Train passenger gets painful surprise after sitting on needle

2026-09-02

For one train passenger, an evening train trip from Banqiao to Taipei was a pain in the butt, literally. The man boarded a train on Tuesday evening, and likely felt lucky to find an empty seat to rest on. But unbeknownst to him, he was just about to get threaded into a prickly predicament. As soon as he lowered his bottom onto the seat, he felt a sharp stitch. It turns out he had sat on a sewing needle. Let’s hear more.

Ma Sheng-chieh
FTV reporter
A train passenger plonked himself on a seat only to feel a sharp pain on his behind. It turns out he had just sat on a sewing needle. He immediately went to the hospital.

Member of public
Shocked by incident
Why was there a needle there? It’s so suspicious. If you saw such a thing you’d think twice before sitting the next time.

Member of public
Shocked by incident
You have to be careful. But it’s a freak accident. It’s not something that happens often. If you get pricked, you should see a doctor of course.

Chiang Kuan-yu
Taipei City Hospital
You’d get a tetanus shot at the ER, and then you might also get antibiotics to prevent pathogens that could cause sepsis.

A doctor says that the right thing to do is to seek immediate medical attention, and keep an eye on how the injury develops. Police are reviewing security camera footage, to determine whether someone had tried to sew up a prank, or whether it all unraveled this way due to carelessness.

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#train #needle #sewing #needlework #stitch #traintravel #taipei #banqiao

痛到跳起來! 台鐵乘客坐到"縫衣針" 警調監視器追人

2026-09-02

台鐵列車的坐墊，竟然藏有縫衣針！週二晚上，一名男子搭乘台鐵900型區間列車，從板橋前往台北車站，他上車一坐下，立刻感到一陣刺痛，起身後發現，座位上竟然有一根針，當事人懷疑，有人惡作劇，故意插在坐墊上，也趕緊去醫院抽血檢查。

[[民視記者馬聖傑]]
“有民眾搭乘台鐵區間列車，一坐上坐椅之後，發現自己的臀部坐到一根針，他當下馬上感到一陣刺痛，隨後嚇到馬上去醫院檢查”

[[其他民眾]]
“為什麼會有一根針在那邊，就覺得很奇怪，如果乘客看到這個一定會害怕，下次敢不敢坐還是個問號”

[[其他民眾]]
“自己要先小心一點，這是例外吧，不會是常有啦，會有刺傷當然要去看醫生”

[[台北聯醫中興院區一般內科主治醫師姜冠宇]]
“除了到急診打破傷風疫苗之外，當然也要去進行其他的抗生素治療，以避免說有一些病原體變成敗血症來源”

醫師提醒，若遇到類似事件，一定要先去醫院打破傷風，並隨時注意傷口。警方現在調閱監視器，要查出究竟是有人惡作劇、還是粗心大意，將尖銳的縫衣針，遺落在坐墊上害人受傷。

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Last two rescued rafters stop by memorial for dead firefighter

Two rafters stranded in Nantou’s Zhuoshui River have finally been brought to safety. After their raft capsized in raging floodwaters last Sunday, the pair were left trapped on a sandbar for four days. Rescuers battled dangerous weather and terrain to reach them, which cost a rescuer his life. This morning, as conditions finally improved, a helicopter swooped in and airlifted both men to safety. After finally making it out, the two men went straight to a memorial for the firefighter, where they met his grieving mother.

The two remaining stranded rafters have finally been rescued. They were lifted out by helicopter, to prevent any further tragedies. The two were conscious, able to move and with stable vitals. Still, they were sent to a hospital for a checkup.

One of the rescued rafters is Mr. Liu, who sobbed inconsolably while waiting for a doctor. A rescuer surnamed Wu died while trying to save him.

- I’m so sorry
- Will you consider the risks in the future?
- I might stop doing this sport altogether. Nothing I say will bring him back.

Mr. Liu was part of a group of five people who went rafting on the Zhuoshui River in Nantou on Aug. 30. Their raft capsized in the strong current. Two rafters made it to safety and one was rescued. But Mr. Liu and a fellow rafter surnamed Chen were left stranded on a sandy bank near Sunhai Bridge for four days, due to the bad weather. They were airlifted to safety on Wednesday, after drinking river water for days.

Mr. Liu
Stranded rafter
I heard they airdropped supplies to us four times. We looked hard for them. We wanted to survive.

The two stranded rafters wrote a message in the sand asking for help. Rescuers airdropped supplies, which the rafters were unable to find. Back in the city, they both stopped at the memorial for the deceased rescuer, Mr. Wu.

- Their rescue cost my son his life. Please tell everyone in the group to come.

Mr. Wu’s mother was all tears as she asked Mr. Liu and Mr. Chen to call over the other rescued rafters and pay respects to her son.

