By-elections in Hong Kong for four seats left vacant by disqualified LegCo lawmakers resulted in the pro-democracy camp winning back two seats, with the other two lost to the pro-Beijing camp...
The annual anti-nuclear demonstration and march held to commemorate the anniversary of the Fukushima disaster in Japan on March 11th, 2011 was held in Taipei today...
Tashi Tsering is the founder of Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan. The following interview was conducted on February 8th, 2018, ahead of planned activities in Taipei for Tibetan Uprising Day on March 10th...
Approximately hundred or more marched today for the second annual Women’s March Taiwan. Marchers weathered cold, wind, and rain, starting from Liberty Plaza, marching east past Daan Park, and finishing at the Red Room art space near Zhongxiao Xinsheng, where a number of speeches were held with bilingual translation...
Anger has broken out after attacks by purported members of the KMT Youth Corps on the Alliance of Referendum for Taiwan’s long-standing occupation tent outside the Legislative Yuan yesterday...
New Bloom editor Brian Hioe interviewed Allen Yu, CEO of Toii Inc., regarding the recently released augmented-reality game Unforgivable: Eliza, which focuses on the legacy of the martial law period in Taiwan and whose story was written by award-winning Taiwanese-American author Ed Lin...
The return to power of Peter Navarro, the formerly influential Trump trade advisor known for his hostility towards China, may be welcomed by some in Taiwan that perceive Navarro as a “friend of Taiwan” who has been steadfastly supportive of Taiwan. But this is a mistake...
Moves by China to upgrade benefits currently enjoyed by Taiwanese similar to those enjoyed by Chinese citizens, as a way of luring Taiwan into its fold, would be another attempt by China to divide and conquer Taiwan from within. It remains to be seen how successful these strategies prove to be. But there are already several cases in which one can see what the logical outcome of China treating Taiwanese citizens as they are Chinese citizens would be...
The declaration by Third Force parties, along with former presidents Chen Shui-Bian and Lee Teng-Hui and other influential figures, that they intend to seek a referendum on Taiwanese independence poses a significant challenge to the DPP...
