Lodging in Taipei: A Journey into History
'Good Eye Taipei' recommends unique hotels and hostels in Taipei.
Unique Soup Restaurants in Taipei
'Good Eye Taipei' shares less well-known soup dishes in Taiwan.
Taipei's Vintage and Modern Record Shops
Experience the old-school romance of browsing through a record shop.
Six Vegetarian Restaurants in Taipei
'Good Eye Taipei' introduces Taipei's 'hidden vegetarian heavens'.
On the Front Line of China’s Chat Sticker Industry
A cartoonist strives to conquer the increasingly competitive sector, one sticker at a time.
China’s Famous Foreigners Doubling as Diplomats
Much-loved foreign celebrities are helping the country project its soft power more authentically than state-sponsored charm offensives.
Six Independent Accessory Design Shops in Taipei
'Good Eye Taipei' shares six design accessory shops in Taipei you might not have heard of before.
Chinese Video Sharing Platform Stars Bypass China’s Fame Machine
The video-sharing platform gives rise to fan-made celebrities and a growing offline Anime, Comic and Games (ACG) community.
A Year-Round Guide to Taipei Design Events
Design events have become a new phenomenon for Taipei locals. From fashion to handcrafted goods, the city is far from short of artsy affairs.
Taiwan Dishes Out the Carrots to Attract Foreign White-Collar Workers
Taiwan's planned new legislation would make tax and other incentives available to international talent.
China’s Male Sex Workers Mixing Business with Pleasure
Among the country’s ‘money boys,’ the boundary between paid hookups and genuine attraction is increasingly blurred.
Chinese Netizens, Sports Administrators and the Undoing of a Ping Pong Hero
'It soon became clear that this was not a scheduling error, but an open revolt unprecedented in the history of Chinese Ping Pong.' Another strange happening on the Chinese Internet, unpacked by Chublic Opinion.
Best Hot Pot Places in Taipei
Hot pot comes in all kinds of flavors and price points in Taipei and here is a list of hot pot places you should try.
The Best Book Fairs in Taipei
In the era of digital publishing, physical book fairs remain popular in Taipei.
The Scholar Spreading Vietnamese Culture Through Food
Linh Nguyen shares her insights on the Vietnamese cooking culture.
Backstage With China’s Smooth-Talking Emcees
With booming voices and winning smiles, commercial event hosts chase fame and fortune in a shrinking offline industry.
Orthodox Churches, Unorthodox Histories in China’s Far Northeast
In icy Harbin, a smattering of crumbling onion domes unmasks the city’s past life as a melting pot of European, Russian and Chinese culture.
Robin, the Taiwanese Chatbot Using AI to Talk to Customers in the Local Lingo
'The reason that chatbots are popular right now is not only due to technical innovation, but even more so due to the social media revolution,' says Professor Lee Hung-yi.
