Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, marking his first day in office with a flurry of far-reaching executive orders. In Taiwan, the opposition coalition in the legislature has slashed the government's 2025 budget by US$6 billion, the largest spending cut in the country's history. And residents in southern Taiwan wake up to survey the damage after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck during the night. Also:
- Five people have been charged over a deadly outbreak of food poisoning at a Taipei restaurant last year that claimed six lives.
- A Chinese national who crossed the Taiwan Strait in a dinghy last year claiming to be seeking freedom has been charged with entering the country illegally.
- The Pacific island nation of Palau has been grappling with an increase in organized crime from China, which Palau's president says is part of Beijing's efforts to put pressure on his country for its diplomatic support of Taiwan.
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