2026年地方選舉年底登場，台中市議員選舉升溫。長期藍綠對峙下，民眾黨一改過往僅象徵性提名的策略，首度明確宣示，只要是3席以上的議員選區就全面參選，並同步整合親白地方勢力。中市北屯、西屯兩大人口重鎮成為藍白高度競逐、也是白營內部競合最激烈的觀察指標。

西屯區目前呈現典型的「藍白競逐」態勢。國民黨在該區握有3席現任議員，楊大鋐、黃馨慧、張廖乃綸各自固守基礎盤，但面對民眾黨看好度不低的劉芩妤，以及可能以無黨籍身分參選的醫師曾崇芳，非綠選票分流壓力浮現，藍營戰局明顯升溫。

北屯區戰況更複雜，隨人口成長，議員席次預計從6席增加至7席，國民黨除現任沈佑蓮、賴順仁外，另有多名新人投入，包含來自市府團隊的吳宗學、顏建程與立院系統力挺的許育璿、里長張永漢，內部競爭激烈。

相對之下，民眾黨在北屯區原有4人表態，經協調後仍有3人角逐，包括中市新聞局前局長吳皇昇、中央委員許瑞宏、市黨部前副主委邱于珊，白營強調「良性競爭」，但如何避免自家票源分散、集中戰力搶下席次，成為關鍵考驗。

民眾黨在台中已設定「3席以上選區全面出馬」戰略，已不再滿足於單點突破，而是力拚達到議會組黨團的最低3席門檻。現任白營議員大里區江和樹、豐原區陳清龍戰力穩定，陳清龍即將轉任不分區立委，以其妻連小華參選銜接席次，展現地方經營延續性。

民眾黨積極培養新面孔，在西屯、北屯等「高人口、高席次、高投票數」的三高選區，測試政黨品牌與個人戰力的結合效果，下屆以成立議會黨團為門檻。

此外，白營也同步接觸部分政治立場親白的無黨籍現任議員陳廷秀、吳佩芸，試探合作或入黨空間。此舉對長期由國民黨掌握多數的台中市議會政黨結構，也投下變數。

國民黨台中市黨部主委蘇柏興指出，北屯區有意願參選者較多，要等中常會1月中確定提名辦法，再做下一步動作；西屯、北屯白營來勢洶洶，但目前藍白在議員選舉層次以各自提名為主，縣市長層級才會協調合作，若有其他合作事項也要看黨中央規畫。

民進黨台中市黨部主委許木桂指出，黨內原計畫7日決定各選區提名席次，中執會開會未果，可能延到21日才會決定各區席次；原則上各區有意參選人數若多過提名席次，就舉辦初選，公平競爭，沒有現任保障。目前第5選區潭雅神以有4人表態，但往年綠皆提名3席，最有可能初選。

聯合報／ 記者陳敬丰、黃寅、陳秋雲／台中報導

蘇柏興 陳清龍 邱于珊 黃馨慧 張廖乃綸 沈佑蓮 陳廷秀 賴順仁 吳佩芸

北屯 北屯區 西屯 西屯區 大里區 豐原區

中市議員選戰 藍白競逐態勢升溫


新北市板橋區今晚發生公車暴力事件。82歲黃男搭公車途中不斷詢問林姓司機亞東醫院站要到了沒，還指責司機沒有好好開車。當車開到亞東醫院捷運站時黃男仍不下車持續碎唸，雙方開始互毆。警方到場雙方互控傷害，警詢後將2人依傷害罪送辦。

據了解，82歲黃男今晚7時許搭乘847路公車時，在車上不斷詢問60歲林姓司機「亞東醫院站要到了沒」，接著不斷碎唸認為林男沒有好好開車。當公車開到亞東醫院捷運站時，黃男仍不下車持續對林男碎唸，雙方發生口角後黃男突朝林男連續揮拳還伸腳猛踹，林男為自保抱住對方雙腿，雙方在車門口僵持不下。

車上乘客見狀紛紛走避，最後一名外籍男乘客將雙方拉開事件才稍微平息。警方獲報趕抵，發現林姓司機僅有輕微擦挫傷，隨即將黃男及司機林男帶回警局，警詢時雙方互提傷害告訴，警方詢後將2人依傷害罪嫌送辦。

黃男不斷對司機出拳擊猛踹。圖／民眾提供

聯合報／ 記者黃子騰／新北即時報導

新北翁搭公車對司機碎唸還拳打腳踢 司機抱老翁腿扛傷害全被送辦


柬埔寨太子集團（Prince Group）創辦人兼董事長陳志在柬埔寨落網，遣送回中國大陸。

台北地檢署偵辦太子集團洗錢案，北檢指揮刑事局執行第7波搜索行動，鎖定協助太子集團設立境外紙上公司及維持營運的匯致國際商務公司，拘提約談匯致國際負責人盧冠安、員工古女及尼爾公司員工賴榮駿、詹雯卉等11人到案，其中盧冠安、古女賴榮駿與詹雯卉4人晚間陸續移送台北地檢複訊。

台北地檢署偵辦太子集團洗錢案，北檢指揮刑事局執行第7波搜索行動，約談匯致國際負責人盧冠安等11人到案。記者黃義書／攝影台北地檢署偵辦太子集團洗錢案，北檢指揮刑事局執行第7波搜索行動，約談匯致國際員工古女等11人到案。記者黃義書／攝影台北地檢署偵辦太子集團洗錢案，北檢指揮刑事局執行第7波搜索行動，約談尼爾公司員工賴榮駿等11人到案。記者黃義書／攝影台北地檢署偵辦太子集團洗錢案，北檢指揮刑事局執行第7波搜索行動，約談及尼爾公司員工詹雯卉等11人到案。記者黃義書／攝影

攝影中心／ 記者黃義書 /台北即時報導

檢方偵辦太子集團洗錢案 第7波搜索 11人到案


朝野陷預算僵局恐衝擊地方，行政院長卓榮泰說，今年度總預算尚未交付審查，將衝擊屏東縣、台南市等6縣市財務調度，恐面臨舉債。屏東縣政府近年嚴守財政紀律已將舉債還完，縣長周春米今深夜發文說，不該讓屏東走上舉債的路，「對屏東而言，這不是政治攻防，而是無比沉重的財政壓力」。

「屏東，從來不是資源最多的縣市」，周春米深夜臉書發文說，「我們深知自己的條件，也一直努力把每一分錢用在最需要的地方」，她必須為屏東說出公道話。115年度中央政府總預算，行政院早已依法送交立法院，卻遲遲未付委、未審查，創下憲政史上前所未見的情況，「這不只是中央施政受阻，更讓屏東等財政困窘縣市，首當其衝」。

周春米說，對屏東而言，這不是政治攻防，而是沉重無比的財政壓力。原本為彌補城鄉差距、改善財政不公平，中央在總預算中編列補助資源，卻因立法院惡意阻擋，補助款無法如期到位，讓原本就必須精打細算的屏東財政更加吃緊。

周春米表示，防洪治水、社福長照、育兒設施、基礎建設和產業轉型等，這些攸關民生的建設，都已規畫完成，卻因預算卡關，可能被迫慢下來，行政院目前初估影響屏東超過40億元。

周春米強調，這些年來屏東嚴守財政紀律，至今已未舉債，屏東用行動證明地方政府也能改善財政；但這些努力不該因總預算卡關而前功盡棄，城鄉差距已經存在，不該再因政治對立，把差距拉得更大。

「我想，鄉親最不希望看到的，就是屏東再度被迫走上舉債這條路！」周春米誠懇呼籲立法院，讓總預算盡速完成審議，唯有讓經費到位、讓建設前進，地方政府才能用穩健的方式照顧人民，繼續向前！

聯合報／ 記者劉星君／屏東即時報導

總預算僵持恐衝擊地方 周春米：不該讓屏東走上舉債的路


衛福部「青壯世代心理健康支持方案」前年8月上路，提供15至45歲民眾每人三次免費心理諮商，觀察去年使用結果，達轉介風險者為2萬4545人，約占2成8。衛福部宣布，今年將再投入近3.5億元持續推動1年1期方案，前2年曾使用過方案民眾，今年仍可再次使用。

衛福部桃園醫院精神部主任蘇柏文表示，天氣影響著情緒波動，像基隆容易下雨，且近期天冷陰天多，就較容易引發情緒低落，雖然不是每個人都會出現負面的情緒，但只要發現原本活潑的人，突然情緒低落不愛說話、臉部表情不開心、常心不在焉等，就需多加注意。他建議，好天氣時可多曬太陽，並多吃香蕉、魚油等有助穩定情緒。

為回應青壯世代面對學業、工作、人際關係與家庭責任所遭遇的心理健康挑戰，衛福部心健司推動心理健康支持方案，截至去年10月底已逾8萬人、超過20萬人次使用。今年持續結合全國臨床心理師、諮商心理師及精神科醫師，提供15歲至45歲本國籍民眾或持有健保卡的外籍人士，每人3次免費心理諮商。

心健司代理科長詹岱華說，目前合作機構由前年8月的523家成長至今年616家。截至去年月12月底共服務8萬7558人、22萬9808人次。

依去年使用結果觀察，使用者負向情緒都有改善，方案具一定效益，其中達轉介風險者為2萬4545人，約占2成8；15至17歲使用者相對較少。

此結果是否間接證實民眾身心壓力大？衛福部心健司長陳柏熹說，監測數據顯示民眾在諮商後，主觀壓力感受均有下降，生活品質亦有顯著上升。至於與長期自殺率變化是否呈正相關，則需更長時間的數據深入分析。

外界擔心3次諮商額度若用完，經濟弱勢族群或高需求個案恐面臨中斷風險，陳柏熹說，中央與地方已建立完善的銜接機制，經轉介的民眾經諮商師評估仍有持續處理必要，可主動向各縣市衛生局尋求協助。各衛生局除執行中央補助方案外，也會根據地方預算與個案需求提供額外的心理支持資源。

2026運勢大解析

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▪2026上半年生肖整體運(上)／牛要相信自己、虎避免做重大改變

▪2026上半年生肖整體運(下)／豬功高震主、這動物當心爛桃花

聯合報／ 記者翁唯真／台北報導

青壯年免費心理諮商 去年轉介28%


行政院會昨拍板「發展觀光條例」修正草案，將嚴管旅遊秩序，重罰擅自在風景區或觀光區經營攤販、強行向旅客拍照收費或推銷等，最重可處30萬元，並大幅提高違規沙灘車罰鍰上限。

「發展觀光條例」大翻修，包括落實永續觀光及友善觀光環境目標、優化觀光產業經營環境為觀光產業興利等面向。新增旅行業在發生旅客意外事故後，須於一定期限內向保險人請求責任保險給付，加速理賠流程。

環境管理方面，針對在風景特定區或觀光地區擅自經營固定或流動攤販、設置指示標誌或廣告物、置放器具、強行向旅客拍照收費、推銷商品或其他騷擾旅客、影響旅客安全等行為，罰鍰從原本1萬元至5萬元，提高至2萬元至30萬元，且可沒入攤架、標示等。

因應墾丁等地曾出現沙灘車之亂、越野車大會師，修法草案增加「其他動力器具」文字，過去沙灘車、越野車法規適用模糊的問題；未來這些車輛若進入風景特定區「公告禁止進入」或「禁止停放」的區域，將受管制，罰鍰下限從5000元提高至2萬元，上限則提高至20萬元。

不過，草案規範「罰行為不罰車」，修法並非全面禁止持有或使用如沙灘車等特定車種，而是處罰違規駛入公告禁止區域的行為人。

此外，近年水域遊憩活動業者未經主管機關同意，常在沙灘置放立式划槳、獨木舟、沙灘傘等，為避免影響沙灘生態環境、景觀及遊客安全，草案也增訂對擅自置放器具行為的管理規範，可處2萬元以上、30萬元以下罰鍰。

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▪2026上半年生肖整體運(上)／牛要相信自己、虎避免做重大改變

▪2026上半年生肖整體運(下)／豬功高震主、這動物當心爛桃花

聯合報／ 記者黃婉婷／台北報導

風景區向旅客強行推銷 可罰30萬


南韓指標音樂獎項「第40屆金唱片頒獎典禮 The 40th Golden Disc Awards」將於本周六首度移師台北大巨蛋舉行，邀請ALLDAY PROJECT、ARrC、CORTIS、ENHYPEN等18組藝人演出。除了宋仲基、安孝燮、邊佑錫，男神許光漢以及天后蔡依林也將擔任頒獎嘉賓。今天上午開始陸續有演出藝人來台，男團CORTIS則是在晚間10時30分搭專機抵達桃機。

今晚也有多組參加金唱片的韓國藝人搭乘專機抵台，專機於晚間10點30分抵達桃園國際機場後停靠D2空橋，藝人分批下機後步行至環宇商務中心通關。不少神通廣大的粉絲早早搭機進入管制區，在候機室外拍攝偶像身影。

2026開年含金量最高的K-pop音樂饗宴「第40屆金唱片頒獎典禮 The 40th Golden Disc Awards」，演出團體包括ALLDAY PROJECT、ARrC、ATEEZ、BOYNEXTDOOR、Close Your Eyes、CORTIS、ENHYPEN、IVE、izna、BLACKPINK成員JENNIE、KiiiKiii、LE SSERAFIM、MONSTA X、NCT WISH、Stray Kids、TWS、ZEROBASEONE、ZO ZAZZ 等18組K-pop年度極選陣容。

除了演出藝人，還有來自韓國的重量級宋仲基、安孝燮、邊佑錫等三位頒獎嘉賓，主辦單位也透露亞洲男神許光漢和剛完成台北大巨蛋演唱會的天后蔡依林都會作為地主代表擔任頒獎嘉賓。

