More than 12,000 people were left without power on Taiwan’s outlying Xiaoliuqiu Island over the weekend, highlighting the ongoing difficulties with the national power grid. The death by suicide of a Hsinchu police officer is the latest in an alarming trend. And Taiwan's navy is investigating why a sailor jumped overboard and swam to shore as his ship left Keelung Harbor. Also:
- Renowned a cappella group the Havard Krokodiloes return to Taiwan for a long-awaited anniversary performance.
- Mountains of trash are piling up at temporary dumps as Taiwan struggles with its waste disposal capacity.
- Ongoing drought in India hits rural areas of the country hardest with locals saying the water they depend upon is mostly diverted to the country's cities.