James Chater reports from Hiroshima, Japan, where leaders of the G7 nations are set to meet in the next three days with the topic of Taiwan looming large in the background of their summit. More evidence has emerged in last week's fatal accident on the Taichung Metro suggesting staff were unprepared for an emergency involving a foreign object on the track. And though the WHO has downgraded the severity of the international outbreak of mpox, domestic cases are continuing to spread in Taiwan. Also:
- While the G7 summit gets underway in Japan, China is hosting a summit with leaders of five Central Asian nations in the city of Xi'an.
- Taiwan's achievements in virtual reality filmmaking have been a highlight of this year's INPUT public television conference in Taipei.
- A Taiwanese theater troupe is incorporating artificial intelligence into its stage performances.