手收大幅成長，4月稅後淨利52.44億元，年增率267%，累計前4月稅後淨利139.8億元，年增159.2%；元大銀4月主要獲利來源仍為利息淨收益及財管手收，4月稅後淨利12.12億元，年增幅達70.7%，前4月稅後淨利49億元，年增50.6%。

元大人壽4月稅後淨利回升至6.23億元，前4月稅後淨利19.14億元；元大期貨4月稅後淨利2.07億元，前4月稅後淨利9.07億元，年增率達10.3%；元大投信4月稅後淨利為4.94億元，年增率為53.4%，前4月稅後淨利為17.85億元，年增率35.6%。

凱基金4月稅後淨利58.98億元，累計前4月稅後淨利175.87億元、年增90.7%，EPS 1.04元。

旗下凱基人壽今年起適用IFRS 17新會計準則，獲利不再加計FVOCI股票處分利益。若加計FVOCI股票處分利益，調整後金控4月稅後獲利為112.52億元，前4月累計獲利374.57億元，換算為每股獲利為2.21元。

凱基證則受惠資本市場交投熱絡，經紀、自營、承銷及衍生性商品等業務同步挹注收益， 4月稅後淨利38.5億元，創單月歷史新高，累計前4月稅後淨利97.56億元，續寫同期新高，較去年同期成長368%。

凱基銀受惠於存、放款規模穩步擴張，淨利息收益持續提升，財富管理帶動手續費收入成長，成為推升獲利的主要驅動力，4月稅後淨利7.82億元，累計前4稅後淨利28.81億元，較去年同期成長27%。

凱基人壽4月稅後獲利12.89億元，累計前4月稅後淨利60.85億元；加計FVOCI股票已實現資本利得稅後金額約53.44億元，單月調整後獲利66.33億元，前4月累計調整後獲利已達256.58億元，較去年同期成長288%。

永豐金公布4月稅後淨利49億元，累計前4月稅後淨利158.33億元，年增率 75%，EPS 1.09元。永豐銀今年前4月稅後淨利93.38億元，年增16%，並已連續第六年創下同期獲利新高，銀行獲利成長主要受惠於利息淨收益與手續費淨收益同步提升，其中利息淨收益年增25%，反映利差業務維持穩健動能；手續費淨收益亦年增9%，顯示財富管理及各項手收業務持續成長。

另外，京城銀今年前4月稅後淨利達20.32億元，除了受惠於1月認列京城銀國際租賃處分利益2.87億元外，利息淨收益、手續費淨收益及金融交易淨收益亦同步成長，成為推升獲利的重要來源。

永豐金證則成為永豐金今年獲利爆發力最強的子公司，前4月稅後淨利42.96億元，年增幅高達256%，同樣創下歷史同期新高，證券業務大幅成長，主要受惠台股交易熱度升溫，帶動經紀、泛財管手續費收入增加，加上資本利得顯著提升，推升整體獲利表現；當中，手續費淨收益年增更高達107%，展現強勁成長力道。

玉山金公布4月稅後淨利41.8億元，累計前4月稅後淨利142.4億元，創歷年同期獲利最高，較去年同期增加26.01%，EPS為0.88元。

受惠於資本市場表現亮麗，子公司玉山證4月獲利達5.8億元、玉山創投6.3億元，推升金控單月獲利突破40億元大關，各家子公司今年前4月表現，獲利主體玉山銀累計前4月稅後淨利121.6億元，較去年同期增加6.42%；玉山證券16.3億元；玉山創投13.4億元；玉山投信1.5億元。


title: 大秀直播 / Dior做出報紙蝴蝶結包　2027早春秀用車鑰匙當邀請函

countries: 美國 法國 烏克蘭 台灣


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▲中央氣象署發布大雨特報。（示意圖／ETtoday資料照）

記者閔文昱／台北報導

中央氣象署針對1縣市發布大雨特報，因東北季風影響，今（10）日北海岸有局部大雨發生的機率，請注意。

大雨地區

title: 快訊／東北季風雨彈夜襲！1縣市「大雨特報」　最新警戒區域曝


title: 桃園產業用地需求10年後短缺2,817公頃　市府布建開發藍圖

taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 大溪 龍潭 大園 成功 蘆竹 平鎮 觀音 八德 新屋 楊梅


title: 川普鋼鐵座駕「野獸」防禦驚人　攜電戰裝備訪華打造「安全真空區」

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記者任以芳／台北報導

美國總統川普今13日起展開三天對華國事訪問。早在5月初，北京首都國際機場出現多架次美軍C-17「環球霸王III」大型戰略運輸機密集降落，主要運送美總統鋼鐵座駕「野獸」，自攜獨立加密的「電子通信衛星站」。看似大排場的「美式安保」標準，十分符合川普好大喜功性格，實則投射出美方在「美伊戰爭」陰霾與日前白宮槍擊威脅下，對全球極度不信任的高度焦慮。

