by Kevin Hsu | Mar 1, 2018 | News Update, Politics and Society
Taiwan’s newest political movement, the Island of Joy and Happiness Coalition (喜樂島聯盟), launched with great fanfare on Wednesday, announcing its goal of holding a nation-wide referendum on independence. The kickoff event featured numerous luminaries from the Taiwanese...
by Chu Yi | Feb 9, 2018 | News Update, Politics and Society
As of 10 pm Friday, there are 12 deaths, 5 missing, 279 injured, and 751 displaced. Many Hualien local hotels and restaurants provide free food and shelter.
by William Yang | Feb 4, 2018 | Culture and Lifestyle, The Debrief
The gains made by Taiwan’s marriage equality movement has helped the island nation make international headlines since late 2016, and when the constitutional court ruled in favor of marriage equality on May 24, 2017, the world was celebrating the historic moment with...
by William Yang | Jan 27, 2018 | Business and Innovation, News Update
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...
by William Yang | Jan 21, 2018 | Culture and Lifestyle, News Update
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...
by William Yang | Jan 6, 2018 | Politics and Society, The Debrief
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...
