Travel
A Dozen Ways Taiwan is Better Than China
Food is better. Whilst proofing news briefs for a Taiwan š¹š¼ newspaper, I read a crazy story about how vendors in Beijing…
Topic
Taiwan
82 stories
Arts
Of The Warm, The Generous, and The Neighborly
It was a scalding and busy Saturday for me, full of sleep-deficient-related headaches while nailingĀ the major portion of theĀ errandsĀ I set out to…
Arts
Bon Jovi Woos His Chinese Audience with a Taiwanese Love Song
It has generated great publicity for Bon Joviās upcoming Asian tour, and a fierce debate between Chinese speakers on both sides of…
News
āIdle-Free Taipeiā Wants YOU to Promote Clean Air in Taipei
Wild East news staff Idle-Free Taipei (å°åäøę é)[Edit: 2015/1/15 link no longer works] is holding a Clean Air promotional campaign on Saturday, July…
American Taels
Democrats Abroad elect new Taiwan leadership
From DA Taiwan DEMOCRATS ABROAD: TAIWAN ELECTION MEETING at CARNEGIEāS TAIPEI DA Taiwanās annual election meeting will be held on Wednesday, March…
Society
Worst-case scenario: Court rules guilty in Scotsmanās trial
Tuesday at 4 pm, the judge at Taipei District courthouse read out the verdict in less than five minutes, and the group…
News
TED Event: 'Hearts And Minds', changed to 9 April
Wild East news staff TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25…
Expat Life
Coffee with an immigration cop
I met my immigration police friend, Eric, at a cafĆ© today for an informative chat. Itās always nice to run by him…
Expat Life
Last hearing to determine Scotsmanās fate in hit-and-run trial
Media are invited to attend the last hearing in the trial of Zain Dean, on Feb. 18th, 2011, 10am in Room 10…
History
Taiwan Is Celebrating 100 Years of What?
Originally published in the Taipei Times, āNot all 100 years warrant revelryā, Jan. 8, 2011, with permission to reprint here. Photo by…
Culture
Death and Dying in Taiwan
A foreigner explains the traditions, beliefs and practices involved in coordinating funeral arrangements for his Taiwanese wifeās family Story and photo by…
Politics
Early Taiwan Election Returns 2010
The Wild East Tomorrowās Newspaper Today: Some early election returns in 5-city elections in Taiwan Highlights:Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) takes Tainan and…