Taiwan Daily News Podcast — June 16, 2026

In this episode: Two professors at National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology were sentenced to prison in Taiwan's first academic degree-selling corruption case; Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu will lead a cross-party delegation of lawmakers to the United States from June 21 to 27; Meta's Threads platform mass-suspended Taiwanese users due to an age-verification glitch that the company described as a technical error; Taiwan's first newly built F-16V Block 70 fighter jet was spotted in Texas with external fuel tanks, suggesting a ferry flight to Taiwan is imminent; Taiwan's National Security Bureau launched a secure online portal encouraging Chinese citizens to provide intelligence to Taiwanese authorities; A tropical disturbance near Guam may develop into a typhoon as Taiwan's plum rain season boosts reservoirs past key milestones; The TAIEX index surged 1,227 points as a US-Iran peace deal ignited a global market rally. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]