A record 91 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan on Tuesday, capping off three days of Chinese drills targeting the country. Meanwhile, the U.S. and the Philippines have embarked on their largest joint war games in decades, with over 17,000 personnel from the two countries and Australia taking part. And Taiwan's foreign ministry fears Paraguay could be the next diplomatic ally to break ties in favor of China ahead of elections in the South American nation. Also:
- On Day 2 of the Taiwan Week theater festival, a look at "Whale Island," a production that makes Taiwan's landscape the star of the show.
- Shoppers in Taiwan have been struggling with rising prices. But by global standards, inflation in the country is relatively low. TaiwanPlus looks at why.
- A new exhibition at Taipei's National Palace Museum features rare books from the Vatican archives and the Chinese imperial library, highlighting the cultural contacts between East and West in centuries past.