HTC Fights Back
Rise of the Butterfly?
Squeezed by giants Apple and Samsung, HTC is fighting back with its new Butterfly, hoping to establish itself as the "third force" in the global smartphone market.
The Southern Weekend Incident
China’s Journalists Get Up off Their Knees
Pushed to the brink by years of excessive censorship, media workers in China are rising up and demanding the press freedoms that China's constitution guarantees. Will their voices be acknowledged?
Taiwan’s Source of Injustice
The Cost of a Free Lunch
When bureaucrats and conglomerates collude to exploit workers and grab land instead of earning their wealth, the price the government pays for neglecting its duties is growing public anger.
Taiwan's Source of Injustice
You're in This Game Too
At a recent national industrial development conference, organizers pushed through a raft of recommendations amidst cries of objections. But the media buried the true story with hype, and the public blissfully ignored it.
Taiwan's Source of Pride
'Straight' Gays, Great Parades, and A-mei
In 2003, Asia's first gay parade was held in Taiwan. From the few hundred who marched that day, the parade now draws 65,000 people from around Asia.
Taiwan’s Source of Pride
A Chance Encounter with a Youth
Just a freshman in junior high, his father ill with cancer and mother afflicted with depression, he takes care of his family. Unbowed by classmates’ derisive comments, he finds strength in the words and deeds of his parents.
Pop Group Mayday
Heating Up Taiwan's Concert Industry
Hundreds of thousands of fans make the pilgrimage to Mayday's concerts each year, bringing in hundreds of millions of Taiwan dollars. Mayday's success is due in no small part to the backing of its 100-strong support staff.