2021/01/21 |
Lost Hiking In Taiwan? Test Your Survival Skills
Test yourself to see if you know how to handle getting lost while hiking in Taiwan.
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.
2021/01/15 |
Indonesia Delays Migrant Worker Fee Exemption
Indonesia’s state agency in charge of migrant worker protection announced today that it will delay the implementation of the “exemption of placement fee policy” by six months.
2021/01/11 |
“Boys’ Love” Hits Push the Dial for Progress Across Asia
'Because We Belong Together', a Thai TV series, has become a phenomenon across Southeast Asia.
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.
2021/01/05 |
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?
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.
2020/12/30 |
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.
2020/12/29 |
Does Universal Basic Income Have a Home in Taiwan?
Is Taiwan's stability during the pandemic an occasion to think big?
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.
2020/12/21 |
Basic Income Is an Investment in Taiwan’s Most Valuable Asset
Basic income is an investment in Taiwan’s most critical and valuable resource: its people.
2020/12/16 |
UBI as a Voucher: The Case Against Universal Basic Income
UBI promises more choice, but it doesn't allow people to change the terms on which choices are offered. Taken with the particularities of Taiwan's financial system, UBI may not be an idea well-suited for the country.
2020/12/09 |
How Taiwan’s Overseas Tour Leaders Are Weathering Covid-19
Taiwan’s overseas travel industry has all but collapsed during Covid-19. Two tour group leaders discuss how they’ve adjusted.
2020/12/04 |
How Taiwan’s Largest Wet Market Was Torn Down and Came Back Stronger Than Ever
Jianguo Market — located in the center of Taichung — was considered one of Taiwan’s largest wet markets. Thanks to local activists, it has thrived despite a relocation.
2020/12/01 |
New Rules for Overseas Taiwanese on Health Insurance Proposed
The new rules, as a part of the government's efforts to reduce the long-run deficit in the budget for the national healthcare system, are expected to affect more than 170,000 Taiwanese people living abroad.
2020/11/27 |
Why Taiwan Has No Absentee Voting Yet
While most democratic countries provide certain forms of external voting for their legislative or presidential elections, Taiwan is catching up to make voting more accessible to its citizens no matter where they live.
