Taiwan is experiencing a severe and sustained decline in its birth rate, with predictions indicating it is on course to have the world’s lowest total fertility rate (TFR) by 2035.

Self-control only gets you so far. Quitting a drug works because society expects sobriety. But with phones, everyone is “using,” so no one has an incentive to stop.

Comments by the new Japanese PM reveal a shifting and important reality: Japan is becoming more vocal while China is growing more aggressive.

Public Works Bureau Director Yang Chin-fu (楊欽富) said the splash zone is just one piece of a broader plan to make the park a more attractive neighborhood space.

By RK Shih/Staff Images via CNA. KAOHSIUNG – The 2025 Kaohsiung City Book Fair opened today at the Kaohsiung Public Library Main…

“The next few years will show whether Cheng’s leadership brings renewal or reinforces old divisions. But one thing is clear: my generation will have to decide what kind of democracy we want to protect—and who we trust to lead it.”

A generational divide around the issue of Taiwanese sovereignty is clear, but is it irreconcilable? Haru Shih (KAS, Grade 9) investigates whether young people believe, as President Donald Trump, recently said, that “Taiwan is Taiwan”.

Mamdani’s election marks a moment of political change. And it raises an interesting question for Taiwan as well: If political dissatisfaction and generational frustration are changing politics abroad, could similar shifts appear here someday?

Worthing Bailey is spilling the tea on the latest slang. It’s giving a major word count-down of what the youth are saying, no cap.

The Marine Debris Recycling Coalition has grown to more than 70 members since its founding in 2021. The exhibition is free and open to the public through November 2, at Pinway Warehouse No. 8 (Pinway 八號倉庫).