Former Taipei mayor and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je is out on bail after being charged with accepting bribes and misusing campaign funds. Taiwan's Haifeng Missile Brigade is under fire for public displays that could threaten their defense systems in the event of conflict. And two new Chinese fighter jets were captured on camera flying over the city of Chengdu, with experts speculating that Beijing is sending a message of having sixth-generation fighter jet capabilities.
Plus:
-South Korea's political crisis widens as acting president Han is impeached, leading to the finance minister Choi Sang-mok taking over as the new acting president.
-TSMC's new fab in Kumamoto begins mass production, making it the most advanced semiconductor plant in Japan.
-Investigators start to form a picture of how a Russian missile may have shot down an Azerbaijan Airlines flight on Christmas day, killing 38.
