Li Kua-teng is a history scholar and holds a Ph.D. degree in philosophy. Legally, Taiwan is a piece of territory that was "never returned" properly. What roles have Japan and the United States ...

Summer has arrived in Taiwan and trying mango shaved ice should be on your to-do list. Taiwanese people love icy desserts no matter what season; you can get a popsicle anywhere or make a short ...

Taiwan's medical establishment views the disabled body as something that needs to be fixed, and this discourages people with disabilities from participating in society. In the Taipei Mass Rapid ...

The camera switches to close-up shots, focused on the host, just as she takes in a spoonful of cheesy pasta from the gigantic plate in front of her. The next second, her eyes become wide-open, and ...

Suffering in silence: statistics from the Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation expose alarming rates of domestic violence in Taiwan, mostly against women. Women in Taiwan suffer alarmingly high ...

Roy Ngerng (鄞義林) writes on social issues and equality. He was named a Human Rights Defender by the United Nations and believes that human rights and social justice will enable fairer ...

David Green is a former editor at The News Lens. He covers a lot of stuff, but is most comfortable trying to work out if a robot will come for his job before a government pays for retraining or ...

By Amara Malik Since the inception of Pakistan, the disputed territory of Kashmir has been the bone of contention between Pakistan and India. Both the states have fought almost three wars due to ...

Sam Robbins is a project coordinator at Open Culture Foundation and an editor and translator at Taiwan Insight. He graduated with a master’s degree from the Department of Sociology, National ...

Call 110 and file a report with the police, no matter the severity of the accident. When people have car accidents, it is standard practice to report the incident – regardless of whether or not ...

'The politics of identity suppose that minorities bear the brunt of social exclusion, which is true in many cases. But there is always an underlying class element.' I hear of smart shaming, race ...

New Bloom is an online magazine featuring radical perspectives on Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific, founded by a group of students and activists after the 2014 Sunflower Movement in Taiwan. We seek to ...