Taiwan Google Trends for 2026-08-20

[Weilai News Network] South Korean pop group BIGBANG will perform at the Taipei Arena on October 10th and 11th this year. Tickets will be sold under real-name systems.

In order to stimulate weekday international travel and attract overseas high-spending customers, the Tourism Administration has planned five weekday travel discounts and four to strengthen international tourism momentum. They were originally scheduled to go on the road in April, but have been delayed due to budget constraints. The Tourism Administration said today that the third reading of the budget was approved on August 14, and the plan will be launched in September. Among them, weekday accommodation and birthday accommodation discounts will be available online starting from 11 a.m. today (20th), and each person can receive a discount of up to 3,200 yuan.

Millionaire YouTuber "Arson" (Li Yuqun) recently traveled to Penghu. After checking out, he discovered that a camera worth about 30,000 yuan was left in a B&B. Unexpectedly, the B&B said that it was suspected to have been discarded as garbage by the cleaning staff. Since the camera still contained unreleased video material, Arson was unwilling to give up easily. He went to the Penghu garbage transfer station in person and rummaged through about 50 tons of waste. The process attracted the attention of a large number of netizens. Arson recently revealed the latest progress, saying that it had reached a settlement with the hotel owner. However, the B&B cleaning staff said they "threw the camera away because they thought it was a vibrator," sparking the anger of netizens.

Cheerleading goddess Li Duohui was invited to shoot a promotional video for "Trendy Taipei 2026" and interacted with Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan. Unexpectedly, some netizens questioned her political stance. In response, Lee Da-hye's management team quickly clarified that the cooperation was purely for city tourism and event marketing. Lee Da-hui participated as an artist and was not a political endorsement. The team emphasized that Li Duohui has been in Taiwan for many years and Taipei is the focus of her life. She accepted the invitation only to do her best for the city. She has not expressed her stance on Taiwanese political issues in the past and will not do so in the future. They called on the public not to overly politicize professional acting work. Lin Yijun

Variety show eldest sister Bai Bingbing has actively promoted newcomers in the music industry in recent years. After creating a duet work for mature singers, this time she turned her attention to 15-year-old Lin Fulin and 14-year-old Liu Yongjie. Not only did she personally perform the new song "Oh!" No, no, no> producer and MV director, who watched closely throughout the recording and dance rehearsal process, transformed into a "tiger mother" and trained rigorously, saying that this was the most tiring song she had ever done.

An upstream train on the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line ran between the R14 Arena Station and the R15 Ecological Park Station at around 7:07 a.m. without warning. It happened during office hours, affecting about 300 passengers. After the fault was eliminated, SOP procedures were followed and the train was required to travel at a limited speed. Many office workers lamented that they were "suffering from high speed" and "punishing those who want to cross the line."

Google brings paid Gemini plans directly to the campus market, providing eligible college students with a one-year free subscription

Apple supplier Pegatron today indirectly confirmed that the standard iPhone 18 model will not be released until next year, according to a new report. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Pegatron held an earnings call for the second quarter of 2026 today.…

[Now Sports] Japanese player Kaoru Mitoma recently injured a female pedestrian while driving, and prosecutors decided not to prosecute him. The incident occurred on the 8th of last month. According to investigators, Kaoru Mitoma ran a red light while driving in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, and collided with a 48-year-old female pedestrian riding a bicycle. The woman was injured and received treatment for two weeks. The incident temporarily led Mitoma Kaoru to face charges of negligent causing injury to others. After investigation on Friday, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office stated that, considering both were running red lights at the time and other evidence, they decided not to prosecute Kaoru Mitoma. Kaoru Mitoma was born in Kanagawa Prefecture and currently plays for Premier League club Brighton. He is a key player for the Japan national team. In May this year, he was unable to make the squad for the 2026 World Cup due to a left foot injury.

Kiké Hernández talked about his oblique injury, Tim Brown recounted a classic story of former Dodgers shortstop Cesar Izturs, plus Chavez Ravine history.

