TaiwanPlus News – 18:00, June 30, 2023

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Japan's Hitachi High Tech is opening a new research facility just down the road from TSMC. And dozens of donated emergency vehicles are on their way from Taiwan to Ukraine. Also, Taiwan's presidential candidates are weighing in on a decade-old trade deal with China that never materialized. Plus, transgender people in Taiwan still face many challenges in getting their national identification changed to indicate their proper gender. Also in the show: - How Volcano mine launchers could help Taiwan defend itself - Activists call for stronger environmental rules to prevent corporate greenwashing. - The government is providing more financial aid for students. - A Taitung celebrity tree gets a clean bill of health. - Zurich researchers invent robotic fish to study the ocean.