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Shih Chih-chang (施志昌), chairman of the Spring Rain Foundation and a Taichung City councilor from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), condemned the assault, saying that attempting to silence someone with violence is "the worst provocation against democracy and freedom."

I’ve retired to Taiwan about 1 1/2 years ago, live out in Tamsui and want to purchase a car. I’ve already got my local Taiwan drivers license so am covered there. My wife is Taiwanese but busy (up to her eyeballs!) dealing with her ailing parents, so I want to do most of the research & negotiations myself (besides - she’s a horrible negotiator).

Any tips or advice would be quite welcome…what to do, what not to do, mistakes to avoid, used or new? etc.

Much thanks!!

Hello, just wanna ask if meron bang 6months passport validity si taiwan? Thank you!

I have my flight scheduled on sunday July 12th. Should I change it to earlier on July 9 instead? How often does rescheduled happen due to such things? Does anyone know whats the extent of severity of typhoons in taiwan?

Edit. Flying United to US on sunday

Will be flying from HK to Taoyuan this July 11 through Cathay. Bavi’s eyewall is expected to be nearest in northern Taiwan by 8AM, July 11. Plane will arrive in Taoyuan at 9PM. Will operations resume right away post-typhoon?

Hi, I am a master student at National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech). I got my final score for this semester 86 with one subject below 80. I need at least 80 for one year semester averagely to continue my scholarship for 2nd year. Some senior said, good but just in case, they suggested me to contact professor to repair my final result and my senior said always international student will get at least 80. I can't understand, at least I got average score 86 for this semester and need maintain this score actually.

So, actually I am writing here to get validation. But, some suggestions will be fine. I will take it also as my note for the next semester.

I’m planning on going to a trip next year with some friends and we are planning on visiting the Beitou Public Hotspring and I was wondering what swimsuits are allowed and what ones are not. I’m a swimmer my self and really only wear speedos and when I said that my friends thought that it would not work for that hot spring. Any recommendations for what suit would be okay?

Humidity control.

Sure you feel it outside... but it's inside as well if you aren't careful. And it effects everything.

• Food spoils quicker.
• Clothes get stank.
• Garbage gets rank.
• Synthetic rubbers on tablets and other gear melts.
• Walls get the black rot.
• Fungal infections spread.

Invest early in a dehumidifier and prosper.

P.S. - Running AC in the Summer helps too.

I'm visiting Taiwan for a month starting next week for a college thing and I've been to Taiwan twice when I was a kid. Bit worried about the food as I've struggled with bulimia previously. A lot of the food including vegetables is drenched in oil and bubble tea shops loom everywhere 😅

Won't have a kitchen but I'll do my best to eat as much fruit as I can which is what I do in England. Any other advice?

Hello, I'm an Asian who also has TW citizenship, but since my Chinese is limited, I was told to look for jobs at US companies here. May I know where/how I can find those jobs please? FYI, I majored in Accounting in the US; I haven't done any internships before but have other work experience.

Using a US-style CV should be fine, right? Is there anything to be careful of during interviews and after getting a job here? How is the work culture like and is English the main language used in meetings, documents, etc.? Much thanks for your help and guidance.

Hello everyone, my name is Francesco, nice to e-meet you. Long story short I will come to Taiwan from the 18 of July thanks to my uni program, and stay till 15 of August because I will then attend the IEEE case conference in Shenyang to present a paper on Digital Twins and AI. I am looking forward to meet cool people interested in building stuff, AI, embedded systems, robotics, simulations or just to hang out. Do you know if there will be some cool hackathons in that time period or there are some places I could visit to meet interesting people apart from university? Thanks in advance!!!

Disclaimer: Not from Taiwan at all.
I felt a warm compelling to make this as a dedicated love letter to the country.

Hey everyone,

I’m supposed to start my exchange semester at Fu Jen Catholic University in Fall 2026.

The problem is that, according to the university’s timeline, exchange students were expected to receive their admission letters by the end of June. It’s now July, and neither I nor my home university have received any updates.
My home university has already contacted Fu Jen, but so far there hasn’t been a response. I also tried calling the International Office, but nobody answered.

Is this normal for Taiwanese universities or for Fu Jen in particular?

At the moment, we can’t apply for our visa, book flights, arrange medical examinations, or organize accommodation because we need the official acceptance letter.

Has anyone experienced something similar or is anyone else still waiting?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Hi everyone I'm an american highschool summer exchange student who recently arrived in Taiwan and I need a physical sim card. At the airport I tried buying one and they asked for my passport and said I had to be 18 to get a sim card.

I think I'll really need a Taiwanese prepaid card since data with my parent's phone plan is super expensive especially internationally. I asked my program directors about it and they recommended I ask my parents to send me their passport information and make a sim card purchase with that.

Do you all know if that would work?

My child has been participating in their first OCAC program, the one nicknamed Love Boat (language study not volunteer teaching one). It’s been horribly unorganized and the first dormitory they were placed in at Da Yeh university near Yuanlin down by Taichung was completely unhygienic with ant infestation, black mold, food particles constantly in the shared bathroom sink… I could go on. Anyone ever experience this? One thing I’m wondering from past camp participants (who have mostly seemingly enjoyed) OCAC programs — and maybe this is cultural? — were you asked to share a bed not just a room with strangers in your program? This OCAC camp is making the kids (unrelated campers) sleep in the same smallish (small double) bed because that’s how unorganized they are. On a college campus they couldn’t even figure out rooms with separate twin beds and never made any mention of this in the camp application or website /program description. Wondering how unusual or usual you find this. Same goes for the Taipei hotel room for their excursion weekend, not only did they force the teens to sleep in same bed w/ a stranger, they didn’t let them pick which fellow camper to share hotel room/bed w. My teenager has been frustrated w/ this, esp since the flu has been making the rounds w this group. I know that our high school sports team athletes share beds when they travel for games but in that case they already know each other and have agreed. In this case we’re paying for a program and this is something they don’t mention in advance.