Stories from Taipei · Taiwan

Hong Kong director Chen Baoluo's film "Huan Ai" was nominated for a Golden Horse Award. Chen Baoluo portrays a visually impaired elementary school principal in 'Xiao Xiao,' acting as a mediator between a mother and her hyperactive child.

The Taiwan hotel market is discussing pricing strategies, with figures ranging from 1600 to 1800 local currency units for customer average spending.

Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) caucus is united in supporting necessary and reasonable purchases. The KMT caucus reiterated its firm support for necessary and reasonable defense purchases, with the Legislative Yuan having passed related large-scale purchase budgets yesterday. The KMT caucus passed the defense budget, with the party said unity and ensuring every budget allocation is used effectively to maintain Taiwan's defense capabilities.

Green Baby has launched an Israeli-made black seed oil, which is claimed to have 32 international patents. Green Baby's newly launched Black Seed Oil, from an Israeli original factory, is described as uniquely irreplaceable.

Jingyue Biotechnology has developed Roy's vaccine ADR1, which has received approval from Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare under construction site A00265.

The US State Department expressed approval for a budget that passed after delays, but warned that delaying other planned defense funding would be a concession to the Communist Party. Taiwan's Legislative Yuan yesterday approved a military procurement budget totaling 780 billion New Taiwan Dollars.

The Tianxing Energy Belt, which won a gold medal in 2023, is described as containing 32 to 36 gold pieces and 15 other trace elements, melted into a 'gold chip.' The product is claimed to alleviate diarrhea, chest tightness, and back pain.

An individual in Taiwan's machinery industry reportedly earns an annual salary of approximately 12 million New Taiwan Dollars.

An Information Management student in Taiwan used Grok, an AI chatbot, for writing reports and found it the most satisfactory among three different AI tools.

A discussion highlighted the impact of AI on young people, particularly film school graduates, suggesting a need for them to return to school to learn AI.