International
Stephane Corcuff
Inside a cluster of decrepit wooden houses dating from the Japanese period, French scholar Stéphane Corcuff came across a wooden ancestral memorial plaque that changed his relationship with Taiwan.
Politics & Society
Taiwan's Health Care Crisis
When a disaster occurs in Taiwan, medical workers respond with passion. But once the adrenaline wears off, they face an even more real challenge – a flawed health insurance system – that is leading to shortages in critical medical fields.
Politics & Society
Taiwan's Health Care Crisis
When hundreds of burn victims were recently rushed to emergency rooms after a fire catastrophe at a seaside water park, the problem of Taiwan's overcrowded emergency rooms came to the fore.
Politics & Society
A group of young people have turned to crowd funding to bring Taiwan's unique cuisine to the 2015 World EXPO in Milan, Italy.
Politics & Society
NHI Deputy Chief Tsai Shu-ling
Taiwan's national health insurance system is lauded as one of the world's most effective, but it faults were recently exposed after a water park disaster. National Health Insurance Administration deputy chief Tsai Shu-ling admits reforms are needed but warns that there are no perfect solutions.
Politics & Society
Taiwan's Health Care Crisis
The huge crush of burn victims from the Formosa Fun Coast disaster has exposed long-existing problems in Taiwan's national health insurance system. Can the incident prompt reforms that make the lives of overworked medical professionals a little easier?