Each spring when The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (AmCham Taipei) publishes the latest edition of its Taiwan White Paper, it reviews the issues raised by its various committees in the previous year’s edition. The committees assign each issue a number representing the degree of progress over the past year. A (1) is the…
AmCham Taipei’s 2017 Golf Championship, held May 12 at the Kuo Hua Golf & Country Club in Beitou, saw a total of 55 golfers on 14 teams gather for a day of friendly competition and fun. With a full shot-gun start, all players teed-off promptly at 6:30 a.m., following the Texas Scramble based on Peoria…
In its 2017 Taiwan White Paper released on June 8, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei assessed the performance of the first year of the Tsai Ing-wen administration from the viewpoint of the foreign business community. Introducing the content of the White Paper at a Chamber luncheon attended by more than a hundred members…
The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei held its 49th annual Hsieh Nien Fan banquet on March 22 in the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Taipei. This year’s attendance was a record high of nearly 700 AmCham Taipei members and guests. The purpose of the event is to express thanks to Taiwan government officials, the American Institute…
The changing regulatory environment has raised a number of issues for consideration. At its January meeting, AmCham Taipei’s Board of Governors approved the formation of a new Chamber committee to cover the cosmetics sector. The stated goals of the new committee are to promote a positive and stable business environment to foster smooth operations for…
Encouraging progress has been made on a number of fronts over the past half year. At this half-way point in the AmCham Taipei annual advocacy cycle that begins with issuance of the Taiwan White Paper in early June, Taiwan Business TOPICS customarily reviews the status of White Paper issues over the previous six months. This…
AmCham Taipei 2015 White Paper follow-up meetings with various government agencies. Each year the various AmCham Taipei committees follow up their White Paper entries with calls on the relevant government offices to discuss the current advocacy issues. Over the past several months these meetings have included: Environmental Protection Administration, December 22. On behalf of the…
