Taiwan Tonight - Formosa English News | Nov. 9, 2026

Deafening sirens filled the air as firefighters and ambulances rushed to put out a fire at Fox Link, a listed company located in Tucheng. The entire building was covered in smoke. Firefighters deployed a ladder to rescue a 50-year-old trapped on the fifth floor of the building. The man did not suffer from any severe injuries and was sent to the hospital for examination. Although the fire was under control, the interiors of the warehouse continued to explode and blacken the windows. Firefighters on site were covered in soot. Hey there, isn't it long haul? A fire broke out at Foxlink, a publicly listed company in Tucheng Industrial Park, in New Taipei on Monday morning. The intense fire terrified nearby residents. I don't know what you're talking about. It seemed that someone was trapped. Making such precise things can be dangerous. It happened in the warehouse. The fire kept growing. Preliminary investigations reveal the fire broke out on the fifth floor of the warehouse, possibly by the explosion of lithium batteries from electric vehicles. The exact cause is yet to be determined. The fire department dispatched 47 vehicles and 102 staff to the scene. There were 30 people on site. One person was unaccounted for, who was guided via phone and later rescued from the window. On the way, they think that the electronics in the workroom They noticed problems with the batteries in the warehouse. They moved the lithium batteries to the hallway but the batteries continued to explode. There were three storage rooms and the damaged area was roughly 150 to 200 square meters. A FoxLink representative has spoken out saying that public safety is a priority. As updates continue to be released, matters will be clarified for investors. The cause behind the lithium battery explosion is still under investigation. A woman on a train was jolted into a tense standoff with a stranger who accused her of looking like his sister. The stranger was a man who started shouting at her out of the blue, asking for an explanation about the family resemblance and getting increasingly worked up. Fortunately, a woman in a ponytail stepped in to settle the situation, blocking the man with an umbrella and forcing him off the train with the help of other passengers. To make sure the man did not harass anyone anymore, she even stood at the door and warned him that if he dared get back on the train, she'd beat him to death. Let's hear more. Then why are you like my sister? How do I know? No one is like your sister. You look like my sister. You appear in my life. You are interfering with my life. What do you mean? Don't make a scene. Please sit down. Get off the car. Get off the car. He mistook her for someone else. It's already enough to apologize, but he was yelling at her. He crossed the line. If I suddenly say, hey. If it were me, if someone suddenly told me that I was their brother or something, I'd be shocked as well. The sister look-alike posted a video of their confrontation online, thanking her savior and the staff at the station. The Taiwan Railway says the incident happened on Sunday noon on a local train heading north from Jiayi to Zhanghua. The man was picked off the train at Setou Station. The railway company says that no one actually notified staff about the fight. It says that in situations like this, it's best... to inform the train conductor immediately and let staff handle it. No matter where in the world, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was inseparable from his wife, Lori Huang. But the image of a couple deep in love came crashing down after it came to light that Jensen was having an affair with a suspected spy from China, Alice Huang. The Financial Times reports that American intelligence agents first photographed Jensen and his mistress Alice back in June 2024, drinking whiskey together at a bar in Taipei. The most explosive detail surrounding that is that after their whiskey date, Singapore-based Megaspeed, where Alice is a senior executive, bought more than $4.8 billion worth of advanced chips from NVIDIA. They were seen together at dinners, they were seen together traveling, together in cars. But U.S. officials have increasingly become a belief that Alice Wang is a Chinese intelligence asset. He's my godfather. I must say... He's my sugar daddy. I must say, I'm quite shocked. Like, how could something like this happen? But I think his personal life won't really impact his image as a business tycoon. His private life is his own business. It's amazing. I think it's like... I'm shocked. I didn't think someone like him would do such a thing. She must have been gunning for it. Boys always have me. That's how it is. Seeing their idol cheat on his wife has led many of Huang's fans to stop believing in love. Others were simply stunned at the CCP's audacity. One political commentator, Grace Wu, wrote on