International
Mayday's Ashin
This time he's no pop star. Donning the cap of an ordinary small businessman, Ashin is spearheading one of Taiwan's most successful fashion brands. What does Stayreal say about the changing face of "Made in Taiwan?"
Politics & Society
Real Estate Rage
In Taipei salaries are stagnant, but housing prices soar, lifted ever higher by the luxury real estate market. What can be done to restrain rampant property speculation and defuse mounting anger?
Politics & Society
Grab, Hold, Speculate
What kinds of policies encourage developers to sit on land and speculate with impunity, causing real estate prices to soar? Why has Taiwan become a land speculator's paradise?
Politics & Society
Statute for Industrial Innovation
Taiwan's new Statute for Industrial Innovation slashes Taiwan's corporate income tax rate to the lowest level worldwide. But these tax cuts will blow a gaping hole in state finances, due to lost tax revenues of at least NT$138 billion.
Politics & Society
Tax System Controversy
Taiwan's finances are in their worst shape in a decade, yet the government continues to push tax cuts as a way to prosperity, angering the overburdened middle class.
Insight
Economics Minister Shih Yen-shiang
In the following exclusive interview, Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang makes a case for the new Statute for Industrial Innovation, as a tool to reinvigorate conventional industry, and ramp up the island's economy.