May 2016 – The Wild East Magazine

Taiwan or Republic of China: How to Address Formosa in Snail-Mail

When using postal services to send something to Taiwan, how should one address the country? Whether you write Taiwan or R.O.C. (Republic…

By Phillip CharlierMay 29, 20162 min read

Travel

While Taiwan, like many other developed nations, is facing the problem of an aging population, the crisis in the agricultural sector is…

By Phillip CharlierMay 25, 20163 min read

Arts

The Wild East / Travel & Leisure When it comes to travel writing, veteran travel writer and guidebook author Steven Crook wrote the…

By Trista di GenovaMay 19, 20165 min read

When summer vacation comes around this year, untold numbers of kids will celebrate the last day of school by grabbing a smart-phone,…

By Phillip CharlierMay 5, 20163 min read

Travel

(translated by 吳耀翰) Because Taipei city is such that the residential always mixes with the commercial, and since commercial buildings here often…

By Rebecca KehlMay 3, 20164 min read