Jonathan Chandler's Lowdown on The Middle Kingdom
DeeDee – a 21st Century Chinese Girl
This is part of an exclusive, copyrighted series by British novelist Jonathan Chandler, “Low(down) on the (Shang)Hai.” For permission to publish elsewhere,…
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Phillip Charlier
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Doing Business in China
China Business Network Founder Christine Lu interviews Corbett Wall,China Director, JDD Corbett Wall has spent more than 20 years doing business in…
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Spotlight on Taiwan Films
Bangkok, Thailand March 17, 2009: The Phuket Film Festival is proud to announce a Spotlight on Taiwanese Film will take place during…
Opinion
China Warns Web Media and Bloggers: Beijing is watching.
Cartoon by Nicholson from “The Australian” newspaper: www.nicholsoncartoons.com.au China’s foreign ministry warned Tuesday December 16 that websites referring to Taiwan and China…
Politics
State of the Strait, 08: Beijing-Taipei Dialogues
As 2008 draws to a close it’s worth looking at the results of the first nine months of the Chinese Nationalist Party…
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Taiwan Sun Power Shines through Gloomy Economic Forecasts
Taiwan has long been known for making silicon wafers for computer memory chips. Now Green Energy Company (TPE: 3519) is investing in…
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Bicycles Boom in Tough Economic Times
Article by Phillip Charlier Picture by Trista di Genova While a lot of industries are facing problems in today’s tough economy, Taiwan’s…
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The Glocalisation of English Language Education in Taiwan.
For many years, media reports about English education in Taiwan have focused on the problems of test scores. Every year the TOEIC,…
Opinion
Taiwan Military Walks a Fine Line
This week, the Taiwan military looks like a pawn in the chess game of global geo-military politics. The September 22-26 Han Kuang…
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Daily Chinglish
The Shenzhou 7 rocket is a well-composted rocket, according to Taiwan News and Central News Agency (CNA). Picture: CNA In English-speaking countries,…
Opinion
Deadly Chinese Business Practices a Warning for Joint Ventures
Picture: AFP As of 16 September, 2008, over 1250 babies have fallen ill and 2 have died after drinking milk formula laced…