Taiwan

The Council of Ministers has approved a draft amendment to the Commodity Tax Act that, if approved, will extend the current period of reduction of the commodity tax for buyers of new and heavy diesel vehicles who dispose of old ones until the end of 2026

Taiwan's unemployment rate fell slightly to 3,64% in October, thanks to the easing of business closures and downsizing, said the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics

Taipei Twin Towers broke ground: designed as a new gateway in the city’s west on 31.728 square meters for an investment of US$1,94 billion, the two skyscrapers near the Main Station will count 74 and 55 floors respectively and will be completed in 2027

The country recorded its first case of cholera in two years as a patient developed severe diarrhoea after consuming raw prawns and oysters

Celebration of 10 October, "double ten", has been particularly significant this year: tensions with Beijing, that claims Taiwan as its territory, are at an all-time high and leader Xi Jinping, who spoke about "reunification", is likely to win a 3rd term

According to semiconductor trade association SEMI, Taiwan is expected to spend $30 billion on semiconductor manufacturing equipment this year, the highest figure of any country in the world

In Taichung, 45 teams took off in front of 50.000 spectators from a 3-storey high ramp to fly their homemade flying machines at the 'Flugtag' organised annually by energy drink Red Bull, for the 1st time in Taiwan

The National Symphony Orchestra hopes its 2022-2023 season opening concerts will bring back audiences lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, said the orchestra's music director Jun Markl

Taiwan's largest source of gold last year has been Japan, overtaking Switzerland among main suppliers

The recall of 450.000 cups of Haagen-Dazs ice cream, for a total of 60.000 kilograms, has been ordered due to the possible presence of a cancer-causing pesticide in the vanilla extracts used; the substance was first detected in the EU

Peak electricity consumption reached 40.301 million kilowatts, passing 40 giga Watt for the first time at the end of July and while high temperatures persist consumption is not expected to diminish; per capita power use is 3 times higher than Asia average