Over a hundred Taiwanese nationals, trafficked into Myanmar and forced to work on scam farms are now awaiting rescue, according to statements by human rights groups last Thursday. Tu Ying-chiu ...

CJ Sheu CJ Sheu, an Assistant Professor of Applied English at Ming Chuan University, is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved, Taipei-based film critic for The News Lens.

On a PPP basis, Taiwan’s GDP per capita has risen to being as high as the Nordic and Benelux countries, and Australia (see chart below). However, Taiwan’s workers aren’t as rich. On a PPP ...

Japanese women’s labour force participation rate is impressive — at 73 per cent — and much higher than the OECD average of 61 per cent. But the average earnings of women are far below men ...

While the Armed Forces of the Philippines denies targeting any specific country, the exercises are situated near areas close to Taiwan and the South China Sea. Critics argue that Balikatan serves ...

Taiwan’s High Profits Stunts Economy's Growth Roy Ngerng on the Minimum Wage ...

Members of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations are urging calm among those who operate in the increasingly volatile South China Sea. The plea was made Wednesday in a joint ...

China's PLA-Navy faces vulnerabilities in the Indian Ocean due to limited bases and reliance on chokepoints like the Malacca Strait.

Taiwan faces increasing pressure from China, with the latter employing psychological warfare and military intimidation tactics. Taiwan's asymmetric defense strategy, including urban warfare and ...

Compared to other advanced countries, Taiwan's doctors and nurses earn relatively low salaries and work excessive hours. The higher number of patient consultations makes their workload even more ...

The United States and China are working towards a possible summit between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in November.

China’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, hailed his country’s “strategic cooperation” with Russia as he opened talks Monday in Moscow with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov ...