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Tip-toeing around the Centenary of the Republic of China
The centenary of the Republic of China logo was unveiled today, without fanfare, but just the correct level of decorum not to…
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Travel
Italian Ambassador Living the Dulce Vita in Taiwan
Trista di Genova’s interview in the China Post with Leopoldo Sposato, Italian Trade Director, January 2009 Trista: What was your background, prior…
Travel
Taipei restaurant teaches authentic Thai cooking
The Patio restaurants offer a monthly cooking class for those interested in broadening their culinary skills. BY TRISTA DI GENOVA published in…
Expat Life
What Taiwanese think of foreigners, part 2
Peter Chen has been a neighborhood chief in Chonghe City for 18 years. His hobby is studying English with the newspaper. PETER:…
Dear Meigui
What's with the holiday hypocrisy?
Dear MeiGui, What’s with all this Christmas holiday hypocrisy? I’m really fed up! I work in a kindergarten in Tienmu, and we…
News
Foreigners Get It Going On For Chinese New Year
TAIPEI, Taiwan – There are a number of foreigners in Taiwan who suffer from “hipititis” – they’re terminally cool. When asked about…
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Hard to beat China's cat-and-rat computer games
Democracy and free expression are thriving in China – in cyberspace. While Big Brother asserted himself in 2009, this did not prevent…
Expat Life
Expat Chat: Being Black in Taiwan
Andre Mangongo is a priest with the Catholic Church from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and has been in Taiwan four years.…
News
What a Taiwanese taxi driver thinks of foreigners
Name: Huang Zhen-yuan Job: Taxi driver Age: 48 Where do the foreigners in Taiwan come from? They come from everywhere. I consider…
Expat Life
Expat Chat: 'Having Kids in Taiwan'
Eryk Smith, 32, is an American writer who’s been in Taiwan over 10 years. ERYK: We had our child at Tai An,…
Culture
Dear MeiGui: What's Up With Nudie Photo Albums?
Dear MeiGui; Not only are my local colleagues making my experience as an English school teacher a misery, but so are the…
Politics
Taiwan's true asset is its people, says Saudi ambassador
Mr. Talal Abdulsalam began working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983, and studied at the Institute of Diplomatic Office for…