Taiwan's defense ministry says it has not seen any Chinese surveillance balloons over the country's airspace similar to the one shot down by the U.S. earlier this month. Taiwan is seeking to develop its own version of the AI behind ChatGPT that can generate natural text from user prompts. And the government says it is planning a mortgage subsidy scheme to help the country's young people get on the property ladder. Also:
- A group of Black people in Taiwan is working with other minority groups to address their experiences of discrimination in the country.
- The visiting president of Paraguay, Taiwan's sole diplomatic ally in South America, says he wishes to renew his country's commitment to the alliance.
- Taipei is closing a private recycling collection center that has been in operation for 50 years, a move welcomed by residents but a blow to the people who still rely on it for their income.