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Taiwan has the freest press in Asia, but is this freedom put to good use?

'China has so many newsworthy stories for journalists to dig up and publish before the censors notice. In my career, working as a journalist for twenty years, it has always been a game: testing the line and seizing that small window of opportunity.'

‘If we want to guard ourselves against fake news, we’re going to have to do more to boost our bullshit detectors. That can’t be achieved by increasing criminalization and legal action.’

Engaging in global soft power competition does not come cheaply to China.

The underlying story in Asia is that most countries in the region are in a 'difficult situation' or a 'very serious situation,' according to the world's press freedom watchdog.

‘This censorship is implemented in ways that are not transparent to users.’

China and Taiwan offer different models for tackling the worldwide problem of fake news, top-down or bottom-up. Take your pick...

The scornful spread of online terms like 'grassroots feminist' prevents Chinese women from influencing policy.

For many in Taiwan, February 28 is a day to reflect on the country’s brutal history, but the somber occasion has been marred by distractions this year.

Rumor sharing, or ‘pasa-bilis,' played a crucial role in the eventual overthrow of the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines. Today it finds one of its most supreme expressions in the form of the internet, only with a different function, Ivan Labayne writes.

YouTuber 'That Japanese Man Yuta,' with view counts numbering in the hundreds of thousands, is working to fill the void left by the international media's sweeping coverage of Japanese society.

Have we wanted this type of entertainment all along? Is our thirst for violent entertainment getting out of hand? Have we been betrayed by the television and internet media in the long run?

The Taiwanese director is now being accused of bowing to Chinese pressure.

Ten questions with the co-founder of Taiwan's successful app developer CHOCOLABS.

Tsai Ing-wen today held her first major briefing and Q&A with the foreign press in Taipei.

Some brands appear to be at a loss for where to start with virtual reality.

'Hands off our journalists', media organizations say after violence on the weekend.

There is undoubtedly strong consumer appetite for the stories about refugees and asylum seekers.