2022/01/18 |
Taiwan’s Plan to Cement Its Newfound Alliance With Lithuania
Taiwan’s investment plan for Lithuania needs to be economically sound, and cannot rely simply on geopolitical conflict.
2022/06/29 |
The Many Faces of the Hokkien-language Internet
Online content distinctly aimed at promoting Taiwanese Hokkien within Taiwan abounds, but there is also a wide range of content created by communities interested in Hokkien, spoken in different varieties from East Asia, Southeast Asia, to North America.
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.
2022/01/14 |
The Siraya’s Fight for Recognition in Taiwan
The Siraya has yet to be officially recognized by Taiwan’s government as an Indigenous group, excluding them from access to social benefits including scholarship and subsidy for healthcare.
2022/05/26 |
What Overseas Chinese Citizens Make Of Xi Jinping’s Resignation Rumours
Some say the rumors are meant to spread a false hope that the CCP could solve the legitimacy crisis of the authoritative political system.
2022/06/06 | Sponsored
Mark Chang, Chief Strategy Officer of GARAOTUS: Redefine the High-Performance Computing (HPC) and make "Computing Power" become new energy for industrial transformation
During this era of digital technology, "computing power" will become the most important "Energy" for the industry. In the future, GARAOTUS will work together to go international by forming alliances with strategic partners in these seven industrial fields.
2022/05/09 |
Who Are the Young Self-immolators in Tibet?
Beijing has been quietly sinicizing Tibet, and young Tibetans are showing their resistance to the policy with their lives.
2022/02/24 |
Wary of China, Taiwan Calls for Vigilance Amid Ukraine Escalation
Taiwan is watching China closely as Russia orders troops into Ukraine’s separatist regions. President Tsai has said Taiwan must raise its surveillance and alertness.
2022/05/19 | Sponsored
Phihong launches a 280W GaN Charger suitable for gaming laptop
Phihong Technology has launched new 280W GaN high power adapter designed for gaming laptops, which combines the best circuit design and manufacturing process, and can fully bring the user unprecedented miniaturization, light weight, and still provide the full standard user experience.
2022/03/10 |
Is Taiwan’s Solidarity With Ukraine Taking Root?
Since the day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, crowds have gathered every day in front of the office of the de facto Russian embassy.
2022/03/01 |
Taiwan Watches Ukraine Closely Wondering How the West Would React in Case of Chinese Invasion
Many Taiwanese are looking at the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as a warning about the country’s own precarious geopolitical situation.
2022/05/13 | Sponsored
[Audiovisual] Organizing hundreds of thousands of aerial images and footage is like an marathon: the Digital Archive program by Chi Po-lin Foundation
“Speak out for the environment through images” is what Director Chi had been committed to throughout his life, as well as what Chi Po-lin Foundation is going to continue. We will build a photography database to preserve the images showing landscape changes of the whole Taiwan, so the image legacy left by Chi Po-lin could be passed on from generations to generations. “Digital Archive” program calls for your support and advocacy.
2022/08/11 |
Ex-VP Candidate Walden Bello Arrested for Accusing Sara Duterte’s Aide of Narcotics Involvement
Walden Bello, an esteemed scholar and candidate for vice president in the last election in the Philippines, is the latest victim in a string of “cyber-libel” cases that have undermined civil liberties.
2022/03/25 |
Why Taiwan Came Up During Ukraine-Related Call Between Biden, China’s Xi
While the calls signal stability in Sino-U.S. ties, experts see low odds of the two countries advancing toward any stronger friendship.
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.
2022/01/09 |
Freddy Lim Recall Attempt Fails to Meet Threshold
The recall campaign against Freddy Lim has failed on account of falling short of its binding threshold.
2022/01/22 |
Vietnam’s Covid-19 Testing Scandal Goes Viral
Overpriced testing kits are an extremely sensitive issue that feeds into the long-standing problem of cronyism and backdoor politics in the medical equipment trade.
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.
2022/09/12 |
Global Pressure Mounts on Cambodia Over Foreign-run Trafficking, Scamming Rings
Cambodian authorities have rescued at least 900 foreign citizens from trafficking rings this year, the interior minister said.
2022/04/22 |
Not Just Marine Life, the Coral Triangle Sustains an Indonesian Community
The Coral Triangle, which covers Indonesia's Raja Ampat and five other countries, sustains the livelihood of more than 130 million people.
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.
2022/05/16 |
What a Marcos Jr Presidency in the Philippines Means for Geopolitics
The Philippines might be Asia’s oldest democracy, but the continued appetite for strongman rule demonstrates a deep ambivalence about liberal democracy’s promises of political equality and rule of law and the likely continuation of the public’s acceptance of the autocratic practices that characterized Duterte’s presidency.
2022/04/08 |
Shanghai Continues Citywide Lock-down Despite Public Outcry, Food Shortages, and Chaos
As the Chinese government tries to suppress the outbreak in Shanghai under zero-Covid policy, it is said that more recent deaths have been related to the lockdown than the virus.
2021/07/12 | Sponsored
ZA Share Brings Innovative Energy to Nan’ao and Qianzhen Caoya by Assembling Local Teams
The last mile for any regional revitalization is actually education.
2022/08/15 |
A Conversation With Lee Ming-che: ‘I Was a Human Rights Worker Doing Field Research in Chinese Prison’
During her visit to Taiwan, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Lee Ming-che, a human rights activist released in April this year after five years in a Chinese prison.
2022/02/07 |
Teenage Girl Accuses Military of Rape and Torture Because of Her Family’s Activism
“In the context of the ongoing armed conflict in the Philippines, thousands of military elements are deployed in civilian communities who intentionally target women and girls with sexual violence in order to achieve particular military objectives.”