Taiwanese legislators are in Asuncion, Paraguay to shore up diplomatic ties as the country's opposition party pushes for establishing relations with China. Washington voices support for Tokyo as Beijing halts Japanese fish imports as their diplomatic row rumbles on. And South Africa hosts its first G20 summit but the leaders of some leading economies will be missing from the meeting. Plus:
- German energy experts and US defense experts hold a forum in Taipei to discuss ways to shore up Taiwan's energy imports security, with suggestions of naval convoys and moving away from fossil fuels.
- Taiwan takes home its first silver medal at the 2025 Deaflympics in Tokyo in the men's decathlon.
- A bark worse than its bite: A town in Japan's central Gifu Prefecture comes up with a novel way to scare away a burgeoning bear problem — barking drones.