On deadline day to sign up for Taiwan's presidential election happening in January, the candidates for the opposition Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party eventually registered solo bids after the dramatic breakdown of weeks of talks on forming a coalition ticket. Meanwhile, Foxconn founder Terry Gou eventually opted against running as an independent despite having qualified to do so. And government figures reveal the average temperature in Taiwan has increased by 0.29% per decade for the last three decades, higher than the global average of 0.21%. Also:
- Director Chong Keat Aun discusses his film "Snow in Midsummer," a dramatization of Malaysia's tragic May 13 Incident that has been nominated for nine Golden Horse awards.
- TaiwanPlus meets David Wei, Taiwan's only competitor in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the recent Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
- Sandy Chi reports from Tokyo on a traditional way to enjoy the city that reshaping itself to survive following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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