TaiwanPlus News – 18:30, December 19, 2022

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Taiwan's government is investigating whether the Chinese-owned app TikTok has been running an illegal subsidiary in the country, while Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn is expected to receive a fine for its investment in a Chinese chipmaker. The country's low birth rate is forcing some private schools to close due to lack of students. And the Siraya Plains Indigenous group is celebrating a court victory that paves the way for their official recognition. Also: - How a lack of football pitches is holding back the development of the sport in Taiwan. - Taiwanese photographer Casper Wang wins big at the New York Photography Awards - A rogue balloon mascot that flew away from a parade in Kaohsiung has caused hilarity online – but not for the event's organizers.