▲5月初開始，美軍C-17頻繁飛北京 。（圖／翻攝抖音）

川普此次訪華如「搬家」運送物資破千噸？

「川習會」將於明14日登場，美國總統川普乘坐的空軍一號於今晚19時51分落地北京首都機場，正式展開對中國的國是訪問。從5月初開始，北京首都機場迎來多架多架美軍C-17「環球霸王III」(Globemaster III) 大型戰略運輸機，最大乘載量77噸。

相較9年多前，川普首次訪華才飛來2架C-17，截至目前航空追蹤數據，至少超過4架C-17落地北京，美軍編號E-4B的「國家空中指揮中心」（NAOC）也於川普啟程之前，提前起飛前往亞洲。根據大陸《知乎-老羅聊軍事》指出，根據實時航空追蹤數據顯示，從5月1日開始，打前鋒的美軍C-17運輸機，至少每天1架的頻率飛抵北京降落，共計飛行了14架次，以每架次平均載重來計算，總物資總重可能超過1000噸以上。

比對歷史數據，1984年美國前總統雷根訪華，隨行車隊安保設備加上所有人員物資總重量是120噸，相較現在川普物資數據，簡直小巫見大巫。根據美國官方發佈的消息，只有證實提前降落的C-17是後勤專班先遣隊，並未說明物資重量。但這次運輸次數確實密集，到底美方運來什麼？首先是外界熟悉川普座駕「野獸」。

▼總統專車「野獸」（The Beast）重型防彈凱迪拉克轎車。（圖／翻攝 央視）

美總統座駕「野獸」移動鋼鐵堡壘＋獨立電子衛星站

川普此次訪華隨行物資，排在「首位」就是美國特勤局配備重裝甲的座車「野獸」（The Beast），這台凱迪拉克專屬座駕，也是保護川普的移動「鋼鐵堡壘」，車型外表是轎車，從內到外全部經過精心改裝，基於安全考量，大部分安保細節都是機密，通常會有兩台交替，掩護美國總統出行安全隱私。

資料顯示，「野獸」車門厚度超過20公分，防彈玻璃厚度達10幾公分，抵禦近距離反坦克火箭彈的直接攻擊，車體底部裝有厚重的裝甲鋼板，專門用來防禦路邊炸彈或地雷的爆炸衝擊，車身處配有特殊夜視專用系統。

▼ 川普座駕「野獸」厚度驚人，防禦力堪稱坦克、移動鋼鐵堡壘 。（圖／翻攝 知乎老羅聊軍事）

「野獸」車身重達9噸，輪胎是特製的加強型防彈輪胎，就算被大口徑子彈打穿，內部的鋼制支撐結構可以帶著幾噸重的車身繼續高速逃離現場。全車可完全密閉，以防生化攻擊，有獨立的供氧系統，後備箱儲存與川普血型完全匹配的應急血漿，整台車就是「移動的小型堡壘兼手術室」。

除了川普座駕「野獸」，願送物資還有「專屬車隊」，包括特勤區保鏢、電子對策裝甲車、救護車以及工作人員用車，部分車輛帶有專用設備，加上隨行人員預估超過百人以上。

再來各種高度機密的電子設備，以及小型通信基地站。美國總統專用「野戰資訊通信系統」 (WIN-T)，美軍在每次總統出行時，由特勤局和白宮通訊局建立一套「完全獨立」、「高度加密」的衛星通信網路。這套系統包含特製的「陸地移動天線」裝在車隊中的「裝甲車（如特種無線電訊號屏蔽車）」頂部，確保總統能在移動中進行機密視訊會議，直接與國防部五角大廈連線，下達最高指揮指令。

川普座駕「野獸」前後有幾輛黑色SUV，頂部都有電子戰天線，這些設備會釋放出強力的電磁干擾波，頻率涵蓋手機信號、無線電控制，迅速覆蓋周圍幾公里，能讓遙控或手機引爆的爆炸裝置失效。

▲川普赴華為自己打造「真空安全區」，凸顯「美式安保」對外焦慮。（圖／翻攝 央視）

「美式安保」投射川普不信任全世界的焦慮感？

即便身處維安「滴水不漏」的北京，美方依舊堅持自帶高度加密的通訊基站、電戰設備，以及防禦標準堪比坦克的「野獸」的鋼鐵座駕，這種「美式安保」財大氣粗，排場夠大，也符合川普好大喜功、愛秀的性格。

