The Kaohsiung City Election Commission announced yesterday that a petition to recall Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu has cleared the second stage needed for the recall vote to be held...
The Central Epidemic Command Center announced an increase of ten COVID-19 cases today, bringing Taiwan’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 373. Of these ten cases, nine were imported, while one was a case of domestic transmission...
Taiwan's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 300 today, with the Central Epidemic Command Center reporting eight new cases. Taiwan now has 306 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Three deaths were also announced in the last two days, bringing the total number of deaths that have taken place in Taiwan as a result of the coronavirus to five...
Taiwan's total number of COVID-19 cases climbed past 200 today, with the Central Epidemic Command Center announcing 215 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan...
How did Taiwan achieve its successes in fighting the COVID-19 coronavirus? Taiwan's strategy in its response to the coronavirus has been informed by three key inter-societal and historic elements: Taiwan's state formation during the 20th century, the political culture among elites that stems from the former process, and the collective experience of the Taiwanese population in dealing with the forces of nature...
Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu provoked anger and derision through comments advocating the creation of a “Hong Kong Village” in Kaohsiung earlier this month...
Twenty-three new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus were announced in Taiwan today. This is the largest jump in the number of COVID-19 cases that has occurred to date and brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in Taiwan to 100. As such, the CECC announced the largest expansion of travel restrictions to date earlier today. Foreign nationals will now be blocked from entering Taiwan altogether, unless they are traveling to Taiwan for business or for diplomatic purposes, or if they have an ARC or APRC...
The sixth anniversary of the Sunflower Movement proves an occasion to take stock of what has been accomplished since the Sunflower Movement, as well as what still remains to be done in Taiwan. It is now six years since the occupation of the Legislative Yuan took place on March 18th, 2014...
Taiwan experienced a sudden jump in COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the last three days, leading to expansions of government measures and renewed calls for individuals to stay at home to avoid spreading the coronavirus and “flatten the curve” of disease spread...