BOYNEXTDOOR成員抵台。記者黃仲明／攝影

CORTIS成員趙雨凡（左）、KEONHO（中）、JUHOON（右）。記者黃仲明／攝影

CORTIS成員KEONHO。記者黃仲明／攝影

CORTIS成員MARTIN。記者黃仲明／攝影

CORTIS成員趙雨凡（左）、JUHOON（右）。記者黃仲明／攝影

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柬埔寨太子集團創辦人陳志落網被遣送大陸，台北地檢署持續對陳志在台洗錢管道深入追查，今指揮調查局與刑事局發動第7波搜索，對象是協助設立境外紙上公司的匯致國際公司，拘提負責人盧冠安、台灣太子公司負責人王昱棠女友詹文卉、特助賴榮駿共11人到案，盧男、詹女、賴男及證人古婷芳深夜移送北檢，不排除強制處分。

另外，有消息指出，檢調上周針對太子陸籍幹部李添在台女助理劉純妤2度約談，有名曾任司法官的陳姓律師也被調查，檢方訊後諭令陳姓律師60萬交保，因該律師名氣不小，幫過不少政商打過官司，這次捲入洗錢被交保，連政論名嘴都上節目公開點名，已在司法圈引發熱議。

以陳志為首的太子集團在柬埔寨從事「殺豬盤」詐騙，在世界各地建立龐大網絡洗錢，台灣是其一個中繼站，陳志熟悉台灣洗錢防制法，透過境外公司在台設立OBU帳戶，將詐騙所得資金，以假合約方式匯入天旭國際與尼爾公司，以合法掩護非法洗錢。

檢調指出，由於OBU帳戶有不受外匯管制等優勢，陳志看準央行只有總額管制，各別公司帳戶匯款不會留下紀錄，利用此漏洞把詐騙款項匯到台灣，盧冠安就是這條洗錢管道的源頭。

檢調去年針對OBU帳戶洗錢部分，搜索約談尼爾公司總經理林揚茂、財務主管鄭巧枚、天旭財務主管陳麗珊，並將3人聲押獲准。經溯源追查，發現是王昱棠透過賴榮駿、詹文卉找上匯致國際公司幫忙，在境外設立數十家紙上公司，在台開立OBU帳戶，讓詐騙贓款得順利匯入台灣，之後再由尼爾公司以博弈客服為掩護，暗中將錢洗白，詹女在首波偵查期間已被約談，當時諭令80萬元交保。

檢方去年11月偵辦太子集團洗錢以來，已向法院聲請扣押和平大苑房屋11戶、車位48個、各式超跑與銀行帳戶等，價值高達45億2766萬餘元。全案共查扣34輛豪車，包括布加迪「Chiron 山豬王」等限量車備受關注，除2輛一般代步車外，其餘32輛將委託行政執行署台北分署變價拍賣。

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聯合報／ 記者張宏業／台北即時報導

太子集團主席陳志被捕 台灣洗錢源頭現形 匯致國際負責人送辦


證交所積極進行股市延長交易和縮短交割時間研議，據了解，日前證交所再度向全體券商發下問卷，詢問對於延長交易時間和縮短交割時間的意見，其中對於縮短交割時間為T+1，證交所向券商提出了「17問」，有選擇題，也有問答題。

而若台灣的交割周期從T+2減為T+1，不少券商認為時間應從上午10時完成交割，改為下午完成交割；而採取T+1固然有利於周轉率和接軌國際制度，但另一方面初期上路的配套措施也非常重要，否則恐怕會因為來不及適應新制，而使「錯帳」問題發生頻率高。

這17項問題，包括了：1. 券商目前的結算交割作業流程大致為何，以及各項重要作業辦理的時間點；2. 若將交割周期縮短至T+1日，對券商整體業務運作影響程度；3. 若將交割週期縮短至T+1日，對券商哪些業務運作可能造成影響？ 4. 若改為T+1日交割，交割截止時點改為何時較佳？ 5. 若將交割周期縮短至T+1日，因此產生的整體成本增加幅度？

6. 券商的業務若需配合T+1交割環境來運作，可量化的整體成本如何？ 7. 若採T+1日交割，券商有哪些可能增加的成本項目或範圍？一次性成本和持續性成本各如何？ 8. 將交割周期縮短至T+1日，該券商的整體效益規模？9. 採T+1日交割，可能在哪些營運項目或面向為該券商帶來效益？10. 整體而言，受訪券商如何權衡T+1交割的成本及效益評估？ 11、何時才是證券市場推動T+1交割較適宜的時機？

12. 若證券市場決定改為 T+1 交割，該券商需要多久的準備時間？13. 若證券市場將T+1交割作為長期發展方向，哪些法規制度、監管措施或基礎設施等配套應先行完成？14. 若T+1交割，哪些金融商品也應一併評估配合調整交割周期？15. 相關金融商品交割周期若配合調整，對券商作業可能造成那些影響？16. 美國、加拿大、印度等國際市場已陸續採用T+1交割，台灣則維持T+2交割，交割周期的不一致是否對券商業務運作造成衝擊？17. 是否有其它建議或待協助事項？

據了解，證交所先前已向金管會報告研究股市交易時間延長，以及交割時間從T+2改為T+1的最新進度，由於後者的反對阻力較小，因此金管會已有所準備，等證交所完成整體的評估報告之後，還會再觀望亞洲更多國家的動向，再決定是否將交割時間縮短一天為T+1。

至於股市交易時間的延長，由於券商幾乎仍全體反對，因此上路的不確定性比起T+1大得多。反對原因主要有三：1. 由於有6至7成的成交量，都集中在開盤後及收盤前的1小時，因此延長交易時間並不會帶來多少額外成交量；2. 營業員整天被綁在公司，無法外訪作財富管理業務，包括行銷基金、保單等金融商品；3. 現行下午1點半收盤，銀行的結算交割作業都得等到5、6點才全部完成，倘若延長交易，銀行能否配合作業時間也是問題。

聯合報／ 記者朱漢崙／台北即時報導

加拿大 印度 台灣 美國

獨／台股交割改T+1能否作得起來？證交所向券商提17問


聯合報／ 記者劉星君／屏東即時報導

總預算僵持恐衝擊地方 周春米：不該讓屏東走上舉債的路


南投縣鄉鎮市長選戰，藍綠對決氛圍日益濃厚。國民黨在縣長許淑華領軍下，明確喊出力拚13鄉鎮市長「全面執政」，強調縣府與鄉政「一條線」治理；民進黨則全力固守既有版圖，力求穩住基本盤。藍綠拉鋸，選情緊繃。

南投13個鄉鎮市中，民進黨實質執政的是埔里、名間、魚池3鄉鎮，另在水里、竹山、鹿谷等地，有被視為泛綠友軍的無黨籍首長掌握政權，合計6席。

國民黨企圖藉執政優勢擴大版圖。魚池、名間、水里、鹿谷等關鍵戰區，藍綠人選陸續到位，成為指標性戰場。

國民黨主打「縣政、鄉政一條線」治理模式，強調在許淑華整合下，縣府政策可直接向下延伸至基層，提升建設效率與執行力，目標讓13個鄉鎮市「全變藍海」。民進黨面臨藍營全面進攻，既要防守既有席次，也須處理鄉鎮首長兩屆任滿後的接棒問題。

魚池鄉率先浮現藍綠交鋒，國民黨初選結果昨揭曉，由魚池鄉民代表會副主席王若嵐出線，將對上民進黨布局已久的劉啟行。南投縣黨部主委游顥直言，若國民黨拿下魚池，縣府與地方可在許淑華帶領下同頻運作，展現「一條線治理」的實質效益。

民進黨方面，魚池鄉長劉啟帆兩屆任滿，其胞弟劉啟行現任魚池鄉農會常務監事，曾任農會理事長，長期深耕基層、組織實力扎實，被視為延續綠營執政的接班人選。

民進黨南投縣黨部主委陳玉鈴指出，第四類鄉鎮市長選舉黨內登記將於3月8日前完成，目前名間鄉由陳翰立爭取連任，水里鄉則禮讓現任無黨籍鄉長葉銘豐，其餘鄉鎮仍在徵詢與協調中，力求穩住「綠六」基本盤。

不過，藍營內部同樣存在整合壓力。

名間鄉長選舉縣議員蔡宗智宣布以無黨籍身分挑戰陳翰立，獲許淑華支持，藍營前議員史雪燕也表態投入；水里鄉國民黨籍校長周進科表態參選，但地方尚未整合；鹿谷鄉有多方角逐，藍綠人選拉鋸。

聯合報／ 記者江良誠、賴香珊／南投報導

南投 水里 魚池 鹿谷 名間 南投縣 埔里 竹山

今年南投13鄉鎮市長選舉 許淑華喊全面執政 綠求穩住基本盤


聯合報／ 記者黃子騰／新北即時報導

新北翁搭公車對司機碎唸還拳打腳踢 司機抱老翁腿扛傷害全被送辦


新北市板橋區今晚發生公車暴力事件。82歲黃男搭公車途中不斷詢問林姓司機亞東醫院站要到了沒，還指責司機沒有好好開車。當車開到亞東醫院捷運站時黃男仍不下車持續碎唸，雙方開始互毆。警方到場雙方互控傷害，警詢後將2人依傷害罪送辦。 　據了解，82歲黃男今晚7時許搭乘847路公車時，在車上不斷詢問60歲林姓司機「亞東醫院站要到了沒」，接著不斷碎唸認為林男沒有好好開車。當公車開到亞東醫院捷運站時，黃男仍不下車持續對林男碎唸，雙方發生口角後黃男突朝林男連續揮拳還伸腳猛踹，林男為自保抱住對方雙腿，雙方在車門口僵持不下。 　車上乘客見狀紛紛走避，最後一名外籍男乘客將雙方拉開事件才稍微平息。警方獲報趕抵，發現林姓司機僅有輕微擦挫傷，隨即將黃男及司機林男帶回警局，警詢時雙方互提傷害告訴，警方詢後將2人依傷害罪嫌送辦。

新北翁搭公車對司機碎唸還拳打腳踢 司機抱老翁腿扛傷害全被送辦


河北眾多民眾投訴天然氣取代燃煤取暖後費用太貴，根本負擔不起，冬天只能捱凍。河北省人大代表楊輝素曾建議，可統籌考慮發展水平爭取政策資金支持，制訂獎勵補貼辦法，增加對農村清潔能源生產、消費的補貼。煤改氣工程多年來備受爭議，保定市村民稱以前冬天燒煤只需花費逾2,000元（人民幣，下同，約2,244港元），但改用天然氣後一天需用上百元，整個冬天可能最少花費上萬元，取暖成本直接翻了好幾倍。不少低收入家庭或留守老人，就算凍得難受也不捨得開暖氣。根據政策，石家莊市等地村民燃氣補貼降為每立方米0.2元（約0.22港元），最高可獲補貼的燃氣量為1,200立方米，意味目前每戶村民每年最多可領取240元（約269港元）燃氣補貼。有住戶為節省燃氣費改用電力取暖，但更換設備也花費不菲。另有村民表示，不想重新用燃煤取暖，希望有經濟可承受的方式。

煤改氣取暖成本增 村民投訴難負擔


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周春米 川普 林佳龍 江啟臣

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田納西州查塔努加2026年1月8日 /美通社/ — 全球領先的先進工業過濾解決方案製造商 Cleanova 今日宣佈，策略性收購兩家美國企業：Airflotek 及 TES-Clean Air Systems。Airflotek 成立於 1982 年，專門設計及製造應用於全球頂尖無塵室環境的定制空氣過濾及受控環境系統，服務半導體、製藥及生物科技製造等對空氣質素要求極其嚴苛的行業。TES-Clean Air Systems 成立於 1986 年，作為 Airflotek 產品的獨家分銷商，擁有數十年的無塵室及半導體應用專業知識，為全球客戶群提供支援。

Cleanova, a leading global manufacturer of advanced industrial filtration solutions based in Chattanooga, TN, U.S本次收購讓 Cleanova 能即時涉足對人工智能（AI）驅動的半導體製造、數據中心及高性能運算基礎設施的快速擴建，以及無菌製藥和生物科技生產至關重要的超潔淨受控環境領域，這些領域對可靠度、性能及污染控制的要求均屬「關鍵任務」級別。

Airflotek 及 TES-Clean Air Systems 為 Cleanova 帶來了在關鍵任務無塵室及超潔淨空氣過濾解決方案方面深厚的專業知識及領先業界的技術能力。

Airflotek 用於先進無塵室環境的定制風機過濾單元（Fan Filter Units，簡稱「FFU」），提供高效微粒空氣（HEPA）及超低穿透空氣（ULPA）過濾功能，確保滿足保護敏感工藝所需的嚴格微粒控制，符合高規格的監管標準並降低與污染相關的風險。Airflotek 的量身定制設計針對獨特的設施佈局及潔淨度等級，優化了氣流均勻性、能源效益及整體性能。該產品組合還涵蓋一系列全面的其他無塵室基礎設施解決方案。

此乃 Cleanova 自 2023 年以來完成的第五及第六宗收購，此前公司已於 2025 年策略性收購了 Micronics Engineered Filtration Group。根據交易條款，Airflotek 及 TES-Clean Air Systems 將整合為 Cleanova 旗下的一個單一業務部門。

Cleanova 為總部位於倫敦的私募股權公司 PX3 的旗下投資組合公司。

Cleanova 行政總裁 Chris Cummins 表示：「Airflotek 及 TES-Clean Air Systems 與 Cleanova 在策略上高度契合。他們在定制 FFU、HEPA/ULPA 空氣過濾及受控環境解決方案方面的專業知識，將我們的業務能力延伸至半導體、製藥、生物科技及其他受嚴格監管的行業，而在這些行業中，超潔淨的空氣質素至關重要。我們將攜手鞏固 Cleanova 作為全球領先獨立工業過濾平台的地位，為客戶提供更廣泛的高性能、關鍵任務解決方案。」

