AmCham Taipei Releases 2014 White Paper on Taiwan Business Climate
The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei this morning released its 2014 White Paper, an annual document that assesses Taiwan’s business climate and identifies priority issues. In the publication, AmCham Taipei notes that it has noticed major positive developments in the past year in the areas of investment policy, intellectual property rights, cross-border data flow,...Continue reading
Innovating Taiwan: Microsoft’s Roan Kang on the Future of Mobile and Cloud Computing
For the first episode of my new podcast series Innovating Taiwan – a collaboration between ICRT and the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei – I had the pleasure of sitting down with Roan Kang, the General Manager of Marketing and Operations at Microsoft Taiwan, to chat about the future of technology. Listen The body...Continue reading
Farglory Chairman Confesses to Paying Bribes
Farglory Group Chairman – Chao Tengxiong confessed Monday to paying a $16 million NT bribe to a former Taoyuan County official, to secure a contract for a public housing development in the county. According to the Taipei District Court, Chao admitted to the bribe at a detention hearing, which later ordered that he and senior...Continue reading
Taxi Fares in Taipei, New Taipei and Keelung May Increase
The Taipei City government’s Public Transportation Office says it is reviewing a proposal to hike taxi fares in Taipei, New Taipei and Keelung. The statement follows calls by the Business Association of Taipei Taxi Transportation to increase fares due to rising fuel costs. Under the plan, the basic rate will remain at 70 NT –...Continue reading
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