In the insurance section of the 2018 Taiwan White Paper recently released by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, the Insurance Committee offers a long-term roadmap to improving the insurance market in Taiwan and allowing citizens to take a more holistic view of their insurance protection needs. The insurance penetration ratio of Taiwan, or the…
In the energy section of the 2018 Taiwan White Paper recently released by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, the Chamber’s Energy Committee calls for the appointment of an “energy czar” to oversee the government’s efforts to redirect Taiwan’s electrical power generation away from reliance on nuclear and fossil fuels. By 2025, according to the…
Special to Topics Online For the past three years, exceptionally hot weather in May has placed extreme peak demands on the Taiwan Power Co. grid. This year on May 30, when temperatures soared above 36 degrees Celsius, electricity demand broke an all-time record to reach 36.77GWh (gigawatt hours). Yet unlike previous years when blistering temperatures…
Fresh consideration of the profession’s status is currently under way. Special to Topics Online Taiwan continues to be one of the very few jurisdictions in the world where the profession of chiropractic lacks legal recognition. Its doctors of chiropractic – educated and licensed in the United States and other advanced countries – exist in Taiwan…
Two experts note how improved industry-regulator communications helped in the U.S. Food safety issues have continued to plague Taiwan, despite comprehensive efforts by the regulatory agencies. At the same time, the food industry complains that many of the regulations and practices put into place to ensure that Taiwan’s food is safe and free of both…
When AmCham Taipei committees met with government regulators on February 26 in the third quarterly meeting convened by the National Development Council (NDC) to discuss unresolved issues from the Chamber’s Taiwan White Paper, one additional item was included in the agenda. Although the issue arose following publication of the 2017 White Paper, it was considered…
Better results, but still below expectations. Each year when AmCham Taipei launches the latest edition of its Taiwan White Paper, the Chamber’s various committees score each of their suggestions from the previous year’s White Paper according to the degree of progress achieved. Last June the scorecard for the recommendations made in 2016 was disappointing to…
For years, a key element in AmCham Taipei’s advocacy agenda has been an appeal to the government to ease the way for foreign white-collar personnel to live and work in Taiwan. Major progress was made in that direction with the Legislative Yuan’s passage on October 31 of an Act for the Recruitment and Employment of…
Taiwan foresees heightened business opportunities, especially in areas related to the digital economy, green energy, and the biomedical sector. The annual Taiwan Business Alliance Conference organized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is an effort to stimulate interest in investing in Taiwan among foreign and overseas Chinese enterprises. The 2017 Conference, held October 6…
Taiwan is preparing to join APEC’s Cross-Border Privacy Rules system. Last year Taiwan (or “Chinese Taipei” as it is known within APEC, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum) announced plans to prepare to join the group’s Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) system designed to facilitate the flow of data across the Asia-Pacific region. To participate in…