Airflotek 總裁 Alan Schlesinger 及 TES-Clean Air Systems 創辦人 Jim Harris 表示：「我們對於能加入 Cleanova 深感自豪，這家公司與我們一樣致力於技術卓越、客戶夥伴關係及關鍵任務過濾性能。我們的團隊很高興能參與 Cleanova 的發展歷程，並繼續以客戶對 Airflotek 及 TES-Clean Air Systems 所期望的響應速度、可靠性及專業知識來提供支援。」

PX3 管理合夥人表示：「我們很高興支持 Cleanova 管理層對 Airflotek 及 TES-Clean Air Systems 進行這項策略性收購。這些潔淨科技業務顯著增強了 Cleanova 在超潔淨空氣過濾及受控環境方面的能力，同時開拓了通往半導體製造、製藥及生物科技等具吸引力的高增長行業之機遇。這項投資加強了我們致力打造全球領先獨立工業過濾平台，並支持 Cleanova 持續拓展全球業務的承諾。」

Cleanova 是次交易獲以下機構提供顧問服務：Alvarez & Marsal 擔任會計及稅務顧問；Aon 擔任福利、保險及退休金顧問；Debevoise & Plimpton 擔任稅務架構顧問；Perkins Coie 擔任法律顧問；Phoenix Advantage 擔任資訊科技顧問。

Cleanova 簡介

Cleanova 成立於 2023 年 10 月，由泛歐私募股權公司 PX3 Partners 擁有。公司提供可靠、創新且可持續的過濾解決方案，將嶄新思維與經實證的過濾技術相結合。憑藉我們的過濾介質、過濾系統及服務解決方案，我們的目標不僅是在性能和成本方面超越客戶期望，更致力於為更美好的明天作出貢獻。Cleanova 旗下擁有 19 個知名工業過濾品牌：Action、AeroPulse、AFT、Airpel、Allied Filter、CPE、Dollinger、Filterfab、Micronics、Midwesco、NFM、Plenty、Roome、SFM、Shawndra、Sidco、SOLAFT、UPC 及 Vokes。隨著 Airflotek 及 TES-Clean Air Systems 的加入，Cleanova 目前在美國、加拿大、墨西哥、英國、愛爾蘭、印度、中國、巴西、澳洲及中東的據點擁有約 1,600 名員工。www.cleanova.com

PX3 Partners 簡介

PX3 代表目標（Purpose）、熱情（Passion）及績效（Performance）。這是一家由 Petter Johnsson、Gianpiero Lenza 及 Sébastien Mazella di Bosco 創立的泛歐私募股權公司，總部位於倫敦。公司投資於具變革性主題的項目，並鎖定商業服務、消費與休閒以及工業領域中具有強大業務基礎的特定細分市場公司。PX3 致力支持雄心勃勃的企業家及管理團隊，透過國際性的變革增長及營運優化來建立卓越企業。PX3 延續並整合了創始合夥人的投資策略，以及他們合作 20 年來磨練出以關係為本的獨特價值創造模式。www.px3partners.com

查詢：

市場推廣聯絡：Francine S. Bernitz 營銷總監，Cleanova +1 781-789-3178 francine.bernitz@micronicsinc.com

傳媒聯絡：Kathryn Lummis 客戶總監，Publitek+44 (0)7739 954 455kathryn.lummis@publitek.com

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針對2026年1月7日，中國國民黨立法委員羅智強援引鄭南榕及其「爭取百分之百言論自由」之名，反對行政院就國安法中有關武統言論之規範增修提案。鄭南榕基金會認為，羅智強委員此一說法，顯係對鄭南榕其人及其言論自由理念之誤用，甚或顯示羅委員對鄭南榕思想與實踐缺乏基本認識，本會在此表達嚴肅的抗議。基於公共責任，本會特此向羅智強委員及社會大眾再度說明，期盼促進理性且正向的公共討論。

台灣在民主化歷程中，反對台灣民主發展與國家主權的政黨與政治人物，至今仍能透過民主制度取得一定席次，並持續對政治與社會產生影響力。這些勢力往往以民主程序傷害民主憲政體制，假言論自由之名，扭曲並傷害言論自由，縱容甚至附和侵害台灣國家主權與人權的行徑，包括配合中國以武力統一與混合戰方式對台施壓。對此，本會基於身為台灣公民的責任，予以嚴正譴責，並認為其行為應承擔更高程度的政治責任與自我約束。

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37年前（1989年），鄭南榕身處中國國民黨黨國威權體制之下，因追求百分之百的言論自由、公開倡議台灣獨立，而遭中國國民黨政府以涉嫌叛亂罪名起訴。面對不當指控與政治迫害，鄭南榕始終堅持以和平、非暴力（non-violent protest）的方式抗爭。在雜誌社自囚71天後，中國國民黨當局以違憲、違法的強制攻堅行動侵入現場，最終迫使鄭南榕於1989年4月7日以自焚抵抗而殉道。其犧牲，為台灣日後的新聞自由、政治參與和公民社會，撐開了關鍵而不可抹滅的空間。

鄭南榕所追求與實踐的言論自由，在新聞自由的範疇是以公共利益與以真相報導為前提。他1986年的《獄中日記》亦明確寫道：「100%是理想值。」是戒嚴與威權統治時期，台灣社會為對抗壓迫、建立自由民主政治體制所必須堅持的目標。他為雜誌社立下的編採信念，做為個人和員工的工作守則，內容如下：

1.公正無私無偏見，捍衛言論自由，藉以促進國家民主，確保世界和平。2.以正義人道之名，致力全民福利，打擊罪惡、暴力及腐敗。 3.公平迅速地報導事實。編輯評論保持開明與公正。 4.永遠抱持容忍態度，保持責任感與自尊心並維持活力與清新。

本會堅信，以公共利益作為前提的言論自由是社會進步不可或缺的基石，但絕非可被任意捏造、扭曲或惡意挪用。當代政治人物、新聞媒體、社群平台、公眾人物與一般公民，皆有權對公共事務表達意見，然而一切言論，皆應立基於事實真相，並以民主社會中公民應有的責任與自律為前提。

抗議羅智強！鄭南榕基金會：假言論自由之名，侵害台灣主權、配合中國以武統對台施壓 | 政治 | Newtalk新聞


美國總統川普在 3 日派美軍入侵委內瑞拉，活捉該國總統馬杜洛夫婦後，又跟著嗆聲說 : 美國「絕對需要」格陵蘭。這下，全世界震驚，原來川普之前一直說要併吞格陵蘭是認真的。

自北約成立以來，美國一直是最大的金主與護衛者，連北約現在的防衛預警與反擊系統，都是美國的，現在，北約的老大突然變成強盜，硬說要吞併其中一個小弟的領土，咋辦?

川普政策幕僚長兼國家安全顧問史蒂芬米勒的妻子近日發布一張美國國旗塗色的格陵蘭地圖，引起各界再度熱議「美國想購買格陵蘭島」的話題。 圖：翻攝自 X 丹麥與歐洲國家的反應

對於美國政府公開要求吞併格陵蘭，甚至以武力進行威脅，格陵蘭的宗主國忍不住說話了。

丹麥首相弗雷澤里克森憤怒表示 : 若「美國選擇軍事攻擊另一北約國家，所有的事情都會終結，包括從二戰後建立的北約和其安全系統」。

丹麥國防部甚至表態，根據軍事規定，若美國武力奪取格陵蘭島，丹麥士兵可以「先開槍、再請示」。

法國、德國、英國、義大利、波蘭、西班牙、丹麥 6 日發表聯合聲明，強調格陵蘭島屬於其人民，只有丹麥和格陵蘭島有權決定涉及其自身的事務。

丹麥首相弗雷澤里克森。 圖 : 翻攝自IC Photo 其中，以英國的態度最強硬，英國首相斯塔默明確表示，若美國執意占領格陵蘭，英國已做好「動用武力」反對美國行動的準備。

不過，7 國聲明同時卻又弱弱地表示 : 「北極安全必須通過包括美國在內的北約盟國共同努力才能實現」。

看來，對老大的「背叛」，歐洲國家也是慌亂到不知道該怎麼辦。

丹麥政府宣布向瑞典採購 44 輛新款 CV90-35IIIC 步兵戰車來防衛領土。 圖：翻攝自 @Bill1st1 X 帳號 美國早就想從北約「退群」 白宮官員嗆聲一個比一個狠

在川普 2.0 的時代，退出北約的已成為白宮政客的新主流。在去年底公布的美國國家安全策略 ( NSS 2025 )，就點出了「脫歐返美」的主張。在委內瑞拉危機後，川普政府似乎認定「強權即公理」，甚至聲稱西半球是「我們的半球」，認為美國在該地區的安全利益至高無上。

川普團隊看衰北約，有不少人曾宣稱要「退出北約」。英國《金融時報》稱，雖然丹麥可以援引北約第五條，但美國是北約領導者，沒有盟友會出手幫助丹麥，丹麥最終只能接受既成事實。

白宮辦公廳副主任斯蒂芬·米勒接受美國《有線電視新聞網》( CNN ) 採訪威脅稱 : 美國是北約最主要的國家，「（歐洲）沒有人會為了格陵蘭島與美國發生軍事對抗」。

美國白宮國土安全顧問米勒。 圖：翻攝自 @DXDWX999 X 帳號 《路透社》引述一名不願透露姓名的美國高級官員的話稱：「總統熱衷於達成交易，因此，如果能達成一筆划算的交易來得到格陵蘭島，那必然是他的第一選擇。」不過，談及川普在剩餘 3 年任期內得到格陵蘭島的決心，這官員強調：「這件事絕不會不了了之。」

當地時間 6 日，白宮新聞秘書萊維特公然表示，川普及其團隊正在討論「一系列選項」以便得到格陵蘭島，其中包括「動用美國軍隊」。美國國務卿盧比歐當地時間 7 日也跟進表態，稱「軍事選項」是美國總統的權力之一。

格陵蘭 義大利 英國 德國 瑞典 委內瑞拉 波蘭 丹麥 美國 法國 西班牙

謝步智觀點》美軍若侵格陵蘭 北約就此滅亡! 川普有「這4種」併吞方式 | 國際 | Newtalk新聞


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抗議羅智強！鄭南榕基金會：假言論自由之名，侵害台灣主權、配合中國以武統對台施壓

新聞分類總覽 - 2026-01-09 | Newtalk新聞


SPEAK UP: Golden Disc Awards, Billboard and Spotify wrap up 2025 (2/2) 金唱片、《告示牌》、Spotify 年終榜揭曉（下）

A: Aside from K-pop, what were the English chart-toppers?

B: Billboard’s top three singles for 2025 were “Die with a Smile” by Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars, “Luther” by Kendrick Lamar/SZA and “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey. Plus, pop diva Mariah Carey’s 1994 megahit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” won its 20th and 21st weeks at No. 1, becoming the longest-running No. 1 song in history,

A: How about in Taiwan? The news says nine of the 10 most-streamed songs on Spotify Taiwan were Korean.

B: Yup, and the top three were: “Winter Ahead” by BTS’ V and Park Hyo-shin, “Jumping Machine” by Chinese singer LBI, and “Who” by BTS’ Jimin. “Farewell” by the boyband Bestards was the most-streamed local song for 2025 at No. 11.

A: Wow, K-pop has really swept across Taiwan once again.

A: 除了韓流風潮，西洋樂壇有哪些霸榜金曲呢？

B: 《告示牌》年終單曲榜前3名是︰女神卡卡／火星人布魯諾《Die with a Smile》、肯卓克拉瑪／西瑟《Luther》、夏布奇《A Bar Song (Tipsy)》。瑪麗亞凱莉1994年《All I Want for Christmas Is You》則獲第20、21週冠軍，而成為史上最強神曲！

A: 那台灣樂壇呢？新聞說Spotify台灣年度串流歌曲前10名有9首是韓文。

B: 對啊前3名是：防彈V／朴孝信的《Winter Ahead》、中國歌手LBI利比的《跳樓機》、防彈Jimin的《Who》，第11名理想混蛋的《離開的一路上》則成為最熱門本地歌曲。

A: 哇韓流音樂去年又再次席捲全台啦。

（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）

For your information Language Tip 語文小提示 chart-topper (n.)榜單冠軍、熱門金曲、名列前茅（的人事物）A recording that is purchased more than any other recording during a particular timechart-topping (adj.) 名列前茅


（中央社記者劉郁葶布拉格8日專電）捷克各地城堡與官邸的參觀人次去年明顯成長，其中布拉格城堡吸引270萬人次付費參觀，創下6年新高；由國家文物局管理的文化古蹟，去年整體參觀人次也年增6%。

（中央社記者劉郁葶布拉格8日專電）捷克各地城堡與官邸的參觀人次去年明顯成長，其中布拉格城堡吸引270萬人次付費參觀，創下6年新高；由國家文物局管理的文化古蹟，去年整體參觀人次也年增6%。

根據捷克旅遊局（CzechTourism）的資料，布拉格城堡是捷克最受歡迎的景點之一。疫情後，參觀人次在2023至2024年顯著上升。

根據捷克新聞通訊社（ČTK）7日報導，2025年共有270萬人次參觀布拉格城堡，高於2019年260萬人次紀錄，這些付費參觀遊客大多為外國人。包含花園的整個布拉格城堡區，共迎來超過900萬人次，最熱門的月分是7、8、10月。

