Reports last month of forced sterilizations conducted by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities are horrifying, but should not surprise. There is, of course, a long history of forced sterilizations in America on the basis of eugenics...
The Tatung Company ownership struggle has come to a temporary end, with a group of investors led by Wang Kuang-hsiang, the head of the Shanyuan Group and a construction magnate, claiming seven out of nine seats on Tatung’s board of directors last week. After elections, Tatung’s shares rose by 10% in value, a sign of investor confidence in the company. However, much remains opaque about what exactly took place within the company...
The Silent Forest, based on real events regarding sexual assault cases in a hearing-impaired school in Tainan, is a powerful debut by a daring director...
A solidarity march for Hong Kong took place in Taipei today, calling for the release of twelve Hongkongers currently imprisoned in China that unsuccessfully sought to flee to Taiwan in August...
With hearings held by the National Communications Commission coming up next week regarding television outlet CtiTV’s renewal of its operations license, the issue has become one with which the KMT has sought to attack the DPP. In particular, the KMT has framed the issue as the DPP seeking to shut down CtiTV, as a means of targeting political critics...
Thailand is once again in the grips of immense unrest as the younger generation rises up against the reactionary powers of the monarchy and militaristic state. With the movement's leadership arrested, protestors are organizing themselves using new horizontal methods, showing remarkable ingenuity to combat the oppressive regime...
