Taiwan's two main opposition parties have reached a long-anticipated agreement on a joint ticket for January's presidential election, though it has not yet been decided which party's candidate will be on the top half of the ballot. TSMC founder Morris Chang has arrived in San Francisco, where he will represent President Tsai Ing-wen at the APEC summit. And labor unions are calling for pension reforms as Taiwan stands on the brink of becoming a super-aged society. Also:
- Scientists in Taiwan say they've developed a new technique to decarbonize natural gas to produce green hydrogen fuel.
- A new report analyzes the weapons systems Taiwan is still waiting to receive from the U.S.
- New Delhi has turned to water cannons to disperse pollutants in the air as India's capital chokes in thick smog.