Revisiting the Four Agreements: Maybe You Should Take It Personally
The Four Agreements is one of those self-help books that don’t need no introduction.
Escapade à Wulai. Un petit paradis dans le nord de Taiwan
A seulement une demi-heure en bus de Taipei se trouve une charmante petite ville nichée entre les montagnes. Son nom est Wulai (烏來).
New survey shows Taiwanese divide regarding same-sex marriage
Results of an opinion poll released on 28 November show a profound divide in Taiwanese society as 46.3% of respondents expressed their support for same-sex marriage, while 45.4% were against it.
French activists oppose HIV prevention campaign on the grounds of ‘minor’s corruption’
The picture displays two men locked in a tender embrace. Next to them, a few words: With a lover, with a friend, with a stranger… each situation is different. So are the means of protection.
Over 2,000 disadvantaged students honored at Taipei’s Ciyou Temple
On November 19, Ciyou Temple in Songshan district held its biannual Scholarship and Grants award ceremony: a total of 2,479 students from disadvantaged backgrounds were awarded an NT$6,350,000 scholarship (approximately US$187,000).
La nu hanzi ou « femme masculine » : un archétype positif de la femme chinoise indépendante ?
Le terme nu hanzi ( 女汉子),qu’on peut traduire par « femme masculine », a émergé au détour des années 2010 et plus particulièrement au cours de l’année 2013 pour désigner un nouveau modèle d’identité féminine, celui d’une femme forte, indépendante et coriace.
Taiwanese students share their learnings after experiential education trip in Northern Europe
Reposted on The News Lens International
A group of senior high school students from Yilan county held a series of presentations from 12 to 13 November during which they shared the knowledge and insight gained through an experiential learning trip in Northern Europe.
Performance artist Qin Wei on trial for multiple cases of sexual assault
On November 4th, Taiwanese performance artist Qin Wei (秦偉) was found guilty of seven cases of sexual assault and three cases of attempted sexual assault following a four-month-long police investigation.
Ketamine won’t cure depression
While Valium and Prozac are certainly problematic, replacing them with illegal drugs such as ketamine and MDMA still fails to address the root causes of emotional pain.