Despite touching on universal and contemporary themes and achieving popularity at home, Taiwan’s recent televisions shows and films have struggled to gain much traction with international audiences By Brian Hioe
Taiwan's digital communications and energy systems are vulnerable to both natural and man-made disruptions. Is enough being done to prepare for disasters? By Paul Shelton
DH Lawrence's picture of holidaying in Venice in the 1920s is remarkably similar to what greets visitors in 2023. The big difference between travelling then and now, though, is that so many more people are doing it. By Mike Jewell
The Taiwan Employment Gold Card scheme has been in force since 2018. There are some impediments to this highly-skilled migrant programme working well which we need to deal with, as well as looking at other ways of attracting more people to move here.
Taiwan's policy on regulating the alternatives to tobacco smoking, generically called "vaping", is non-sensical. The latest policy changes are a knee-jerk reaction to powerful lobbies and fly in the face of evidence worldwide. By Lee Faulkner
The Taiwan National Development Council's (NDC's) Bilingual 2030 strategy paper has plentiful targets and plans for how to meet them. But it's missed out whole swathes of the population and is much too reliant on a diminishing resource - young people. By Lee Faulkner
Taiwan is in the GMT+8 time zone, and that makes sense geographically, but moving one hour ahead would give us more daylight when we need it, potentially saving energy and helping more of us enjoy the great outdoors. By Lee Faulkner
Taiwan is the current darling of Scotland's most famous export industry By Mike Jewell
The government has ambitious goals to replace ageing buildings with newer, greener versions but urban regeneration comes with a cost, not only in terms of the physical loss of existing buildings but also the psychological cost to the local community. By Paul Shelton