This article looks at the data to explain why raising wages will not hurt businesses, but can instead strengthen them. From the mid-1990s to late-2010s, Taiwan suppressed its minimum wage growth, with ...

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Due to Taiwan’s wage suppression, Taiwan has lost economic growth, and growing wages faster can enable Taiwan to recover its lost growth faster.

On 8 May 2025, the Taiwanese government held its first official commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Representatives from 17 countries and the European Union attended, ...

In order to consolidate and maintain control of Taiwan, the KMT felt that they were obligated to extinguish all criticism with a strong fist. While the majority of Taiwanese (benshengren) felt too ...

1. Geographical Constituencies: majoritarian single-member districts (SMD) Geographical constituencies in Taiwan are single-member electoral districts, akin to congressional districts in the United ...

While many people in Taiwan grew up speaking Taiwanese at home, they spoke Mandarin at school and work. This phenomenon caused a gradual decrease in Taiwanese language skills, with each successive ...

The United States has been rocked by large street protests over the past two weeks, sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died while being arrested by four police officers. These ...

This article is written by Jenna Lynn Cody and Brendan Cody. When I first moved to Taiwan 15 years ago, I remember a night of pool and beer with my then-roommates, thrown together because we were all ...

Books Translated from Czech to Taiwanese Being on opposite sides during the Cold War, there was little diplomatic and cultural exchange between Czech and Taiwan. Most famous Czech fiction was ...

The concept of waishengren identity could very well be a subject of the 2016 election. Based on this week’s news, it seems likely the presidential race will feature the following three candidates: ...