PTT Founder Ethan Tu
A 'Heavenly Dragon' Resurfaces
PTT was just the first stop on a magical software journey that has taken him to Microsoft, big data and even artificial intelligence. Currently working in the U.S., Ethan Tu is looking forward to the day when he harnesses Taiwan's "software power."
Rolling Out
Figure Out Your Own World View
Four young women have designed a mission card that tasks people to summon the courage to get to know the world on a deeper level through travel.
Interview with Hong Hsiu-chu
Campaigning to Reawaken Hope
Her emergence as the Kuomintang's prospective presidential candidate may have been the product of unusual circumstances, but "Little Hot Pepper" Hung Hsiu-chu is ready to wage a vigorous campaign against heavy favorite Tsai Ing-wen.
Watchout Cofounder Zuyi Lin
Social Activist with a low Profile
Although Zuyi Lin masterminded the Appendectomy Project, a campaign to recall underperforming lawmakers, he shies away from serving as figurehead to Taiwan's growing civic action movement.
Patience Chuang
Forge a Publishing Citadel to Protect Taiwan
Building momentum out of niche interests, she is working to raise issues that help reinsert depth and breadth back into Taiwan's increasingly superficial publishing market.
Tsai Pao-chang
Tainaner Ensemble Seeks Global Stage
Having barely graduated from university ten years ago, Tsai Pao-chang created a novel play consisting of six one-hour episodes, building his reputation as one of Taiwan's most promising theater talents. Now, Tsai wants to take his innovative playwriting abroad to entertain European audiences with plays in English and French.