“As the world is no longer peaceful, TSMC is gaining vital importance in geostrategic terms,” predicts Morris Chang, former chairman and CEO of the world’s largest semiconductor foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
The 2019 curriculum guidelines for Taiwanese elementary schools have been expanded to include seven Southeast Asian languages, the mother tongues of many recent migrants to Taiwan, on the list of required courses. The initiative, a world first, has come under fire from some parents.
Set in Taiwan’s White Terror period, the film “Detention” was adapted from the survival horror video game of the same name. It grossed over NT$100 million in its first week in theaters. What has made it such a big draw?
The US-China trade war, now in its second year, has made a tremendous impact on Taiwan’s economy, as the tiny-but-mighty country’s strong tech industry is growing at an unprecedented pace.
In this opinion piece, veteran commentator Simon Lau, a former advisor to the Hong Kong government, analyzes the political context behind the scenes from the British colonial era to today’s one country, two systems framework and the political realities the Hong Kong people must now face.