The stalemate between the Chinese and Taiwanese governments has continued for more than 50 years and it is often unclear to outsiders just what the two sides are fighting about or what they want. The ruckus over the Olympic torch relay is a standard example of how the two sides communicate and may offer some insights for the uninitiated observer.

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By Dan Ritco
It seems to me that there is a continuing cultural fascination among Taiwanese policy makers for everything foreign, especially when it comes to teaching English. Many Taiwanese seem to think that just because a curriculum or educational concept is foreign-based, it must be superior to existing ones employed in Taiwan.

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By Cheng Ta-chen 鄭大誠
Several times already, the Chinese "cyber army" has broken into the US Department of Defense computer systems.

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Stephen Yates
The leaders of the US and Taiwan appear to be caught in a negative spiral at which Beijing can only smile.

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By Jimmy Carter
By abandoning many of the nuclear arms agreements negotiated in the last 50 years, the US has been sending mixed signals to North Korea, Iran and other states with the technical knowledge to create nuclear weapons.

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For the first five decades after its foundation in 1916, Sorok served as a prison camp for lepers. They were brought there from all over South Korea
By Jun Kwanwoo
An island leper colony established by Japanese colonialists 90 years ago will soon get its first bridge to the South Korean mainland -- sparking both hopes and fears among patients who once endured decades of isolation and maltreatment.

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As the world seeks ways to deal with carbon emissions and global warming, going nuclear seems to be the logical solution. But why is everybody waiting?
By Jeremy Lovell
Nuclear power may be close to a revival after two decades in the shadow of the Chernobyl reactor accident as governments search for clean sources of power to beat climate change.

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