Sports Center/Comprehensive Report The Summer Solstice League of the CPB (China City Baseball League) officially started the war a few days ago. Zhang Xikai, the former "submarine" in the secondary school and currently playing for the Xiamen Dolphins, took over as the starter yesterday (8/19) to face the Beijing Chia Tai Dragons. He pitched 6.2 innings with 10K, completely dominating the Chinese competition.

A fire broke out at a well-known local biscuit factory in Zhushan, Nantou, around 8:30 a.m. today (20th). The fire spread rapidly and a large amount of thick smoke billowed out of the scene. It could be clearly seen from the Nantou section of the national highway 10 kilometers away. The situation at the scene was quite alarming.

The military, civil and military pension reform (annual reform), which once caused a political storm, ushered in a major turning point at the end of 2025 after being on the road for many years. After the Legislative Yuan read the "pension suspension" bill for the third time, about 180,000 retired military and civil servants in Taiwan have recently received the "over-deducted pension" resulting from the recalculation of the replacement rate standard. In this regard, Li Laixi, the former chairman of the National Civil Service Association who has frequently spoken out on related issues recently, posted an obituary on Facebook today (6th), talking about the sad news of the death of old friends and old colleagues, and lamented that the pension replacement could have been paid immediately, but there are...

At this critical juncture of the 2026 season, Barcelona urgently needs to enhance its competitiveness in the league, and Messi's return will undoubtedly become the team's new tactical cornerstone. Messi's return will undoubtedly raise the team's overall technical level, especially in creativity and attacking efficiency up front. As the core of the team, Messi can not only contribute to Barça...

The well-known cooking live broadcaster and Internet celebrity "Uncle Fat" (real name: He Yuhui) announced on Facebook on August 4: "Due to internal rectification and cold storage inventory, Uncle Fat's live broadcast will be suspended until August 11." Unexpectedly, he posted a post late at night on the 6th, but pointed out that

The well-known chef "James" (real name Zheng Jianke) was accused of false capital verification when registering the "Zhan Jiang" company 10 years ago. He deposited 2 million yuan into the capital account on the day of the capital verification and withdrew it all the next day. He was prosecuted for violating the company law and other crimes. The Shilin District Court held its first trial today. James admitted the crime and argued that he did not understand the law at the time and only borrowed money to deposit according to the advice of the accountant. He hoped to be given a lighter sentence and a chance of probation; the prosecutor believed that James

The Taiwan stock market opened lower today (19th) and ended up falling below the 45,000 mark. The three major legal entities sold a total of more than 70.848 billion yuan, of which foreign investors sold twice in a row and sold more than 41.639 billion yuan. Foreign investors sold more than 60,000 shares of Innolux (3481) on a large scale today, with a total of more than 90,000 shares sold on the 2nd day. Power Semiconductor (6770) was also adjusted for three consecutive days, with a total of 152,000 shares sold. In addition, 7,800 shares of Super UMC (2303) were bought back. Analysts pointed out that although spot selling pressure was heavy, short foreign futures orders were covered slightly, and the chips have not yet shown an extremely bearish pattern.

Former Taipei Mayor and former Taiwan People's Party Chairman Ko Wen-je was implicated in cases involving Jinghua City and political donations, which should have been served for 17 years in the first trial. Recently, he petitioned to revoke or change the surveillance technology equipment. The High Court ruled to replace electronic anklets with lighter electronic wristbands. This morning (the 5th), he went to the Ren'ai Road Police Station of Zhongzheng First Precinct, Taipei City Police to change his name. When pressed by the media, he laughed and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing."

