While evolving from outdoor performances in villages and city neighborhoods to television and the internet, budaixi has maintained its popularity. Puppet theater’s rich history throughout Asia is well ...

Taiwan’s economy confronts a challenging outlook of slowing global growth, geopolitical tensions, and the potential impact of U.S. trade policies. The Taiwan economy has performed strongly this year, ...

As Taiwan strives to cement its position as a global AI powerhouse, a looming workforce shortage threatens to disrupt its ambitious plans. Two conflicting trends shape Taiwan’s economy, and how this ...

The 5G sector is anticipating a revolutionary “iPhone moment” as new technology helps companies in a range of fields pay less, earn more, and become more autonomous. Until mid-2023, many Taiwanese ...

Families across Taiwan continue to engage in an ancient tradition of offering up ritual feasts to their ancestors. One clan has been performing these rites in the northern city of Taoyuan for over two ...

The complex sequence of inputs, outputs, and processes involved in producing the components powering virtually all modern electronic equipment is exposed to many risks that industry experts say must ...

Taiwan’s ubiquitous night markets are cleaning up their act, becoming more environmentally friendly, providing better entertainment options, and exploring new markets to accommodate the island’s ...

The island’s world-leading ICT and semiconductor sectors have come under the spotlight following a series of high-profile cyberattacks. In late March, Taiwanese tech hardware giant Acer reportedly was ...

The lucrative industry of hand-shaken tea beverages has received attention from the Taiwan government, human rights groups, and the island’s many entrepreneurs. But with the growing politicization of ...

If there’s one thing nearly every town in Taiwan seems to have, it’s a delicacy it claims as its own. In some cases, the association seems contrived. But when it comes to Chiayi, its claim to fame is ...

Taiwan’s three Science-based Industrial Parks – the Hsinchu Science Park in northern Taiwan, Central Taiwan Science Park centered in Taichung, and Southern Taiwan Science Park centered in Tainan – ...

Although insects are not as big a part of Taiwanese food traditions as they are in some other parts of the world, a handful of companies and individuals are trying to bring this fledgling food trend ...