Taiwan's first batch of one-year marine corps conscripts have started basic training, which will last for the next eight weeks. The families of two Chinese fishers who died when their boat capsized off Taiwan's outlying Kinmen Islands have returned to China. And Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hosted a meeting of the ASEAN bloc as Australia looks to strengthen investments and ties in the region. Plus:
- Taiwan's labor minister has apologized for comments she made about the skin color of Indian migrant workers.
- Marine scientists from Taiwan and the U.S. are working together to combat coral bleaching.
-Taiwanese coffee has made its way from Alishan to Kumamoto, Japan.