Regardless of home politics, 77% of expats favor the DPP-TSU A MARCH 24 poll on Forumosa asked our field of mostly expat users to state their preferred political “color” in Taiwan – blue (KMT-PFP) or green (DPP-TSU) – along with their political leanings back in their home countries – left, right, or apolitical. The results [...]

And other unforeseen legacies of the great teacher IN ONE of Forumosa’s more long-lived topics (556 days and counting), RachelK asserts that many of modern Taiwan’s problems, ranging from police and political corruption to chaotic road conditions stem from an ancient source – Confucianism. As she puts it, “In the debate over universal love vs. [...]

If your ARC expires, guess what? Your cash card may get blocked too BY MAOMAN AND BATBOY YOU’D THINK that in a high-tech, modern society, a society that purports to be friendly to the west, banking would be state-of-the-art. Guess again. While everyone and their mother may have a cell phone tucked away somewhere, and [...]