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MOFA rebuts Xi’s anti-independence push as TSMC block trade nears NT$2,750 and holiday cash fight heats up
Friday’s Taiwan Daily Update — twelve stories on post-summit MOFA/MAC statements, a record TSMC after-hours block print, the NT$10,000 versus NT$20,000 payout fight, CIB phishing warnings, Taoyuan H5N1 culling, astronomical tides on western coasts, and a Rakuten sweep that cuts the CPBL second-half lead to half a game.
SportsRakuten Monkeys Sweep Brothers in Taoyuan, Cut Second-Half Lead to Half a Game
Eppler spun a shutout and Cheng came apart in the sixth as Rakuten beat Brothers 6-0 in Taoyuan on Sep 25, sweeping the series and cutting the second-half lead to half a game.
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EntertainmentAstronomical Museum Pegasus Dome Show Sells Out Second Night of Holiday Run
HealthTaoyuan Culls 2,500 Chickens After H5N1 Ends Eight-Year County Avian Flu Pause
ScienceCWA Warns Penghu and Changhua Lowlands of Astronomical High Tides Through September 30
PoliticsMOFA and MAC Reject Xi Anti-Independence Push as State Department Affirms Taiwan Policy
OpinionFrozen U.S. Arms Notifications Are the Quiet Risk Behind This Week’s Summit Optics
SecurityCIB Urges Shoppers to Verify Momo and Shopee Refund Links After Phishing Surge
AIDigital Ministry Reviews Public AI Labels After Trump Renames Field Super Intelligence
TechnologyStarlink Still Cannot Apply as Executive Yuan Has Not Set Telecom Law Effective Date
Credit CardsIssuers Flag Unusual E-Commerce Charges as CIB Reports Phishing Losses Doubled
StocksTSMC Block Trade at NT$2,749 Sets Post-Holiday Marker as TAIEX Holds 48,000
BusinessExecutive Yuan Outlines NT$10,000 Payout Rules as KMT Pushes NT$20,000 Cash Law
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Issuers Flag Unusual E-Commerce Charges as CIB Reports Phishing Losses Doubled
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TSMC Block Trade at NT$2,749 Sets Post-Holiday Marker as TAIEX Holds 48,000
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Executive Yuan Outlines NT$10,000 Payout Rules as KMT Pushes NT$20,000 Cash Law
The cabinet's NT$10,000 payout rides on the general budget and three stated principles; the KMT's NT$20,000 special law would move both the number and the authorization out of the Executive Yuan's hands.