US President Donald Trump has held calls with the leaders of China and Japan as relations between the two Asian nations become increasingly strained. US state representative offices in Taiwan are stepping up efforts to bring more Taiwanese investment to their regions at an appreciation gala held in Taipei. And a new report from Taiwan’s leading economic research institute says national exports have jumped by about one-third this year, driven by AI-related technology, chips, servers, and electronics. Plus:
- Analysis: TaiwanPlus speaks with Lee Yen-jong, DPP's Director of Gender Equality, about the progress of women’s rights in Taiwan, 30 years after the murder of her predecessor, Peng Wan-ru.
- Taiwan has defeated South Korea in women's bowling to win its first gold medal at the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics.
- Conservationists in Taiwan are advancing global understanding of the whales and dolphins along the country’s east coast through underwater audio surveys.