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TAIEX Ends September Near 48,000 as Phase-One Vaccines Start and Badminton Pair Take Bronze
Wednesday’s Taiwan edition: a record quarterly rally on the TAIEX, October 1 flu and COVID shots, Cathay and Sinopac travel-card perks, Cho’s TSMC line, and Asian Games mixed doubles bronze.
StocksTAIEX Closes September Up 308 Points After Intraday Test of 48,000
The TAIEX rose 308 points on September 30 to 47,940.13, capping a record 18,976-point gain through three quarters as foreign funds returned to Innolux and AU Optronics.
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HealthPhase-One Government Flu and COVID Shots Begin October 1 as H1N1 Dominates Hospital Surveillance
BusinessAugust Export Orders Hit US$103 Billion as ODMs Chase Copilot-Ready Hardware Lines
PoliticsPremier Cho Tells Lawmakers TSMC May Build Abroad but 2nm Research Stays in Hsinchu
SportsYe Hong-wei and Zhan You-zhen Take Badminton Mixed Doubles Bronze Without Medal Match
SecurityFinance Ministry Taipei Tax Office Tells SMEs E-Invoice Rejections Arrive by Mail, Not Email
AIYating FedGPT Places Fourth in MODA Sovereign AI Benchmark as Banks Test On-Prem Stacks
Credit CardsCathay CUBE Autumn Japan Perk Starts as Double Ten Travel Bookings Surge
EntertainmentResident Evil Requiem Becomes Taiwan Box-Office Leader With NT$90 Million Two-Week Gross
ScienceAcademia Sinica Hosts PNC 2026 in Jinshan With 124 Digital Humanities Papers
OpinionEditorial: Sub-NT$900 Billion Sessions Make TAIEX's 48,000 Test a Liquidity Warning
TechnologyMeta Muse Agent Push Lifts Taipei Broker Targets on MediaTek and AI Server Plays
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