David on Formosa

• Pinyin News writes about the trademarking of 台客 (taike).
• Snarky Tofu on Taiwan's Linguistic Inscrutability Complex.
• Michael Turton discusses Ma Ying-jeou.
• Doubting to Shuo compares the economies of Taiwan and Korea. 
• Taiwan Photographers is a new blog featuring the work of professional and amateur photographers in Taiwan.
• Stop the Hushan Dam reports on concerns about the seventh Environmental Impact Assessment Committee. 
• Travels with Sandy notes that Jiufen was one of the inspirations for Spirited Away.
• Todd takes Shi-Da's final exam.
• Taoyuan Nights recommends a place to get Apple Macs repaired in Taipei.
• Kerim on Taiwan's National Health Insurance. The Taiwan News reports a delegation from Saudi Arabia is coming to study Taiwan's health insurance system.

Media:  Expect a flurry of media (and blog) activity this week with the verdict in Ma Ying-jeou's corruption case being announced on Tuesday. Also Frank Hsieh will announce his Vice-Presidential candidate on Wednesday. 

Michael Turton will have more links later in the week. You can also keep up with the latest in the Taiwan blogosphere via the Taiwan Blog Feed.

P.S. I did some upgrading to the blog yesterday. If you notice anything that is missing or broken please leave a comment or e-mail me.