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Third Pole Project was launched three years ago by www.chinadialogue.net, a not for profit web platform with offices in London, San Francisco, Delhi and Beijing. Established six years ago, its ...
Taiwan's inadequate minimum wage has led to a multitude of social problems, including high injury death rates, mental health issues, and increasing suicide rates.
Taiwan’s housing prices are one of the highest in the world, but policymakers don’t seem to understand the gravity of the situation, nor have they taken urgent steps to resolve the crisis ...
It is time for Taiwan to restore balance in the economy by lifting the minimum wage significantly. If the government does not do so, it is like asking workers to sacrifice as they struggle to ...
Japan’s general election is arriving just after the likely accession of a new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida. But there’s much more going on this year.
Taiwan (Sinyi) The housing prices again escalated after the 2008 economic crisis, when Ma Ying-jeou’s administration cut gift and estate taxes from 50% to 10% in 2009, and lowered the corporate ...
Taipei’s Supreme Administrative Court on Thursday revoked the economic ministry’s renewal in 2018 of Asia Cement Corporation’s mining permit in Hualien for another 20 years.
All four referendum questions in Taiwan have failed to pass, marking a victory for the governing DPP and setback for the opposition KMT.
Taiwan’s low minimum wage has contributed to half of workers earning less than what they need to have a basic standard of living.
Taiwan is a wealthy country. Its recently instituted minimum wage hike does not compare favorably with its international counterparts.
Legally, Taiwan is a piece of territory that was "never returned" properly. What roles have Japan and the United States played historically?
Hong Kong activists have been calling for asylum law in Taiwan. What is the reality for those Hongkongers who have already immigrated to Taiwan?