Mr. Chen
Rescued rafter
I’m so sorry that I was the reason you lost your life. I’m really sorry.

Mr. Liu
Rescued rafter
I’m devastated. You were such an amazing firefighter, and you sacrificed your life to save us.

Mr. Liu and Mr. Chen mourned the death of the firefighter and apologized to the mother of the man who gave up his life trying to rescue them.

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#rafting #rafter #extremesports #river #nantou #taiwan #sports #outdoorsy

2026-09-02

SEMICON Taiwan opens with exhibitors from 60 countries

The SEMICON Taiwan semiconductor expo has officially kicked off, bringing together 4,300 exhibitors from 60 countries. At the opening ceremony, Premier Cho Jung-tai said Taiwan will do everything it can to support both domestic and international companies looking to set up facilities here, as Taiwan works with the world to build “one high mountain after another.” But one of the biggest attractions on the show floor wasn’t a chip. It was the chance to suit up in an actual cleanroom outfit! The experience drew hundreds of people, with long lines forming just to get a taste of life inside a semiconductor fab. Let’s hear more.

Step your feet into it, slip on the hood, and pull the zipper up. Last come the shoe covers, and viola! Your very own cleanroom outfit.

Yang Ssu-min
FTV reporter
It took some time, but I’m finally ready. I’ve been wearing this cleanroom suit for only a short while, but already, it feels stuffy and hot. If you want to experience this yourself, you can have a go at this cleanroom replica at SEMICON Taiwan. There’s even a 15-second air shower.

Participant
Tried out the cleanroom
It’s so fun. I didn’t know what wearing a cleanroom suit would feel like. It’s so cool. I never tried anything like this before.

Worker
IC design firm
I don’t really have to wear it much designing ICs. I’ve only been wearing it for 5 minutes and I’m already drenched in sweat.

Up above, overhead crane systems zip back and forth, giving visitors a close-up look at a near-perfect recreation of a semiconductor fab, right on the exhibition floor. There are polishing pads used to smooth wafer surfaces, ASML’s cutting-edge EUV lithography equipment, and Gudeng’s wafer carriers, designed to keep wafers protected to the highest standards during transport. With semiconductor equipment and facility engineering solutions on full display, the expo is drawing the attention of industry experts and buyers from around the world.

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#semicon #semiconductors #taiwan #tech #icdesign #circuit #chips #technology

2026-09-02

600+ leaders in business and gov’t attend Semicon Network Summit

With its multiplied theme of trust, resilience, and prosperity, the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Semicon Network Summit has more than delivered, with over 600 leaders from governments and businesses attending the semi-conductor industry event. Terms like silicon photonics and cyber resilience might sound complicated to the general public, yet Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin explained that the government is trying to help Taiwan’s one million small and medium enterprises make the AI transition.

SEMI, an international semi-conductor association based in Taiwan, and Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute teamed up to hold the 2026 Semicon Network Summit, which had over 600 business and government leaders, hailing from 38 countries. One of these leaders was Taiwan’s very own president, Lai Ching-te.

Lai Ching-te
President
Taiwan’s ability to manufacture the world’s most advanced chips is the result of us, in the last 10 years, valuing forming relationships with international partners that are based on trust. Going forward, we’ll continue to be a stable and reliable partner in the world’s technology industries.

Ajit Manocha
SEMI president
I don’t think any country in the world can say that “we did better than Taiwan.” There’s no doubt in anybody’s mind that Taiwan has played the most central role in advancing this industry.

The summit had four themed sessions, which were semi-conductor cooperation, the silicon photonics ecosystem, chip trends in the era of AI robotics, and cyber resilience.

President Lai awarded certificates from the Ministry of Economic Affairs that commended GlobalWafers CEO Doris Hsu and Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra for their contributions to the world’s semi-conductor industry. In the midst of the AI era, in addition to deepening collaborative relationships with partners around the globe, the Taiwanese government is also seeking to help domestic small and medium-sized enterprises transition during this period of change.

Kung Ming-hsin
Minister of Economic Affairs
We hope that, in the shortest time frame possible, that we can help Taiwan’s one million small and medium-sized enterprises be able to utilize AI developments and applications. In a hypothetical situation where these companies are not able to incorporate AI into their operations, their opportunities for development, as well as the development of AI and the semi-conductor industry in Taiwan, will not be long-lasting.

By having collaboration involving companies, governments, schools, and research institutions, Taiwan anticipates it’ll be able to fully take advantage of AI-fueled growth so that, going forward, it will continue to play a critical role in the world’s semi-conductor industry.

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#AI #semi-conductor #chips #Taipei #summit #robotics #transition

2026-09-02