social media, with Nvidia stocks set to fall by almost 3% and send ripples along Asian suppliers, I never thought my daily bread would crumble due to your love affair. Many agreed with the sentiment, observing bitterly that they were paying the consequences for someone else's adultery. But Hwang's infidelity is nothing new. Last year, the New York Times reported that Nvidia's board had launched an investigation into allegations that Hwang was having an extramarital affair. But many people came to his defense. After all, who could suspect a man who travels with his family to be having a secret relationship with a peer in his industry? It turns out, even supernatural forces knew about Huang's unfaithfulness. How is her relationship with you? I'm 17 years old and she's 19 years old. You're still quite young. But at that time, I didn't dare to tell her that I was 17 years old. Jensen has long claimed to be a romantic who fell head over heels for his wife when he was just a teen and who ended up marrying his first love. But it seems he was looking for a second love, too, and with a Chinese spy at that. The U.S. Congress has reportedly asked Huang to attend a closed-door hearing later this month. Meanwhile, NVIDIA has announced an independent investigation while backing him to remain CEO so that Jensen's love betrayal won't be seen as a betrayal for the US as well. I'm starting Lotus Pond, the huge Xuanwu statue at Bei Ji Temple, the Guo Mao community, even seniors going about their daily routines all feature in this music video, shot by Japanese singer-songwriter to Fujii Kaze while on the Kaohsiung leg of his world tour. speak After the video came out, the singer's fans went out to find where he filmed, even swarming the breakfast shop featured in the video. now. I want to go, so... I wanted to go to all of them. I've visited most already. Yesterday, my friend and I went to some other spots and to the Dali department store. It's making me rediscover Kaohsiung and find out that Kaohsiung is actually pretty fun. It's my home after all. I'm very touched. Because it's It's been meaningful. I grew up here, so it gives me a fresh perspective on these places and your view of them. The music video has drawn many fans out into the city, even prompting this shop to prepare its menu in Japanese for the new visitors. There are so many people, we've been so busy, they filmed themselves. There have been more Japanese customers, so it should improve our visibility. The video also featured the singer rocking the outdoor karaoke stage at Beiqi Temple. Mayor Chen Qimai shared the video online, saying that through Fuji's eyes, the streets of Kaohsiung have become like the backdrop to a coming-of-age film. He also invited residents to find all the places he filmed. Fuji Kaze's music video highlights a different side of Kaohsiung, reinterpreting ordinary facets of the city as captivating attractions worth going out of your way for Streaks of red shine across the night sky in this photo of the exceedingly rare upper atmosphere phenomenon known as red sprites. They only last a few milliseconds, making it almost impossible to see with the naked eye. This photo even shows a rare branching structure known as an angel sprite. Usually observed in higher latitude areas such as Europe and Japan, it's unusual that this phenomenon was seen from right here on the rooftop of National Central University's Department of Space Science and Engineering. A scene that is difficult for ordinary people to shoot. It's very difficult for an average person to photograph this phenomenon, so at first I just treated it like a stretch goal. I actually didn't notice that on the 10th second of filming, a red sprite appeared! It was pure luck. If I had gone up to the roof just a little bit later, I wouldn't have seen it. Red sprites are created from radiation generated by excited nitrogen molecules, making them exceptionally rare and easily obscured by weather, cloud cover, and angle of observation. Wang was able to capture his first image in May after hearing a classmate mention that thunderstorms in China present prime conditions for red sprites to form. His patience paid off, providing the experience he needed to successfully capture two more images. So now we've observed that... Usually, when we observe upper atmospheric lightning, there's a severe weather event happening on the ground, like a thunderstorm or hailstorm. Especially as we're seeing more severe weather, red sprites will become more common around Taiwan. Wang's professionalism and perseverance allowed him to achieve his goal and provide invaluable observational data, even on a campus plagued by light pollution, even without professional equipment. Anyone with a little knowledge and patience can take advantage of the right conditions to photograph this natural wonder. A set of statues at Pingtung train station have caused controversy