Minister of Health and Welfare Hsueh Jui-yuan said in comments to the media earlier this week that the ministry would propose draft amendments to existing laws to legalize surrogacy in Taiwan. This would make it easier for same-sex couples and single women to have children...
Vaccination rates have largely stalled in Taiwan at a time in which Taiwan debates if and whether to loosen COVID-19 measures. This would be in the interests of transitioning away from Taiwan’s current COVID-zero approach, so as to avoid Taiwan becoming disconnected from the international world at a time in which many countries are loosening their COVID-19 restrictions, something that would have a severe impact on Taiwan’s economy...
Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) recently issued a statement reminding vendors who want to label their products as health foods that the limit on free sugar content in registered health food products is 25 grams or 6 teaspoons per serving. But this ultimately does not reduce the issue of the high amount of sugar in Taiwanese food...
The recent case of a Taiwanese student expelled from the military-run National Defense University reveals continued problems regarding the perception of HIV and AIDS in Taiwan...
