The ride-hailing app is now partnering with licensed car-rental companies in Taiwan. Ride-hailing app Uber returned to Taiwan in April after a two-month suspension of its services, this time in partnership with licensed car-rental companies. In a break with Uber’s standard business model, drivers’ companies set the fares – and non-professional drivers are barred from…

Local authorities are pressing for Ching Chuan Kang to be upgraded to international airport status. Taoyuan Airport provides the majority of Taiwan’s international flight service. Taipei City’s Songshan Airport, Kaohsiung Airport, and Taichung Airport offer limited international service to Asian destinations. But since a flash flood disrupted service at Taoyuan Airport in June 2016, Taichung…

Wikipedia defines a circular economy as a “regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emission, and energy leakage are minimized by slowing, closing, and narrowing material and energy loops. This can be achieved through long-lasting design, maintenance, repair, reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishing, and recycling.” In line with global trends, the Taiwan government is actively promoting…