TaiwanPlus News – 18:00, December 7, 2023

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Chip giant TSMC has agreed to cooperate with labor unions in the U.S. state of Arizona, a breakthrough in the company's ability to move forward in its investment project there. TSMC is also gearing up to train tech talent from Germany as it plans to open its first plant in Europe. As the COP28 climate summit enters its second week, world leaders are struggling to reach consensus as the focus turns to phasing out fossil fuels. And Rik Glauert meets Abbygail Wu, a woman in the running to become Taiwan's first openly transgender lawmaker. Also: - Taiwan's 2023 Human Rights Festival has opened in Taipei with a photo exhibition comparing the country's journey to democracy to Hong Kong's struggle for freedom. - A theater troupe in New Taipei is combining traditional performance with modern technology to bring audiences an immersive "mixed-reality" experience. - The government of New South Wales plans to set up the Great Koala National Park to protect the forests that are home to the iconic Australian animal. But conservationists fear loggers will be seeking to cut down as many trees as they can before that happens.