反向思考來看，美方超規模後勤保障，像是「不攜帶進攻武器的戰略演習」。首先是10多架次的C-17帶來的物資與後勤裝備，向全世界展示如何在數千公里外也能建立一個絕對受控的「安全區」。

表面上，美國向全球展示「美式安保」的實力，一方面卻凸顯川普與隨行人員區缺乏「安全感」的高度焦慮。「美伊戰爭」陰霾與前陣子白宮槍擊陰影，已經讓川普成為美國史上人身威脅「最高」的領導人。因此，這次「搬家式」的出訪，更是把美國長期「不信任感」投射在全球戰略，大白話一點就是「不信任全世界」，也是大國霸權背後的孤傲與焦慮。


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記者邱中岳、趙蔡州／台北報導

台北捷運圓山站13日下午發生一起口角衝突，一名年邁女子在乘車過程中因雨傘滴水，不慎沾濕另一名女乘客的背部，雙方因此發生激烈爭吵。捷運警察到場後立刻將雙方隔開，所幸現場並無肢體衝突，也沒有人受傷，雙方最終表示互不追究後各自離去。

事件發生在13日下午5點59分許，捷運警察接獲通報，有民眾在圓山站內發生口角衝突，立刻派人趕往現場處理。

經查，一名女子當天從民權西路站上車，攜帶的雨傘在列車行進時，雨水不慎滴到另一名女子背部，對方因此要求她將雨傘收起，雙方因此爆發激烈口角。

▲兩人下車後仍不斷互罵，保全只好請警方到場處理。（圖／記者邱中岳翻攝）

保全人員知情後，趕緊上前勸阻，並請2人在圓山站下車，但2人下車後仍不斷互罵，保全只好請警方到場處理。捷運警察趕到後，立刻將雙方隔開，並告知相關權益，雙方均表示互不追究，後續自行離開。

警方提醒，旅客搭乘捷運時應保持冷靜理性，若遇糾紛可互相體諒包容，如遇爭執或危險情況，可按壓車廂內紅色緊急按鈕或撥打110報案，由警方到場協助處理。

title: 被阿嬤雨傘滴水噴到背　2女捷運圓山站激烈互罵


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▲聖宜診所執行長李宜展涉妨害性隱私案件，經檢察官訊問後諭令交保300萬元。（圖／記者劉昌松攝）

記者劉昌松／台北報導

聖宜診所台北站前館遭消費者檢舉，在診間內裝設攝影機疑似偷拍病患診療過程，台北地檢署日前指揮警方前往蒐證後，13日傳喚集團執行長李宜展到案說明，檢察官複訊結束依妨害性隱私等罪嫌，諭令李宜展交保300萬元，忠孝館黃姓女店長交保50萬元。

醫美集團愛爾麗爆出疑在全台分店裝設偽裝針孔偷拍案後，引起女性消費者恐慌，有民眾表示自己在聖宜診所進行私密處除毛手術多年，質疑聖宜診所在天花板角落裝設監視器，根據翻拍的監視畫面顯示，大部分的病床都在拍攝範圍內，疑似偷錄病患診療過程。

台北市警察局接獲報案後，前往診所由業者配合進行搜證，確認每個診間都有裝設監視器，天花板有些地方留有拆除裝備的痕跡，台北地檢署12日再次指揮警方搜索忠孝館，並查扣電腦主機後，通知聖宜診所執行長李宜展及黃姓女店長到案說明。

title: 聖宜診所被檢舉偷拍　執行長涉「妨害性隱私」300萬交保


title: 職人手作溫情飄香　彰檢與更保彰化分會攜手推廣「更生美」


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記者蘇晟彥／台北報導

Sony 13日正式在台發表年度旗艦智慧型手機Xperia 1 VIII，以礦石為概念打造嶄新設計命名，分別是「石礦黑」、「冷礦銀」、「暮礦紅」與「原礦金」4 款配色，搭載Xperia Intelligence 驅動的AI 攝影助理，能即時辨識場景與主體，提供最佳化的色調、鏡頭焦段選擇與散景效果等拍攝建議。但因為記憶體漲價所賜，這代Xperia 1 VIII價格相較於去年也調漲不少，從去年的12/256G（40,990元）、12/512G（44,990元）調漲到今年的12/256G（44,990元）、12/512G（50,990元），同時今年也推出1TB大尺寸，價格為60,990元。

