Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of manufacturing giant Foxconn, claims he has gathered enough signatures to run for Taiwan president as an independent, while the TPP's Ko Wen-je has proposed a coalition of opposition parties with the presidential ticket to be decided by opinion poll. Work is ongoing to restore power to households on the outlying Orchid Island, which was hit hard by Typhoon Koinu last week. And Triton, Taiwan's first domestically built weather satellite, is now in orbit following a successful launch from French Guiana. Also:
- Marching bands from Japan and the U.S. put in a final rehearsal for Taiwan's National Day parade, wowing members of the public at Taipei's Liberty Square.
- The Asian Games has wrapped up in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, with Taiwan's team putting on the country's best showing since 1998.
- One of Taipei's oldest markets has reopened for business after a four-year renovation.
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