A new Cabinet has been sworn in, with former Vice President Chen Chien-jen taking over from Su Tseng-chang as premier. Export orders were down significantly in December from a year earlier, continuing a worrying run for the main driver of the country's economy amid depressed global demand. And the government has relaxed restrictions to recognize same-sex marriages between transnational couples involving a partner from a country where such unions have not been legalized. Also:
- Taiwan's military is repositioning its Sky Bow missile defense system to provide more air cover for the north of the country.
- Researchers have found and measured a tree in Taiwan's mountainous interior that they believe could be the tallest in East Asia, at 84.1 meters.
- Reports from the Taipei International Book Exhibition and the Taipei International Comics and Animation Festival.
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