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Planting Trees to Cool the Planet: NGOs Sow Seeds of SustainabilityPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Planting Trees to Cool the Planet: NGOs Sow Seeds of Sustainability

Dig a hole, then gently push the tree sapling down into it, cover the roots with soil, and water it well. Planting trees is simple, and is the most basic, effective and lowest-cost solution to the greenhouse effect and extreme weather.

Standing Up for Real Food: Yuen Foong Yu Biotech CEO Stephanie HoPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Standing Up for Real Food: Yuen Foong Yu Biotech CEO Stephanie Ho

It’s not too far-fetched to say that Stephanie Ho, founder of Green & Safe and CEO of Yuen Foong Yu Biotech, would “keep her own cow to be sure of drinking good milk.” An old Chinese adage tells us that nouveau-riche families do not acquire good taste until the third generation. As a granddaughter of one of the founders of the Yuen Foong Yu Group, Ho is very particular about taste: not just aesthetic, but culinary as well.

Setting a Course for Sustainability: Cathay Holdings CIO Sophia ChengPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Setting a Course for Sustainability: Cathay Holdings CIO Sophia Cheng

As chief investment officer of Cathay Holdings, Sophia Cheng has a reputation as an astute investor, but she is much more than that. A winner several times over of the title Best Analyst in Taiwan, she has also been named Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwoman and chairs the Asia Investment Group on Climate Change.

Demystifying Supertyphoons: Multidisciplinary Scientist Lin I-iPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Demystifying Supertyphoons: Multidisciplinary Scientist Lin I-i

Lin I-i is a distinguished professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at National Taiwan University (NTU), whose multidisciplinary research across the fields of satellite remote sensing, atmospheric sciences and ocean sciences has advanced our understanding of super­typhoons and explored the impact of typhoons and volcanic eruptions on the carbon cycle.

Pushing for Period Positivity: Trailblazers Lin Nien Tzu and Vivi LinPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Pushing for Period Positivity: Trailblazers Lin Nien Tzu and Vivi Lin

Aiming to shatter long-held myths about menstruation, Lin Nien Tzu founded the environmentally friendly Dharti Mata Sustainable Workshop in Nepal. In 2017 Lin was named on the BBC’s “100 Women” list of influential women around the world. Vivi Lin, meanwhile, established the non-profit With Red, which focuses on issues such as period poverty, menstrual stigmatization, and period inequality. She is the first Taiwanese winner of the UK’s Diana Award.

A Love Letter to Taiwan: Huang Tu-shui’s Water of ImmortalityPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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A Love Letter to Taiwan: Huang Tu-shui’s Water of Immortality

“I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.” These words from the biblical Book of Job perhaps aptly describe how people feel upon seeing Huang Tu-shui’s Water of Immortality, the first marble sculpture of a female nude in the history of Taiwanese art.

A TCM Prescription for Covid: Taiwan’s NRICM101Photos - New Southbound Policy
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A TCM Prescription for Covid: Taiwan’s NRICM101

NRICM101 is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) developed in Taiwan to treat Covid-19, and is the first TCM formulation to be legally sold in more than 50 nations. Given Covid’s transmissibility, the still growing number of confirmed cases around the world, and the inexpensiveness of NRICM101 relative to Western medicines, the multi-target drug has the potential to be a Covid remedy for the whole planet.

Mad About Mazu: The Passion and Philanthropy of PilgrimagesPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Mad About Mazu: The Passion and Philanthropy of Pilgrimages

What is the magic of a Mazu pilgrimage? In one of his videos, American YouTuber Logan Beck declares that introducing Taiwanese culture, and particularly the Mazu culture, is his passion.

B Corp Businesses: Where Sustainability and Profit CoexistPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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B Corp Businesses: Where Sustainability and Profit Coexist

As businesses prosper, people begin to look at the sources and destinations of their profits. In 2006 the US non-profit organization B Lab® launched a movement to evaluate companies’ “business impact” through a “B Impact Assessment” (BIA), and established the B Corp™ Certification system to quantify the impact that various business activities have on society and the environment.

Divinely Inspired Craftsmanship: Skills Revealed in Mazu TemplesPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Divinely Inspired Craftsmanship: Skills Revealed in Mazu Temples

Tianhou (“Empress of Heaven”) temples, dedicated to the goddess Mazu, are centers for all kinds of traditional craftsmanship. In this article we visit three masters of temple crafts: carpenter Liu Shengren; Guo Chunfu, a maker of headgear for deities’ statues; and embroideress Zhang Lijuan. By looking at their decades of consummate work, we can appreciate their professionalism and admire the beauty of Taiwanese crafts.