With this week in Taiwan dominated by talk of opposition presidential candidates combining for a joint ticket, ruling party frontrunner Vice President Lai Ching-te has outlined his cultural vision for the country. A Chinese couple found not guilty of spying and money-laundering charges are finally free to leave Taiwan after being detained for four years. And Taiwan's military has set up a task force to study what lessons can be learned from the war between Israel and Hamas. Also:
- A Taipei city councilor is raising security concerns, claiming that a facial recognition system used by eight city departments is made by a Chinese company.
- "Boys Like Boys," the first same-sex dating reality show produced in Taiwan is premiering in Taipei.
- At the Amis Music Festival in southeastern Taiwan, the focus was on forging connections between Taiwanese Indigenous groups and the wider Austronesian community.