The Debrief, 3/11/14
We report on the trends behind International Women’s Day, China’s Kunming train station attack, anti-nuclear marches in Taiwan, DPP’s military report for 2025, and the verdict in Corporal Hung Chung-chiu’s case.
The Debrief, 3/4/14
In our most comprehensive episode yet, we take a tour around the world looking at stories of concern to human rights: 228 Massacre HK concern of press freedom, the Central African Republic, and the US Human Rights Reports.
The Debrief, 2/25/14
Before we tell you about Vagina Day, we debrief you on the similarities between Ukraine and Taiwan, the new Ministry of Labor, opposition to a gambling resort planned for the islands of Matsu, and Canadian bone-in beef in Taiwan.
The Debrief, 2/18/14
Taiwan and China’s first direct talk, the revised high school curriculum and its influence on Taiwan’s society, the midnight earthquake in Taipei, and Tokyo’s newly elected governor’s attitude toward nuclear energy.
The Debrief, 1/31/14
A truck rammed into the Presidential Office, the extra session at the Legislative Yuan, several protests and Ministry of Education curriculum changes that has everyone outraged, while President Ma travels abroad.
The Debrief, 1/24/14
President Ma Ying-jeou’s foreign trip to end in Los Angeles, Taiwan’s parliament opens for extra session, anti-gay scholars are appointed to gender education committee and Taiwan’s Mega Bank plans to become more mega.