Taiwan’s military is on high alert as China conducts military exercises in the region. Beijing says the drills are intended to punish so-called "separatist forces" while once again simulating a blockade of Taiwan. Meanwhile, a Chinese research vessel has been spotted off the coast of Australia, and Philippine Army Chief Romeo Brawner Jr. has instructed the country's military to prepare to respond to a potential invasion of Taiwan.
Plus:
- Hundreds are injured after a gas pipeline in Malaysia burst, sending flames high into the air.
- One Taiwanese national is among the thousands fear dead after a massive earthquake in Myanmar.
- The Burmese Diaspora in Taiwan reacts to news of Friday's massive earthquake.
- Another Chinese spouse of a Taiwanese national is deported for livestreaming rhetoric supporting a Chinese invasion.
- Illegal fishing and shark fishing endanger the world’s largest carbon sink, the Saya de Malha Bank.
- Taiwan’s Hakka people preserve pickling culture and culinary traditions through classes.
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