2017/07/31 |
How a Chinese Woman Defied Expectations to Become a Scientist
A Princeton cosmologist reflects on the personal and societal stumbling blocks she faced as a woman in a male-dominated discipline.
2020/11/13 | Sponsored
Taiwan Sets First Creative Content Fest Dedicated to All Modes of Creativity
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic might have paralyzed global travel but that has not stopped Taiwan from flexing its muscles and putting its film and entertainment content on the world stage.
2017/07/31 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: US Flies Bombers over Korean Peninsula; Apple Slammed after Removing VPN Apps in China; Philippines Mayor Shot in Police Raid
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/30 |
Why Chinese Sci-Fi Fans Are into Homegrown Heroes
Film and literary protagonists wield ancient philosophy to ward off alien invasions.
2020/11/13 | Sponsored
TAICCA Initiatives Help Taiwanese Content Ride Cultural Wave to Global Distribution
In July, TAICCA initiated the First Mile program, linking publishers, scriptwriters, and investors for the Print-to-Screen Adaptation Content Development Plan to boost TV and film production in Taiwan. The program extends to the 2020 Taiwan Creative Content Fest.
2017/07/30 |
A Guide to Touring Taiwan By Bus
An introduction to routes to almost all parts of the island.
2017/07/29 |
Triads, Riots and the Deterioration of Law Enforcement in Hong Kong
Given the change of public mood towards law and order, a.k.a the deterioration of the law enforcement environment, post-1997, there is little that HKP officers can do to turn the tide. HKP leadership is turning the force into a service agency and crowd pleaser.
2018/10/05 | Sponsored
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Board of Science and Technology Promote Innovation Sandbox Together to Demonstrate Government Support for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; MOEA Hosts “2018 Innovat
Directed by the Office of Science & Technology, Executive Yuan and hosted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the 2018 Innovation Sandbox Exchange Forum was hosted at NEO Studio, Taipei on October 3rd. Audrey Tang, Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan, Zse-hong Tsai, Executive Secretary of the Office of Science & Technology, and Wellington L. Koo, Chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission were all invited to attend. The Forum hopes to make innovation sandbox an important mechanism amid a comprehensive innovation entrepreneurship environment, as well as a driving force for innovation development in Taiwan.
2017/07/29 |
Unveiling China's Women Judges
Who are women judges in China? What do they do? What are their roles and positions in the Chinese judicial profession? These questions help us to get to know female judicial officers in post-Mao China.
2017/07/28 |
Charity Bringing Cutting-Edge Education to China’s Deprived
In the country’s hinterland, the Adream Foundation is helping rural schoolchildren study their way out of poverty.
2016/05/06 | Sponsored
Tired of all the Secret Spots in Taiwan? Come Broaden Your Horizons!
Since the trial operation of the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum began, the daily free admission of 1,000 visitors has increased to 1,750 visitors. The number was even bumped up to 5,000 visitors during spring break...
2017/07/28 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Japan Defense Minister Resigns; NK Cyber Army's New Target; China-India File Rival Claims over Tibetan Medicine
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/28 |
Turn to Eastern Thinking to Heal the India-China Border Trauma and Avoid Nuclear Tension
India and China could re-conceive and resolve their simmering border disputes by casting aside traditional power politics and drawing on their shared heritage, L.H.M Ling writes.
2017/07/28 |
Malaysia, How Deep is Your Love? Support for Female Leaders Only Goes So Far
Fatwahs have been used to silence and intimidate key women’s organizations supporting Muslim women’s rights and access to justice.
2017/07/27 |
A Cryptocurrency Implosion in Taiwan
David Green dissects the anatomy of a new cryptocurrency unraveling in Taiwan, leaving investors stranded without their cash.
2017/07/27 |
INTERVIEW: 'Sound of Strike' Raising Awareness on Filipino Issues 'The Filipino Way'
'The Philippines is a country that is under a lot of attention. But the attention it gets is very one-sided,' says 23-year-old Jun Lin, one of the three working on the project. 'After Duterte took office, we have been seeing a lot of news coverage on the Philippines, but it’s all about what Duterte said.'
2017/07/27 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Anti-Chinese Posters in Australian Universities; New Fears for Hong Kong Autonomy; Illegal Overtime Rife in Japan; Taiwan Company’s Massive US Investment
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/26 |
A Fatal Hutong Fight, a Plea of Innocence, and a Prison Sentence
How a rooftop quarrel between neighbors ended with one man dead and a Dutch citizen sentenced to four and a half years in a Chinese jail.
2017/07/26 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: China Extends Reach into Hong Kong; Duterte’s $200k Troll Army; Rare Standoff in Vietnam; US Expects New NK Tests
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/26 |
Foreign Baseball Players in Taiwan Hit Sweet Spot
Imported players are a hit in Taiwan’s professional baseball league, writes Tim Ferry.
2017/07/25 |
Funny, Depressed, Strong: The North Korean Defector Speaking for 'Her People’
The News Lens interviews North Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee in Taipei.