2016/09/26 |
Taiwan Prison Dog Training Helps Inmates Stay Away from Crime
Dog trainers say the recidivism rate among inmates who trained dogs is 'very low.'
2016/09/20 |
Taiwanese Paralympians Forced to Wear KMT Emblem after China Pressured Officials
Taiwanese athletes at the Paralympics wore the emblem of Taiwan's opposition party after China piled pressure on international sport administrators.
2016/09/13 |
Taiwan County Leaders Seek to Travel to Beijing Amid Cross-Strait Tourism Spat
A group of Taiwanese county leaders are breaking with the government line on cross-Strait relations and plan to travel to Beijing to woo Chinese tourists.
2016/09/02 |
Muslim Leader Brings Succor to Taiwan’s ‘Stateless’ Children
‘Stateless’ children of Muslim mothers face a tough start in life in Taiwan. But one man is doing what he can to help them and their mothers. And so far he has done that without any government assistance.
2016/09/01 |
Same-Sex Couple Marriage Registration Rejected, Tsai's Commitment Questioned
Why should a married couple face a situation where the marital status of one spouse is reversed to ‘unmarried’ when she returns to her own country?
2016/08/30 |
China Clears Hangzhou Skies, Silences Critic Ahead of G20 Summit
China’s preparations for next week's G20 summit have involved hundreds of factories being shut down and the detention of at least one civil servant.
2016/08/24 |
Taiwan PhD Graduates Face Growing Difficulties in Job Market
Taiwanese are learning the hard way that a PhD is no longer a guarantee to a successful career.
2016/08/24 |
Taiwan-Designed Wearable Medical Device Poised to Help Diabetics Worldwide
An innovative wearable medical device designed by two Taiwanese students has the potential to help millions of diabetics around the world.
2016/08/23 |
Netizens Slam ROC Flag on 'Not Chinese Taipei' Football Shirt
Some Netizens are accusing fashion brand S.H In Taiwan of ignorance over a 'sensitive' political issue.
2016/08/18 |
Taiwan Charity Accused of Misusing Public Donations
This is not the first time the charity has faced such allegations.
2016/08/17 |
Expelled HIV Student Wants to Return to University as Pressure on Government Mounts
'I thought of each day as a war.' Calls are mounting for the Taiwanese government to intervene in the case of a student who was expelled from a military university after he tested positive for HIV. The student just wants to complete his degree.
2016/08/16 |
Pro-Independence HK High School Students Hit Back After Government Warning
High school students are criticizing Hong Kong authorities after a crackdown on the increasingly popular independence movement.
2016/08/11 |
Ma Quizzed on Taiwan’s Capital, International Students Respond
'I was afraid that Ma would give some politically incorrect answers. If he did so, then we, the Chinese students, would probably have to do something to protest against it.'
2016/08/04 |
Taiwan Flight Attendants Delisted From Union For Not Striking
Among the flight attendants who were taken off the union list are those who were working during President Tsai Ing-wen's first state visit.
2016/08/03 |
Efforts Underway to Clean-Up Animal Testing in Taiwan
Experts hope that labs with international accreditation will improve the quality of animal testing in Taiwan.
2016/08/02 |
Taiwanese Legislator Detained at Vietnam Airport
A Taiwanese legislator was held up by Vietnamese officials at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi for nine hours. She was on her way a Formosa Plastics plant that has been blamed for causing serious pollution. Is this a sign of jitters for Taiwan's pivot to Southeast Asia?
2016/07/27 |
China’s Robotic Revolution: A Top Industrial Automation Country by 2020?
The Chinese government is working on adding more robots into China's manufacturing industry and boosting the number of domestically produced industrial robots by 2020.
2016/07/26 |
Taiwan to Face Difficulties Investigating Party Assets, Lawyer Says
Hard to prove? After decades of campaigning and a marathon session in Taiwan’s parliament, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party finally passed a law to investigate the party assets that were allegedly illegally obtained during the Kuomintang’s 50 years in power. But one lawyer suggests the hard work may be just getting started.