A retired lieutenant general and outspoken supporter of Taiwan's unification with China has become the highest-ranking military veteran to be charged with spying for Beijing. Premier Cho Jung-tai has described the record spending cuts ordered by the opposition-controlled legislature as "suicidal." And Taiwan is hosting an international conference on fighting the drug trade as a way of pushing back against China’s efforts to isolate the country on the world stage. Plus:
- President Lai Ching-te wants police to try harder to fight scams, including those in the cryptocurrency world. But some police feel they're already stretched thin amid a wave of fraud.
- A mass wedding of same-sex couples takes place in Bangkok as Thailand's marriage equality law comes into effect.
- Five years on from the start of COVID-19, the Chinese city of Wuhan is looking to shake off the notoriety of being the place where the pandemic began.
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