Despite Tropical Storm Fung Wong weakening ahead of making landfall in Taiwan, the storm is already impacting parts of eastern Taiwan still recovering from an earlier typhoon in September. Taiwan's former President Tsai Ing-wen gives a speech in Berlin in the latest push for better EU-Taiwan ties. And Tokyo lodges a protest with Beijing after a Chinese diplomat made threats following Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's comments regarding a Taiwan contingency. Plus:
- A once-forbidden tattoo art form takes center stage at the Taiwan Waves Festival, as tattoo artists from across the Pacific converge in Taitung.
- TaiwanPlus speaks with Renado Cruz de Castro of De La Salle University about growing Taiwan-Philippines ties after Manila invites Taipei to attend the South China Sea Dialogue.
- Taiwan launches an online platform to spur on the country's AI ecosystem and technological sovereignty, and help businesses and educational institutions.