The Debrief, 12/20/13

The Debrief, 12/20/13

This week we cover a 200 year land dispute, policy changes requested by foreign home caregivers, tax breaks for companies investing in new free economic pilot zones, and a tech company’s dumping toxic wastes.

The Debrief, 12/13/13

The Debrief, 12/13/13

We cover Singapore’s Little India riot, a confusion in the Taiwan-China services trade agreement, women in the labor force and a controversy over naming National Cheng Kung University’s new plaza.

The Debrief, 12/6/13

The Debrief, 12/6/13

Tribute to Nelson Mandela, Taiwan’s same-sex marriage rally, continued hot air over China’s air defense zone, US trade investigations into Taiwan’s steel exports and controversy with confusion over where the capital is.

The Debrief, 11/29/13

The Debrief, 11/29/13

Visit by China’s Taiwan affairs official, major Taiwan firms’ US expansions, China’s new air defense zone, Tiananmen Square dissident Wu’er Kaixi turning himself in, EU-Taiwan relations, and shark consumption in Taiwan.

The Debrief, 11/22/13

The Debrief, 11/22/13

The Gambia breaking diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the annual Autumn Struggle labor demonstration, Public Television personnel issues, Eslite Bookstore’s censorship controversy and the new metro line in Taipei.