2025年，捷克國內外遊客在耶誕節前的將臨期（Advent）期間，對布拉格城堡的參觀需求明顯提升。自11月底至耶誕節，每日購票入場的人次平均較前一年增加約1000人次，年增幅約為20%。

此外，布拉格城堡舉辦的「開放日」與「捷克加冕王冠」展覽，也吸引大量遊客，布拉格城堡管理局計劃今年將繼續舉辦這些活動。

根據捷克新聞通訊社的引述，布拉格城堡管理局局長維納內克（Pavel Vyhnánek）表示，旅遊收入會回饋到古蹟維護與服務市民和遊客的場所。例如，城堡的霍特科維花園（Chotkovy Sady）的修復、安娜王后行宮（Queen Anne’s Summer Palace）的整修，以及春季向遊客重新開放的哈蒂格花園（Hartig Garden）。未來還計劃改善古蹟的戶外照明。

今年布拉格城堡將舉辦新的講座與展覽，例如1月底將推出「總統禮物展：從近鄰到遠方的心意Ⅱ」展覽，展示捷克總統帕維爾（Petr Pavel）在出訪或接待各國禮賓時獲贈的禮物；2月底則將舉辦「初春」展覽，將花卉與藝術結合。

●捷克各地城堡參觀人次增6%電玩助攻吸粉絲造訪

除了布拉格城堡，捷克各地的城堡與宮殿參觀人次也在去年上升。根據國家文物局（NPÚ）7日發布的新聞稿，2025年共有430萬人次參觀由國家文物局管理的城堡、宮殿與其他古蹟，較2024年增加6%。

國家文物局發言人切爾納（Blanka Černá）在新聞稿中指出：「去年對由國家文物局管理的古蹟而言，是成功的一年。」

切爾納表示，主要的參觀季節在4月至11月，冬季時仍有約20處古蹟保持開放。去年新開放的景點與傳統旅遊活動，如「城堡與宮殿之夜」、「城堡與宮殿耶誕季」吸引大量遊客。

根據國家文物局的數據，去年參觀人數最多的是萊德尼采城堡（Lednice Castle），超過32.8萬人次；其次是庫倫洛夫（Český Krumlov）城堡與城鎮，約23.3萬人次；赫盧博卡城堡（Hluboka Castle）超過20.2萬人次；卡爾什泰因城堡（Karlštejn Castle）接近15.3萬人次。

位居第5名為特羅斯基城堡（Trosky Castle），吸引12萬名遊客，較2024年增加3萬人，成長原因為捷克知名電玩遊戲「天國降臨：救贖 2」（Kingdom Come: DeliveranceⅡ）在此取景，吸引粉絲前來特羅斯基城堡朝聖。

此外，參觀人次成長最顯著的是扎庫皮（Zákupy）城堡，吸引遊客的亮點是整修完成的巴洛克式馬廄，城堡導覽與活動共吸引近4萬8700人次，前一年僅有2萬4000人次。

新聞稿指出，參觀旺季是7、8月，兩個月合計有190萬人次，較2024年夏季增加5%。復活節期間的參觀需求也較高，4天連假共有16.4萬人次造訪。12月活動的參觀人次也年增3%，共有12.4萬人參加「城堡與宮殿耶誕季」和一般冬季導覽。（編輯：田瑞華）1150108

中央社記者劉郁葶布拉格8日專電

捷克古蹟人氣攀升 布拉格城堡參觀人次創6年新高


（中央社記者郭宣彣新竹市8日電）新竹市長高虹安今天晚間宣布，市府將從115年8月起推動「全額補助學生營養午餐」政策，全額負擔新竹市立與國立中小學生營養午餐費用，減輕家長負擔。

（中央社記者郭宣彣新竹市8日電）新竹市長高虹安今天晚間宣布，市府將從115年8月起推動「全額補助學生營養午餐」政策，全額負擔新竹市立與國立中小學生營養午餐費用，減輕家長負擔。

新竹市政府今天晚間發布新聞稿指出，115年8月起推動「全額補助學生營養午餐」，由市府每年補助超過新台幣6.1億元，將全額負擔學生午餐費用，也盼確保全市學童安心用餐、健康成長。

高虹安說，此次全額補助政策包含新竹市國立中小學生，國小補助從40元增加到60元、國中補助從45元增加到65元，等於家長無須再額外負擔費用。

她表示，此外也增加編列經費，持續要求學校午餐採用符合「國產三章一Q」等可溯源優質食材，確保餐食品質與安全，而全額補助並非降低標準，而是在維持既有品質基礎上，由政府承擔費用。

高虹安指出，除餐費補助外，市府也同步推動「午餐廚房升級2.0」計畫，每年投入超過新台幣1000萬元，逐年升級19座中央廚房設備，導入現代化烹調與作業機具，提升製餐安全、效率與餐點穩定度。（編輯：林恕暉）1150108

中央社記者郭宣彣新竹市8日電

115年8月起 新竹市國立中小學營養午餐全額補助


（中央社記者張榮祥台南8日電）台南市野鳥學會鳥友林坤慧7日在台南市將軍區鹽田發現國際自然保育聯盟（IUCN）紅色名錄中列為易危（Vulnerable, VU）等級的遺鷗（Relict Gull），也是台灣第5筆紀錄。

（中央社記者張榮祥台南8日電）台南市野鳥學會鳥友林坤慧7日在台南市將軍區鹽田發現國際自然保育聯盟（IUCN）紅色名錄中列為易危（Vulnerable, VU）等級的遺鷗（Relict Gull），也是台灣第5筆紀錄。

台南鳥會今晚指出，林坤慧7日帶領賞鳥活動後，在將軍區鹽田尋找諾氏鷸蹤跡，卻在一群紅嘴鷗中發現外型明顯不同個體，以望遠鏡及拍照比對後，確認是台灣極為罕見的遺鷗。

台南鳥會指出，遺鷗在台灣屬於迷鳥，全球族群數量稀少，主要繁殖於中亞鹽湖地區，非固定遷徙來台物種，推測可能和日前出現在彰化永興魚塭區的遺鷗是同一隻，因近期寒流南下影響活動範圍和移動路線，才飛抵台南沿海濕地。

台南鳥會表示，目前台灣遺鷗紀錄僅有4筆，分別是2013年金門浯江溪口、2016年宜蘭蘭陽溪口、2024年屏東大鵬灣及高屏溪口、及2025年彰化永興魚塭區，將軍鹽田是第5筆紀錄。

台南鳥會說明，遺鷗特別偏好大型河口或大面積濕地環境，也突顯將軍鹽田具備足夠規模與良好棲地條件，遺鷗在長期監測制度下被即時辨識與確認，也使將軍鹽田再添一筆國際保育鳥類紀錄。（編輯：張銘坤）1150108

中央社記者張榮祥台南8日電

將軍 屏東 金門 宜蘭 溪口 彰化 將軍區

遺鷗台南將軍鹽田現蹤 台灣第5筆紀錄


（中央社記者曾智怡台北8日電）經濟部今天端出離岸風電區塊開發3-3期選商機制草案，規劃總容量3.6GW，未納入過去已解約、未簽約的風場。說明會現場，與會業者多關切ESG評分項目難有具體檢核標準，對選商時程也存有歧見，但強調都是為滿足企業綠電需求。

（中央社記者曾智怡台北8日電）經濟部今天端出離岸風電區塊開發3-3期選商機制草案，規劃總容量3.6GW，未納入過去已解約、未簽約的風場。說明會現場，與會業者多關切ESG評分項目難有具體檢核標準，對選商時程也存有歧見，但強調都是為滿足企業綠電需求。

經濟部今天公布區塊開發3-3期選商機制草案，評分項目包括開發商實績、財務能力，並首納ESG規劃，釋出總容量3.6GW，其場址空間範圍不包括第二階段潛力場址、區塊開發3-1、3-2期執行過程中解除、終止契約場址，以確保公平性。

與會者多關切ESG定義與選商時程，CIP區域總裁許乃文表示，3-2期渢妙二風場正積極與購電方討論，其中不乏RE100國際級半導體產業客戶，其對2030年綠電要求嚴格，甚至希望2029就有綠電，所以2029、2030年是嚴峻查核點，這時間點能供給綠電的正是3-1、3-2風場，3-3時程無法直接打中RE100企業需求。

許乃文指出，細究3-3期2030、2031年併網可行性，「一塊素海5年內蓋好發電是不可能」，從專案開發建造時程及大廠綠電要求角度，呼籲政府優先協助3-1、3-2期風場遞補事宜，才能持續本土化採購，確保本土廠商不斷鏈。她也為多年合作本土老闆擔憂，且若供應鏈知道3-3期「已經玩完」，也會影響3-2期採購動能，更增添不定數。

能源署副署長陳崇憲強調，經濟部會持續協助3-1、3-2案場解決融資、行政程序等挑戰，「但遇到問題不是直接找人遞補」，未來也一定會有3-4、3-5期，至於過去窒礙難行案子將另外選商，與一般3-4期不同。

沃旭台灣董事長汪欣潔指出，樂見3-3期選商終於看見起跑線，根據她的經驗，當時2018年成功快速短跑、在很短時間內取得許可，「5年內成就很多事」，盼儘早確定明確時程，不要延宕；供應商與綠電客戶也表達不同焦慮，部分希望2030年以前取得綠電，「但不代表2030以後就不需要」，希望各期風場齊頭並進。

汪欣潔也提到，提早完工不完全取決風場努力，牽涉政府、相關主管機關許可。陳崇憲回應，相信所有開發商都希望案場如期甚至提早完工，經部願意擔任溝通平台，無論遭遇中央、地方政府意見，都願意協調介接，讓風場儘速拿到許可。

針對ESG規劃納入評分項目，維特斯集團（Vestas）表示，理解能源署不想成為「領導式教學」，但作為供應商角度，仍希望給予參考樣態，才能較好依循，否則檢核ESG過程會成為大家的負擔。

西門子歌美颯指出，公司有全亞太唯一的機艙廠，建議ESG的「延長售電獎勵」應用等比級數，這樣才能真正鼓勵長期在台灣推動ESG廠商。

環境保護基金會憂心，ESG規劃包括在地產業效益，但是否為變相國產化；另建議ESG占分應更擴大，畢竟近來光電、陸域風電都因地方抗爭等卡關，盼離岸風電能藉由滿足在地ESG項目，減少地方反彈。（編輯：張均懋）1150108

中央社記者曾智怡台北8日電

業者對風電3-3期時程存歧見 憂ESG評分難檢核


本期节目主要内容： 2025年9月23日，一艘名为“伊斯坦布尔桥”的集装箱货轮从宁波舟山港启航，经由北极东北航道，仅用20天的时间就抵达英国弗利克斯托港。这不仅标志着中欧北极集装箱快航的正式开通，更通过大幅缩短航程，显著提升了中欧海运的物流效率。（《经济半小时》 20260108 北极航线，改变了什么？）

《经济半小时》 20260108 北极航线，改变了什么？


TNN台灣地方新聞／特派記者 江文賓／更新日期: 2022-09-28 19:42:03 圖片來源：照片由《職人雜誌》提供（記者 玉女 生活報導）家是可以卸下一整天疲憊，好好放鬆、深呼吸的地方，近年來隨著疫情、空污，只有在回到家把口罩卸下來的那一刻，才能安心的呼吸。

甲醛揮發物質常見於室內裝潢的合成類板材，或是家具的漆料上，所以有些室內家具的甲醛會持續釋放3到15年，以家具中的甲醛含量來說，超過0.5ppm眼睛就會有刺激感，隨著吸入量愈多，也會影響呼吸道刺激症狀如氣喘、過敏等。

高仕隆原木傢俱創辦人劉家在在採訪中說明：「當時我還在做世界木材的採購，因為跑業務的關係，親眼到許多家具業的師傅噴漆噴到一半昏倒送醫。」那時他才知道原來木材本身是無毒的，但是加工中的過程會讓家具產生揮發性的物質，聞久了是對人體有害的。那時候他就開始決定用沒有無毒的家具，因此他捨棄了品質不穩定的人造板材，用原木、乳膠黏著劑、無毒水性漆，為消費者打造無毒的原木家具。

為了兼顧品質與價格，劉家在說：「我一開始花了非常多的時間在家具產品的塗漆，因為那往往是人體最先接觸到的地方。」為了找到無毒的保護漆，還要在台灣高濕度的環境防止家具防黴，在一個偶然的機會下，牽起了與台灣虹牌團隊的合作，不僅改善了產品的氣味與毒性，更給了員工們無毒工作環境。經過三十幾年的研發，他從一開始的木材廠有了自己的家具工廠，只是當時還是把銷售的通路委外。他笑著說：「以前和家具門市合作，小到維修，大到囤貨都要自己來，本來談好的價格被哄抬，打亂了產品的市場。」十年前他決定在木材廠、家具工廠之外，成立高仕隆原木傢俱的門市，從生產、零售電商到維修通通都包了，從頭開始培養員工，更打造「永久保固」從製造到售後的陪伴式服務，讓消費者直接面對生產端安心放心的購買，後續維修也不用怕找不到人！

近年來的家具風格更重視修長的北歐感，但這也是坊間很多平價歐式家具的問題，簡約好看但在使用時常遇到的問題如：耐重不足、使用年限太短或總是搖搖晃晃。高仕隆團隊花了許多心思調整，特別研發出專利式結構，使原木家具更穩固，不因搖晃而產生異音，也因為從生產開始自行把關，原來在通路會被哄抬到四萬元以上的原木床架，讓消費者只需要花費不到兩萬元就可以購買，讓更多年輕人有機會在歐美組裝家具外，用可負擔的價錢選擇一個結實牢固的好家具。

在面對選擇眾多的時代，劉家在試著讓台灣人能擁有品質最好的MIT無毒原木家具，他堅持做對的選擇，高仕隆原木傢俱除了在原木家具市場開闢了屬於自己的一片天，更要帶給消費者更安全放心的選擇。

高仕隆原木傢俱堅持提供台灣製造的無毒原木家具-工商


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SIX REGIONS:  The fiscal allocation formula unfairly disadvantages regions that rely heavily on agriculture, as well as outlying counties, Premier Cho Jung-tai said

Six local governments might be forced to borrow due to a funding shortfall of NT$299.2 billion (US$9.48 billion) due to opposition lawmakers blocking this year’s budget, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said yesterday.

