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'New' Curriculum Ideas for Taiwan
Dear Taipei Times, I am a lecturer at National Taiwan University (NTU), but I also have had the opportunity to teach toddlers,…
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Expat Life
Taiwan tries to untangle mangled (but fun) Chinglish
Taiwan’s Commission for the Management of Language Use’s mission is to get rid of Chinglish, which irks fans of the island nation’s…
Arts
Night of Heaven at the Edge of Anarchy, Part 2
The Wild East Magazine Even in the absence of patrons I decided that I could at least splash back a few cocktails…
Jonathan Chandler's Lowdown on The Middle Kingdom
Lowdown Leaves Qingdao
The Wild East Magazine Magpies… What was it? One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, hundreds of the frockers,…
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Hong Kong envoy takin' care of business
Know Your Trade Rep By Trista di Genova Perry Fung joined the Hong Kong Trade Development Council in Taiwan in 1989. He…
Arts
A Night in Heaven at the Edge of Anarchy
The city – after weeks of protests, riots, and just general unrest – was heavy, and with the heat wave of the…
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Taiwan men are constantly asking me out
Dear MeiGui; Taiwan people are great! I am a newbie here hailing from the US heartland, and although I speak no Chinese…
Politics
What Can We Do For Earth Day… and Every Day?
In my grandparents’ generation, this was a popular proverb that urged us all to be resourceful, not wasteful: “MAKE IT DO, WEAR…
Travel
Scott Cook's Taiwan Ramble
Just a little note from the road, and a late-night, half-cut one at that. It has been fabulous. Good old friends in…
Comedy
Dear MeiGui: Am I wasting time teaching in Taiwan?
Dear MeiGui; Working as an English teacher for me isn’t that bad. The kids are all really cute, and so are my…
Culture
A Night At The Brothel
Wild East Rooftop Correspondent “Do you have places like this in America?” the Madame asked me, in Chinese since her English is…
Culture
China, Unhand Thy Pandas
The Wild East Opinion Desk There’s something creepy about Chinese people trying to breed pandas. What’s this about showing ‘Panda porn’? ‘Sexercise’…