President Lai Ching-te highlights Taiwan’s democratic values amid tensions with China in his first televised new year address. Millions of people across Asia ring in the new year with fireworks displays, prayers and, in one Taipei park, even tears. And Taiwan’s coast guard says Kinmen saw record-breaking incursions from Chinese vessels in 2024. Plus:
- A New Taipei-based NGO is collecting and donating old shoes to underserved communities in rural Kenya.
- Taipei Zoo welcomes five new bush babies after they were illegally brought into Taiwan and rescued.
- Taiwan’s star pitcher Lin Yu-min shares his dreams for the MLB after the men's national baseball team won their first major international tournament.
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