TaiwanPlus News – 18:30, February 1, 2023

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A quarter of Taiwan's top emergency hospitals are running out of beds, after a recent cold snap pushed up the number of heart attacks. That comes just as the country faces another surge in COVID-19 cases, and days before authorities are expected to relax COVID restrictions around face masks and border entries. And we take a look at where Taiwan sits in the geopolitical tussle for technological supremacy in chips between the United States and China. Also: - NATO and Japan have pledged to build stronger ties to face what they call a "complex security environment." - On the second anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, the UN says the junta is still committing crimes against humanity. - Solar panels around a market in southern Taiwan have got some people hot under the collar.