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Business

Living Alone Now Dominates Taiwan: Single-Person Households Hit Record 40.5% Nationwide

TAIPEI — Taiwan is undergoing a major demographic and housing transformation, with nearly 4 million households now registered as single-person homes, according to the latest government data. The number of single-person households reached approximately 3.99 million last year, accounting for 40.5 percent of all registered households nationwide, data from Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior showed. The figure means that living alone has become the country's dominant household structure, surpassing

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Business

Taiwan Eyes Silicon Photonics as the Next Big Technology Leap as AI Pushes Copper to Its Limits

TAIPEI — Taiwan is betting that the next major revolution in the global chip industry may not be powered by electricity alone. It could be powered by light. As artificial intelligence drives an unprecedented demand for computing power, Taiwan is accelerating its push into silicon photonics and co-packaged optics, technologies designed to move massive amounts of data faster while using significantly less energy. The move could give the world's leading semiconductor hub another powerful role in

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Sport

Ilhan Fandi Scores Twice on Dream Return as Lion City Sailors Beat Tampines 2-0 to Win Community Shield

SINGAPORE — Ilhan Fandi announced his return to Singapore football in spectacular fashion, scoring twice on his Lion City Sailors debut to power the defending champions to a 2-0 victory over Tampines Rovers and the 2026/27 Playback Community Shield. The 23-year-old Singapore international struck in the 17th and 26th minutes at Jalan Besar Stadium, giving the Sailors an early two-goal cushion that ultimately proved decisive in the season-opening showdown. The official Singapore Premier League c

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Business

Taiwan Ramps Up Domestic Arms Production as Military Pushes for Wartime Self-Sufficiency

TAIPEI — Taiwan is preparing to significantly expand its domestic arms and ammunition production as the military moves to strengthen its ability to sustain operations during a potential wartime crisis. New defense budget plans show that Taiwan's military intends to invest billions of New Taiwan dollars in expanding and modernizing production facilities for ammunition, explosives, armored vehicles and other critical military equipment. The move reflects a growing focus on one urgent question:

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Sport

Hamilton Says Ferrari Has ‘No Rules’ After Leclerc Clash — But What Happens Next Could Change Everything

MONZA, Italy — Lewis Hamilton has called for Ferrari to introduce written "rules of engagement" between its drivers after a costly opening-lap clash with teammate Charles Leclerc turned the Italian Grand Prix into a nightmare for the Scuderia. Hamilton and Leclerc started Ferrari's home race from the second row, raising hopes among the thousands of Tifosi packed into Monza. But those hopes quickly unraveled. The two Ferrari drivers battled aggressively through the opening corners, with Hamilto

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Business

Political Earthquake in Germany: Far-Right AfD Wins Historic State Election

BERLIN — Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has scored a historic victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, delivering a major blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative party and sending shockwaves through German politics. Exit polls showed the anti-immigration AfD winning about 44.5 percent of the vote, more than double its result in the previous state election in 2021. Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, trailed far behind with about 18.5 per

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Sport

Maitland-Niles Stuns Manchester United With 96th-Minute Screamer as Everton Snatch 2-2 Draw

LIVERPOOL, England — Manchester United were seconds away from escaping with three points at Everton. Then Ainsley Maitland-Niles changed everything. Making his Everton debut, the substitute unleashed a spectacular long-range strike in the sixth minute of stoppage time to rescue a 2-2 draw for David Moyes' side and extend Everton's unbeaten start to the Premier League season. The goal came just minutes after Benjamin Sesko appeared to have delivered a late winner for United, turning a match th

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Philippines

₱3,000 Senior Aid Now Being Released in Cebu City — But There’s a Deadline Seniors Shouldn’t Miss

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thousands of qualified senior citizens in Cebu City can now receive ₱3,000 in third-quarter financial assistance, with the city’s latest payout running from September 5 to September 10, 2026. The assistance is equivalent to ₱1,000 per month for three months and forms part of Cebu City’s restored quarterly financial assistance program for senior citizens. The latest payout comes after Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival restored the quarterly release of senior assistance th

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Entertainment

i-dle’s Soyeon Returns After 5 Years With a Solo Album About Quitting Work—and Finding a Better Life

SEOUL, South Korea — What happens when one of K-pop’s most recognizable songwriters turns the universal fantasy of walking away from a stressful job into an entire album? For i-dle leader Soyeon, the answer is The Awesome Life—her first full-length solo album and her first solo comeback in more than five years. The album arrives Monday, September 7, at 6 p.m. KST, marking Soyeon’s return as a solo artist since her 2021 mini-album Windy. And she is not returning quietly. Her title track, “I’m

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Politics

ICC Chief Refuses to Back Down After U.S. Sanctions: “No Matter What” — What Happens Next Could Test the Court’s Future

THE HAGUE — International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane has vowed to continue carrying out her duties despite being targeted by U.S. sanctions, declaring that she remains determined to defend the court’s work amid escalating pressure from Washington. Speaking online at an event in Tokyo on Sunday, Akane said she remained firm in her conviction and would continue doing her job “no matter what,” even as the sanctions have created serious financial and personal difficulties for her. Her d

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