TaiwanPlus News – News at 18:00, December 30, 2024

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Former presidential candidate Ko Wen-je avoids returning to custody in his corruption case after posting a revised bail bond of US$2.1 million. Families mourn loved ones after the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil claims 179 lives. And former U.S. President Jimmy Carter dies at the age of 100, leaving a legacy as a humanitarian whose actions as president have had a lasting impact on U.S. relations with Taiwan. Plus: - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev blames Moscow for a fatal air crash and calls upon Russian President Vladimir Putin to apologize. - Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council says it will block certain Chinese officials from visiting Taiwan unless they are planning to meet with the government. - People in southern Taiwan are taking a free course in how to catch invasive green iguanas in an effort to curtail their ecological and agricultural impact.