TaiwanPlus News – 18:00, May 15, 2023

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Taichung's metro faces further scrutiny in the fallout from last week's deadly accident after it emerged that the system's control room overlooked multiple alerts after a crane fell onto the track. Taiwan's military says it is starting to equip its fleet of F-16 fighter jets with advanced Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. And the race for the presidential nomination of the opposition Kuomintang is heating up, with the party expected to choose between Foxconn founder Terry Gou and New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih. Also: - Hundreds of people gathered in flash mobs across Taiwan on Sunday to call for the right of pedestrians to be able to cross the street in safety. - Taiwan's aging society has led to increased demand for migrant caregivers. But not all who need their services are necessarily able to access them. - A year on from the deadly shooting at a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods, California, TaiwanPlus looks at how the tragedy has affected the Taiwanese-American community.