This year marks the first time in constitutional history that January has started without the legislature referring the general budget to committee for review, Cho told a news conference after the first Cabinet meeting of the year.

Lawmakers from the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party have said they would not approve the proposal until the Cabinet allocates funds for salary increases for active-duty military personnel, and pension increases for public-school teachers and civil servants.

Premier Cho Jung-tai, center, speaks at a news conference in Taipei after a Cabinet meeting yesterday. Photo: Tien Yu-hua, Taipei Times

Although the legislature passed amendments last year making such raises mandatory, the Democratic Progressive Party government has requested constitutional interpretations, which are still pending.

It has been more than four months since the Executive Yuan submitted this year’s general budget to the legislature, but it has yet to be reviewed, Cho said.

The delay would affect NT$299.2 billion of budget allocations, disrupting the fiscal operations of six local governments — Tainan, as well as Changhua, Chiayi, Lienchiang (Matsu), Penghu and Pingtung counties — which could face fiscal management difficulties, forcing them to borrow, Cho said.

The fiscal allocation formula unfairly disadvantages regions that rely heavily on agriculture, as well as outlying counties with smaller populations and lower business turnover, leaving them with less in tax revenue allocations, he said.

The central government had earmarked NT$32.1 billion in the general budget for this year to ensure that shared tax revenues and subsidies would be no lower than last year, he said.

Among the blocked funds are NT$101.7 billion for new initiatives, NT$180.5 billion to cover recurring costs and ongoing projects exceeding last year’s budget, and NT$17 billion for first and second reserve funds, as well as disaster preparedness, which would affect national security, flood control plans and local governments subsidies, he said.

The Ministry of National Defense would face the greatest funding shortfall of NT$75.2 billion, Cho said.

Yesterday’s meeting was intended to discuss implementation of new policies and programs, but the Cabinet was instead forced to report on the blocked budget, he said.

The general budget is the foundation of democratic governance and essential to meeting public needs, Cho said, calling on the legislature to expedite the review.

The stalled budget would negatively affect economic growth, Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics Minister Chen Shu-tzu (陳淑姿) said.

Although the economy is expected to grow, the extent would be dampened by the stalled budget, Chen said.

The economy is estimated to shrink by 0.05 percent for every NT$10 billion cut to government spending on procurements and investments, and 0.03 percent for every cut of the same amount to government spending on operational expenses, she said.

KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) on Monday told reporters that repeated calls to review the budget were “missing the point.”

The Cabinet should first earmark salary raises for military personnel in its budget proposal in accordance with legislation and refrain from creating unnecessary social division, Cheng said.

Separately yesterday, the DPP published a poll showing that 56.3 percent of respondents disapproved of the legislature’s performance, 2.5 times more than those who approved.

The survey also showed that 66.9 percent believed lawmakers should prioritize passing the budget instead of impeaching President William Lai (賴清德), DPP spokesman Justin Wu (吳崢) told a news conference in Taipei.

Sixty-three percent worried that killing the resiliency special budget would make the nation vulnerable to natural disasters, while more than 60 percent expressed concern that water management infrastructure construction would be delayed, he said.

About 58.8 percent voiced worry over the lack of public subsidies for childcare and 52.2 percent reported concern about the impact of canceling the TPass policy, he said.

The survey was conducted on Monday and Tuesday last week. It garnered 1,043 valid responses, had a 95 percent confidence level and a margin of error of 3 percent.

Additional reporting by Chung Li-hua and Chen Cheng-yu

Budget delay might force borrowing


All F-16s to get ground collision avoidance systems

STILL SEARCHING:  An air force officer said that fitting F-16 jets with Auto-GCAS is a time-consuming process involving the integration of complex systems and training

The air force would install automatic ground collision avoidance systems (Auto-GCAS) on all of its F-16V jets by next year, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said yesterday, two days after a fighter pilot went missing in an apparent mishap.

Air force Captain Hsin Po-yi (辛柏毅) was flying a Lockheed Martin F-16V on a routine training flight on Tuesday night when the jet vanished from radar over waters off Hualien County.

Hsin reported a software anomaly and displayed behavior consistent with spatial disorientation, the 5th Mixed Tactical Wing told a news conference the day after the incident.

The military previously said that Hsin had reported his intention to eject from the aircraft three times, but the onboard software did not confirm a successful ejection.

The search for the pilot was ongoing at press time last night.

Koo told the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee that Taiwan’s 66 newly acquired F-16C/D Block 70/72 jets came with Auto-GCAS as a standard feature.

However, the air force operates 139 F-16Vs that lack the safety system, he said.

F-16Vs are older F-16A/B Block 20 aircraft that have been upgraded with the same advanced avionics and equipment in the Block 70/72 variants.

The US has been contracted to provide Taiwan with 141 of the jets.

Lieutenant General Lee Ching-jan (李慶然), the air force Chief of Staff, said that fitting F-16 jets with Auto-GCAS is a time-consuming process involving the integration of complex systems and additional pilot training.

Ensuring that the digital Auto-GCAS would function in fighter designs that fundamentally are based on analogue systems is part of the technical challenge, Lee said.

For the same reasons, the US Air Force has yet to fully outfit its F-16s with Auto-GCAS technology, he said, adding that test flights are still being conducted.

F-16Vs make use of “zero-zero” ejection seats that can be safely deployed from an aircraft with zero airspeed and altitude, Lee said.

The ejection seats utilized in F-16C/D Block 70/72 aircraft are capable of the same performance with enhanced ejection distance and limb protection, he said.

Floatation devices and rafts that automatically inflate upon impact with water bodies are standard features of the ejection seats in the F-16 variants that most foreign militaries do not possess, he said.

The air force continually searches for ways to improve pilot survivability, he said.

Major General Chiang Yi-cheng (江義誠), the air force’s inspector general, told Wednesday’s news conference that the service has grounded F-16s in Hualien County, Taichung and Chiayi County while safety and maintenance inspections are conducted.

Pilot training to counter the effects of spatial disorientation, recovery from unusual attitudes and flying by instruments would be enhanced in response to the incident, he said.


The Cabinet yesterday unveiled draft revisions to the Animal Protection Act (動物保護法) that would tighten regulations on when owners can place their pets in shelters, while increasing the maximum fine for abandoning animals.

Among the draft provisions is one that says pet owners can place animals in certified shelters only after meeting “certain conditions” to relinquish ownership, with unauthorized placement classified as abandonment.

The conditions would be defined by the Ministry of Agriculture in supplementary rules if the legislature approves the amendment.

In addition, the draft amendments say that if an animal shelter asks an owner to reclaim an animal, the owner must do so within seven days or be deemed to have abandoned it.

The maximum fine for abandonment would be increased to NT$100,000 to NT$1 million (US$3,168 to US$31,676) — up from NT$30,000 to NT$150,000.

Pet owners who lose a microchipped animal have five days to report the incident to local authorities, after which they are also deemed to have abandoned the animal, they say.

Other draft revisions would more clearly define when a pet can be euthanized while in a shelter, replacing “sick beyond cure” among conditions for when an animal can be put down with “in a physical condition in which it cannot eat, drink or excrete unaided.”

Department of Animal Welfare Director Chiang Wen-chuan (江文全) told a Cabinet news conference that the changes to the rules regarding euthanasia would reduce ambiguity in decisionmaking for veterinarians on when to put an animal down.

Other scenarios that would justify euthanasia are: animals with legally notifiable infectious diseases; animals with incurable serious illnesses; animals that are seriously affecting the environment; and other emergency situations, Chiang said.

Meanwhile, the sterilization system for cats and dogs still has blind spots that the draft changes aim to fix, he said.

Fines for disabling an animal or killing a dog, cat or other animals specified by the ministry would be increased to between NT$300,000 and NT$3 million from NT$200,000 and NT$2 million, while the range of the jail term for such acts would rise to six months to five years, up from a maximum of two years, the proposed amendments say.

In severe cases of animal killings, such as those involving firearms, drugs, violence or torture, the prison terms would be increased by a factor of 1.5, they say.

Pet owners must be adults, they say, adding that in situations in which a minor is the primary caregiver, their legal representatives, conservators or care provider would be deemed the owner.

Draft Animal Protection Act changes unveiled


China hacked e-mails of US congress staff: report

China has hacked e-mails used by staff members of committees in the US House of Representatives as part of a cyberespionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

China accessed e-mail systems used by some staffers on the House China committee, as well as aides on panels covering foreign affairs, intelligence and the armed services, the report said.

One person familiar with the alleged hacking told the Financial Times that it was unclear whether the attackers had accessed lawmakers’ e-mails in the intrusions, which were detected last month.

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Mao Ning speaks at a news conference at the ministry in Beijing on Dec. 4. Photo: EPA

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

The White House had no immediate comment.

In November last year, the US Senate sergeant at arms notified multiple congressional offices of a “cyberincident,” in which hackers might have accessed communications between the Congressional Budget Office, which provides key financial research data to lawmakers, and some Senate offices.

US officials have previously alleged that the hacking group is prepositioning itself to paralyze critical US infrastructure in case of a conflict with China.

Beijing has repeatedly denied being behind the intrusions.

Early last year, the US imposed sanctions on alleged hackers, accusing them of being involved in Salt Typhoon.

China yesterday said that it was against “politically motivated disinformation” in relation to the report.

“We have always opposed and lawfully combated hacker activities, and we are even more opposed to spreading false information related to China for political purposes,” Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Mao Ning (毛寧) told a news conference when asked about the cyberattack.


US says it is to dictate Venezuelan decisionmaking

US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday said that it would dictate decisions to Venezuela’s interim leaders and control the country’s oil sales “indefinitely” after toppling Nicolas Maduro as president of the South American nation.

Trump’s assertion of US dominance over Venezuela comes despite Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez saying there is no foreign power governing Caracas.

“There is a stain on our relations such as had never occurred in our history,” Rodriguez said about the US raid to depose her predecessor.

A combination photograph shows US President Donald Trump, left, at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Tuesday, and then-Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodriguez, who has taken over in the absence of deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, at a news conference at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on Aug. 18, 2022. Photo: AFP

US military forces snatched Maduro and his wife on Saturday in a lightning raid and whisked them to New York to face trial on drug charges.

“We obviously have maximum leverage over the interim authorities in Venezuela right now” following the capture operation, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told a briefing. “We’re continuing to be in close coordination with the interim authorities and their decisions are going to continue to be dictated by the United States of America.”

Washington is looking at long-term control of Venezuelan oil exports, US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said.

“We’re going to market the crude coming out of Venezuela, first this backed-up stored oil, and then indefinitely, going forward, we will sell the production that comes out of Venezuela,” Wright said.

Washington also seized two oil tankers, including a Russian-linked vessel that it pursued from Venezuela to the north Atlantic.

Moscow condemned the operation, but Leavitt said that the oil tanker had been “deemed stateless after flying a false flag.”

Separately, Trump said on social media that he was seeking a US$500 billion increase in annual defense spending, while vowing to cut out some companies poised to profit the most from the boost.

Major defense contractors that work with the government must end stock buybacks, stop issuing dividends and cap executive pay at US$5 million a year until they invest more in factories and research to speed development, Trump said, singling out RTX Corp.

Raytheon, the name of RTX’s defense unit, would “no longer be doing business with [the US] Department of War [Defense]” unless it “steps up” with more upfront spending on plants and equipment, he said.

An RTX spokesperson declined to comment.

Trump later signed an executive order codifying the decision.

Additional reporting by Bloomberg


Kaohsiung, Taichung to give free school lunches

EQUALITY NEEDED: It is good that the government is paying attention to school lunches, but it is unfair student welfare varies by location, a federation said

Students at public elementary and junior high schools in Kaohsiung and Taichung are to receive free lunches starting from the 2026-2027 school year, the two cities announced yesterday.

About 214,000 Taichung students are expected to benefit from the policy, the annual budget of which is about NT$2.5 billion to NT$3 billion (US$79.19 million to US$95.03 million), Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) told a news conference.

The city would need to propose additional budget allocations in March to fund the policy, but the expense is necessary, she said, urging city councilors to support the plan.

Schoolchildren eat lunch in a classroom in Yunlin County in an undated photograph. Photo: Huang Shu-li, Taipei Times

The policy received support from Taichung councilors across party lines.

Councilors from the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party said the policy should be fair and comprehensive, with the benefits extended to private schools and high schools.

Democratic Progressive Party councilors said they hoped the quality of school lunches would not be compromised by their “free” status, and that the city should propose concrete funding sources and implementation plans.

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) announced the policy on Facebook, saying 180,000 students would benefit from it and that it would have an additional NT$1.8 billion budget.

The city would continue to push for school lunches to use ingredients that hold Certified Agricultural Standards, Traceable Agricultural Products and Taiwan Organic labels, as well as a traceable QR code, Chen said.

Starting from the 2026-2027 school year, the city is self-funding budgets to ensure that schools use domestic and traceable food ingredients, he added.

Taoyuan has been providing free school lunches for elementary and junior high schools since the second semester of the 2022-2023 school year, while Taipei announced the same policy for all elementary and junior high schools on Tuesday.

New Taipei City and Tainan provide school lunch subsidies for disadvantaged students in public schools.

