Hualien residents wait for a go-ahead from officials to return home as a nearby dam threatens to burst following Typhoon Podul. Washington says U.S. semiconductor makers may all have to pay part of their China earnings to sell chips to China, while Beijing starts grilling domestic makers over not buying Chinese chips. And TaiwanPlus sits down with a maritime expert to discuss Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s call for a binding code of conduct for the South China Sea. Plus:
-TSMC's stocks hit a record price of US$40 per share following new investment numbers and the company's intent to inject funds into its foreign subsidiaries.
-The central government says it will invest in overseas trade centers in the U.S. to help Taiwanese companies navigate business issues.
-In a debate on restarting a nuclear power plant, TPP Party Chair Huang Kuo-chang says most poll respondents support a restart, but his opponent says the area is too seismically active.