I first met Professor Ray Jiing (井迎瑞) as a film and documentary student at Shih Hsin University’s (SHU) Department of Radio Television and Film in 1988. The following year, he went on to become the director of the Chinese Taipei Film Archive — forerunner of the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute
As Taiwan continues to attract international students, more people are quietly learning what it means to live between cultures. I have lived in Taiwan for almost four years as an international student. Although many people say I do not look like a foreigner, my Chinese-speaking ability often says ot
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The White House’s decision to take a 9.9 percent stake in Intel Corp is looking like very shrewd business indeed. Since the government bought in at US$20.47 a share last August, the US chipmaker’s surging stock price has delivered the US a US$43 billion return. One of the reasons the investment has
Next time you host a summer barbecue, might I suggest that, in addition to mustard and pickles, you add kimchi to the spread?Not only is this Korean specialty delicious with burgers (including the plant-based ones I opt for) and good for the gut, but it might also help rid your body of nanoplastics,
The deal Samsung Electronics struck with its union averts a massive strike and gives its memory chip workers eye-popping bonuses. It also opens a Pandora’s box for companies in South Korea — a country known for militant wage bargaining. Unionized Samsung workers voted in favor of the government-medi
The Legislative Yuan, in a plenary session yesterday, was to review an opposition-backed referendum proposal on allowing caning as a judicial punishment. Backed by all 52 Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers, the proposal includes a referendum question asking whether the government should “esta
The results of the national junior-high school entrance exam that took place across Taiwan from May 16 to 17 are in. Once again, a disproportionate number of students from sports-focused junior-high programs received “needs improvement” grades. The issue is closely tied to the processes for selectin
The unending string of construction projects at Daan Forest Park has become a collective gripe heard all too often among Taipei City residents. Daan Forest Park should be a place where residents can relax, take a stroll and pause for a moment. However, large areas have been cordoned off, and access
Recognition, respect and legitimacy are never permanently granted by institutions alone. They are ultimately commanded through achievement, resilience and moral authority. History offers many examples. Mahatma Gandhi, perhaps the greatest global advocate of non-violence and peace, never received the
The Ministry of Digital Affairs recently announced the results of a cybersecurity assessment for four Chinese apps. In addition to concerns over the navigation app Amap (高德地圖), the widely used streaming platforms Bilibili (嗶哩嗶哩) and iQIYI (愛奇藝), along with the chat app BimoBimo (比萌比萌), were also fou
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I have a guilty pleasure: reality TV, the trashier the better. A few years ago, I had a job that involved writing an early-morning political e-mail, which necessitated working through the night. At the end of a grueling shift, I would reward myself by unwinding with the most tawdry show of all: Marr
Japan’s conbini (convenience stores) are beloved — a lifeline for the country’s overworked parents and hungry salarymen as well as a must-see experience for tourists. However, they were not always so welcome. In the decades since the first outlet was opened in 1974, the now nearly 60,000 convenience
SpaceX’s upgraded Starship launch on Friday last week delivered enough progress to keep momentum intact behind Elon Musk’s US$1.75 trillion IPO while warning that full reusability of the rocket remains a work in progress. Starship is critical to lowering SpaceX’s launch costs, expanding its Starlink
Taiwan Travelogue (台灣漫遊錄), written by Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi (楊双子) and translated into English by Taiwanese-American Lin King (金翎), won the International Booker Prize last week, becoming the first Chinese-language novel to receive the award and a milestone for Taiwan’s literature on the glo
President William Lai (賴清德) has stated that “Taiwanese have the right to engage with the world.” That is a basic principle and should not be controversial. Yet in past years, Taiwan’s routine international engagement has been framed as provocative, a representation that is misleading and analyticall
Winning this year’s International Booker Prize has transformed Taiwan Travelogue (台灣漫遊錄) from an acclaimed literary work into a cultural moment for Taiwan itself. The novel had already made history in 2024 by becoming the first Taiwanese work to win the US National Book Award for Translated Literatu
President William Lai’s (賴清德) substantial expansion of assisted reproduction subsidies would provide critical hope to countless families struggling with infertility who long to have children. By incorporating forward-thinking technology and preventive medicine into population strategy, policymakers
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