China’s #MeToo Movement
October 7, 2021 Paula Hsiao China’s online icon, Xianzi, also known by her real name, Zhou Xiaoxuan, first wrote about her experiences with sexual harassment in an online essay in 2018 with claims against…
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COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc in India
Written by: Vincent Yang Date: May 19 In January and February of 2021, the number of daily cases in India rose from a whopping 90,000 a day to 20,000 a day. With this, India’s Prime…
Covid-19 Updates in Taiwan
Effects of Coronavirus on Airline Industry
As Taiwan was preparing for the annual gatherings for the Tomb Sweeping Holidays, an unfortunate tragedy occurred on April 2, 2021, as the Taroko Express operated by the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) derailed at Qingshui Tunnel in Hualien County. The train was carrying 494 passengers and of those, at least 50 were killed and at least 200 more injured by the accident […]
April: Violence Against Women and Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Allison Chen Walking home from a friend’s house at 9pm on Wednesday, March 3rd, Sarah Everard goes missing soon after. Three days later, the Metropolitan Police became aware of this, released a CCTV image of…
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Celebrating My Freedom Day
Eric Chen//April 3, 2021 (Kaohsiung City)—March 16 is not just an ordinary day. It marks the annual My Freedom Day, a student-led recognition event to denounce modern slavery and human trafficking that is sponsored by…
Demanding Answers – An Exploration of the Iguala Mass Kidnapping
Forty-three male students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College were abducted from Iguala, Mexico on September 16, 2014. Allegedly, the local Cocula and Iguala police, in collusion with organized crime, took the students into custody….