Taiwan's top administrative court has ruled in favor of a transgender woman, ruling in an individual case that gender reassignment surgery is not necessary for a person to be recognized in line with their gender identity. The government has passed a bill expanding protections for victims of domestic violence. And the European Chips Act has come into effect, paving the way for Taiwan's TSMC to access a more than US$5 billion subsidy for its planned semiconductor plant in Dresden, Germany. Also:
- Peafowl have become an invasive pest on Taiwan's outlying Kinmen Islands, with the descendants of a small number of birds that escaped from their cage during a typhoon now numbering around 1,500.
- The question of who gets to use priority seats on Taipei's metro system is at the center of a generational debate after a social media post from a prominent writer.
- Staś Butler reports from India on the ride-sharing startup seeking to ride the wave of the country's electric vehicle revolution.
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