Politics
Pro China Party Ousted: Taiwan Votes for Democratic Peoples’ Party
As expected, the long awaited election for a new president and legislature has seen a resounding defeat for the pro-Chinese-reunification party. After…
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Society
Winter Solstice – What the “Christmas Season” Really Asks of You
Rebecca Kehl – December 31, 2015 I lived in Taiwan about ten years ago for 2 and a half years, so I must…
Comedy
Why Xmas sucks, and what I’m doing about it
The Wild East / Comedy I’ve always enjoyed being in Asia for Christmas because they really don’t give a rat’s ass about…
Society
The Revenge of the Recyclables
In this article, a mystery will be revealed before your very eyes… It is the 2-fold challenge of curing modern man’s addiction to plastic. I…
Arts
Balladeer Scott Cook back in Taiwan – briefly
Hey there friends, It’s about time you had a word from me. I’m writing you from a hotel room in Kaohsiung,…
Expat Life
The collapse of the buxiban industry in Taiwan
Editorial / The Wild East Foreigners teaching in Taiwan’s ‘buxibans’, or cram schools are finding an increasingly tough job market, with sharply…
Society
Taiwan… Unplugged!?
You know those days when the power goes out and your fridge stops working and waters dripping from the freezer and there’s no…
Culture
Why I’m suing my Taiwanese landlady
The Wild East / Culture Shock Why am I suing my landlady? Out of principle, basically. She broke the law, and therefore…
Travel
Would You Like a Drink with your Plastic? :D
Well, as we know, the world doesn’t revolve around the Sun anymore. Instead, we’ve got excess(ive) plastic packaging, unreused plastic bags, plastic straws,…
Arts
Bon Jovi Woos His Chinese Audience with a Taiwanese Love Song
It has generated great publicity for Bon Jovi’s upcoming Asian tour, and a fierce debate between Chinese speakers on both sides of…
History
FEPOW 70th anniversary event to be held at Taipei SPOT
T The Taiwan POW Camps Memorial Society is holding a FEPOW Day (Far East Prisoners of War) event this coming Saturday evening…
Expat Life
Taiwan’s English language education: A living dinosaur
The Taiwanese fare abysmally in international English scores. Why? Part of the reason could be attributed to the difficulty of learning such a…