TaiwanPlus News – 18:00, May 1, 2023

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Pro-Taiwan candidate Santiago Peña has won Paraguay’s presidential race, beating an opponent who promised to switch ties to Beijing. Workers marched in Taipei for Labor Day, calling for better working conditions. And Taiwan's former President Ma Ying-jeou has prompted criticism for comments at a forum in Greece, where he accused his successor Tsai Ing-wen of violating her oath of office. Also: - Police will levy higher fines for drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians as Taiwan seeks to improve its road safety record. - Firefighters in southern Taiwan battled a wildfire over the weekend as the country struggles with a historic drought. - With the wrapping up of Taiwan's COVID-19 task force, Sam Robbins looks back at three years of the country's response to the pandemic.