2023/03/29 |
Japan Feels the Pinch As Fertilizer Costs Soar Thanks to Russia’s War
Russia’s war in Ukraine disrupted the flow of resources like natural gas, on which the production of chemical fertilizers relies heavily.
2023/03/25 |
Xi and Putin Meeting Signals the Return of the China-Russia Axis and the Start of a Second Cold War
China’s and Russia’s roles have been reversed, and their ambitions restored — not in the name of communist ideology, but in light of an aggressive, militarist nationalism that animates both regimes.
2022/11/28 | Sponsored
Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub Demo Day 2.0 Debuts at the Taipei Expo with Over Ten International Startups in Four Innovative Sectors
"Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub Demo Day 2.0," the annual industrial talent exchange program consisting of a demo day and a matchmaking event, debuted at the "2022 Taipei International Startup Week," where 10 overseas startup teams, the winners of twoonline pitch contests, met with 3 native startups from Taipei. These teams have demonstrated how their innovative ideas can create impactful changes to the enterprises and investors and then go on to establish new businesses in Taipei.
2023/03/24 |
Thailand’s Cannabis Policy Experiment
Cannabis decriminalization is seen as a way to attract tourists, especially young adults, but conservative groups are questioning whether cannabis users are the kinds of tourists Thailand should want.
2023/03/23 |
Chinese Capital’s Population Declines for First Time Since 2003
In January, China announced it had entered an “era of negative population growth,” after figures showed a historic drop in the number of people for the first time in six decades.
2022/11/17 | Sponsored
Taoyuan Airport Returns to Normal Operations as Taiwan Ends Mandatory Quarantine on Oct 13
Taiwan's border reopening will eventually usher in recovery and prosperity. Taoyuan Airport stands to provide returning passengers with best services in the post-pandemic era, hopefully to leave them with moving memories.
2023/03/22 |
Xi Ends Trip to Russia as China Grows More Emboldened
Despite Xi’s efforts to present China as a peacemaker in Russia’s war in Ukraine, some observers said Beijing’s priority is not for the war to come to an end. Instead, the main importance for China is to ensure the Russian regime remains in power.
2023/03/21 |
How Sex Trafficking Survivors in India Find New Meaning in Life
Human trafficking is the second largest organized crime in India after drug trafficking. It’s particularly prevalent in the eastern regions of the country, which face extreme weather events like cyclones and floods.
2022/10/31 | Sponsored
Information security challenges emerge often, ACW SOUTH can help forge cyber security for Taiwan
Taiwan is under foreign cyber attacks up to 30 million times on average every month. How can ACW SOUTH play its role to lay down foundations for cyber security and empower cybersec talents at the time when information and communication technology is rising and cyber threats are imminent?
2023/03/20 |
Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank Has Chinese Startups Worried
The now-failed SVB served roughly 2,200 clients in China and advised government regulators who were eager to build the country’s tech sector.
2023/03/17 |
What Does It Mean if Micronesia Switches Recognition From China to Taiwan?
How does a potential switch in recognition fit into Taiwan’s broader diplomatic efforts?
2022/09/16 | Sponsored
Wistron AiEdge Corporation Launches ZigNeurons, ZigFleet, and ZigRail, a Suite of AI-Powered Intelligent Mobility Solutions
The Mobility Solutions are focused on optimizing profitability & efficiency while lessening emissions impact of fleet and railway operations.
2023/03/16 |
Veteran Hong Kong Labor Rights Activist Arrested on Suspicion of Foreign Collusion
Elizabeth Tang, a veteran Hong Kong labor activist, was arrested after she visited her husband Lee Cheuk Yan, who’s in jail for organizing and participating in several unauthorized assemblies between 2019 and 2020.
2023/03/16 |
The Changing Face of Chinese Governance
During his first two terms in office, Xi sent signals that created a range of mixed incentives that will guide Chinese governance over the next five years.
2022/03/08 | Sponsored
Taiwan and India：Strategizing the Relations
India has been regarded as one of the major partner countries under Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy. From the Indian perspective, prospects of India-Taiwan relations have never been better. Immense potential in these bilateral relations needs to be developed further.
2023/03/15 |
Japan and South Korea: A Logical but Uneasy Alignment
Is a compensation deal to right colonial-era wrongs part of a strategic shift towards rapprochement?
2023/03/13 |
Could Myanmar Be Implicated in Russia’s War Against Ukraine?
The head of Ukraine’s defense intelligence says Russia is buying weapons via third countries, and Myanmar might be one of them.
2022/02/16 | Sponsored
Phihong Technology Selected to Support Shell Groups Global EV Charging Expansion
Phihong Technology, a global supplier of power products and EV charging stations, has been selected by Shell, one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, to support their continued expansion into the global EV charging market.
2023/03/10 |
Taiwan’s Climate Tipping Point Film Festival, an Inspiring Call For Urgent Action
Originally launched in 2013 under the name Nuclear Film Festival, the biannual event has been renamed to reflect its broader focus on global heating and the need for systemic change to mitigate its effects.
2023/03/10 |
China Hands Xi Jinping Historic Third Term as President
Xi was unanimously voted to serve a third term as the president and commander of the 2 million-member People’s Liberation Army.
2021/10/07 | Sponsored
New Southbound Policy: The Role of the Yushan Forum
Yushan Forum fills a critical gap in generating fresh foreign policy ideas and implementing the same, and thereby serves as a strategic platform to get a wholesome perspective from the New Southbound Policy countries.
2023/03/09 |
Crackdown, Financial Constraints Limit Myanmar Protests
Donations to anti-government organizations have gradually dropped, but living costs and expenses for protests are rising.
2023/03/06 |
The Sky Is No Longer the Limit: Australia and East Asia in Space
East Asia offers an example of the enduring power and role of government, in which the Government-Space business relationship is well positioned to ensure the industry’s growth is sustainable, not just driven by private interests.
2021/06/25 | Sponsored
An assessment from TAEF: Five Years of the New Southbound Policy
Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy is more than an economy-oriented strategy and shapes Taiwan’s Asia policy. TAEF suggests that the government is supposed to enhance its internal and external communications for making the policy more comprehensive and effective.
2023/03/03 |
Protecting Domestic Workers in Indonesia
In Indonesia, very few domestic workers are registered in the social services system, which denies them access to unemployment benefits, life insurance, and a pension.
2023/03/02 |
Bangladesh Reassesses Its Belt and Road Initiative Strategy With China as the US Offers a New Alternative
The economic troubles faced by Pakistan and Sri Lanka have prompted Bangladesh to reassess its involvement in BRI-related infrastructure projects.