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Foreign investors net-buy TSMC and MediaTek as Trump–Xi summit opens and Hon Hai lifts AI rack guidance
Wednesday's Taiwan Daily Update — twelve stories on chip-heavy TAIEX flows, Hon Hai's Taoyuan server customs clearances, FSC chatbot registry entries, MAC's post-summit briefing plan, CIB gift-card phishing warnings, and CPBL penultimate-weekend sellouts in Taichung.
StocksTAIEX Opens Higher as Foreign Investors Net-Buy TSMC and MediaTek Before Trump–Xi Readout
The TAIEX opened higher Wednesday as foreign institutional investors net-bought Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and MediaTek Inc. shares ahead of the first public readout from the Trump–Xi summit, with electronics and AI supply-chain names leading turnover on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
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BusinessHon Hai Raises Q4 AI Rack Guidance After Taoyuan Customs Clears September Server Lots
PoliticsMainland Affairs Council Schedules Briefing After Trump–Xi Summit First Session
OpinionSubmarine Budget Hearings Should Not Pause for Trump–Xi Headline Theater
SecurityCriminal Investigation Bureau Warns Mid-Autumn Gift-Card Phishing Mimicking Convenience Chains
AIFSC Adds Model-Trust Registry Entries for Three Bank Chatbots After Pilot Review
HealthCDC Reports Post-Holiday Enterovirus Ward Occupancy Rise in Northern Pediatric Units
SportsCPBL Penultimate Weekend Draws Sellouts in Taichung as Guardians Clinch Wild Card
EntertainmentGolden Horse Nominees Add CatchPlay Day-and-Date Titles Ahead of November Ceremony
ScienceNARLabs Opens Hsinchu Particle-Accelerator Visitor Slots After Beam Stability Upgrade
TechnologyASUS ProArt Monitors Ship Taiwan Bundles With Creator Cloud Credits for Design Schools
Credit CardsCTBC Mid-Autumn Travel Card Extends Zero-Fee Installments Through October Statement
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