President Lai Ching-te has given the first in a series of “unity” speeches meant to heal Taiwan’s political divide. There have been worldwide protests against U.S. actions in the Middle East, as President Donald Trump hints at regime change in Iran. And train fares in Taiwan have gone up for the first time in three decades.
Plus:
-On the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, the role played by Taiwanese conscripts fighting for the Empire of Japan in the bloody closing days of the Pacific War remain shrouded in mystery.
-Taiwanese pop stars and a baseball veteran will be in the spotlight at a Major League Baseball game highlighting Taiwanese culture in Phoenix in September.
-Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson invites viewers to rethink their relationship with nature in his debut exhibition in Taipei.
