2021/01/11 |
US State Department Ends Restrictions on Contacts With Taiwan Officials
The United States is lifting self-imposed restrictions on contacts between U.S. officials and their Taiwanese counterparts, after the Taiwan Assurance Act became law in December.
2021/01/08 |
What Does Biden’s Cabinet Mean for Taiwan?
With most key roles in President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration announced, a look at the main foreign policy figures in Biden's Cabinet may foretell how Washington might approach relations with Taiwan in the upcoming years.
2021/01/08 |
Singapore’s 2020 Risk Management Strategy
Singapore has kept the pandemic under control and its economy has survived in much better shape than expected. The success is based on the Singaporean government’s aversion to risks.
2021/01/07 |
In the Age of Digital Streaming, Will Literature Survive?
How to learn to stop worrying and love the literature of our new streaming-centric life.
2021/01/06 |
Philippine Lawmakers Push for Police Reform After Tarlac Shooting
After a Filipino mother and her son were fatally shot by an off-duty policemen, Philippine lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the case and demanding police reform.
2021/01/06 |
Tsai’s Poll Numbers Are on the Decline. Why?
With the poll figure inching closer to 50%, Tsai’s honeymoon period has seen its end, a foundation says.
2021/01/06 |
History Is ‘China’s Most Important Psychological Tool’
China is widely regarded as a millennia-old nation-state, but this is a misconception, journalist Bill Hayton claims in his new book.
2021/01/06 |
New Taiwan Dollar Hits New High Since 1997
On Tuesday, the New Taiwan Dollar breached the NT$28 mark per greenback within minutes after trading opened.
2021/01/05 |
Digital Regulation Could Have Saved Taiwan’s Botched eID
A lack of transparency and regulatory oversight over data use beset Taiwan’s plans to launch an electronic national identification. What would it take to get it right?
2021/01/05 |
As World Sours on Coal, Top Producer Indonesia Tries To Sweeten It at Home
Indonesia’s coal industry has been hit hard by the pandemic. The government’s solution triggers debate on the future of the country’s energy policy.
2021/01/04 |
Vaccine Seen as Potentially Shoring up China’s Image in Indonesia, the Philippines
China could gain favor in Southeast Asia’s two biggest countries if its vaccines work.
2020/12/31 |
Taiwan Tightens Border Control After Reporting First Case of Covid-19 Variant
Taiwan's government announced foreign visitors will not be allowed to enter Taiwan from January 1, in response to the first case of the British variant of Covid-19.
2020/12/31 |
Philippines: The Tactics Behind Red-Tagging
The military and government bureaucracy will never openly admit to it, but there is a stark and disturbing trend of mobilizing state resources against civil society in the Philippines.
2020/12/31 |
The Year of Unexpected Successes in Taiwan
While the world waits to see how the Biden administration’s foreign policy team will approach China and Taiwan, President Tsai at least will be in a position to roll into 2021 confident in Taiwan’s firm global standing.
2020/12/30 |
Taiwan’s 2020 in Review
From the first reports of a mysterious pneumonia-like illness and the presidential election, the news from Taiwan has had a relentless grip on us all.
2020/12/30 |
Unraveling Taiwan’s Stories of Pain and Tears: An Interview with Aephie Chen
Many Taiwanese may lament that European audiences understand their hometown as no more than a remote island in Asia, but Chen took it as an opportunity to construct Taiwan’s identity with cinema.
2020/12/30 |
Hong Kong: 10 Defendants Face Trial Over Attempt To Flee Country
The trial of 10 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists alleged to have fled the territory for Taiwan has opened amid international pressure.