Liu Hsiu Wen
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Taiwan, Province of China
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Past articles by Liu:
LGBT Chinese still forced into conversion therapy, finds study
Human Rights Watch says pseudoscientific practices aimed at changing an individual's sexual orientation remain widespread → Read More
Another UK-China ‘deal’ on ice amid secrecy and confusion
Chengdu tycoon Wang Chunming reportedly entered a £1 billion 'partnership' with Sheffield in July 2016. Now it's unclear who exactly the English city's deal was with, or if it is worth the paper it may or may not have been written on → Read More
Singapore ranks top in Asia, seventh globally, for innovation
Find out how Asia's top economies placed on the UN's Global Innovation Index 2017 → Read More
Guangzhou to step-up land supply for housing
The Asia Times editorial picks of important economics, policy and market-moving stories from Chinese-language media → Read More
Four Asian companies ranked among world’s most innovative
Four companies from Asia were listed in Forbes' top 10 Most Innovative firms for 2017, including Shanghai RAAS Blood Products and 2 Indian conglomerates → Read More
Tencent leads China’s Top 100 Internet companies list
The Shenzhen-based technology firm has surpassed Alibaba Group to rise to the peak of the 2017 list → Read More
Sinopec, China National Petroleum Corporation top list
Sinopec, China National Petroleum Corporation and China State Construction International Holdings were ranked as the top three enterprises on the 2017 Fortune China Top 500 list → Read More
Residents in Beijing, Shenzhen lose half their pay on rent
Over 70% of 50 cities monitored in China had high rent-to-income ratios; residents in Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai spend over 45% of income on rent → Read More
China issues new guidelines on banned terminology in news
Xinhua News Agency emphasizes Beijing’s sovereignty over Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau in its new regulations for its reporters and bureaus → Read More
Taiwanese or Chinese? An island state’s shifting identities
On the 30th anniversary of the lifting of martial rule in Taiwan, Asia Times examines the Republic's political tensions and horizons and asks inhabitants how they see themselves → Read More
Thirty years on, memories of martial rule in Taiwan
After the supporters of Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan in 1949, martial law was declared on the island and would last for almost four decades. Three citizens recount their memories of those years → Read More
What’s behind the success of HBO Asia’s first Chinese series?
Asia Times talks to Chen Ho-yu, writer and director of The Teenage Psychic, about the journey from winning best short film at the Taipei Film Festival to creating an original series screening in 23 countries → Read More
Singapore, China high in Asia, Pacific university rankings
Times Higher Education says its first list for this region reflects dynamism characterizing higher education in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania → Read More
Nine graphs that show how Hong Kong has changed since 1997
Shifting identity, political unrest, economic unease: Asia Times looks at the key trends in the city → Read More
10 key political events in Hong Kong since the 1997 Handover
In the 20 years since reunification with China, we look at significant moments that have changed the city's political landscape → Read More
Deleveraging punches bonds into technical knockout
Despite refreshingly comforting words in the People’s Bank of China statement, it is hard not to stare at the shockingly cruel numbers from the corporate bond market → Read More
Inflation marches higher on smaller food deflation
Prices in China were generally stable to slightly lower in May, as the economy remains trapped in a deep well of excess supply and softening prices → Read More
China PMI bucks forecast but fails to drive markets
Purchasing managers' index comes in slightly better than expected but without providing clear steer on direction of country's economy → Read More
Small Talk: a video love letter
Taiwanese director Huang Hui-chen unpicks her award-winning documentary and tells how the project helped a mother and daughter mend a broken past → Read More
First in Asia: Taiwan recognizes same-sex marriage
Landmark decision paves way for the island to become the first in region to legalize gay unions → Read More