--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Nicola Smith ## Nicola Smith Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close ## Nicola Smith Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Aug 21, 2017 ### [Taiwan Could Have the World's Biggest Brain Drain by 2021](https://time.com/4906162/taiwan-brain-drain-youth-china-jobs-economy/) One U.K.-based consultancy predicts that by 2021 Taiwan will have the world's biggest talent deficit [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jun 8, 2017 ### [Jakarta's Ex-Governor Will Be a Target in Jail, Family Warns](https://time.com/4810393/ahok-jail-safety-prison-islamist/) The jailing of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian, on blasphemy charges in Muslim-majority Indonesi... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  May 18, 2017 ### [China's Isolation of Taiwan Poses Risks For Global Health](https://time.com/4783772/taiwan-health-who-wha-china/) Chen Chien-jen, himself a renowned epidemiologist, says China's obsession with isolating Taiwan pose... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  May 5, 2017 ### [China's Stance on Taiwan and the WHO Is Potentially Deadly](https://time.com/4768449/taiwan-who-health-wha-china/) Taiwan's absence from global health policy-making bodies could create a dangerous public health risk... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 7, 2017 ### [Taiwan to Teach Children How to Spot Fake News](https://time.com/4730440/taiwan-fake-news-education/) Taiwan's first Digital Minister and self-described “civic hacker" speaks to TIME [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Mar 29, 2017 ### [China Confirms It's Holding Missing Taiwanese Rights Activist](https://time.com/4716175/taiwan-missing-activist-china/) Chinese authorities confirmed that Lee Ming-che had been detained for allegedly threatening national... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Mar 10, 2017 ### [Taiwan's Need for Chinese Students 'Leading to Censorship'](https://time.com/4697784/tainwan-universities-mainland-china-academic-freedom/) Local media report that at least 80 out of 157 universities may have compromised their academic inde... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jan 20, 2017 ### [Martin Scorsese's _Silence_ Is a Win for Taiwan but Producers Are Worried About a China Backlash](https://time.com/4640566/taiwan-silence-scorsese-movies-china/) While investors from neighboring China are making major inroads in Hollywood, Taiwan is fighting to ... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jan 12, 2017 ### [Want to Make Some Money in Taiwan? Report Your Uber Driver to the Police](https://time.com/4632430/taiwan-uber-fines/) More than 1 million people in Taiwan have downloaded the ride-hailing app, but the government is cra... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 12, 2016 ### [Trump's Doubting of 'One China' Sparks Hope and Fear in Taiwan](https://time.com/4597532/donald-trump-taiwan-one-china/) More U.S. recognition could bring benefits to Taiwan, but the island will also suffer the brunt of B... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Nov 17, 2016 ### [China Is Using Tourism to Hit Taiwan Where It Really Hurts](https://time.com/4574290/china-taiwan-tourism-tourists/) Beijing has succeeded in globally isolating Taiwan. Now it's trying to cut off the economically vita... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Nov 11, 2016 ### [Taiwanese Compete to Design New Flag for Tokyo Olympics](https://time.com/4567456/taiwan-flag-anthem-independence-tokyo-2020-olympics/) "Taiwan is functioning as an independent state whatever China says" [WORLD](/section/world/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/nicola-smith/","name":"Nicola Smith"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/nicola-smith/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/nicola-smith/"},"name":"Nicola Smith","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/nicola-smith/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```