President Lai Ching-te says he will sign three controversial amendments made by opposition Kuomintang legislators into law. A new KMT-backed budget allocation law could threaten funding to healthcare, defense and DPP-led areas while distributing more money to local KMT-led local governments. And we take a look at how Christmas is being celebrated in Taipei and around Asia. Plus:
●Taiwan's leading defense research institute develops new drone simulation systems to help train defense personnel.
●Local residents around Taipei's Yangmingshan National Park are concerned by encroachment from the park's water buffaloes.
- Christmas celebrations have been suspended in historic Bethlehem as the city mourns the thousands killed in Israel's war with Hamas.
●Culinary students get creative to turn one of Taiwan's most invasive plants into tasty treats.
