TaiwanPlus News – 18:00, October 23, 2023

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China and the Philippines have accused each other of dangerous behavior in collisions between Chinese coast guard vessels seeking to block Philippine vessels from resupplying troops on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal. Prominent Taiwanese author Lucifer Chu has been indicted for sexual misconduct, accused of forcibly kissing a woman at a restaurant last year. And in a TaiwanPlus exclusive, Joyce Tseng speaks to the governor of Bangkok on the issue of gun violence in the wake of a deadly shooting at a shopping mall that sent shockwaves through Thai society. Also: - Taipei Grand Mosque held a charity drive over the weekend to raise funds for humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza. - The mayor of Taiwan's southern city of Taiwan introduces Andrew Ryan to a fruit store that's been a local institution for 70 years. - An Indigenous village in southern Taiwan is reviving a spiritual ceremony it last celebrated 15 years ago.