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Saturday on the Taiwan desk: markets digest Friday’s record close while banks, fabs and parks test new rails
Your Daily Update for 2026-10-03 — Cathay Life float guidance, EMS index memo, night-market QR payouts, Kaohsiung LEO trials, wafer AI classifiers, Taoyuan counterfeit bust, offshore wind fees, Taroko sensors, blood stocks, vinyl reissues, and the Sun Moon Lake marathon.
SportsLeopard Cat Marathon in Sun Moon Lake Registers 4,200 Finishers Under Cloudy Skies
The Leopard Cat Marathon at Sun Moon Lake registered 4,200 finishers Saturday under cloudy skies, with organizers capping entries to protect habitat corridors flagged by forestry officials after last year’s trail erosion.
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EntertainmentFormosa Vinyl Reissues 1980s Mandopop Box Set for Record Store Day Taiwan
HealthBlood Donation Centers Stock O-Negative Units Ahead of Long-Weekend Surgical Schedules
ScienceTaroko Gorge Shuttle Operators Receive Rockfall Sensor Feeds After Trail Reopening Trial
PoliticsLegislators Trade Amendments on Offshore Wind Grid Connection Fees Before Plenary Week
OpinionEditorial: A Friday Rally on the TWSE Does Not Appropriate Money for Undebated Stimulus Lines
SecurityCity Police Bust Counterfeit NT Dollar Bill Bundles Sold Through Messaging Apps in Taoyuan
AINICT Partners Tainan Fab on Defect-Image Classifier Trained Without Customer Wafer Labels
TechnologyHon Hai Tests Harbor-Mounted LEO Antenna Modules at Kaohsiung Yard Before Fishermen Trials
Credit CardsShin Kong Bank Adds Night-Market Vendor QR Settlement With Same-Day Payout to Merchant Accounts
StocksTWSE Weighting Committee Memo Flags EMS Makers After Friday Passive-Fund Rebalance Window
BusinessCathay Financial Briefs Investors on Life-Insurance Float Ahead of December Dividend Vote
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Hon Hai Tests Harbor-Mounted LEO Antenna Modules at Kaohsiung Yard Before Fishermen Trials
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. mounted low-Earth-orbit antenna modules on a Kaohsiung harbor test pier this weekend ahead of trials with inshore fishing fleets that need backup links when cellular towers lose power during typhoon swells.
Shin Kong Bank Adds Night-Market Vendor QR Settlement With Same-Day Payout to Merchant Accounts
Shin Kong Commercial Bank Co. said night-market vendors who enroll in its QR settlement pilot will receive same-day credits to merchant accounts for Taiwan Pay scans, a move aimed at stall owners who still rely on cash after Mid-Autumn festival crowds.
TWSE Weighting Committee Memo Flags EMS Makers After Friday Passive-Fund Rebalance Window
A Taiwan Stock Exchange weighting committee memo circulating among passive fund brokers flags several electronics manufacturing services names for potential index share gains after Friday’s record TAIEX close drew heavy ETF creation units, according to desk notes InfoHandle reviewed.
Cathay Financial Briefs Investors on Life-Insurance Float Ahead of December Dividend Vote
Cathay Financial Holding Co. told analysts Saturday that Cathay Life Insurance Co. will keep a larger share of premiums in liquid instruments until shareholders vote on the 2025 cash dividend in December, as actuaries refresh mortality assumptions tied to post-pandemic medical utilization.