TaiwanPlus News – News at 18:00, December 18, 2024

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Shanghai's vice mayor says he'll push to promote group tours from his city to Taiwan, including Taipei, though cross-strait group tourism remains blocked both ways for now. Taiwan's former President Ma Ying-jeou is on his second visit to China this year. And opposition lawmakers grill seven candidates nominated to become justices for Taiwan's highest court, with a special emphasis on their stance on the death penalty. Plus: - Activists demonstrate in Taipei on International Migrants Day, calling on the new labor minister to do more to protect migrant workers in Taiwan. - South Korea's foreign minister says the country is working to restore its image after President Yoon's declaration of martial law and subsequent impeachment. - A Taipei eatery known as much for being a safe haven for political free speech as for its food serves its last meal.