China has expressed its displeasure with the Philippines after Manila sent congratulations to Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te for his election win last Saturday. Taiwan is facing a serious shortage of specialists in obstetrics and pediatrics, with some doctors in these fields working into their seventies with few coming through to replace them. And state-run power company Taipower has acted as a buffer for fluctuating energy prices, but with record losses of US$6.3 billion last year, how much longer will it be able to insulate Taiwan's electricity-hungry industry?
- Researchers warn some 3 million votes may have been influenced by disinformation in Taiwan's recent national elections.
- Why did Taiwanese investment in China fall by 40% last year to a 20-year low? TaiwanPlus talks to Nick Marro of the Economist Intelligence Unit.
- Taiwanese master of miniatures Chen Fong-Shearn shows off his tiny golden dragon, the latest work in his Chinese zodiac series.
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