2017/06/02 |
Trump and Climate Science: Typhoons are Already Becoming More Intense in Asia
The intensity of typhoons battering China, Taiwan, Japan and the Korean Peninsula since 1980 has increased by 12 to 15 percent.
2017/02/26 |
RECIPE: Taiwanese Style Poached Pork
Poached pork is a great method of preventing a debilitating bout of PDS (pork deficiency syndrome). No need to consult a doctor for this recipe, diagnosis: delicious.
2017/10/15 |
Six Taipei Places to Taste Traditional Rice-based Meals
"Each grain of rice on your plate is the accumulated hard work of farmers," as the traditional Taiwanese saying goes. Here's where to get your fix of the hallowed grain in Taipei.
2017/04/25 |
ILLUSTRATION: Eight Popular Chinese Herbal Medicines
With over 300 herbs being used today, The News Lens shares eight most common Chinese herbal medicines and what they treat.
2017/04/28 |
Reproductive Travelers: Surrogacy in Global Grey Zones
Rather than demonizing the hundreds of Australians that travel overseas every year to engage in surrogacy, policymakers and regulators would do better to try and understand what drives people into, and out of, fertility markets.
2016/01/29 |
Taiwan Medical Community Concerned About The Medical Payment Reformation
The health care system in Taiwan is a worldwide research topic, and the recent medical payment reformation within the system has led to criticism from the medical community.
2017/06/05 |
Reliance on Foreign Tech Puts Strain on China’s Genetics Market
Despite being a global leader in DNA sequencing, the country’s dependence on overseas knowledge leaves it struggling to replicate others’ success.
2016/07/15 |
HIV-Positive Migrant Worker Dispute Sparks Controversy in Taiwan
An employment dispute involving the treatment of an HIV-infected migrant worker in Taiwan has sparked controversy.
2016/07/22 |
Major Brands Still Using Microbeads in Personal Care Products Despite Ban
Major brands like Shiseido, Estee Lauder, Amore-Pacific, Amway, Chanel, and LG have failed to completely eliminate microbeads from their products, Greenpeace says. The tiny plastic spheres end up in the human food chain.
2016/07/27 |
Searching for Pikachu: The Future of Online Gaming
The most significant thing about the Pokémon Go phenomenon is what it portends for the future of online gaming.
2017/03/26 |
Why the Chinese Are Still Not Sweet on Chocolate
Pitching European-style products as luxury brands won’t change sugar-shunning consumer habits.
2017/04/01 |
Paying for Healthcare With Trees: Win-win For Orangutans and Communities
Borneo’s exhilaratingly innovative ASRI program is 'saving the rainforest with a stethoscope,' using healthcare to decrease logging and increase organic farming.
2017/04/19 |
Cross-Strait Relations and Taiwan’s Five Bids for the World University Summer Games
After Taiwan joined the World University Summer Games, China’s role in the five bids determined the Taiwanese cities’ failures and success.
2017/04/24 |
Instagram Snaps of Japanese Foods You May Not Have Heard Of
While most people are familiar with sushi and Japanese sweet potato, there are a lot of more adventurous Japanese foods out there. If you're looking to try something new and exciting, Japan has plenty to offer.
2017/04/24 |
Skin Slime of Indian Frog Can Kill Flu Virus
Molecules in the slimy skin secretions of the wide-spread Fungoid Frog can destroy some strains of the influenza viruses, according to a new study.
2017/04/28 |
How Text Messages are Saving the Lives of Indian Mothers
'It shouldn’t matter where we live or what community we belong to. We don’t deserve to die.'
2017/04/28 |
Sanitation Failures Kill and Stunt Children in India
Unsafe water, poor hygiene practices, and inadequate sanitation are not only the causes of the continued high incidence of diarrhoeal diseases but a significant contributing factor in under-five mortality.