Taiwan Google Trends for 2026-08-21

A tragedy occurred on the 19th at the Sanyi section of Miaoli on National Highway 1. Three people died and three were injured. A van collided with a Tesla and then stopped in the inner lane. When the two drivers got out of the car to negotiate, they were hit by a Volvo driven by a woman surnamed Lin from behind at high speed, causing serious casualties. The police initially investigated that Ms. Lin's alcohol level was 0, and she claimed to have turned on the ACC assist system. The detailed cause remains to be clarified. The case sparked heated discussions among netizens, who criticized staying in the inside lane to negotiate after an accident as "seeking death" and questioned driving's over-reliance on automatic assistance systems. Experts remind that ACC is only an auxiliary function and has limitations in detecting stationary objects. Drivers must pay attention to road conditions at all times and be prepared to take over. Do not treat the auxiliary function as autonomous driving to avoid irreparable tragedies.

An abnormality was reported during the Taipei MRT Bannan Line's morning commute today (11th). After a train bound for Nangang Exhibition Center arrived at Taipei Station, all passengers on the train were suddenly asked to get off. Beijie stated that it was confirmed that the smoke was coming from the passenger's mobile power supply, and there was no burning at the scene. It arranged for about 1,200 passengers to transfer, and the follow-up investigation by the police will be clarified.

The Taiwan Blue Team, which is short of combat power, lost to Japan 62:90 in the Jones Cup today, suffering 4 consecutive defeats. Due to the special competition format of this year, the Blue Team may eventually advance to the top 4 as the group leader. Head coach Tucci did not comment much on the Blue Team being able to advance directly, but said that having the top 4 after the reform will increase the visibility of the last two days of the event. The Taiwanese team defeated Japan's three armies by 28 points today. Japan was overtaken by the Japanese team. After the game, it temporarily ranked first in the group with 1 win and 4 losses. It may eventually appear.

Financial Center/Wang Junkai reported that the well-established Xingai contact lens factory Younikang (4105) suddenly reported major changes! The company suddenly announced that both the organizer and the co-organizer, tutoring and recommending securities firms have resigned, and will terminate the trading of new stocks starting from September 3. The news shocked the market. Unicorn's stock price has been weakening since the opening today (20th). It once plunged more than 18% during the session, falling as low as 1.67 yuan, a new low since its listing, catching more than 31,000 shareholders off guard.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is drafting a new ban to completely ban new optical communication modules manufactured by Chinese companies. After the news came out, it had a great impact on Chinese optical communication module manufacturers such as Zhongji InnoLight and Xinyi Sheng, but it was a huge benefit to major American manufacturers Lumentum and Coherent. Optical communication modules are located at both ends of the optical fiber link and are responsible for converting electronic signals into optical pulses and then restoring the optical pulses into electronic signals. From the perspective of the U.S. government, this poses potential risks to sensitive national security. In the AI ​​data center, tens of thousands of GPUs require collaborative computing (GPU Cluster). It is the optical fiber network that is responsible for transmitting massive data with extremely low latency between server cabinets, and optical communication modules are connected at both ends. Optical communication modules are equivalent to the interface for optical fiber network transmission. FCC officials and network experts...

The variety show "Variety Show New Era" recently went to Changhua Shengang to record. The host A Xiang and Li Yaying, Yang Xiuhui, Meng and others showed excellent tacit understanding. Li Yaying has made rapid progress in Chinese. She humorously said, "If my Chinese is not good, I can only stand on the sidelines." The audience continued to laugh. Then the group went to Qing'an Waterway to challenge SUP. In order to see the magical "Mazu fish", everyone worked together to row a boat. During the process, Lemon adapted Li Yaying's single "Fox" and turned it into a "power song". Her devilish and tone-deaf singing voice made everyone collapse. Li Yaying even knelt down in shame because she missed a beat during the performance. The scene was hilarious. However, with the encouragement of everyone, Li Yaying immediately showed off her professional dancing skills to avenge her shame. Her wonderful performance brought the atmosphere to the highest point and added a lot of variety show highlights to the show.

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.

Typhoon Sadr's latest track, one week weather forecast, tomorrow's weather, what is the weather like in the coming week? The latest weather forecast is out! The Central Meteorological Administration stated that Typhoon Sadr has the chance to intensify into a moderate typhoon or a severe typhoon in the next three days, and is expected to approach the Ryukyu Islands next Wednesday (8/26). If the Pacific high pressure becomes stronger, the path may move westward and approach the waters near Taiwan, and continued observation is required. As for the low pressure near the South China Sea, it is currently expected to move towards Hainan Island, and may also develop into a tropical depression in the process. When will it rain? When will the weather become stable again? Meteorologist Lin De'en pointed out in a Facebook post that Taiwan will be affected by low pressure belts or southwesterly winds until at least next Tuesday (8/25). Among them, the impact of rainfall from 8/20 to 8/24 is the most obvious. The central and southern parts and the southeast are the main rainfall hot areas, and there is a chance of short-term heavy rainfall...

Controversy broke out soon after the "Special Delivery Law" came into effect. A group of delivery workers accused today (7th) that the Uber Eats platform promised to make up the salary difference on the 6th in accordance with the legal basic remuneration, but failed to pay wages in a "one-by-one calculation" method. This is a serious violation of the law. An aggravated fraud complaint will be filed next week. In this regard, the Ministry of Labor emphasized that it will be administered in accordance with the law.