Cross-Strait tensions are in focus at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau after representatives from both Taiwan and China attended the event's opening ceremony. A researcher breaks down Taiwan's defense ministry three new reports to lawmakers on the threat China poses, a budget proposal for 2027, and a five-year force restructuring plan. And Taiwan's government will be on the sidelines of September's UN General Assembly to advocate for its inclusion in the organization. Plus:
- Semicon, the world's flagship semiconductor trade show, gets set to kick off in Taipei.
- Stories of survival and widespread suffering are coming out of Nepal after a flash flood devastated communities near its border with China.
- Kaohsiung offers rewards for hunters who capture invasive green iguanas as it scrambles to control their population.