Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature descends into a brawl as it attempts to tackle controversial bills just days before incoming President-elect Lai Ching-te takes office. Five years after the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, public support for LGBTQ+ issues continues to rise, though conservative attitudes still prevail close to home. And the health ministry says it’s laying out a proposal that would make Taiwan the first country in Asia to legalize surrogate pregnancy.
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- Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an shares his country’s disaster relief experience while on a visit to Tokyo.
- Tsai’s Legacy: Looking back on President Tsai Ing-wen’s attempt to phase out nuclear energy.
- Tsai’s Legacy: Women’s rights in Taiwan under President Tsai Ing-wen.
- Russian President Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi sign pledge to deepen ties during a meeting in Beijing.
- Chines and Cambodian joint military drills see the debut of gun-toting drone dogs.
- N. Korea calls allegations it supplied Russia with weapons “absurd.”
- The U.S. ambassador to Japan visits Yonaguni Island, the closest Japanese territory to Taiwan.
- The sea goddess Mazu visits Kyoto as part of a Taiwanese cultural exchange with Japan.
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