Taiwan Tech at VivaTech: Taiwan Tech Arena’s pavilion at VivaTech 2026 in Paris spotlights 34 AI startups, aiming to turn demos into orders, with support from 61 suppliers and a bigger push this year to attract business. Global K-pop Spotlight: TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho announces his first solo Asia tour, with Taipei on Sept. 5 after sold-out Seoul dates. Cross-Strait Sports & Media: China’s Taiwan Affairs Office says mainland networks have full FIFA World Cup coverage and invites Taiwanese fans to watch there, while Taiwan condemns China’s alleged pressure on Kenya to block Taiwanese experts. Queer Art in Asia: Sunpride Foundation’s touring “Spectrosynthesis” lands in Seoul with an institutional queer-art show mapping queer histories across the city. Local Creative Markets: Shanghai’s Common Rare takes over Singapore’s Suntec with 200+ indie brands across fashion, homeware, ceramics, fragrance and art. Computex/TSMC Tech Story: A feature traces how TSMC’s customer-first approach helped make Taiwan a global tech heartland. Model Industry Safety: ModelGlance expands its verified modeling directory to Taiwan and other markets to fight fake agencies and paid “castings.” Entertainment Tech: Foxconn makes a European humanoid-robot debut at VivaTech and announces AI supercomputer components tied to NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform.