Laurence Marvin S. Castillo is associate professor at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. He writes about Philippine film and literature. The re-election of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son and ...

The International Monetary Fund released the latest GDP per capita data for 2023 this month. In this article, we look at how Taiwan’s wages compare with other countries with similar GDP per capita.

While the Armed Forces of the Philippines denies targeting any specific country, the exercises are situated near areas close to Taiwan and the South China Sea. Critics argue that Balikatan serves ...

Excessive Profits. In the chart below, we see that Taiwan’s GDP per capita is far lower than other wealthier advanced countries like Denmark, Australia and Germany (as indicated by the darker ...

Data source: Taiwan, Japan (1, 2) Naturally, just comparing the wages without comparing with their cost of living is not enough. Tokyo’s minimum wage has households better equipped for everyday ...

In centuries past, the Philippines played a significant role in sparking the outside world’s first awareness of Taiwan. When the Spanish occupied the Philippine archipelago in 1571 and set up ...

In the previous two parts of this article, we looked at how Taiwan’s low and inadequate wages have contributed to exacerbating the country’s social problems.

Indeed, Taiwan’s inadequate wages have led to poor mental and social well-being among Taiwanese, but this is rarely discussed. Among advanced countries, Taiwan has one of the least adequate ...

In recent years, Taiwan has seen a rise in road traffic deaths, suicide deaths, and a drop in fertility rates, which could be related to its inadequate and low wages.

Albanian perceptions of Taiwan, where they exist, are hazy. Parku Rinia (Youth Park) in downtown Tirana is a testament to this. Close to Skanderbeg Square – with its equestrian monument to the ...

As such, Taiwan’s low health expenditure has resulted in Taiwan’s doctors and nurses earning suppressed and low salaries. Countries with higher government health expenditures also employ more ...

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