SUMMITS
Finance minister to attend APEC
Minister of Finance Chuang Tsui-yun (莊翠雲) is to attend a meeting of APEC finance ministers in Hong Kong next week, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday. China is this year’s APEC host, with a leaders’ summit scheduled for next month in Shenzhen. Chuang would, “as is customary,” attend the APEC meeting in Hong Kong on Tuesday and Wednesday next week, the ministry said. Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) traveled to China’s Nanjing last month, also for an APEC event. Taiwan has yet to announce who would attend the leaders’ summit.
Photo: Chu Pei-hsiung, Taipei Times
WEATHER
Northern Taiwan to see rain
The greater Taipei area and eastern Taiwan should see sporadic showers today, with rainfall potentially intensifying along the north coast and in Yilan County tomorrow, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. Elsewhere, skies would be mainly cloudy to sunny, although afternoon showers are possible in southern mountainous areas. From Friday through Monday, cloudy to sunny weather is forecast for most parts of the nation, while eastern Taiwan and the Hengchun Peninsula (恆春半島) might see scattered showers, CWA forecaster Wang Pin-hsiang (王品翔) said. Temperatures in southern Taiwan would remain relatively steady throughout the week, with daytime highs of 30°C to 33°C. Nighttime lows would range from 22°C to 25°C. In northern Taiwan, daytime highs today are to hover between 27°C and 29°C before gradually rising from Friday, reaching 30°C or higher over the weekend, he said. Radiative cooling could cause nighttime temperatures to drop below 20°C today and from Friday through Monday.
TRAVEL
Taipei to hold travel fair
Taipei is to host the Taiwan International Travel Fair from Nov. 6 to 9, with discounted early-bird tickets going on sale starting yesterday, the Taiwan Visitors Association said. The exhibition at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1 features 1,600 booths representing 123 countries and cities, the association said in a statement. Previously called the Taipei International Travel Fair, the fair has revised its name to “Taiwan” as it enters its 40th year. Japan’s pavilion is hosting a record 252 booths, while tourism authorities from South Korea, the US, Thailand, Malaysia, France and the Czech Republic would take part, it added. Twelve airlines are participating, including first-time exhibitors Etihad Airways and Sun PhuQuoc Airways, while All Nippon Airways would return after several years of absence. Early-bird tickets are on sale today for NT$150 — 25 percent off the regular price of NT$200. Advance tickets would then be sold for NT$180 from tomorrow to Nov. 5.
CRIME
Man’s life sentence upheld
The High Court yesterday upheld a life sentence and lifetime deprivation of civil rights for a man who murdered his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her 19 times in public. The ruling upheld a Shilin District Court verdict that found Su Shih-hsin (宿世新) guilty of homicide. The ruling can be appealed. According to the district court’s verdict, Su had repeatedly injured his ex-girlfriend, surnamed Tsai (蔡), after she ended their relationship, the district court verdict said. On Nov. 25, 2024, he went to her workplace to confront her. After the two argued near a building’s arcade, Su pulled out a switchblade, pushed Tsai against a nearby wall and stabbed her several times in the chest and abdomen, the court found. After stabbing Tsai 19 times in total, Su stabbed himself in the left side of the chest, the verdict said. Tsai died later that evening despite receiving medical treatment, the court said.
‘FRIENDSHIP FLEET’: A CGA official is scheduled to meet with the president of the Pacific nation, while one of the ships is to host a banquet and National Day event Two Coast Guard Administration (CGA) patrol vessels have docked at Malakal Harbor in Palau as part of an expedition exercise and diplomatic visit, during which a senior official is expected to meet with Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr, the agency said yesterday. The two vessels, the 4,000-tonne-class Chiayi and the 1,000-tonne-class Penghu, set sail for Palau from Taiwan last week and arrived on Tuesday at Malakal Harbor, the CGA’s Fleet Branch said in a statement. The journey marks the second time the CGA has dispatched a “friendship fleet” to another country, after it sent its first-ever goodwill fleet, comprising the Hualien and
Two executives of drone supplier Jiin Ming Industry Co (錦明實業) have been detained and held incommunicado over the company's alleged use of prohibited China-made chips and camera lenses in drones supplied under recent military contracts, the Taoyuan District Prosecutors' Office said today. In a statement, prosecutors said they raided the offices of Jiin Ming — headquartered in Taoyuan — as well as those of its subsidiaries and its suppliers on Thursday last week. The raids followed a report that the company had breached its procurement contracts by putting the prohibited components into drones delivered to the military. During the raids, prosecutors summoned
South Korean boy band BigBang drew 120,000 fans to three concerts at Taipei Dome from Friday through yesterday, as the band thanked them for their support over their 20-year career. The Taipei Dome concerts were part of BigBang's "2026-2027 World Tour XX: Cosmos." Friday's concert was BigBang's first performance in Taiwan in 11 years. During the encore, group leader G-Dragon (GD) shouted "I love you" in Chinese and said he was especially happy to perform in Taiwan with bandmates Taeyang and Daesung. "Taipei, I'm very grateful to you all," GD said in Chinese, asking fans to wait for the band's return. Daesung thanked
DETAILED PLAN NEEDED: Relocating the airport would affect not just travelers, but also undermine national defense and emergency medical services, a legislator said Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) yesterday proposed relocating Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) and turning the site into an artificial intelligence (AI) park, drawing opposition from politicians across party lines. Chiang’s plan would turn the 300 hectares into an AI park featuring tech clusters, residential communities and green space. The industrial cluster would host 200 domestic enterprises, generate NT$12 trillion (US$376.47 billion) in output, and accommodate 65,000 jobs and 35,000 residents, he said. Cabinet spokeswoman Michelle Lee (李慧芝) said the Executive Yuan was surprised by the announcement, as the Taipei City Government did not discuss the proposal with the central government before making
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