Blog posts from the team at International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English radio station.
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Taiwan This Week: Rubber hits the road

Taiwan This Week: Rubber hits the road

Listen to the broadcast Friday May 20th at 8:30pm on ICRT FM 100, or stream the broadcast here. Or, listen to the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. In this edition of Taiwan This Week, we dedicate the entire program to discussing the inauguration of President Tsai Ing-wen. During our...Continue reading
American Express says number of wealthy people in Taiwan increasing

American Express says number of wealthy people in Taiwan increasing

Financial services corporation American Express says more than 110,000 people in Taiwan last year, held liquid assets of more than NT$30 million. American Express cited the 2014 World Wealth report compiled by France-based consulting company Capgemini and the Royal Bank of Canada as showing that the number surpassed 110,000 in 2013, pushing up its ranking...Continue reading
Fewer Taiwan Companies Plan to Give Raises This Year: Poll

Fewer Taiwan Companies Plan to Give Raises This Year: Poll

A survey released Monday says fewer Taiwan companies are planning to give their employees a raise this year than a year ago despite the improving economy. The survey from Taipei-based 1111 Job Bank found that 55 percent of polled companies plan to give employees raises in 2014. This is 9 percentage points lower than numbers...Continue reading
AmCham Taipei Releases 2014 White Paper on Taiwan Business Climate

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