Lifestyle

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.