▼SONY Xperia 1 VIII 。（圖／記者蘇晟彥攝）

全新 AI 攝影助理 讓使用者享受攝影創作樂趣 愈拍愈有風格 Xperia 1 VIII 搭載全新「AI 攝影助理」，以Sony α （AlphaTM）系列專業相機所使用的Creative Look為核心，蘊含Sony 長久累積的色彩美學並結合參數優化，打造Xperia專屬的全新拍照體驗；採用直覺化的操作設計，只要將相機對準拍攝主體，即使在沒有網路的環境，AI 攝影助理便會於拍攝前自動辨識場景並提供色調、鏡頭焦段與散景等攝影建議； AI也能學習使用者偏好，未來在相似場景中提供精準建議，輕鬆在拍攝過程中逐步找到自己喜愛的影像風格。此外，結合望遠鏡頭全新配備 1/1.56 吋影像感光元件與所有鏡頭皆支援的全新「RAW 檔疊圖演算技術」，讓用戶即使在低光源條件下，也能拍攝清晰且細節豐富的影像作品。

嶄新礦石質感設計 搭載大感光元件依然維持俐落機身工藝全新Xperia 1 VIII設計以天然礦石（ORE）為概念，於機身背蓋、側面鋁合金邊框與相機模組呈現天然礦石般細緻的表面處理，打造舒適握感與整體感兼具的獨特外觀設計，推出石礦黑、冷礦銀、暮礦紅與原礦金 等 4 款配色，同時，雖然因應全新望遠鏡頭而調整了相機配置，但仍維持Xperia一貫俐落機身，也特別考量讓使用快門鍵拍攝時手指不易入鏡的設計細節。」；Xperia 1 VIII也延續深受用戶喜愛的代表性設計細節，包含更接近專業相機操作的實體快門鍵、支援有線耳機的 3.5mm 耳機孔，及帶來更沉浸觀影體驗的無開孔螢幕設計，而在容量擴充部分，除了保有無須退卡針即可安裝的記憶卡槽（最高可支援2TB），也首度支援eSIM功能，使用上更加靈活便利。

全新立體聲雙喇叭 劇院級影音娛樂再進化Xperia 1 VIII 配備新開發立體揚聲器，同時具備更寬廣的低音與更真實自然的高音表現，並導入WALKMAN®數位音樂播放器同級硬體元件，支援 Dolby Atmos® 音效、Hi-Res 音樂及 LDAC™ 無損傳輸，加上 BRAVIA 螢幕顯示技術與 AI 智慧影像調校，讓行動視覺饗宴再進化。全新搭載高通Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 處理器整體效提升達20%6，搭配 5,000mAh 大容量電池並支援30W快充，提供最長2 天續航及 4 年電池壽命，搭配 IP65 / 68旗艦防水防塵等級，無論影音娛樂或是影像創作，皆能成就穩定流暢的旗艦級體驗。

Xperia 1 VIII定價 12 GB RAM / 256 GB ROM 推出「石礦黑」、「冷礦銀」、「暮礦紅」與「原礦金」4 款配色建議售價： 44,880元（原礦金為官方通路限定販售）12 GB RAM / 512 GB ROM 推出「石礦黑」、「冷礦銀」、「暮礦紅」與「原礦金」4 款配色建議售價： 50,880元（原礦金為官方通路限定販售）16G RAM / 1TB ROM 推出「原礦金」單款配色建議售價： 59,880 元（16 GB RAM / 1 TB ROM版本為官方通路限定販售）專用可立式時尚保護殼（4色）建議售價： 1,390 元

title: SONY Xperia 1 VIII礦石四色登場　擋不住記憶體飆升「全面漲價」


title: 川普最後一刻急Call黃仁勳！從沒受邀到登空軍一號　背後原因曝

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▲輝達執行長黃仁勳最後一刻獲川普致電邀請，隨團登上空軍一號訪問中國。（圖／路透）

記者閔文昱／綜合報導

美國總統川普展開睽違近十年的正式訪中行程，就在出發前的最後一刻，爆出戲劇性的插曲。輝達（NVIDIA）執行長黃仁勳原本未出現在最初公布的商界隨行名單中，引發外界揣測輝達是否在美中半導體出口戰中「被邊緣化」，沒想到川普親自撥打「急電」邀請，兩人最終在阿拉斯加會合，黃仁勳正式登上空軍一號直飛北京。

據了解，這場「中途入陣」的戲碼發生在周二，川普在看到媒體廣泛報導黃仁勳明顯被冷落的消息後，為了反擊「假新聞」，親自致電邀請黃仁勳加入。原本黃仁勳在接受媒體採訪時還語帶保留表示「若受邀將是榮幸」，數小時後便火速趕往阿拉斯加安克拉治，趁空軍一號加油停留之際成功登機，成為代表團17位CEO中最受矚目的一員。

