Lessons for Taiwanese Entrepreneurs: Be Bold, Adventurous and Different
Ever since the government introduced the “HeadStart Taiwan” project to help establish Taiwan’s startup ecosystem in 2013, Taiwan has witnessed a surge in all kinds of activities related to startups and entrepreneurship. Despite these efforts and an ecosystem that’s...
Queer Taiwan: Facilitate Mutual Understanding through a Queer Lens
Taiwan has witnessed a wave of growing social movement advocating for equalized legal protection for the rights of the LGBTQ community in the last few years. The movement is largely spearheaded by the marriage equality movement, with several LGBTQ rights groups...Anti Labor Reform Protest: NPP Stages Hunger Strike in front of the Presidential Office for Over 30 Hours
As the legislature plans to kickoff multiparty negotiation over draft amendments to the Labor Standards Act next Monday, 5 legislators from the New Power Party staged a series of unexpected protests on Friday, attempting to disrupt the DPP caucus’s plan to pass the...
How Grassroots Activism in Taiwan Can Counter China’s Aggression
“Respect for Taiwan will never come from how well we run the country, but from small groups of people willing to sacrifice for a robust civil society.”