Officials and foreign dignitaries are in Taipei for the Yushan Forum, as Taiwan seeks to build closer relationships with its neighbors in the Indo-Pacific region. National Day celebrations concluded with a large firework display in the central city of Taichung on Tuesday night, though planning issues put a dampener on the festivities for some. And Taiwan reported five new deaths from dengue fever in the past week as the number of cases in this year's outbreak passed 15,000.
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- A local NGO says more should be done to protect women in public places in Taiwan following a case of sexual harassment on Taipei's metro.
- Experts have asked the public not to interact with Taiwan serows as the goatlike animals have started appearing closer to populated areas.
- Taiwan is home to five of the world's seven species of sea turtle but concerns are growing about the biggest threats to these "unsung heroes of climate change mitigation."
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