TaiwanPlus News – 18:00, June 19, 2024

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President Lai Ching-te has laid out a new national policy plan and launched three task forces aimed at tackling global challenges including climate change, cybersecurity and national defense. Ongoing power outages across Taiwan have raised concerns about the country’s ability to host the big tech companies that drive its economy. And, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to support Russia and its war in Ukraine after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang. Also: - Taiwan is seeing an unwelcome return of the COVID-19 virus, with reported cases doubling in the past week. - Nvidia overtakes Microsoft as the world’s most valuable company, just a week after passing Apple for second place. - Three years ago in Tokyo, Taiwanese badminton duo Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin became the first unseeded men's doubles pair to take Olympic gold. They're hoping lightning can strike twice in Paris this summer.