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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — August 27, 2026
In this episode: New Taipei councilor Wang Wei-yuan indicted for bribery, accused of hiding NTD 200,000 in a whiskey gift box; Carcinogen benzopyrene found in a 70-year-old sesame oil brand, 187 bottles pulled; Ferry runs aground off Xiaoliuqiu with 146 passengers aboard, all rescued safely; Legislature to hold an extra session to vote on the drone procurement act after cross-party talks collapse; Typhoon Saudel shifts north, sea warning expected as early as Thursday; Foxconn buys California land for USD 55.25 million to expand US AI manufacturing. Find the text versions of these and other…
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