TaiwanPlus News - 18:00, August 22, 2024

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The Sundance Film Festival Asia returns to Taipei for the second year, this time highlighting the people involved in film production roles. A Taiwan high court hands down heavy sentences to former and current military personnel convicted of spying for China. A civic group hopes to reduce light pollution and bring darkness back to Taiwan’s night skies. Amid an ongoing crackdown on corruption, a DPP lawmaker charged with embezzlement is released on bail. Plus: - Former U.S. Ambassador the U.N. Nikki Haley meets with President Lai in Taipei. - Taiwan’s 2025 budget is set to exceed US$98 billion, a record high. - Seven people are arrested in central Taiwan over alleged corruption involving solar panel projects.