The first day of Taiwan's annual live-fire Han Kuang military drills was overshadowed by an accidental explosion of a mortar shell that injured nine soldiers near the port city of Keelung. On the same day, northern Taiwan observed the annual Wan An air raid drills, with civilians ushered into shelters or told to stay inside for the duration of the exercise. And, Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang has confirmed New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih as its presidential candidate for 2024 despite lackluster polling. Also:
- How a university in northern Taiwan offers alternative cancer therapy using its nuclear reactor.
- Cloud Gate Dance Theater has marked its 50th anniversary with a free open-air performance in the central city of Taichung.
- Taiwanese artists took center stage over the weekend in as part of a series of summer concerts in New York's Central Park.
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