The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has a demographic dilemma, which is intimately tied to an ideological dilemma. Its primary goal of ‘reunification’ with China, which the KMT considers the “Mainland ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“We are writing to you on behalf of all foreign teachers seeking employment in Taiwan. As English instructors, we share Taiwan’s national ambitions to become a bilingual country by 2030, and our role ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...