Yilan, Hualien, Changhua, Nantou, Hsinchu, Lienchiang, Kinmen, Penghu, Miaoli and Taitung counties, as well as Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Taichung, Kaohsiung and Hsinchu City are providing or are to provide free lunches in elementary and junior high schools.

New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) called on the government to maintain a unified policy to prevent funding discrepancies between cities and counties.

Executive Yuan spokeswoman Michelle Lee (李慧芝) said the amended Act Governing the Allocation of Government Revenues and Expenditures (財政收支劃分法), which came into effect yesterday, has significantly weakened the central government’s finances.

She urged municipal heads to work with local legislators to push for a review of the Executive Yuan’s proposal to further amend the act, which would provide students nationwide with equal subsidies.

The National Federation of Teachers’ Unions in a statement said it is unfair that student welfare varies by location.

The federation said it was glad local leaders are paying attention to school lunches, but cautioned that pursuing the policy could trigger welfare policy competition among local governments while doing nothing to improve meal quality.

Education, personnel availability and quality should not be sacrificed for attention-grabbing policies, it added.

Additional reporting by Jake Chung and Kayleigh Madjar


By Lin Che-yuan and Esme Yeh / Staff reporters, with CNA

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus yesterday called for the decoupling of surrogacy issues from the Assisted Reproduction Act (人工生殖法), while opposition party caucuses proposed draft amendments with sections dedicated to surrogacy.

The legislature’s Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee held a meeting to review the draft amendments approved by the Cabinet last month, as well as proposals from the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) caucuses.

The Cabinet’s draft focuses on enhancing the quality of assisted reproduction services, improving the rights and benefits of children born through assisted reproduction — such as the right to blood recognition and status as children born in wedlock — and ensuring the reproductive health of women using assisted reproduction.

Taiwan People’s Party Legislator Chen Gau-tzu holds up signs saying that President William Lai and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim supported legalizing surrogacy when they were lawmakers during a legislative committee meeting in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Tien Yu-hua, Taipei Times

Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) prior to the meeting said that the Cabinet’s version aims to protect the best interests of children and women’s reproductive rights — including unmarried women and married lesbian couples — as well as legalize the management of assisted reproduction services.

The draft did not address surrogacy, given that no public consensus has be reached on the subject, he said.

The KMT and the TPP caucuses’ versions of the bill underline the introduction of surrogacy to improve the welfare of women who cannot naturally conceive or bear children due to a lack of a uterus, uterine or immune disorders, or pregnancy-related risks.

The opposition parties’ versions also state that surrogacy could boost the nation’s low birthrate.

TPP Legislator Chen Gau-tzu (陳昭姿) said the party’s draft was based on a version proposed by the Cabinet in May last year, which was opposed by female DPP legislators.

She yesterday met with DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) ahead of the meeting to discuss the TPP’s latest version, which she said was revised and completed the night before.

The TPP expects its bill, which incorporated the DPP’s suggestions, to meet the desires of all three parties, Chen said.

During the meeting, DPP Legislator Lin Shu-fen (林淑芬) said that surrogacy issues should be addressed through separate legislation, as it remain a contentious issue.

Most surrogate mothers come from underprivileged social backgrounds and undertake the practice due to financial struggles, and insufficient protection mechanisms could affect the rights and benefits of children born through surrogacy, she said.

For example, the people who hired the surrogate might refuse to pay her if the child develops cerebral palsy caused by a birth-related accident, Lin said, urging Chen not to force the passage of the TPP’s version of the bill.

Other countries’ attitudes toward surrogacy have significantly changed over the past decade, DPP Legislator Fan Yun (范雲) said.

Many European countries have shifted to banning surrogacy, while India has banned commercial surrogacy and legalized only altruistic surrogacy, she said.

Separate surrogacy from reproduction bill: DPP caucus


Absentee voting would severely strain agency: official

DOUBTS REMAIN: The ‘secrecy’ of off-island voting in indigenous peoples’ areas has been compromised in the past, and absentee voting might have the same problem

Absentee voting would severely increase the workload of the electoral affairs agency, Deputy Minister of the Interior Wu Tang-an (吳堂安) said yesterday, instead voicing support for a proposal to make voting day and the preceeding day a national holiday.

The Taiwan People’s Party’s proposal of absentee voting, proposed on Dec. 12 last year, could undergo a third reading as soon as next week.

The Democratic Progressive Party on Nov. 28 last year introduced a bill that would set voting day and the day before as national holidays to encourage voting.

A speaker, right, presents during a public hearing on proposed amendments to the election law at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Lo Pei-de, Taipei Times

If absentee voting is enacted, it would likely adopt the “single transferable vote” (STV) method, which would place significant strain on the voting system, especially for local elections, Wu said at a public hearing at the legislature.

The absentee voting system might compromise secrecy, he said, adding that external forces might influence people to apply for absentee voting in a specific area and undermine the fairness of elections.

Citing a Central Election Commission report, Wu said that the commission “respected” the move to introduce an extra off-day, provided that it was viable, would not affect the fairness of elections or referendums and people would trust the impartiality of the election if such a policy were adopted.

Soochow University political science assistant professor Chen Fang-yu (陳方隅) said people are already doubting the fairness of the vote-counting system.

Sealing ballots in boxes and transferring them to other places would only invite more doubt, Chen said, adding that it would also increase the complexity and unpredictability of electoral affairs.

Making the pre-voting day a mandatory holiday would be preferable to introducing absentee voting, as it would not change the system, Chen said.

However, Soochow University Department of Political Science retired professor Hsieh Cheng-yu (謝政諭) said that having an extra day off would not address the issue of voter turnout.

It is highly possible that if the election is not a huge one, people might choose to use the extra day for outings instead, Hsieh said.

Better Together for NextGen Taiwan chairman Chang Yu-meng (張育萌) said that although no one would know how you voted in a secret ballot, such “secrecy” would be compromised if someone were to be able to identify the political leanings of local voters based on the election results.

The “secrecy” of off-island voting and ballots in indigenous peoples’ areas has been doubted or compromised in the past, and an absentee voting system might cast the same shadow over votes by people outside of their registered residences, Chang said.

Attorney Lai Chung-chiang (賴中強) asked what measures are being introduced to ensure that these kinds of ballots — exceeding 8,000 types — are kept safe, delivered to the right places and not leaked or intercepted during transport.


New budget creating more disparity: mayor

By Hung Jui-chin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer

Changes to the way budgets are allocated to local governments would result in greater economic disparity between northern and southern Taiwan, amounting to “systemic injustice,” Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲) said yesterday.

The amended Act Governing the Allocation of Government Revenues and Expenditures (財政收支劃分法), passed by opposition lawmakers, would only see more of the nation’s wealth invested in its northern region, while the south continues to suffer, Huang said.

One amendment from late 2024 shifted a greater share of national revenues to local governments, while another that passed last month and went into effect yesterday aimed to ensure that local government subsidies are not adjusted by the central government.

Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che speaks to reporters in the city on Nov. 10 last year. Photo: Tsai Wen-chu, Taipei Times

Any discontent that the Nantou, Yunlin, Chiayi and Taitung county governments have should be directed at Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party lawmakers, not at the central government, Huang said.

Taipei received NT$41.6 billion (US$1.32 billion) from government tax allocations, while Tainan only got NT$16.3 billion, Huang said.

The funds Taipei received allows it to implement policies such as giving schoolchildren access to fresh milk and free lunches, which cost NT$2.2 billion, while central and southern municipalities have to look for funding to repair their streets, he said.

The amendments also demanded that the central government cede an exorbitant amount of money to local governments, which could lead to a loss of funding for central government programs such as the disaster relief fund, Huang said.

That might result in the central government not being able to provide aid in the event of natural disasters and is a serious blow to national security, he said.

“The cities and counties that receive more funding will not shy from asking for more from the central government if they are hit by natural disasters,” he added.

Commenting on Tainan being dropped to the lowest tier of government revenue allocation, Huang said that such a redesignation did not signal Tainan’s worsening finances, but was instead a recalculation made by the central government to mitigate the inequality brought about by the amendments.

Tainan is fiscally responsible and reduced its debt by NT$20.5 billion over the past seven years, he said, adding that being dropped to the lowest tier would be beneficial, as the city could lower interest rates and be eligible for more construction subsidies.

The disparity caused by the amendments was not just a fiscal issue, but a warning that national resilience and systemic justice were being undermined, Huang said.


MOEA updates guidelines for foreign students interning in Taiwan

The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on Thursday issued updated guidelines to protect the rights of foreign students interning in Taiwan, including clearer rules on student eligibility, internship stipends and working hours.

Under the revised Guidelines Governing the Application of Foreign Students to the ROC in the Capacity of Interns in Enterprises and Organizations, students must be enrolled at overseas universities officially listed by Taiwan’s Ministry of Education, the MOEA’s Department of Investment Review said in a news release.

Students must have completed at least one semester of study before coming to Taiwan and be of an age appropriate for their program. They must also be studying a field related to their internship and have basic Chinese or English communication skills to ensure the quality and effectiveness of the internship, the department said.

Speaking to reporters before a meeting, Economics Minister Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) said a total of 1,805 foreign students were approved to intern in Taiwan last year, with their internships covering the food and beverage, logistics and manufacturing sectors.

Kung added that interns must be paid no less than the minimum wage, including scholarships and living allowances. Working hours are limited to eight hours a day and 40 hours per week, and interns may not be scheduled to work between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. without their written consent, to prevent them being overworked.

Taiwan’s minimum monthly wage, effective Jan. 1, is NT $29,500 (US$934), while the hourly rate is NT$196.

Meanwhile, the MOEA reiterated that interns must also be covered by appropriate insurance provided by the internship host, including at least group accident or occupational accident insurance.

The ministry said it will conduct joint inspections with relevant agencies, including the Ministry of Labor, on an irregular basis as part of oversight measures. Internship providers that violate the rules can be barred from hosting foreign interns in Taiwan for six months.

Addressing concerns that the updated guidelines could raise costs and prompt pushback from some businesses, Kung said foreign interns “should not be treated as cheap labor.”

Without elaborating, he added that the ministry has other support measures for companies undergoing upgrades or restructuring and believes the guidelines will strike a balance between business development and intern protections.


The Intellectual Property and Commercial Court on Thursday ruled that a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. employee be detained incommunicado for stealing the company’s 14-nanometer (nm) trade secrets.

The suspect, Chen Wei-chieh (陳韋傑), was indicted on Monday on charges of reproducing trade secrets relating to national core key technologies without authorization under the National Security Act.

The court ruled that Chen is suspected of the alleged offenses after reviewing the evidence, including witness testimony, text message records, his nondisclosure agreement, and employee monitoring system records provided by TSMC.

Chen Wei-chieh, right, is escorted to the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court on Thursday. Photo:CNA

The court noted that Chen’s statements regarding his actions were inconsistent and evasive, and that he replaced his personal mobile phone and office computer after learning that co-defendant Chen Li-ming (陳力銘) was under investigation.

The court said that discarding or destroying devices suspected of being used to reproduce and transmit trade secrets could constitute destruction of evidence, indicating a risk of evidence tampering and collusion.

Moreover, the crime that he was allegedly involved in not only damaged TSMC, but also national security, industrial competitiveness and economic development, the court added.

The case came to light while the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office’s Intellectual Property Branch was investigating the alleged theft of TSMC trade secrets related to its 2nm technology. The probe centered on former TSMC engineer Chen Li-ming, who was working at Tokyo Electron Taiwan Ltd. and is suspected of transmitting the secrets to the company.

During the investigation, prosecutors discovered that Tokyo Electron Taiwan’s cloud storage also contained trade secrets linked to TSMC’s 14nm technology. When confronted with the evidence, Chen Li-ming identified Chen Wei-chieh as being involved in the case, prosecutors said.

Chen Li-ming and two other suspects in the 2nm technology theft case have also been detained.

Meanwhile, Tokyo Electron Taiwan has also been indicted in both cases for failing to properly supervise Chen Li-ming.

Suspect in TSMC trade secret theft detained incommunicado


SHORTCOMINGS: While the livestock industry is increasingly engaged in animal-friendly farming, there has been little support from the food industry, the group said

Only two companies in the food industry incorporated animal welfare as a material topic in their sustainability reports last year, the Environmental and Animal Society of Taiwan said yesterday, urging the Financial Supervisory Commission to introduce mandatory regulations.

Formulated by Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp and Taipei Exchange, rules governing the compilation of sustainability reports by domestic listed or over-the-counter (OTC) companies require companies to compile their sustainability reports based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework, which has established “sector standards” to specify material topics by industries.

However, an investigation by the society showed that about 90 percent of the 58 domestic listed or OTC companies in the food industry did not properly disclose animal welfare-related information in their sustainability reports last year.

Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Jean Kuo, second left, and representatives of the Environmental and Animal Society of Taiwan hold up signs at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNA

Only two companies — Taiwan Sugar Corp and Fwusow Industry Co — incorporated animal welfare as a topic in their sustainability reports in accordance with GRI standards, while 14 companies mentioned animal welfare-related practices such as purchasing cage-free eggs or using milk with animal welfare certification, society deputy executive director Chen Yu-min (陳玉敏) said.

None of the 58 inspected companies has set up concrete policies or departments dedicated to animal welfare, she said.

Given that the rules also encourage companies to prepare sustainability reports based on the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework, the society also examined sustainability reports by 24 of the 58 companies that are categorized in the food and beverage industry, the meat, poultry and dairy industry, or the food retailers and distributors industry.

Of the 24 companies, only four companies fully disclosed animal welfare-related practices in line with SASB industry-specific standards, including President Chain Store Co, La Kaffa International Co, Kingza International Co and Taiwan FamilyMart Co, while the other companies’ disclosed information was significantly flawed or incomplete, Chen said.

