Taiwan-based academic Ian Rowen’s new book explores the complex nature of leisure travel between Taiwan and China that proliferated during the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou. It also provides insight into how this development has contributed to and shaped notions of Taiwan’s territorial status. For the first three years of my life in Taiwan, visiting…
Veteran reporter Mike Chinoy’s new book offers a curated collection of interviews with and testimonials from American journalists on the difficulties faced in reporting from the People’s Republic of China. Mike Chinoy has observed China from both within and just outside its borders for over five decades. As CNN’s first Beijing bureau chief in the…
The island’s green vegetables are not only incredibly nutritious but also boast a diversity of flavors and textures. STORY BY JEREMY OLIVIER, PHOTOS BY BRYN THOMAS I recently had a heated conversation with a fellow expat in Taipei. I’d casually mentioned that one of my favorite things about Taiwan was the incredible variety of green…
The survey report, focused on Taiwanese firms, can be used to supplement the results of AmCham’s annual Business Climate Survey. For close to a decade, AmCham has conducted an annual Business Climate Survey (BCS) of its 500-plus member companies, the majority of which are foreign multinational enterprises with an extended presence in Taiwan and pronounced…
Landis Taipei General Manager Newman Yen, a 30-year veteran of the hospitality industry, has spent much of his career at the landmark hotel in Taipei’s bustling Zhongshan District, where he says he feels most at home. Although starting out in food and beverage, Yen’s management training and the sage guidance and encouragement he received from…
Pfizer Taiwan Country Manager Cellina Yeh says that her career of more than 30 years has been marked by a pattern: the offer of a new position every few years and her initial reluctance to accept it. Nevertheless, intrinsic motivation, curiosity, and an insistence on pushing herself outside of her comfort zone have brought Yeh…
Demand for both conventional and electric bicycles has soared during the pandemic, drastically increasing the export orders of Taiwan’s bike manufacturers. However, severe shortages of raw materials and other disruptions to the supply chain have prevented these companies from fully benefiting from the current global cycling renaissance. Josh Chang had just started a new job…
The island’s effective management of the pandemic has helped boost its attractiveness as a destination for international healthcare companies to conduct clinical trials of new drugs. But to remain competitive post-COVID, Taiwan may need to take some additional steps. Within the global healthcare industry, one of the areas in which the COVID-19 pandemic has had…
International Community Radio Taiwan (ICRT) General Manager Tim Berge has had the opportunity to both witness and report on the enormous changes that have taken place in Taiwan since he first arrived on the island several decades ago. Ever modest, Berge says that his foray into broadcast journalism was just one of a series of…
Five years after its implementation, the Tsai government’s flagship policy initiative aimed at boosting engagement with South and Southeast Asian countries has delivered some encouraging economic results. But observers say that to fulfill the policy’s goal of developing more comprehensive relations, a greater focus on people-to-people ties is needed. Taiwan’s Executive Yuan reported this September…
