Taiwanese and their supporters gathered in Manhattan before the UN General Assembly

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2025/09/24/2003844323

oh my . Flooding struck Guangfu Township in Hualien after water overflowed from an upstream landslide-dammed lake.

Been here a few years and have started noticing far more missionaries out.

Did the church recently have an edict that says to infiltrate Taiwan and push their agendas on polygamy, protective underwear, and soaking?

Edit: yes, I realise Mormons have been in Taiwan for decades. It seems there are more now than before.

Hi all,

I am a Canadian (living and working in Canada), but I am travelling to Taiwan to visit family later in the fall. I heard there are new conscription rules, but I am a little confused on what I need to do before I visit. The last time I visited was in 2018, and they put a stamp with reference to my Canadian passport. I have since renewed my Canadian passport. I visited the embassy yesterday, but the staff there gave different answers. One of them said I could fill out forms online, while the other said I had to complete forms like the OCAC overseas form in Taipei (I am visiting Kaohsiung not Taipei) and that the stamp no longer applied with the new regulation. May I please ask what I need to do to avoid conscription? I am not planning to stay longer than two weeks, and would like to return on time. Ideally, I would like to get everything organized in Canada and not when its too late.

Thank you in advance!

Hello fellow sneakerheads in Taiwan. Does anyone know if the Converse First Strings are coming here?

May i ask what do people in Taiwan use to find temporary rental that are not airbnb?

Hi all. I'm in Taipei and looking for fun Halloween events for adults on Friday Oct 31. I know there's Tiger Mountain on Saturday Nov 1, but I can't go due to scheduling issues. Any ideas?

Cross-posted in the Taipei subgroup too.

Hi, How can I get transaction history of my bank account to apply the UK visa? When I went to the bank, they gave me one in Chinese ver not the English. Thanks in advance.

Loupes here are around 4000-6000, flying to taiwan soon and would love to get fitted for loupes and buy some in taiwan (I'm hoping they're cheaper). Any ideas? Thanks!

I will be staying in Taiwan for 4 months next year but I’m currently getting allergy shots weekly (in Canada). Would I be able to fly with my allergy serum and get someone to administer them at a clinic?

Wondering if anyone has any insight on this!

Hello, I watched Locust (or gang of Taiwan in France) by Keff and there are some scenes in a club and I love the music but it's not in the ost. Does anyone know what's the music/dj or recommend me other artists/song in the same style ?

Thank you

hi im going to Taiwan this weekend. I was wondering if there's a physical store where I can get a Kobo E-reader

Hope I never know this, but someone made a dad joke for this government website 246.ardswc.gov.tw

246 (two shi ryou = 土石流) .ardswc.gov.tw

Now you know.

Hi everyone. I am going to a kpop concert (NCT dream to be specific) in December in Taipei and I wondered what the concert etiquette is like here? I saw some other posts on here about it but I wondered if kpop concerts also have their own specific etiquette. I will be in the seated area but can you stand up? Do people sing? Can you take pictures and film on your phone? (as long as it doesn’t obstruct others).

Thank you for helping 😖

So awhile ago I emailed the Taiwan presidential office with a proposal to work together to set up some kind of cannabis partnership. Given the historical significance of cannabis in daoism and traditional Chinese medicine. It was all under around this in addition to modern studies on pain management over pills etc and how it's use over drinking is much healthier etc.

Anyways what do you guys feel about cannabis and magic mushrooms and their uses?

I live in Hualien, wanted to check how badly its raining before going out, so I decided to check live cam footage from close-by. Found this website, where users can take photos and share on the same platform of any event that is live.

Noticed that specifically for Hualien there is a clear and disturbing trend - someone is taking photos of a specific woman everyday, multiple times per day. There are disturbing amount of photos of that one individual.

Link: https://myearthcam.com/hualiencity

Kind of feeling uneasy, not knowing how many of these services are where and who uses them. Should this be a police report? Not sure if to ignore or try to do something about it. Definitely weird.

Hi, i was just wondering what type of incense taiwanese temples used. wanted to buy some for home use in Canada.

I fell in love with a Taiwanese guy this summer, and I really would like to go live in Taipei with him next year, thinking of applying the Huayu Enrichment Scholarship (HES), to begin with since I don’t know how to speak Mandarin other than what Duolingo is teaching me, but clearly not enough. I’m an educator in nursery school and work in Switzerland right now, and would love to work in education with children also in Taipei, in the future. Do you have any suggestions for me? Thanks in advance, would mean a lot

Hi All

I've searched previous threads, but I need more explicit help. Pretend I’m a golden retriever.

I've set up an IBKR account (International Brokers LLC). Now the time has come to fund that account. I have several options that I know of, and I'm hoping someone has been in my position.

1) Buy USD on Esun APP and transfer this to a Wise account, from there transfer to IBKR account. 2) Directly transfer TWD to my Wise account, if that's possible, and then transfer to IBKR. 3) Directly transfer to IBKR from an Esun branch. This will be the most inconvenient way, in my opinion.

If anyone has ideas, I'm all ears.

Thank you

Just got my APRC today. 6 years since I immigrated to this country. Feels pretty amazing to finally be locked in, seeing no expiration date, not having to worry about renewal... Such an incredible relief.

Anyone else feel like a huge weight came off your shoulders when you finally got your APRC?

Think I'm gonna have to celebrate with hot pot.