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Taiwan Monday: record TAIEX close, flu-shot surge, and CPBL playoffs
Twelve Taiwan stories for 2026-10-05 — banks tighten SME credit, AUO leads a record index finish, public flu doses top 600,000 in 48 hours, and the Brothers open the CPBL challenge series with a one-win edge.
StocksAUO Block Trades Dominate Friday Tape as Earnings Calendar Starts With Optical Names
Foreign brokers placed more than 81,000 AUO shares on the buy side Friday while the weighted index closed at a record 48,475.74 ahead of a week crowded with optical and chip earnings calls.
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HealthTaiwan Logs 601,000 Flu Shots in 48 Hours as Weekly Clinic Visits Near 150,000
SportsRakuten Worx Locks CPBL Pitching Title as Playoff Schedule Confirms Intercontinental Opener
PoliticsKMT Caucus Scrutinizes Hualien Reconstruction Entries Inside Rolling Supplementary Review
BusinessTaiwan Banks Tighten Working-Capital Lines as Loan-to-Deposit Ratio Nears 2020 Peak
SecurityBotian Bank Counter Stops Elderly Customer From Wiring Savings After Jieshou Warning
OpinionEditorial: Taipower and CPC Appropriations Merit a Standalone Supplementary Schedule
TechnologyLargan Q3 Guidance Anchors iPhone 17 Lens ASP Debate Among Taiwan Peers
EntertainmentAnimatrix Composer Yuki Kajiura Completes Sold-Out Taipei Lottery for October 31 TICC Show
ScienceTaiwan Catalog Maps Three Centuries of Ms 5+ Quakes Across Taichung-Changhua-Nantou
AIBroadcasters Apply NCC AI News Labels as MODA Risk Framework Waits on Cabinet
Credit CardsSinopac DAWHO Cash Rebate Cap Resets on First Business Day of Fourth Quarter
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