With just three months left to the presidential elections in Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who has never been known to utter the words "Republic of China", has made a startling statement. more ›

Nora Sun (孙穗芬), the granddaughter of Dr Sun Yat-Sen, the founding father of the Chinese republic, has been severely injured in a car accident in Taipei yesterday. The 72-year-old was due to attend the centennial anniversary celebrations of the founding of the Republic of China, but is now battling for her life under intensive care at the Shin Kong Memorial Hospital. The 19-year-old driver of a red car in the opposite lane which suddenly lost control and crashed into Sun's car is understood to have died on the spot. more ›

Many of you more avid Shanghaiist readers already know my thoughts on Sinan Mansions, the high-end hotel and restaurant location that is unfortunately located on a street that's historically dear to me. Now that Expo is almost ending, the demolition of my grandmother's house is drawing ever closer. This photo, by Sue Anne Tay, is a striking example of the ephemeral mingling of the old-old with the new-old. more ›

Political border disputes will be played out in miniature at Shanghai's World Expo next year, after rumors that World Expo organizers are planning a Taiwan pavilion within the Chinese section of the fair stirred up old tensions about Taiwan's political status. more ›