In this episode: A knife-wielding man storms a Taoyuan Airport rest area and holds a Cathay Pacific intern hostage at knifepoint; A man confesses to strangling his girlfriend and dumping her body on Yangmingshan; Hou Yu-ih hands the New Taipei baton to Li Sichuan at a 6,000-strong rally; Powerchip founder Huang Chung-jen is laid to rest as President Lai presents a commendation; The northeast monsoon strengthens Monday as western Taiwan hits 35 C; CPC raises fuel prices as Middle East tensions push oil above USD 100. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: The estranged husband of a Taipei shooting victim is arrested as police hunt a suspected female gunman; A contractor is left critical after an oil tank fire at Taitung's Chihhang Air Base; Taiwan's U18 baseball team blanks the Philippines 10-0 and faces Japan for a title berth; Taiwan promulgates the Defense Autonomy and Unmanned Vehicle Act, allocating NTD 240 billion; Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim visits Italy for a democracy forum as Beijing protests; The TAIEX plunges 755 points as foreign investors sell off. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: Lai Ching-te Apologizes to Relocated Households as New Tainan Station Is Unveiled; Legislator's Aide Accused of Taking Over NTD 100 Million From China Flees Taiwan; Taipei Home's Foundation Collapses as Adjacent Construction Site Undermines It; First Autumn Northeast Monsoon to Bring 17°C Lows to Northern Taiwan; Trump Threatens 200% Tariff on Taiwan Chips, Taipei Pushes Back; TSMC August Revenue Tops NTD 500 Billion for First Time. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: Premier Cho Says NTD 10,000 Cash Handout Could Arrive Before Lunar New Year; Property Manager Zhaoji Faces Embezzlement Scandal Topping NTD 1.4 Billion; Hualien's Xiulin Mayor and Husband Detained in Cash Vote-Buying Case; Joseph Wu: 'Surrender Is Not an Option' for Taiwan; Taiwan's August Exports Hit Record USD 82.4 Billion; TAIEX Climbs 77 Points to 47,183, Nears Record High. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: Driver Charged With Murder After Running Over Taichung Nurse Twice; KMT Councilor Apologizes After Yelling at ER Staff Over Daughter's Care; Taichung Mayor Demands Coal Removal Before Issuing Gas-Unit Permits; African Swine Fever Found in Kinmen Pig Carcass, 4th Case This Year; Chinese Coast Guard Ships Enter Kinmen Waters Twice in One Day; TAIEX Falls 220 Points as Night Futures Defy Wall Street Selloff. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: Kuo Li-po's Son Offers DNA Test in Chiang Wan-an Paternity Dispute; Four More Victims Come Forward in Danshui Pharmacist Drugging Case; Taiwan Falls to South Korea in U18 Asian Baseball Championship Opener; Taiwan Drives China Coast Guard Vessel From Dongsha Waters; First Northeast Monsoon to Arrive Wednesday, Lows Near 20°C; TAIEX Surges 775 Points to Close Above 47,000. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: Chiang Wan-an and Shen Bo-yang Shake Hands at Taxi Union Dinner; Danshui Pharmacist Detained Over Alleged Drugging of Student Worker; Howard Plaza Hotel Heir Liao Kuo-hung Dies Suddenly at 55; Flu and COVID Surge Pushes Taiwan ER Doctors to Don N95 Masks; Giant Mechanical Elephants Draw 100,000 to Taipei's Shilin Streets; Taiwan Financial Sector Profit Tops NTD 1 Trillion in First 7 Months. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: Su Chiao-hui Opens New Taipei Campaign as Lai, Tsai Rally 20,000; Chen Hsing-yu Accuses Ex-Husband Chao Chien-ming of Pressing Sons to Sell Stock; 12 PLA Aircraft Cross Median Line in 'Combat Readiness Patrol' Near Taiwan; First Northeast Monsoon to Arrive Next Week as Korowang Brings Rain; Trump to Host Xi Jinping for State Visit on September 24; Foxconn August Revenue Jumps 52% to Record NTD 921.8 Billion. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: Registration for Taiwan's Nov 28 nine-in-one local elections closed, with Taipei's mayoral race drawing 6 candidates and New Taipei facing a three-way contest; A university student working part-time at a Danshui pharmacy was allegedly drugged by the 50-year-old owner, who has been arrested; Micron held its first mediation with its Taoyuan union over bonus dissatisfaction, with no consensus reached as strike threats loom; Chinese rights lawyer Wang Xiahong, who defended the underground Zion Church, arrived in Taiwan seeking resettlement in a third country; Former taekwondo athlete Lee Tung-hsien, stranded in China after Taiwan revoked his household registration, wants to return; Heavy rain from Typhoon Korowang's outer circulation flooded parts of Keelung and forced 3 schools in Wanli to evacuate 172 students and staff. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: President Lai Ching-te announced a 4% pay raise for military personnel, civil servants and teachers starting in January; The Executive Yuan approved a record NTD 607.6 billion supplementary budget covering defense procurement, energy subsidies and welfare increases; The Taipei High Administrative Court revoked the dismissal of former labor official Xie Yi-rong, ruling the Ministry of Labor violated due process in a bullying case; Prosecutors say the Guangze Clinic chain secretly filmed more than 300 patients using disguised cameras at 8 branches across Taipei and New Taipei; China's coast guard dispatched 2 vessels on a routine patrol in waters east of Taiwan, with Taiwan sending a patrol ship to track them one-on-one; Typhoon Saudel weakened after a second landfall in southern China, as Taiwan issued heavy-rain advisories for as many as 17 counties and cities. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]