David on Formosa

• The Burning Forest on environmental education.
• Alive and kicking on Ma and the media.
• An article about Taiwan bloggers by Steven Crook (link via Scott Sommers).
• Rank continues blogging great bike rides: Yushan by the back roads.
• Michael Turton on Ma's i-Taiwan projects.
• Laowiseass on why everyone in Taiwan wants to be the boss.
• Patrick on POWs in Hualien during WWII.
• Craig reports on the Taiwan University Games.
• Talking Taiwanese compares Taiwan and Finland's education systems.

In the news: Hou Sheng-mou, Taiwan's Health Minister, writes why Taiwan is a vital link in disease reporting. Taiwan Greens at the Global Greens Conference in Brazil. The A-Team continue their bike tour around Taiwan.  

Events: The World Press Photo Exhibition is on from 18 17 May to 8 June at the National Taipei University of Technology (國立臺北科技大學) Eslite Dunhua South Road book store (敦南誠品書店).