Former US Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Taiwan in March
After numerous rumors about a possible visit to Taiwan by former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the trip has been confirmed to be visiting Taiwan at the beginning of Continue Reading
The Sports Administration to investigate Huang Yu-ting
Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) has announced that the Sports Administration (體育署) in Taiwan will be looking into an incident surrounding Taiwanese speed skater Huang Yu-ting wearing a Chinese team uniform. Huang stirred Continue Reading
Will Tsai Chi-chang be the DPP pick for Taichung Mayor?
With local elections drawing closer and closer, speculations as to which candidates will run where are popping up every day. One race that seems to constantly be in the media Continue Reading
Chinese father makes homemade drug to treat son’s genetic condition
The SCMP claims that because of import restrictions, one 30-year-old father in China was prevented from buying a pilot medication to extend or save his son’s life, and therefore began Continue Reading
Chen Shi-Chung sues constituent for comments made on facebook
CECC head Chen Shi-Chun 陳時中 claims that statements made on a public facebook page than he was selling Taiwan and too close to the US (舔美賣臺), and concealed regarding the Continue Reading
Thich Nhat Hanh passes away at 95
Buddhist philosopher, teacher and author, Thich Nhat Hanh (釋一行) recently passed away at the age of 95. A Mahayana practitioner from the Plum Village Tradition, named for the monastery he Continue Reading
Twitter allows the PRC to advertise weapons systems to rogue states
Twitter, oft-criticized for its double standards regarding the enforcement of its editorial rules has broken a new norm today by allowing Global Times, the state-directed internationally-facing media wing of the Continue Reading
Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Jie gets involved in workers’ compensation case
Kaohsiung’s City Councilor, Huang Jie, famous for her opposition to former Mayor Han Guo Yu and the recall effort against her, and formerly of the NPP, has taken to social Continue Reading