The head of a major pilots’ union has told TaiwanPlus that she's confident a majority of its members will vote next week to go on strike over pay and safety issues. In today's election coverage, we look at the issue of Taiwan's low fertility rate and what presidential candidates plan to do to encourage more people to have children. And Taiwan's Constitutional Court is debating whether the country's criminal laws on public insults are an unreasonable barrier to the exercise of free speech. Also:
- NGOs are helping families with caregiving resources and equipment as Taiwan is set to become a super-aged society with over 20% of the population aged 65 and over.
- Scientists in Taiwan have developed 3D-printed "mycoprotein" as a fungus-based meat substitute with authentic texture and flavor.
- Cold weather has killed off thousands of farmed milkfish in southern Taiwan. Farmers are being advised to harvest their remaining fish as soon as possible.
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