TaiwanPlus News – 18:30, February 21, 2023

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Taiwan's military has carried out combat drills in the northern city of Taoyuan, seeking to better simulate real battlefield conditions. Our reporter Rik Glauert is in Lviv in western Ukraine, where he meets people who have been forced to leave their homes to find safety away from the front lines due to Russia's invasion. And a new report says more than 10 million phone numbers in Taiwan have been leaked online, representing two-thirds of phone owners in the country. Also: - Despite an end to Taiwan's indoor mask mandate, most people in Kaoshiung in the south of the country are staying masked-up due to unusually high smog levels. - An event in Taipei to mark Mother Language Day puts a spotlight on Taiwan Sign Language, now recognized as a national language. - A comparison between unemployment levels among young adults on either side of the Taiwan Strait.