2021/01/21 |
How Covid-19 Is Straining Human Rights in Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines
Covid-19 outbreaks have worsened human rights issues in much of Southeast Asia, as countries scramble to revive economies.
2021/01/21 |
Digital Transformation in Taiwan Requires Social and Political Transformation
Digital literacy training can mitigate many problems. But this can't be implemented without a thorough social and political transformation in Taiwan.
2021/01/19 |
Indonesian Government Official Threatens Legal Trouble For Those Who Refuse Covid-19 Vaccine
An Indonesian government official has spoken of penalizing citizens who refuse mandatory Covid-19 vaccination. Human rights organizations and experts have condemned the idea.
2021/01/15 |
How China Is Controlling the Covid Origins Narrative — Silencing Critics and Locking up Dissenters
The WHO has sent a team to China to investigate the origins of Covid-19, but China's political environment makes a conclusive outcome unlikely.
2021/01/14 |
Taiwanese Health Official Warns Against Reliance on Coronavirus Vaccines
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung warns people globally to keep up their guard against Covid-19 even as vaccines emerge.
2021/01/12 |
Hospital Evacuation After Two Local Infections Confirmed
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung announced today two cases of local Covid-19 infections. A physician contracted the virus from a patient and passed it to a nurse.
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.
2021/01/05 |
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 |
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.
2020/12/23 |
How China’s State Serves the Party
Despite the vast and ongoing challenges through 2020 because of Covid-19, the Chinese Communist Party has never looked more dominant.
2020/12/22 |
Taiwan Reports First Domestic Covid-19 Case Since April
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung announced today the first domestically-acquired case of Covid-19 in Taiwan since April 12.
2020/12/22 |
Thailand Urges Tight Virus Controls for Big Holiday Celebrations
Thai government officials are mulling over new measures to contain the spread of the pandemic in the wake of a surge in cases among migrant workers. Tourism operators are bracing for an atypical holiday season and a slow recovery ahead.
2020/12/18 |
Runners Gear up for the Taipei Marathon Amid Covid-19
Runners are finding solace training during a pandemic, and are humbled and excited to race on Sunday.
2020/12/16 |
Japan’s ‘Bonenkai’ Celebrations Canceled Due To Coronavirus
‘Bonenkai’ is a highly popular year-end event in Japanese work culture. But in 2020, coronavirus has forced companies to cancel these “forget the year parties.”
2020/12/02 |
Taipei American School Students Develop Effective At-Home Viral Test Kits
Students from the Taipei American School iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machines) team have recently created a diagnostic test that can be adapted to any viral infection.
