2021/03/02 |
Taiwan’s Domestic Pineapple Consumption Closes Gap From China’s Ban
With Taiwanese people and businesses on a buying spree, the domestic demand for pineapples has surpassed the total export that was supposed to be sold to China this year.
2021/03/03 |
For “Subtle Taiwanese Traits,” Seeing Taiwan Anew Starts Within the Community
Arising from disillusionment with the Subtle Asian Traits Facebook group, Subtle Taiwanese Traits has been a fertile and sometimes contentious ground for defining what it means to be Taiwanese today.
2021/02/26 |
A Rural Taiwanese School Cycles To Stay Alive
A primary school in Yunlin, one of Taiwan’s poorest counties, fights to stay open as Taiwan’s population shrinks.
2021/02/26 |
Myanmar Coup Unites Ethnic Minorities and Pro-Democracy Protesters
In Myanmar, demonstrators and ethnic minorities have united to oppose the military, but they have different visions for the country’s future.
2021/03/04 |
Keeping the Door Open: How Taiwan’s Gender Quotas Brought More Women Into Office – and Why We Need More
Unless Taiwan addresses the underlying social pressures that constrain would-be female politicians, gender quotas will only be able to nudge women just a little closer to equal participation.
2021/03/03 |
ASEAN Urges Peaceful Solution To Myanmar Coup Standoff
While some member countries condemned the junta, the bloc as a whole urged “all sides” against inciting violence.
2021/02/28 |
Myanmar Police Toughen Crackdown Against Anti-Coup Protesters
Myanmar’s post-coup government fired its U.N. envoy and AFP reports that live rounds have been used against protesters.