TaiwanPlus News – 18:00, September 20, 2024

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Taiwan's Constitutional Court rules the death penalty is constitutional but can only be used for the "most serious crimes." Taiwan marks National Disaster Prevention Day in southern Chiayi County, with drills involving emergency workers, civilians and military personnel. And people in Taiwan remember the country's deadliest earthquake in recent memory, which left over 2,000 people dead a quarter century ago. Plus: - Taiwan plans to launch new visa program to attract high-earning foreign professionals. - Taiwan prosecutors indict 23 people accused of spying for China. - Taiwan's economy ministry says pagers used in the Lebanon attack.