COVID-19 has given a modest boost to online shopping in Taiwan, with platforms such as Momo, PChome, and Shopee strengthening their market positions. In a world struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, Taiwan is an outlier. The island nation has staved off the mercurial contagion, with dramatic implications for public health and the economy. One of…
As online media and streaming services continue to grow, the telecommunications industry requires further rate deregulation to remain competitive. In its position paper in the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei’s recently released 2017 Taiwan White Paper, the Chamber’s Telecommunications & Media Committee addressed this need for further deregulation by recommending the National Communications Commission…
As more and more Taiwanese shift to online shopping, traditional merchants are losing business. Not long ago, I visited Taipei’s camera district in search of a Fuji X100T, a compact digital camera capable of producing professional-quality images. The X100T is one of only a few cameras Fuji still manufactures in Japan, and is considered superior…
The industry looks forward to potential further opening later this year. In AmCham’s Taiwan White Paper for the past several years, the Insurance Committee urged the government to enable consumers to purchase relatively simple types of insurance more conveniently online. For example, the Committee’s position paper suggested revision of a regulation requiring online purchasers of…
