With the shutdown of the Ma-anshan nuclear reactor, it can be expected that partisan contention regarding nuclear energy will continue rather than stop...
Labor groups rallied at the Ministry of Labor to call for an end to the 12-to-14 year working limit for migrant workers last Sunday, May 18, 2025. They also demanded reform of the long-term retention scheme for “mid-level skilled workers” as well as the promotion of direct hiring and gradual abolishment of the broker system...
Employees at iconic Taiwanese diners work long hours for low pay. Major diner chains are run by large and powerful conglomerates with close ties to the government...
On Sunday, May 4th, a Taiwanese Christian group led dozens of participants from different religions and faiths on a 41 km pilgrimage from Zhongli Train Station in Taoyuan City to Taipei City’s Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in solidarity with Palestine...
The Circular Line MRT in New Taipei has been criticized over the use of Chinese-made doors, which originate from a subcontractor for the French company that builds the trains used in the MRTs...
The Ministry of Labor has halted a plan that would have opened up six new categories of work to foreign students who have graduated from university in Taiwan. These new categories are in nursing, driving buses, cargo inventory, cargo vehicle driving, safety personnel for buses, and inventory management...
With the Lai administration moving to crack down on the number of Taiwanese who also hold Chinese national IDs–something forbidden by ROC law and requiring such individuals to give up their Taiwanese nationality or forfeit their Chinese national ID–this has also applied to Chinese spouses of Taiwanese. Such individuals are required to give up their Chinese household registration if they wish to maintain their “settlement residency” in Taiwan...
Siraya civil society groups took a stand against a move from the KMT to create a new legal category called “Pingpu Indigenous” earlier this month, holding a press conference on the matter. The proposal, which originates from KMT legislator Sra Kacaw, who is Amis, would be a means of denying Siraya recognition as Indigenous...
An escalation of tensions in the Taiwan Strait—whether it transpires as a maritime blockade or a kinetic attack—would bring about disastrous social and economic consequences. Given the importance of the Taiwan Strait to international maritime trade and Taiwan’s critical role in supply chains of strategic technologies, including semiconductors, crisis scenarios consider several grave repercussions. These include immediate disruptions to global economic activity valued at over two trillion dollars, threats to Japan’s energy security, and shortages in the EU, which would exacerbate economic inequality, poverty, and the functioning of critical sectors...
In its quest to diversify its political and economic engagements with the world, Taiwan keeps looking south. At the recent Yushan Forum, Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation Chairman Michael Hsiao proudly announced the launch of six new strategic corridors under the framework of the New Southbound Policy (NSP). This includes government-led initiatives to facilitate cooperation on technology, health, and resilience, as well as think tank, NGO, and youth corridors led by civil society...
