An initial draft defense budget would see Taiwan raise its military spending by 7.5% next year to around US$14 billion. That's as the country is still waiting for delivery of weapons from the U.S. worth over US$19 billion. Candidates for Taiwan's 2024 presidential election have been out wooing voters on local issues while also seeking to burnish their foreign policy credentials. And the Taiwan People's Party has come under fire for an English-language slogan, "Vote White, Vote Right."
- Joyce Tseng looks at the economic ties between Taiwan and Thailand with a visit to the Thai subsidiary of leading Taiwanese tech manufacturer Delta Electronics.
- Taiwan's student athletes have already racked up 12 medals at the World University Games in Chengdu, China.
- An Indian Bengali language arthouse film about the friendship between two boys across a religious divide, has won praise and drawn audiences in Taiwan.
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