Hear stories of Taiwanese migrants in the Yaeyama Islands during the Japanese colonial era. On jungle-clad Iriomote Island, some suffered brutal conditions in coal mines. On nearby Ishigaki, Taiwanese settlers helped transform the island’s agriculture, developing its pineapple industry and also introducing water buffalo, whose descendants can be seen today pulling tourist carts.

Looking for the true story behind the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Jie)? There’s much more to it than dragon boat races and sticky rice dumplings (zongzi).
Many know the standard origin story of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan, but Formosa Files uncovers the less-tidy roots of the holiday. The Dragon Boat Festival date falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month; once feared as the dangerous “Month of a Hundred Poisons.” Discover how people responded with temple rituals, protective herbs, and even arsenic-laced wine.

As we head into the 2026 World Cup, we take a look at Taiwan’s surprisingly rich football heritage.

Educational and research collaboration in environmental art between India and Taiwan is not limited to awarding degrees. It is about preparing a generation that views art as a tool for ‘problem-solving.’ When two progressive nations combine their intellectual and technical strengths with sensitivity towards nature, they build a future where development and the environment complement each other.

The synergy between Taiwan and India is rooted in the combination of Taiwan’s precision engineering capabilities and India’s large-scale market. As Taiwan seeks to diversify its supply chains and invest in sustainable infrastructure internationally, India provides a promising environment for “Make in India” green initiatives.

In the 1930s, a mysterious document known as the Tanaka Memorial shocked the world. Supposedly written by Japanese Prime Minister Baron Tanaka, it outlined a strategy for conquering Manchuria, China, Southeast Asia, and even the United States.

Lai’s trip had originally been planned for April 22, but it was abruptly postponed after Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar revoked overflight permits for his aircraft. Taiwanese officials blamed Beijing, accusing China of using diplomatic and economic pressure to block the visit. China has not framed it that way, but it thanked the countries involved for upholding the “one-China” principle.

Ghosts of all kinds – wandering spirits, water ghosts looking for substitutes, mountain demons, and many more; welcome to the strange supernatural world of Taiwan.

This “deliberate absence” was no accident. Rather, it reflects a consistent policy choice by Singapore. For a country with an ethnic Chinese majority but a deeply diverse society, Singapore has always drawn a strict line between personal ties of blood and culture, and national political loyalty and policy orientation. Political leaders’ distance from their ancestral hometowns is an important symbol: internally, it strengthens national cohesion; externally, it demonstrates independence.

TUNG Chen-Yuan, PhD, Taiwan’s Representative to Singapore According to projections by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS), Japan’s semiconductor market is expected…