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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 19, 2026
In this episode: Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen will chair Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an's re-election campaign headquarters; Health Minister Shih Chung-liang warned a senior NHI premium exemption will push costs onto young workers; 2 Kaohsiung car-dealership murder suspects were extradited from South Korea; China sent 16 ships to harass Taiwan in a multi-point gray-zone sweep; Strong Typhoon Champi is forecast to near Taiwan on Oct 23, with sea and land warnings likely; Samsung will use TSMC's 3nm process for Nvidia's next-gen HBM chips. Find the text versions of these and other stories at…
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