A Taiwanese-Chinese same-sex couple has become the first cross-strait pair to register their marriage in Taiwan. Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn has unveiled its latest EV models. Taiwan's environment ministry has proposed a tax on carbon emissions for the country's largest polluters. Plus, six months after Taiwan's biggest earthquake in decades, some residents in Hualien are still struggling to rebuild their lives.

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U.S. Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris backs Taiwan's self-defense in a recent interview.
Annual U.S.-Japan-Australia-India joint naval exercises to counter threats in the Indo-Pacific have begun.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he will speed up the country's plan to become a nuclear superpower.
Farmers in southern Taiwan suffered millions of U.S. dollars in losses after Typhoon Krathon ruined their fields.