The rules failed to include animal welfare in mandatory sustainability disclosures for companies with 50 percent or more of their revenue coming from foods or beverages made from animal-derived ingredients, she said.

Many global organizations, as well as the WHO, consider animal welfare one of the most important sustainability indicators for the food industry and a key aspect to its global competitiveness, Chen said.

The Ministry of Agriculture established guidelines for the welfare of economic animals a decade ago to encourage animal-friendly farming practices, she said.

While the livestock industry increasingly engaged in animal-friendly farming in line with the ministry’s policy, support and investment from the food industry is required to fulfill a major industrial shift to animal welfare, Chen said, urging the commission to ask the exchanges to stipulate animal welfare as a mandatory sustainability disclosure for the food and catering industries in the rules.

In response, the commission said it has established a roadmap for the listed or OTC companies to compile annual reports in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards from this year, which require sustainability disclosures in line with SASB industry-specific standards.

The commission would explore whether animal welfare should be specified in the rules to mandate relevant sustainability disclosures for the food industry, it said.

Animal welfare largely ignored: group


Soccer referees, staff left unpaid amid CTFA delay

TRANSITION TROUBLES:  The association said that its finances had been frozen during the transition to new leadership following the previous chair’s resignation

Soccer referees and staff said they are still owed wages for working a tournament in November last year in another financial dispute embroiling the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA).

Ministry of Sports officials yesterday ordered the CTFA to settle the payments by the end of this month to the 30 referees and more than 50 other staff for the national soccer championship for U12 grade school students, which was held in Taitung County from Nov. 22 to 30 last year.

The referees and staff made their complaint public through local media outlets, after failing to receive their entitled salaries after waiting for more than one month, with the total owed amount reported to be about NT$1.31 million (US$41,495).

Players compete in the national U12 soccer championship in Taitung County in November last year. Photo from the Chinese Taipei Football Association Web site

“Usually the wages are paid out at the end of the day,” said one staffer, who added that they would get NT$2,000 as a standard wage for the whole-day job, while each match has one referee and two assistant referees paid NT$700 and NT$300 per match respectively.

The referees and staff said they decided to turn to local media after failing to get an adequate response from the CTFA officials in charge of the competition.

The competition was held at Fongli Elementary School and soccer pitches at a nearby school in Taitung City, and consisted of 241 matches played by teams from across Taiwan.

The CTFA in a statement said that payments were held up due to the election of a new chairperson, during which the association’s finances were frozen.

The Ministry of Sports yesterday said that it had contacted the CTFA about the situation and mandated the association complete the administrative work to settle the payments by the end of this month.

Former CTFA chairman Wang Lin-hsiang (王麟祥) announced his resignation in November last year amid perceived mismanagement, financial scandals and an international losing streak.

Chang Tsan (張璨) was elected CTFA chair in a 31 to six vote on Dec. 20 last year.

Chang was previously a manager of a biomedical firm before serving as news media executive at EBC Network and ETToday News. He later served as head of the Taiwan Junior Soccer Association, founded the online soccer Web site GoGoal.com and was owner of the women’s soccer club Valkyrie FC.

In his address after winning the vote, Chang said he would push for reform and new policies to bolster Taiwanese soccer, saying that he would visit all the nation’s regional soccer bodies to forge closer cooperation, boost competitiveness of clubs and players in the nation’s top divisions, enhance communications and collaboration with the Ministry of Sports, address financial problems, and support the women’s national team ahead of the Women’s Asian Cup.


Snow fell on Alishan (阿里山) for the first time in seven years yesterday morning, as a strong continental cold air mass sent temperatures plunging across Taiwan, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.

The Alishan weather station, at an elevation of about 2,200m in central Taiwan, recorded snowfall from 8:55am to 9:15am, when the temperature dropped to about 1°C, the CWA said.

With increased moisture and low temperatures in the high-altitude Alishan area, the conditions were favorable for snow, CWA forecaster Tsai Yi-chi (蔡伊其) said.

Jiaming Lake Mountain Hut in Taitung County is covered in snow yesterday morning. Photo courtesy of Bear Trekker

The last time snow fell at the Alishan weather station was on Jan. 10, 2018, while soft hail fell there on Jan. 27, 2020, Tsai said, adding that yesterday’s snowfall was the first in the area in seven years.

Snow also fell in other high-altitude areas from early morning until about 10am, including Jiaming Lake (嘉明湖) and nearby Xiangyang Mountain (向陽山) in eastern Taiwan, which recorded their first snow of the year, Tsai said.

At about 4am, snow and ice pellets began falling at Jiaming Lake Mountain Hut, a resting point on the famous Jiaming Lake trail, local mountain guides said.

At about 10am, snow and soft hail were also reported at Xiangyang Mountain Hut, a resting point on the same trail, the guides said.

On Yushan (Jade Mountain, 玉山), the country’s highest peak, sleet fell late on Wednesday night, and temperatures plunged to about minus-5°C early yesterday, with rime ice coating the vegetation on the 3,952m-tall mountain, Tsai said, adding that people should beware of icy mountain roads.

In other parts of Taiwan, temperatures early yesterday morning generally ranged from 11°C to 13°C in central and northern areas and in Yilan County, 13°C to 15°C in eastern areas and southern Taiwan, and below 10°C in some low-lying areas, CWA data showed.

Alishan sees first snow in 7 years


Ferry operators are required to conduct a drill at least once every three months to test preparedness in handling fires caused by portable chargers, the Maritime and Port Bureau said yesterday.

The announcement came after multiple reports of fires caused by portable chargers on the nation’s major railways.

The nation’s airlines have also taken measures to prevent power banks from becoming safety hazards, including banning their use throughout flights and ensuring they are in easily accessible areas.

A burned power bank lies on the floor of a high-speed rail car after being extinguished on April 12 last year.

Photo courtesy of the Railway Police Bureau

Bureau Director-General Yeh Hsieh-lung (葉協隆) said that portable chargers are powered by lithium batteries.

Fires caused by the batteries must be extinguished immediately, Yeh said, adding that water must be used to cool down devices to prevent reignition.

Such a drill must be conducted at least once every three months on the 98 passenger vessels supervised by the bureau, it said, adding that operators have been instructed to carry on board metal buckets, long-handled tongs and other essential emergency response equipment.

Failure to conduct the drill would be deemed an operational deficiency, which operators would be required to rectify, the bureau said.

Operators would be banned from providing services if such negligence would lead to safety concerns, it added.

The bureau would dispatch inspectors to ensure that staff members are familiar with the emergency response procedures.

Aside from launching an awareness campaign on the safety of portable chargers in Keelung, Taichung, Kaohsiung, and Kinmen, Nantou, Hualien and Taitung counties, the bureau would also remind passengers to refrain from using portable chargers that lack government safety certification or show signs of deformation or bloating.

Power banks must be used within visible range at all times and must not be placed in luggage or used at high temperatures, the bureau said.

Ferry operators to conduct regular battery fire drills


Tigerair Taiwan to upgrade, expand airline services

Tigerair Taiwan yesterday said it aims to further explore business opportunities generated by transit passengers and solidify its brand as a quality low-cost carrier through upgraded services this year.

The nation’s first and only budget airline announced its operational goals at a media luncheon after its board last month approved the airline management’s plan to expand its fleet, including buying four new Airbus A321neo aircraft and leasing 11 more. The board also granted the airline’s management an option to buy four more aircraft, depending on market demand.

The airline would have more than 30 aircraft in its fleet within 10 years, including at least 15 A320neo and 15 A321neo aircraft, it said.

Tigerair Taiwan chairwoman Joyce Huang, second left, gestures with other airline representatives at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Wang Yi-hung, Taipei Times

By 2028, the average service years of the aircraft in Tigerair Taiwan’s fleet would be 3.1 years, Tigerair Taiwan chairwoman Joyce Huang (黃世惠) said in her presentation.

An A321neo aircraft can accommodate 233 passengers, up from 180 on an A320neo aircraft, Huang said, adding that it would reduce the average operational cost per seat by 11.2 percent.

Asked whether the airline plans to launch services to new destinations, Huang said that its operational strategies this year would be to increase the number of profitable short-haul flights, such as those to Ishigaki and Okinawa in Japan, as well as transit passengers.

“We can use Taipei as a hub, where a Japanese traveler from Sendai can transfer to Ishigaki Island. Many Southeast Asian tourists want to travel to Tottori and Oita prefectures, while Japanese from second-tier cities might want to board Tigerair Taiwan and travel to Southeast Asian countries. They can all transit through Taipei,” she said.

The airline would not rashly launch potentially unprofitable flights to improve connectivity, Huang said.

“We might not have a competitive edge if we launch new flights to Southeast Asia given our limited fleet and the intense price competition among budget airlines in Southeast Asia,” she said.

The increase in flight capacity and efficiency would not only help bring more tourists to Taiwan, but also service more transit passengers to Japan and Southeast Asia, she said.

The airline has also seen an increase in Japanese passengers arriving in Taiwan via its flights, with Japanese accounting for 20 to 50 percent of passengers per flight, Huang said.

Significant increases are in flights arriving from Oita, Tottori and Niigata prefectures, she added.

Huang also said that the airline plans to roll out a series of new services this year.

In the first quarter, the airline is to launch a membership subscription program called “Team Tiger,” designed specifically for its fans.

Depending on the member’s travel frequency — quarterly, bimonthly or monthly — members can pay on a monthly basis for a chance to enjoy free round-trip tickets.

Different subscription tiers would include priority check-in, priority boarding and priority baggage handling.

In the second quarter, Tigerair Taiwan is to introduce “tigertel,” a service that combines artificial intelligence-powered travel planning to create personalized packages including flights, accommodation and full travel itineraries tailored to each traveler, Huang said.

Starting in the third quarter, travelers would be able to book connecting flights in a single transaction, extending destinations to a second city in Japan or even Australia, making it easier for Tigerair customers to explore new locations.

Meanwhile, the airline said it is expanding self-service check-in options at multiple domestic and international airports, allowing passengers to retrieve electronic boarding passes online at any time, significantly reducing wait times at the airport.

For in-flight dining, Tigerair Taiwan would collaborate with several well-known brands to offer a more premium and enjoyable meal experience onboard.

During the second quarter, a brand-new in-flight entertainment system would be launched, allowing passengers to connect their personal mobile devices to the system, and access a wide variety of on-demand video and audio content.

The system would also allow travelers to purchase duty-free items and in-flight meals.


Police detectives and their staff in Changhua County have received praise for their diligence after recording a 90 percent success rate in locating or identifying missing persons in the past five years.

Changhua County Police Department logistics section chief Chung Chen-pang (鐘振邦) told reporters that last year he was given a case to find an elderly woman who had been missing for 20 years and whose family had filed a new missing persons report.

Chung said he began by searching databases, including national health insurance files, vehicle registration, traffic violation issued tickets, exit and entry records, and bank accounts, but found nothing under her name.

Fangyuan Township Precinct inspector Hsu Hong-jung, right, receives recognition for finding missing persons from Changhua County Police Chief Chen Ming-chun at a ceremony in the county on Sunday. Photo courtesy of the Changhua County Police Department

“We knew that New Taipei City had started to collect DNA samples for found missing persons in their jurisdiction. So it happened the woman had mental health issues and was located in New Taipei City, but they did not know her family or address, so she had been transferred to Yuli Hospital, which is well-known for caring and treating mental patients, in Hualien County’s Yuli Township (玉里),” Chung said.

After asking the family members to take a DNA test, the team was able to verify that the elderly woman was related, he said, adding that it allowed a mother and daughter to reunite after two decades apart.

Fangyuan Township (芳苑) Precinct Police Inspector Hsu Hong-jung (許宏榮) said that his team worked to locate 44 missing persons in 2023, and was honored with a top award as the most successful search unit in Taiwan.

“It is my core belief that one must have empathy for the families when working on missing persons cases. It is the key to finding those who go missing and helping them return back to their families,” Hsu said.

Prevention section head Chiu Yun-ju (邱韻儒) said they received 5,620 requests for missing persons in past five years overall, with 5,110 successfully located, an almost 90 percent success rate.

“The success is due to tireless work by our officers and their spirit of not being willing to give up, helped by advances in the science of DNA matching,” Chiu said.

The initial “golden period” is the most important time for finding a missing person, as personal information such as age, features, clothing and locations can help police locate them early, she said.

After the initial golden period, DNA testing can provide another opportunity to find the missing person, she added.

When filing a missing persons report, it is also important to bring identification papers that could help prove the relationship with the missing person, allowing police to begin their investigation, Chiu said, adding that the data would be registered in a database to aid police in their search.

Any other details such as photographs or information about vehicles used, as well as possible destinations and events that occurred before the disappearance, would also be recorded to help police, she added.

“Afterward, the police officer would ask for consent to post a public ‘missing person’ notice, and permission to have photographs added to the police file,” she said.

If the person is located or returns home, the police should be contacted as soon as possible, Chiu said, adding that all police stations are open 24 hours every day.

Family members can also check the progress of their case on the official Web site of the National Police Agency, she said.

Police receive praise for locating missing persons


Walking to tunes

A woman walks on a musical path as part of the “A Certain Transparent Day” exhibition at the Yuejin Art Museum in Tainan yesterday. The band Pacers, who composed four original songs for the path, are to perform at Chitu Bistro in Yanshuei District tomorrow.


Pingtung County Commissioner Chou Chun-mi, center, aims a pistol in a range at the Pingtung County Police Bureau during the facility’s plaque unveiling ceremony yesterday.

