TAIWAN

Accreditation of More Multinational Corporation Headquarters Begins in Shenzhen

19 October 2021

Shenzhen is accepting applications for the accreditation of a second batch of multinational corporation headquarters until 31 October. Qualified multinational corporations in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan may submit applications to set up headquarters in Shenzhen in accordance with the application guidelines. More

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Guangdong Issues Social Insurance Enrollment Guidelines for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Residents

15 October 2021

The Guangdong Social Insurance Fund Administration and the State Taxation Administration recently issued guidelines for enrollment of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents’ insurance programmes relating to old age, work-related injuries and unemployment. The guidelines took effect on 1 October 2021. More

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Guangdong Opens Basic Medical Insurance to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Residents

05 August 2021

Guangdong province has just issued guidelines on basic medical insurance for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents. Qualified residents may enroll for basic medical insurance through the relevant administrative service windows or online platforms. More

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Big-tent events bounce back

20 July 2021

A year and a half after the COVID-19 pandemic started impacting activities around the world, big events now appear to be back with a bang and their success – or otherwise – will prove something of a litmus test for the potential relaunch of the exhibition sector as a whole. More

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Taiwan department stores on digital fast track

27 April 2021

With online shopping becoming a way of life for many consumers across Taiwan, this – coupled with the global drop in footfall occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic – has made life tough for many of Taiwan’s conventional retailers, particularly those in the department-store sector. More

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Opportunity and danger in car chip drought

16 March 2021

At the end of January, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs convened a meeting of the territory’s big four wafer original equipment manufacturers – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, United Microelectronics Corporation, World Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation and the Powerchip Technology Corporation. More

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Streaming stimulates screenplay

05 March 2021

Asian economies such as Taiwan and Korea have swiftly grasped the possibilities opening up in the premium television market since the COVID-19 outbreak, and Hong Kong is jumping on the bandwagon. More

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COVID windfall for Taiwan’s PC sector

17 February 2021

The wholescale migration of business and leisure interests to the online realm driven by the protracted global COVID-19 lockdowns has seen rejuvenated sales in the personal-computer sector, a development that has proven a huge boon to many of Taiwan’s high-tech manufacturers. More

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State Council Approves Expansion of Kunshan Pilot Area for Cross-Straits Industrial Co-operation

08 January 2021

The State Council gave its approval on 23 December 2020 to expand the Kunshan pilot area for the deepening of cross-Straits industrial co-operation to the whole city of Kunshan (Guo Han No. 168 [2020]). More

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BRUNEI: Halal Trade Development MOU Signed with Taiwan

15 December 2020

The country has signed an MOU on Shariah Compliance Products Development and Trade with Taiwan with a particular focus on halal export development, promotional programmes and minimising technical trade barriers to trade. More

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