AVC Women’s Cup Volleyball: Chinese Taipei stunned Kazakhstan to book the first-ever AVC Women’s Cup final, with setter Jen Liao Yi-Jen and Tsai Yu-Chun leading the charge in a straight-sets upset. Local Sports Spotlight: Alas Pilipinas, after missing the knockout medal bid, will face Iran in the classification round as Alyssa Valdez urges the team to treat the setback as fuel for the next generation. Open-Water Swim Tourism: Penghu Oceanman kicked off in Penghu Bay with 1,100+ swimmers from 23 countries, upgrading the event into a global Oceanman series qualifier and boosting sports tourism in outlying Taiwan. Mandopop Buzz: Jay Chou teased a duet with JJ Lin on Instagram, and JJ followed up with a cover video—fans are already calling it “Double J” magic. K-pop & Taiwan Connection: CORTIS, featuring Taiwanese member James, appeared as a special guest at Seoul’s World Cup street cheering event, performing “REDRED.” Taiwan Media Tech: TVBS rolled out an in-house real-time AI translation system during Jensen Huang’s GTC Taipei keynote, earning praise for fast, near-simultaneous subtitles. Taiwan Film Abroad: Taiwan Film Week lands at Jerusalem Cinematheque (June 18–24), bringing a small but wide-ranging lineup of stories to Israeli audiences. Cultural Pride in Fashion: Nymphia Wind’s gowns exhibition opened at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum, spotlighting Taiwanese identity and culture through drag fashion.