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8/18
交通部長李孟諺被爆出與陸配張姓女子婚外情長達10年，旋即請辭獲准，成為賴政府第二位請辭閣員，任期僅92天。張女不僅陸配身分受關注，還被揭露住在涉掏空遠航、被立委質疑與李孟諺有接觸的張綱維旗下公司建案，讓外界有許多聯想。
August 18: Minister of Transportation and Communications Lee Meng-yen was exposed to have been involved in a 10-year extramarital affair with a mainland Chinese woman. He promptly submitted his resignation which was approved, becoming the second cabinet member in the administration of President Lai Ching-te to resign. His tenure lasted only 92 days. The woman is a mainland spouse attracting attention not only for her marital status but also due to her connection to a development project under businessman Chang Kang-wei's company, which has been accused of embezzling funds from Far Eastern Air Transport. This revelation ahs sparked much speculation.
8/19
睽違12年，軍方再度對媒體公開屏東九鵬基地與精準武器射擊操演。除愛國者二型、首度公開的天弓三型飛彈，據悉，清晨在無媒體時低調試射雄二Ｅ地對地巡弋飛彈，不過，國防部拒絕對機敏度較高的彈種說明。軍方表示，操演採「去中心化指管」模式演練。
August 19: After a 12-year hiatus, the military publicly demonstrated drills involving precision weapons at the Jiupeng Base in Pingtung. The event showcased the Patriot II missile system and, for the first time, the Sky Bow III missile. Additionally, there were discreet test firings of the Hsiung Feng II E land-attack cruise missile in the early morning. However, the Ministry of National Defense declined to provide details about more sensitive missile types. The exercises followed a "decentralized command" model.
8/20
民眾黨主席柯文哲總統大選政治獻金假帳風波延燒，民眾黨啟動四大黨務改革，中評會並決議將時任競選總幹事的黃珊珊停權三年，競選財務長李文宗、會計師端木正開除黨籍。黃立委身分不受影響，但黨職全部停職，也確定無法主動爭取代表民眾黨出戰2026年縣市長選舉。
August 20: The scandal surrounding false political donations by Chairman Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People's Party continues to escalate. The TPP has initiated four major party reforms, including suspending the party membership of Legislator Huang San-shan, who served as the presidential campaign executive director, for three years. The party's financial director Lee Wen-chung and accountant Huang Mu-cheng have been expelled. Although Huang retains her position as legislator, all her party roles have been suspended, and she is unable to actively seek the TPP's nomination in the 2026 local elections.
8/21
民進黨台南市立委林宜瑾涉嫌詐領助理費，檢方搜索立院辦公室及台南服務處，帶回十餘人偵辦，最後林宜瑾100萬元交保，黃姓主任則聲押禁見。據了解，林宜瑾被控長年以親友當人頭詐領助理費數百萬元，涉犯貪汙治罪條例。
August 21: Legislator Lin Yi-chin from Tainan is suspected of embezzling assistant fees. Prosecutors conducted searches at her legislative office and Tainan district office, bringing in more than 10 people for investigation. Lin was released on bail of NT$1 million (about US$31,450), while her director remains in custody. Lin is accused of using friends and family members as proxies to fraudulently claim several million New Taiwan dollars in assistant fees, violating the Anti-Corruption Act.
8/22
巴拉圭總統潘尼亞表示，盡管與台灣有邦交關係，但他對透過南美洲國家組成的「南方共同市場」和中國進行貿易保持開放態度。「南方共同市場」由多個等南美洲國家組成的關稅貿易同盟組織，目前除與歐盟談判，也正在討論與中國大陸達成貿易協議的可能性。由於巴拉圭與我有邦交，無法向中國出口穀物。
August 22: President Santiago Peña of Paraguay stated that despite diplomatic relations with Taiwan, he maintains an open attitude towards trade with China through Mercosur, a tariff and trade alliance formed by several South American countries. Mercosur is currently negotiating with the European Union and exploring the possibility of a trade agreement with China. Due to diplomatic ties with Taiwan, Paraguay cannot export grain to mainland China.
8/22
行政院會通過明年度總預算案，將送立院審議。國防整體預算規模達6470億元，創歷史紀錄，占GDP約2.45%。行政院長卓榮泰另核定潛艦後續預算2840億元，將籌建7艘新式潛艦量產艦，期程自2025至2038年，但明年度僅先編列20億元先期作業費。
August 22: The Executive Yuan approved the budget for the next fiscal year, which will be sent to the Legislative Yuan for review. The overall defense budget will total NT$647 billion (about US$20.3 billion), a historic record, accounting for approximately 2.45 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Premier Cho Jung-tai also approved a follow-up budget of NT$284 billion (about US$8.9 billion) for submarine construction. The plan is to build seven new submarines for mass production from 2025 to 2038, with an initial allocation of NT$20 billion (about US$628 million) for preliminary work in the coming fiscal year.
8/22
台新金控和新光金控同步舉行臨時董事會，通過以換股方式進行合併，由台新金控為存續公司，將躍升國內第四大金控。中信金控隨即對公開收購新光金正式出價，估計以現金加股票公開收購新光金的規模合計高達1314億元，展現強烈企圖。若中信成功，將超越富邦、國泰，成為金控龍頭。
這是台灣金融史上首次出現合意及非合意併購雙軌並行的局面，且又有換股與現金併購同時進行，堪稱最複雜的併購大戰。
August 22: Taishin Financial Holdings and Shin Kong Financial Holdings held simultaneously special board meetings and approved a merger through stock exchange. Taishin will be the surviving entity, making it the fourth-largest financial holding company in Taiwan. Subsequently, CTBC Financial Holdings formally made a public offer to acquire Shin Kong, estimating a total acquisition value of up to NT$131.4 billion (about US$4.1 billion) through a combination of cash and stock. If successful, CTBC would surpass Fubon and Cathay to become the leading financial holding company.
This marks the first time in Taiwan's financial history that both friendly and hostile mergers are occurring concurrently, with stock exchange and cash acquisitions happening simultaneously, making the case a complex battle of mergers.
8/22
中國大陸福建省宣布恢復受理該省團客與自由行赴馬祖旅遊簽註的申請，最長可停留15天。台灣旅遊業者隨即邀請福建百人組團包船來台，將送陸委會審核，希望以邀訪的新兩岸觀光模式，打破觀光僵局。
August 22: Mainland China's Fujian Province announced the resumption of accepting applications for group tours and individual travel to Matsu. Visitors can stay for up to 15 days. Taiwanese travel operators promptly invited a group of 100 people from Fujian for a chartered trip to Taiwan, which will be reviewed by the Mainland Affairs Council. This maneuver aims to break the tourism deadlock by using a new cross-strait tourism model.