The outcome would challenge assumptions about the durability of China’s influence and reaffirm the appeal of cooperative, ...

With the 2016 general elections right around the corner, the island nation of Taiwan will once again exercise its hard-won democracy in a contest heralding exciting political change. On January 16, ...

Taiwan will be reviewing its minimum wage in the third quarter of this year, but despite annual increases to the monthly minimum wage since 2017, Taiwan’s average wage growth has not been catching up.

This piece is part of a collaboration with the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. The author would like to thank Dr. Gerald Blaney for sharing his wisdom and guiding me through the writing process.

Over the past 35 years, there has been an ongoing rise in one particular demographic group in Taiwan. Their presence has become increasingly integral to the economic engine as well as daily life. The ...

In 1985, Taiwan witnessed the birth of its first test-tube baby conceived through Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). In 2007, following numerous negotiations between the governing and opposition ...

The United States has been rocked by large street protests over the past two weeks, sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died while being arrested by four police officers. These ...

As I stepped through the doors of Catalyst Roasters in Holborn, London, I was immediately hit by the lively chatter of patrons, aromas of freshly roasting coffee beans, and the gentle steam hiss ...

Taiwan’s GDP per capita is expected to exceed US$40,000 next year. Also, Taiwan’s GDP per capita and cost of living is now on par with Spain, Slovenia and Japan (left chart below). But how does Taiwan ...

This article was originally published by Global Taiwan Institute in its weekly newsletter, The Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 9, Issue 9. Used with permission. To get the ...

Across the Pacific, a sense of anxiety lingers as many Taiwanese worry over how this year’s election of the United States president will affect them. The main concern is that warming relations with ...

Taiwan’s low wages rank among the longstanding top concerns of Taiwanese, and while Taiwan’s GDP has seen faster growth in recent years, Taiwan’s wage growth remains subpar. Among Organization for ...