Hi from the Alaska refuel. Navida CEO Jensen Huang boarding Air Force One here to join President Trump on China trip. Elon Musk is also on the plane pic.twitter.com/KKp9TaJTS8

— Emily Goodin (@Emilylgoodin) May 13, 2026 晶片出口成談判關鍵！H200命運受矚目

黃仁勳隨團出訪，凸顯了半導體政策在美中關係的核心地位。目前華府對先進AI晶片實施日益嚴格的管制，輝達正處於漩渦中心。研究機構Gavekal Technologies的分析師卡瓦賈（Laila Khawaja）分析，川習會談判桌上的關鍵焦點可能在於「H200晶片」的命運；儘管華府已准許輝達有條件售中，但北京至今尚未採購，若此次談判順利，中國可能以有限度進口H200作為市場持續開放的證明。

▲川普訪問中國。（圖／路透）

專家：更多是「積極遊說」成果，禁令難一夕破冰

儘管黃仁勳成功「最後一刻上車」，但卡瓦賈（Laila Khawaja）認為，這更多反映了黃仁勳個人的積極遊說努力，不代表華府對高階晶片管制的立場已轉向。由於科技出口限制涉及高度政治敏感與軍事競爭，不太可能僅憑一場短暫峰會就取得重大突破。

川普抵達北京後在社群平台強調，他與習近平會面時的第一個要求，就是要求中國對美國企業開放市場，讓優秀人才協助將中國提升到更高水準。隨著黃仁勳與其他商界領袖隨行，各界正高度關注這場橫跨關稅、技術限制與AI競賽的巔峰對談，是否能讓冰封已久的美中科技貿易出現轉機。


title: 狐臭年輕化「發生年齡提前至11歲」　醫揭濕耳垢是早期警訊

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▲啦啦隊女神李多慧（右）、林口長庚醫院皮膚部副部長黃耀立（左）衛教清新門診。（圖／記者湯興漢攝）

記者洪巧藍／台北報導

青春期原是自信建立與人際發展的關鍵階段，然而腋下多汗與異味問題卻有早齡化趨勢，根據國際多汗症協會（IHHS）資料，腋下困擾平均發生年齡已提前至約11歲。醫師指出，臨床觀察求診的青少年比例已提升至約3成，可能和發育早熟、飲食環境相關，也提醒家長若觀察到孩子有濕耳垢，高達90%青春期後會有狐臭問題。

林口長庚醫院皮膚部副部長黃耀立表示，人體有兩種汗腺，分別是流汗的小汗腺，還有導致臭味的大汗腺，青春期荷爾蒙發展才會成熟，然而腋下多汗與異味呈早齡化，主要是因為現在小朋友都早熟，飲食西化、環境荷爾蒙等影響，他收治過年紀最小的學童僅小學3年級，因體味受到排擠，輔導老師轉介就醫。

腋下問題是會遺傳的，黃耀立表示，相關研究已發現狐臭與ABCC11基因密切相關，臨床上常見兩個早期預判的線索「濕耳垢」與「家族遺傳史」。孩子若在青春期前有濕耳垢、油耳，90%青春期之後會有狐臭問題；如果父母皆有腋下問題，孩子被遺傳機率高達8成，僅一方有，也有高達5成的遺傳機率。

韓籍啦啦隊女神李多慧擔任衛教大使，鼓勵青少年不用因為腋下問題害羞，這也不是生病，但是可能會影響心理，應該勇於就醫治療。

聯合心理諮商所所長邱永林分享，曾收治一名的國中生，成績好又是籃球隊，但是因為多汗容易產生味道，一次體育課下課，班上同學拿他的臭衣服取笑，還取難聽綽號，讓他不願意再去練習籃球，所幸媽媽有觀察到，帶他去做腋下的治療與心理諮商，最後重拾信心，回到籃球隊，也和同學恢復良好互動。

邱永林強調，青春期是高度在意外表與同儕關係的階段，一旦因體味或外觀問題被注意或討論，容易內化為負面自我認知。從青春期早期的羞恥與壓抑，到中期的社交迴避，甚至可能發展為長期自卑與退縮，影響延續到成年。

至於相關治療，黃耀立說明，傳統治療如外科手術可能伴隨術後疼痛、漫長恢復期，還有代償性出汗的風險，而口服藥物可能產生口乾等副作用，肉毒桿菌注射雖然有效，但僅能維持4到6個月，長期花費高昂；而目前已經有非侵入性的微波熱能止汗治療，一次可平均減少8成的腋下汗水以及異味，青少年也可接受治療。