The second game in the "Black Myth" series, "Black Myth: Zhong Kui", developed by the Chinese game development team Game Science, released a new 15-minute trailer today, showing actual gameplay footage in early development. Players can witness more realistic and vivid character performances, as well as scenes in which the mortal protagonist uses smooth martial arts to punish rapes, eliminate evil, and conquer demons. "Black Myth: Zhong Kui" follows the global best-selling "

Jiufen B&B "Micro Travel" shared this experience on Threads. The incident occurred at about 1 pm on the 15th. The business owner said that at that time, a young male tourist came to ask for help, saying that he had severe heatstroke and was weak, and asked if he could borrow a place to lie down and rest. The owner initially planned to let the man rest on the sofa in the lobby, but he noticed that the man was quite uncomfortable and the man also wanted to go into the room and lie down on his back. The boss considers what if...

The nine-in-one election campaign heats up at the end of the year, with Taipei City’s Daan and Wenshan constituencies becoming the focus of the pan-green layout. Search trends show that in addition to paying attention to the competition between the Democratic Progressive Party, the Kuomintang and the Popular Party, voters also pay close attention to nomination strategies, constituency layout and seat planning. As current members of the Social Democratic Party Miao Boya, district chief Chen Zhiying and others enter the election campaign, how the pan-green votes are distributed and whether there is a bailout or integration effect will affect the final change in seats. Who can hold on to the basic base and expand the median vote will become an important focus of observation in this election.

Recently, more and more girls in elementary and junior high schools will collectively support Thai Gumantong. A Taoist priest in Taichung pointed out that many parents bring their daughters to help because after being exposed to Gumantong, the children become irritable, irritable, and even in a trance.

A fire broke out today at Rixiang Food Factory, a biscuit factory famous for its "winter bamboo shoot cakes" in Zhushan Town, Nantou County. The fire burned violently and burned the factory to the ground. 43 people were evacuated. Fortunately, only one employee suffered minor choking and was sent to the hospital. The fire department dispatched 14 units with a total of 26 vehicles and 77 people to put out the fire. Since the scene was fully burned, the remaining fire was still being dealt with as of the afternoon, and machines were constantly digging and spraying water.

[FTNN News Network] Financial Center/Comprehensive Report Taiwan stocks have risen by more than 50% this year, which has also boosted the trading popularity and dividend performance of market capitalization ETFs that can grow with the broader market. This year, the scale has increased by more than 3.65 trillion yuan, and the source of the amount is based on market capitalization...

Real-Time Center/Lian Guocheng reported that President Lai Ching-te said on the 17th of this month that AI dividends will be shared by all people and that 10,000 yuan in cash will be distributed next year. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan then said that an additional 20,000 yuan should be issued. In response, New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi did not express support when interviewed this morning (19th). He said that local finances are "actually incomparable" with the central government. In particular, New Taipei City will have a shortfall of nearly 5 billion in 2025 and long-term debt of 103.4 billion. Hou Youyi said that New Taipei City's primary goal is to put public construction, economic industry and social welfare first.

[NOWNEWS Today's News] It is reported that Minister of Labor Hong Shenhan plans to go to Shanghai in late September to attend the "48th International Skills Competition" to cheer for Taiwanese contestants. If the trip finally takes place, he will be the first political officer to go to China for exchanges since the Lai administration came to power. In this regard, the Ministry of Labor stated yesterday (19th) that currently...

The American pharmaceutical company Moderna and its partner Merck jointly announced a major medical breakthrough on the 19th. The experimental mRNA personalized cancer vaccine "intismeran" jointly developed by the two parties successfully prevented the recurrence and spread of high-risk melanoma in late-stage clinical trials, bringing new hope to patients to extend their lives. The late-stage clinical trial is testing intismeran in combination with Merck's best-selling anti-cancer immune system

[115.8.20 Taiwan Anti-Smoking Alliance Press Release] Parents are angry: If Hong Kong can’t do it, how can Taiwan let it go? Dong's writing report for the inclusion of naked people in cigarette advertisements in cartoons: cartoons often feature tobacco brands and induce smoking motivation. Cigarette advertisements are openly intruding into the cartoons that teenagers love? Tung Foundation received reports from parents...

