The Earth is sometimes hit by intense radio signals that last for perhaps a mere millisecond, and yet the events that generate such signals may release as much energy as the Sun puts out in several weeks. What are these events? Some have described them as “cosmic fireworks” that flash briefly and disappear.
This is one of the hottest topics in astronomy today, and Taiwan is an active participant in the research.
At the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, powerlifter Yang Sen, competing in the super heavyweight equipped squat event, lifted 453.5 kilograms, setting a new world record. When added to his lifts in the bench press and deadlift, he had held aloft a total of 1118.5 kg for a total score of 108.9 points, setting a new World Games record and earning him the gold medal.
The 453.5 kg lift was equivalent to picking up one heavy motorcycle in each hand and was nearly four times his body weight of 116 kil
At the World Games held in Chengdu, China in August of 2025, Taiwan’s women’s tug-of-war team found their footing in the mud and won the gold medal in the 500-kilogram weight class, marking Taiwan’s sixth consecutive triumph in this event.
In recent years, the rise of Taiwan’s chocolate industry has seen Queenie Wu’s emergence as a game changer in the field. Between 2020 and 2024, she won six Golds at the International Chocolate Awards, becoming the first Asian chocolatier to accomplish this feat.
Over the last 50 years, Taiwan Panorama has continually followed issues related to Indigenous peoples, publishing more than 250 reports. We have witnessed the transition of these Aboriginal peoples from being “part of the landscape” to their self-aware “subjectivity” and their refraction of changing values and perspectives in Taiwan’s society.
For half a century, Taiwan Panorama has covered the most inspiring and moving stories of this island, including sports. Every crossing of the finish line, swing of the bat, or lifting of weights has impacted the hearts and minds of Taiwanese, while sports have enabled the world to see Taiwan’s never-give-up spirit.
When you think of Taiwan cuisine, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Pearl milk (boba) tea? Guabao (pork belly buns, a.k.a. “Taiwanese hamburgers”)? Xiaolongbao (steamed soup dumplings)? Beef noodle soup? Pineapple cakes? To be sure, these are all representative foods, but Taiwan cuisine is much broader than this list.
Books are time capsules, preserving eras that have passed. While writers enshrine their visions in their works, Taiwan Panorama bears witness to their endeavors through our reports.
Over the years, Taiwan Panorama has probed into the evolution of Taiwanese society from the perspective of gender equality. From home-based manual work to entrepreneurship, from housekeeping to jobs in the military and police and in various other professional fields such as orchestral conducting, we have illuminated how Taiwanese women defy conventions and embrace new social roles.
As the US calls for “reshoring of manufacturing,” global industrial chains are being redefined. In manufacturing, however, competition is not only about prices, but about national capabilities, technology, and trust. And one name has continued to resound throughout this worldwide competition—Taiwan.
