This week’s Time Capsule looks at the start of the Korean War, a fire, an armed robbery and the great thorn theft.

Taiwan is often compared to other countries, but never to Spain. Yet the two countries have, in many ways, followed a similar path toward democracy. That makes the comparison interesting.

Chiang Kai-shek, who adopted the name Zhongzheng, left behind a divisive legacy from his years of martial law. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

According to a study by the Transitional Justice Commission, 316 roads are named Zhongzheng or Jhongjheng; another 28 are named Jieshou (介壽), an abbreviation of the slogan “long live Chiang Kai-shek”; ...

Between 1950 and 1952, they launched at least seven incursions into Yunnan province but in every instance were repelled by communist units. Officially, they served under the Taipei command of Chiang ...

Chiang Kai-shek’s mausoleum has officially been consigned to history, as Taiwan’s military reclassified the site in the city of Taoyuan as a “camp area” – the latest move by the island ...

Grimly last week President Chiang Kai-shek prepared for May Day, rampage day for Reds. In Shanghai dragnets carefully spread for months by the Government’s secret agents were jerked tight in a ...

His son, Chiang Ching-kuo, shortly after consolidated authority on the island and continued the martial law regime. Chiang Kai-shek ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Taipei: In a nondescript park, about an hour’s drive north-west of Taipei, Taiwan has fashioned a novel, if controversial, answer ...