after locals dug up that the artist behind them is a rapist. The sculptor is Pingtung local, Sakuliu Pavavalyong. The artist was sentenced to four years and six months in prison back in 2021 after being found guilty of raping a student. Amid complaints that keeping the statues at the station was not a good look, the Taiwan Railway says they will soon be removed. Let's hear more. I think they shouldn't be there. The artwork can be triggering to the victim. It's a stain. You have to take it off. You have to take it off. There's an extra bandage. They should be removed. They should be taken away. It's not a good look. I'm starting If they are hurting people, I think they shouldn't be there. After all, it is a train station and people are passing by all the time. If the victim sees them, it could be very triggering. We have reported that the company to is already planning to demolish the building. speak The head office has been notified about the issue, and the statues will be removed. But it is quite a large project. We'll have to submit a plan now. and wait for approval before it can go ahead. Pavavat Yang was honored with the National Award for Arts in 2017, but after his sex offenses came to light, he was stripped off his prize. Though he has already served his sentence, most people agree that his work should not be displayed at Pingtung's train station for everyone to see. The TR says a plan will be submitted to remove the statues. A loud crash at a storefront shocks the owner. It seems a large part of a grey car driving along the road broke off and flew towards her shop. Xiu Shui Township in Changhua saw very strong winds on Monday afternoon, reaching 9 on the Beaufort scale. They had blown a car door's rain guard into the store. We all have to pay attention. We all have to be careful. If the wind is strong, it will fly away. See, I was careful and so we stuck it together. In Changhua, a line of scooters lay toppled over like dominoes along Nanguo Road, which some assumed was an indicator of a typhoon arriving. Is there a typhoon? No, it's not. It should be the northeast wind. I can't find a place to park my motorcycle. Yeah. What's wrong? In Taichung's Beitun District, along Dongshan Road, one candidate's campaign banner folded over in the wind from the fifth floor rooftop, triggering him to quickly fix the mishap. Because we tied so many knots, so if it just folded over in one place, at least the other side was securely fastened. It seems Wuqi District in Taichung met a similarly twisted fate with the winds. Netizens speculated that a water tower might have lost a battle to the typhoon gusts. Neighborhood residents clarified that the empty water tower was abandoned on the road for a week and had tumbled onto the road. I don't know where it came from, I don't know. Wuqi district ranks first for strong winds in Taichung as wind speeds reached 11 on the Beaufort wind scale. The Ferris wheel was also stopped as it became too dangerous to operate. Dozens of travelers were left fuming at Taoyuan International Airport on Monday after a delay of several hours. Flight BZ-5666 bound for Osaka, operated by Thai Vietjet Air, was set to take off on Monday morning. After an initial delay, passengers were boarded on a shuttle to the plane, only to be notified that the plane was still malfunctioning and had not yet been fixed. The travelers were taken back to the terminal. The delay of more than six hours. Hours caused 81 passengers to ask for a refund. Let's hear more. I should buy the lottery. Last time I was going on a package tour, my flight got cancelled due to a typhoon. Now I'm travelling solo and this is what happens. I'm going to buy a ticket on the next plane to take off as soon as possible. And then I heard the announcement, and then I said, I want six people. They ended up putting up a notice and told us we'd have to wait more than six hours. We could stay in the hotel or get a refund. It wouldn't even be a given whether we'd actually be flying six hours later. Most of the time, you have to wait until the next day. We asked for a refund. Budget airlines tend to have tight schedules, so they have fewer time slots. So whenever an aircraft has to undergo maintenance or get fixed, the airline might struggle to make adjustments. You can only ask for compensation from your travel insurance if the delay is longer than four hours. If the cancellation is due to a mistaken notification from the travel agency, it would qualify as a consumer dispute and that would have to be arranged with the agency itself. Budget airlines do not have as much flexibility when it comes to aircraft scheduling, so any maintenance checks can often result in delays of more than half a day. Travel gurus say that before heading overseas, it's best to purchase travel insurance. And if anything goes wrong, make sure to keep records of any delays or disruptions to protect your rights.