Cleanup efforts are underway following Typhoon Koinu, which caused widespread damage across the country and led to the death of one person in the central city of Taichung. New Taipei is set to open the country's first geothermal plant powered by volcano. And Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an says he will follow former President Ma Ying-jeou in boycotting this year's National Day celebrations over the branding of the event. Also:
- Taiwan has been ranked first in the Asia-Pacific region and sixth overall in the world for internet freedom, according to this year's report from the U.S.-based Freedom House.
- A group of U.S. Air Force veterans recall their time stationed in Taiwan during the Vietnam War, when the country served as a staging post for U.S. military operations.
- A Taiwanese hair stylist who took up hairdressing because he had poor grades in school is now making the cut internationally.
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