Clarifying surveillance concerns

Article 3-1 of the Communication Security and Surveillance Act (通訊保障及監察法) says that a private mobile phone user’s name, identification number, telephone number, address, time of communication, length ...

Property Tax in Taiwan

Nonresidents, individuals who were in Taiwan for less than 183 days during a calendar year ... The taxable gain is the difference between the selling price and the property cost (acquisition costs, ...

Taiwan Gets F-16 Boost From US

U.S.-made F-16s form the core of Taiwan's air power. In December, the U.S. Air Force concluded the $4.5 billion "Peace Phoenix Rising" program to upgrade all 139 of Taiwan's F-16s into the modern Viper variant.

Taiwan in the spotlight and CATL’s subsidy haul

Digging into corporate data, Nikkei Asia’s Kenji Kawase found that for the first time CATL, China’s leading electric vehicle battery manufacturer, was the top recipient of state subsidies among all mainland listed companies last year. Since Xi Jinping rose to power in 2012, the two major state oil companies had dominated the top spots.