Fire away


DBS forecasts 4.8 percent GDP growth

LEADING THE PACK: Taiwan has ably surfed the AI boom to become the fastest growing economy in Asia as per capita GDP surpassed South Korea and Japan for the first time

Singapore-based DBS Bank Ltd yesterday forecast Taiwan’s economy to grow 4.8 percent this year, the fastest among Asia’s newly industrialized economies, as sustained artificial intelligence (AI)-driven demand continues to underpin technology exports despite lingering trade and tariff risks.

The outlook follows a standout last year, when Taiwan delivered one of Asia’s strongest economic performances, with GDP growth estimated at 7.2 percent, while the nation’s per capita GDP is projected to reach US$38,000, surpassing Japan and South Korea for the first time, DBS said.

DBS economist Ma Tieying (馬鐵英) said AI-driven momentum is expected to persist this year, although growth is likely to moderate amid more realistic profitability expectations, elevated equity valuations and rising corporate leverage.

In its base-case scenario, DBS projects GDP growth of 4 to 5 percent, assuming AI demand remains solid, but cools, US semiconductor tariffs stay moderate and the US’ tariffs on Taiwan are slightly reduced through trade negotiations.

In a more optimistic scenario, growth could climb to the 6 to 7 percent range if the AI-driven technology cycle evolves into a prolonged super-cycle and US tariffs are significantly eased or waived, Ma said.

DBS expects the US tariffs on semiconductors to remain manageable, with exemptions likely for companies that commit to investing in the US, while a 40 percent increase in capital spending to US$602 billion by the world’s eight largest cloud service providers is expected to reinforce demand across Taiwan’s technology supply chain, the bank said.

By contrast, Taiwan’s non-technology manufacturing is expected to remain weak, with exports continuing to contract amid the lingering possibility of tariffs, DBS said.

While Taiwan-US trade negotiations might help reduce tariff rates, a full removal is unlikely, as the US administration retains alternative legal tools to maintain trade barriers, the bank said.

On the other hand, Taiwan’s service-sector performance is expected to be mixed, Ma said.

Consumer-related services might see a modest rebound, supported by government cash handouts, although gains could be capped by a softening labor market, she said.

In particular, the financial sector faces slowing loan growth and potential equity-market corrections, partly offset by easing currency-hedging pressure on life insurance companies, she added.

Overall, Taiwan remains well positioned to capitalize on the global AI wave while evolving into higher-value manufacturing and knowledge-based services, DBS said.

The nation has diversified exports away from China, with the US already becoming its largest export market and ASEAN to overtake China this year, driven by strong shipments of information and communications technology products, the bank said.


Largan sees slumping sales as it seeks new markets

SEASONAL DECLINE: The precision optics manufacturer is soldiering through the traditional slow season for the electronics industry as it looks ahead to diversify

Largan Precision Co (大立光), a major handset camera lens supplier for Apple Inc’s iPhones, yesterday reported a 22.4 percent year-on-year decline in net profit for last quarter and forecast further shipment weakness this month as the industry enters its traditional slow season.

Net profit in the fourth quarter of last year decreased to NT$6.73 billion (US$213.18 million) from NT$8.97 billion a year earlier, the company said.

The figure fell 5 percent from NT$7.08 billion in the third quarter, it added.

The logo of Largan Precision Co. Ltd, the world`s largest smartphone lens manufacturer, hangs outside the company`s headquarters in Taichung City in 2020. Photo: EPA

Earnings per share slumped to NT$50.4 from NT$65.01 a year earlier and NT$53.05 the previous quarter, it said.

Gross margin last quarter stood at 47.75 percent, improving from 47.2 percent the prior quarter, but down from 59.08 percent from a year earlier due to inventory write-downs, Largan chairman Adam Lin (林恩平) told an investors’ conference.

The company typically builds extra inventory to meet front-loading by clients, but excess stock accumulated over time gets scrapped, weighing on margins, Lin said.

Gross margin could rebound this quarter, as general yield rates and prices have stabilized, but the factory utilization rate remains below the normal level due to seasonal factors, he said.

Revenue this month is expected to be lower than last month’s NT$5.62 billion, and revenue next month is also projected to decline further from this month, as the new year holiday would cut short the number of business days, he added.

Regarding market speculation that Largan is working with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (台積電) on copackaged optics (CPO) technology to supply collimated diameter components, and that Largan has been planning production lines related to CPO, Lin said the company’s research and development covers a wide range of optical lenses, adding that Largan would pursue any technology related to optics.

The company would disclose whether it plans to add new production lines for CPO once production proves viable, he said.

Largan plans to begin shipping its first batch of variable-aperture products in the third quarter of this year, Lin said.

While pricing appears more favorable, yield rates remain uncertain, and whether the products could help improve margins remains to be seen, he said.

This year, Largan would not produce more lenses for ultra-thin smartphone models, as weak sales among leading brands have prompted other handset makers to withdraw such products from the market, Lin said, adding that the company plans to ship more lenses for foldable smartphones toward the end of this year.

A surge in memory prices would add pressure on handset makers, but brands would continue to upgrade lens specifications, offering support to Largan’s business, he said.

Regarding shipments of Largan’s newly developed high-precision visual recognition products for humanoid service robots and artificial intelligence glasses, Lin said development of the products is progressing and shipments have begun, but volumes remain small.


Major semiconductor material and failure analysis services providers Materials Analysis Technology Inc (MA-tek, 閎康) and Msscorps Co (汎銓科技) reported record annual revenue for last year, benefiting from strong demand amid an artificial intelligence (AI) boom.

MA-tek’s revenue expanded 8.51 percent annually to NT$5.55 billion (US$175.8 million) last year from NT$5.11 billion, the company said in a statement yesterday, citing rising analysis service demand for AI chips developed by global cloud service providers (CSPs).

Major CSPs such as Google and Meta Platforms Inc have quickened pace in developing in-house AI application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) to lower costs and lessen dependency on Nvidia Corp’s graphics processing units, MA-tek said.

A machine checks a circuit board during an exhibition in Taipei in 2022. Photo: EPA

CSPs are expected to roll out new-generation AI ASICs every one to two years on average, MA-tek said, citing market researcher TrendForce Corp’s (集邦科技) analysis.

To make faster technology migration possible amid shorter chip designing time, chip developers have proactively adopted advanced chip manufacturing technologies, which have stimulated demand for chip burn-in tests and reliability analysis, it said.

Additionally, chipmakers want to enhance production yields as manufacturing becomes more complicated, boosting demand for the company’s services, MA-tek said.

Separately, Msscorps said revenue last year climbed 10.78 percent to an all-time high of NT$2.18 billion, compared with NT$1.97 billion in 2024, with revenue last month hitting a record NT$213 million.

The company attributed its strong performance to customers’ migration to advanced technologies and strong demand for advanced packaging technology, which has led to rising demand for material analysis for AI chips, as well as for inspection and analysis of silicon photonics, it said.

Msscorps said it saw higher revenue contributions from its overseas labs in China, the US and Japan during the fourth quarter of last year, without disclosing exact numbers.

In the third quarter, the company’s overseas fabs contributed about 21 percent of its total revenue, up from 17.4 percent in the same period of 2024.

For this year, the company said it aims to grow revenue by 23.85 percent to at least NT$2.7 billion, with overseas labs expected to contribute about 35 percent to the total.

Msscorps counts Nvidia Corp, Apple Inc, Applied Materials Inc and Lam Research Corp among its customers.

Semiconductor analysis companies do good trade


Wistron, Quanta see robust year

Wistron Corp (緯創) yesterday reported revenue last month surged 141.59 percent year-on-year to NT$255.25 billion (US$8.1 billion), a company record for December, driven by strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) servers.

Fourth-quarter revenue grew 1.43 percent to NT$720.94 billion from the same quarter last year, the contract server and notebook computer manufacturer said, expecting the momentum to extend into this quarter.

Last year as a whole, revenue totaled NT$2.18 trillion, up 108.39 percent from 2024 and a new record, it said.

Wistron`s new global operations headquarters in Hsinchu is pictured last year. Photo: Reuters

The company expects strong artificial intelligence (AI) server momentum to buoy its performance this quarter, regardless of the effect of the traditional slow season, a company official said in an interview.

Server sales accounted for about 70 percent of Wistron’s total revenue in the third quarter last year, primarily AI servers, the company said in November last year.

Revenue from its networking business is expected to grow significantly this quarter, with shipments projected to increase 10 times from a year earlier, the official said yesterday on condition of anonymity.

Shipments of notebook computers, desktop computers and display products are expected to decline this quarter due to seasonal factors, but increase from a year earlier, with notebooks showing the strongest momentum amid the upgrade cycle to Windows 11, Wistron said.

Wistron shipped 6.9 million notebook computers in the fourth quarter of last year, up 8 percent sequentially and 30.2 percent annually, as rising DRAM prices prompted clients to front-load orders and the end of support for the Windows 10 operating system accelerated replacement demand.

Last year, the company shipped 24.1 million notebook computers, up 19.3 percent from a year earlier.

The company shipped 2.8 million desktop computers and 2.9 million displays, bringing last year’s total to 10 million units for desktops, up 6 percent year-on-year, and 9.6 million units for displays, down 1 percent annually, it said.

Separately, Quanta Computer Inc (廣達) yesterday reported record revenue of NT$272.5 billion for last month, a 94.5 percent year-on-year surge, driven by robust AI server shipments.

Fourth-quarter revenue increased 53 percent to NT$638.64 billion and full-year revenue rose 50.54 percent to NT$2.12 trillion from a year earlier, it said.

Quanta said server revenue last year met its goal for triple-digit annual growth and expects revenue this year to double from last year, adding that it has order visibility for AI servers through next year.

The company in November last year said that AI servers accounted for about 70 percent of its total server revenue, while the server business accounted for 70 percent of its total revenue in the third quarter of the year.

Both figures are likely to increase further this quarter, a Quanta official said yesterday.

The company’s notebook computer shipments would decline quarter-on-quarter due to seasonal factors, the official said.

Quanta shipped 10.9 million notebooks in the fourth quarter, down 14.2 percent sequentially and 1.8 percent annually, with full-year shipments reaching 45.9 million units, up 1.3 percent from a year earlier, the company said.


China plans to approve some imports of Nvidia Corp’s H200 chips as soon as this quarter, people familiar with the situation said, giving the company access to a critical market.

Chinese officials are preparing to allow local companies to buy the chips from Nvidia for select commercial use, the people said.

However, the H200 chip would be barred from the military, sensitive government agencies, critical infrastructure and state-owned enterprises due to security concerns, they said.

The Nvidia logo and a Chinese flag are seen in this illustration taken last year. Photo: Reuters

If these organizations still ask to use the component, applications would be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, the people added.

Even with the qualifications, the move represents a win for Nvidia. China is the world’s largest market for semiconductors, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) has said that the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market alone could generate US$50 billion in the coming years. In the US firm’s absence, local rivals such as Huawei Technologies Co (華為) and Cambricon Technologies Corp (寒武紀) have thrived and plan to sharply increase production this year.

The H200 is an older-generation chip that the US President Donald Trump’s administration has said can be exported to China. The US government restricts sales of more advanced processors on national security grounds. Nvidia is the leading maker of AI accelerators — the chips that help develop and run AI models — which are highly prized by data center operators.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (阿里巴巴) and ByteDance Ltd (字節跳動) have privately told Nvidia that they want to order more than 200,000 units each of the H200, a person familiar with the matter said.

Both companies — alongside prominent Chinese start-ups, including DeepSeek (深度求索) — are rapidly upgrading their models to compete with OpenAI and other US rivals.

China planning to green-light Nvidia chip sales


Eclat Textile optimistic about sales this quarter

Eclat Textile Co (儒鴻) yesterday projected that sales this quarter would be flat or slightly higher than the previous quarter, as brand clients are expected to resume orders after reaching healthier inventory levels.

The company’s optimistic outlook is also supported by some orders being deferred from last quarter to this quarter due to shipping schedule problems, Eclat spokesperson Tiffany Lin (林芬如) told the state-run Central News Agency.

As brand clients reported stronger-than-expected sales over the year-end holiday shopping season in the US, the company is cautiously optimistic about this year’s business prospects, with order visibility of about six months from now, Lin said.

Eclat Textile Co’s logo is pictured at the company’s booth during a textile trade show in Taipei on Oct. 15, 2024. Photo: Fang Wei-chieh, Taipei Times

Eclat, which counts global brands such as Nike Inc, Gap Inc, Target Corp, Lululemon Athletica Inc and Under Armour Inc among its top customers, yesterday reported that revenue for last month rose 14.12 percent from November to NT$3.3 billion (US$104.5 million).

However, the figure fell 3.57 percent from a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing.

Lin said last month’s sales performance would have been even better, as about NT$450 million worth of orders were deferred to this year due to shipping schedule issues.

Fourth-quarter revenue was NT$9.26 billion, down 3.83 percent from the previous quarter and 3.2 percent from a year earlier.

The figure was lower than market expectations of NT$9.69 billion, according to data compiled by Yuanta Securities Investment and Consulting Co (元大投顧), which had projected NT$9.68 billion.

Eclat’s full-year revenue totaled NT$37.99 billion for last year, representing an annual increase of 3.15 percent. Yuanta had expected NT$38.41 billion.

Yuanta expects Eclat’s operating momentum this year to be sustained by stable orders, with revenue projected to increase 4.03 percent year-on-year to NT$39.52 billion, it said in a note.

“For 2026, Eclat will continue its development projects with brand clients, with likely three new clients — including one US brand, one retail channel, and one brand operating across European and Asian markets,” Yuanta said.

“Meanwhile, expectations for rising prices will push consumers to purchase in advance, likely helping brands to digest inventory. We also expect the FIFA World Cup to boost restocking orders and demand this year, helping drive a sales recovery for Eclat,” it added.