The popular anime "Nico Meow" showed smoking scenes, complete cigarette brands and cigarette boxes, triggering controversy over the placement of cigarette products. The National Health Service of the Ministry of Health and Welfare stated today (20th) that the publication and broadcast of relevant videos on "Bahamut Animation Crazy" and other platforms is suspected of violating Article 12 of the "Tobacco Harm Prevention Act". It has been transferred to the local health bureau to investigate according to law. If found to be true, a fine of up to NT$1 million can be imposed. The Taiwan Anti-Smoking Alliance issued a press release today stating that after receiving reports from parents,

[FTNN News Network] Intern reporter He Yizhen/Comprehensive Report Senior artist and producer Guo Meizhu recently opened fire on Facebook, pointing the finger directly at the chairman of the Performing Arts Union, Cao Yuting, angrily choking, "Are there no people in Taiwan?" He actually let mainlanders come...

[FTNN News Network] Reporter Xiao Tingfen/Comprehensive Report Well-known chef James (real name Zheng Jianke) was involved in the controversy over the establishment of his Zhanjiang Co., Ltd. Last year (2025), he was accused by his former agent Qiu Xiuzhu and producer Wang Jun of "fake capital verification"...

Kuomintang legislator Gao Jin Sumei was suspected of fraudulently claiming assistant fees. The Taipei District Prosecutor's Office previously prosecuted Gao Jin Sumei and 24 other people in accordance with the Corruption Crime Ordinance and sentenced him to 12 years in prison. The Taipei District Court held its first hearing on August 25. Gao Jin Sumei did not attend the court due to his lawyer's schedule, and the judge has scheduled a summons for him to appear in court on October 27. The prosecutor pointed out that Gao Jin Sumei was suspected of fraudulently claiming public funds by falsely reporting the number of assistants and defrauding people. The total amount of fraud amounted to tens of millions, which was misappropriated to pay for family expenses, private business personnel expenses, and childcare subsidies. The case involves multiple office assistants, relatives and friends.

The water level of the Panama Canal has dropped, global ports are congested, and shipping companies have implemented empty flights. The effective capacity of the US East Route has been tight, pushing freight prices up continuously. The latest data from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange shows that the freight rate per FEU (40-foot container) on the East Coast route rose to US$9,568, a weekly increase of 2.99%. Market expectations are that it is expected to exceed the US$10,000 mark in the short term, approaching high-end levels during the COVID-19 epidemic.

China Reinsurance (2851) lit up at the intraday limit at 09:09 to 44.2 yuan, benefiting from high yields and defensive themes, coupled with the moving average bulls and the main players and legal persons continuing to overbuy and push up. This article analyzes the main reasons for the rise in stock prices, technology and chip structure, and the company's business positioning, and reminds of the risks of subsequent changes in revenue and profits. |CMoney Investment Blog

Jiufen B&B "Micro Travel" shared this experience on Threads. The incident occurred at about 1 pm on the 15th. The business owner said that at that time, a young male tourist came to ask for help, saying that he had severe heatstroke and was weak, and asked if he could borrow a place to lie down and rest. The owner initially planned to let the man rest on the sofa in the lobby, but he noticed that the man was quite uncomfortable and the man also wanted to go into the room and lie down on his back. The boss considers what if...

The stock price of Taihong (8039 - TW) rose sharply today (14th) and locked the daily limit of 274 yuan. The stock price also increased by 47,000 shares, setting a new record in history. The net profit after tax in the first half of 2026 was 412 million yuan, an annual increase of 2.57 times, and the net profit per share was 1.56 yuan.

Controversies erupted after millionaire YouTuber Joeman broke up with his ex-girlfriend Xiao Yi. Joeman's various infidelities during their relationship sparked heated discussions on the Internet. Xiao Yi later announced that he would stop making further revelations and return to work and life.

"Taiwanese Monster" Li Haoyu, who plays for the Detroit Tigers, started the game today (18th) and hit an RBI hit in the first at bat, his 55th this season.