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 ...

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 ...

On 8 May 2024, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivered a public address at a commemoration of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), reaffirming the importance of democracy, the free market, and human rights ...

There’s a cliche popular in Taiwan that Taiwanese education is “Confucian” or based on the philosophy of Confucianism. This is used as praise where it succeeds: high standards, high societal respect ...

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 ...

This article is based on a Taiwan Report podcast, Taiwan Report News Brief–DPP Factions, prepared for Ketagalan Media by the author. Recently, while working on an entry in an upcoming book, the ...

In recent years, the Taiwanese government has worked actively to consolidate cultural resources, using public funding and platforms such as the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) to connect ...

In the first week of 2026, the Chinese Communist Party rehearsed a new blockade of Taiwan, including several hours of live-fire exercises targeting both the northern and southern approaches to the ...

This is a translation from the original 高房價是低生育率元凶嗎？ by Chiang Ping-lun (江昺崙), a Tainan based activist. Originally published by Voice ...

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 ...

Island Nation is one of Taiwan’s first series on the intricacies of Taiwanese politics and history during its transition from an authoritarian state to a democracy. Set in the 1990s, the series ...