Taiwan Daily News Podcast from TheFormosan.com

In this episode: President Lai Ching-te unveils AI dividend of NTD 10,000 and monthly child allowance in National Day address; Thunder Tigers flyover and Taipei 101 fireworks cap National Day celebrations; Beijing condemns Lai's National Day speech; Mainland Affairs Council says China has no say over Taiwan; China's gray-zone tactics target Batanes Islands near Taiwan, WSJ reports; Sunny skies through Tuesday before next northeast monsoon wave arrives; US launches Section 337 patent probe into Foxconn, Delta and Quanta. 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's National Day address will focus on the economy, defense and Taiwan's global role; Lai urges quick budget passage at the first New Taipei National Day Eve Gala, with Premier Cho Jung-tai shaking hands with Speaker Han Kuo-yu; Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an's campaign song draws questions over MLB footage licensing; National Day holiday sees heavy highway traffic with an estimated 107 million vehicle-km and about 50 accidents; China harasses Taiwan on National Day eve, sending 4 coast guard ships into Kinmen waters and 19 warplanes on a combat patrol; TSMC posts record September revenue of NTD 511.857 billion, up 54.6% year-on-year. 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: Taiwan approves an NTD 235.7 billion plan to give every citizen NTD 10,000, with first deposits as early as Jan 26; Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an proposes relocating Songshan Airport to build a 300-hectare AI park; Hualien court sentences a deaf man to death for raping and killing a teacher; Chinese maritime militia ship spotted off Taiwan's east coast for the first time; Tsai Ing-wen tells Stanford Taiwan is key to the global supply chain on her first US trip since leaving office; Taiwan's September exports hit a record USD 87 billion, extending growth to 35 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: Prosecutors indict 4 people and issue warrants for 2 Hong Kong nationals over the secret surveillance of Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Bo-yang; OCAC Minister Hsu Chia-ching resigns after the Taiwan People's Party accuses her family of abusing council perks; Micron Taoyuan workers vote 99% to strike in a dispute over profit-sharing; The Coast Guard unveils its first US-built V-BAT drones and unmanned vessels ahead of the National Day parade; The northeast monsoon weakens as warmer weather returns for the National Day holiday; Memory-chip prices surge as AI demand drives computer prices to their sharpest gain in 44 years. 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: A Chinese-American woman was arrested by the FBI for allegedly surveilling President Lai Ching-te's son in the US; Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an and DPP challenger Shen Bo-yang agreed to a televised debate on TVBS; Chiang Wan-an apologized for a discriminatory police search of a gay bar; Medical associations urged politicians to stop using drug policy as an election weapon; Cooler, wetter weather is forecast for the National Day long weekend; The Finance Ministry began tapping a reserve fund for a proposed NTD 10,000 cash handout. 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]