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2023/01/20 | Bryan Chou

Taiwan: Same-sex Marriage for Transnational Couples Legalized

Beginning in 2024, most Taiwanese and foreign national partners will be able to marry in Taiwan, regardless of the legal status of same-sex marriage in the foreign national’s home country.

2022/12/31 | Bryan Chou

Taiwan’s 2022 in Review

From the largest public displays of protest in a generation arising in China to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the most important developments internationally in the past year had a profound influence on Taiwan and the region.

2022/08/08 | Deutsche Welle

China Says Military Drills Around Taiwan Will Continue

Several days of activity have disrupted shipping and air travel, with Taiwan saying the move amounts to a blockade.

2021/11/03 | Roy Ngerng

Do Civil Servants in Taiwan Earn Twice as Much as Private Sector Workers?

The mystery of how much Taiwan’s civil servants earn shows the government to be unserious about transparency and raising wages.

2021/03/22 | Jeremy Van der Haegen

Belgium Stuck With AstraZeneca Jabs — and Why That Matters for Taiwan

The task of reassuring the public that AstraZeneca vaccines were safe was not easy. Officials in Belgium and Taiwan have met the challenge.

2020/10/21 | Jenny Li

China Doubles Down on Fiji Incident

The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s response to its diplomats’ conduct was not only at odds with most media reports on the events, but also the image it wishes to project.

2020/04/27 | Daphne K. Lee

Not Tossing Around Coins: Taiwan’s Economic Stimulus In Light of Covid-19 Success

Taiwan's stimulus package is proportionately smaller than that of other countries affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but the Taiwanese government and analysts think it's enough.

2019/10/30 | Syrena Lin

Will Taiwan Ever Abolish the Death Penalty?

Premier Su Tseng-chang’s remark on the death penalty sparked activist outrage last week, and discussions on the abolition of capital punishment will be a crucial item on Taiwan’s 2020 policy agenda.

2019/03/12 | New Bloom

Daguan Residents Hold Sit-in, Demand Answers 1 Week Before Eviction

Residents of Daguan Community, slated to be evicted on March 18, have not received answers from the government.

2019/03/07 | Brian Hioe

Daguan Residents Clash With Taipei Police After Receiving Eviction Notices

Residents of Daguan Community in New Taipei say the Tsai administration has not helped them in their fight against forced eviction.

2019/01/24 | David Evans

OPINION: Tsai's Uninspiring Cabinet Choices Reveal a Dearth of DPP Talent

Tsai had an opportunity to elevate young, progressive DPP voices after her cabinet resigned en masse earlier this month. She failed to seize it.