[White stripes against a green background and a grey shadow]

It doesn’t look like much, but what’s now being dubbed as the “hawkeye meme,” has become a symbol of Taiwanese Olympic history. 

[For one day, Taiwan was “Taiwan” at the Olympics]

People made a big deal of it when a Japanese announcer called Taiwan’s Olympic team “Taiwan” during the opening ceremony. Leslie Liao explains why calling Taiwan “Taiwan” was so significant.

[A donation worth US$3 million]

Taiwanese entertainer Jia Yongjie captured a lot of attention this week because she managed to organize a drive to donate 342 high-end ventilators to hospitals around northern Taiwan. But, her efforts to help medical workers go above and beyond that multi-million dollar gesture.

[Don’t go anywhere for the long weekend]

The Dragon Boat Festival long weekend is quickly approaching. Leslie Liao explains why staying put for the holiday means saving lives in Taiwan.

[A new term puts people on edge]

People in Taiwan are tense enough as is, waiting for health authorities to update daily COVID numbers. However, last week, officials introduced a new term that has people scratching their heads. To many, it sounds like the government is putting a spin on the numbers, but how much “spin” is there really? Leslie Liao breaks it down for you.

[It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s...]

A man with a jetpack? A 15-second video posted to social media had people scratching their heads. A flying object that looked like a man wearing a jetpack over central Taiwan had aviation authorities scrambling to find out the truth!

[Taiwan is the most dangerous place on Earth...]

At least, that’s what The Economist thinks. But, that title raised plenty of eyebrows in Taiwan, with many thinking it was a bit much. People who live here find the country to be safe, convenient, and, oftentimes, cute, as Leslie Liao will show you in today’s Hashtag Taiwan.

[Here we go again...]

We’re one month away from the annual World Health Assembly! In recent years, China has barred Taiwan from attending, but Taiwan doesn’t accept exclusion from the WHA lying down. Every year, it lobbies other countries to let it into the WHA. This year, that campaign is getting a boost from a social media trend started by an international group of lawmakers.

[People get mad because a typhoon’s not coming]

What do you do when you get mad at a typhoon? If you’re in Taiwan, you insult it on social media. Why would you get mad at a typhoon? If you’re in Taiwan, it’s because it’s not making landfall.