Despite Taiwan’s reputation as a global tech hub, international neobanks and fintech platforms continue to face steep regulatory and bureaucratic barriers that block meaningful market entry. As ...

While evolving from outdoor performances in villages and city neighborhoods to television and the internet, budaixi has maintained its popularity. Puppet theater’s rich history throughout Asia is well ...

The island’s world-leading ICT and semiconductor sectors have come under the spotlight following a series of high-profile cyberattacks. In late March, Taiwanese tech hardware giant Acer reportedly was ...

Taiwan’s economy confronts a challenging outlook of slowing global growth, geopolitical tensions, and the potential impact of U.S. trade policies. The Taiwan economy has performed strongly this year, ...

A recent acquisition in Taiwan’s retail market has raised questions about monopoly effects and caused concern among shoppers used to supermarkets’ wide range of imported foods. In July 2022, French ...

Once Taiwan’s second city and a major industrial hub, Kaohsiung has seen better days. Now it hopes to make a comeback by increasing investment in innovative and eco-friendly industries and boosting ...

China’s latest AI breakthrough may be turning heads, but Taiwan is focused on a different challenge: ensuring the next generation of language models reflects local identities and democratic norms. The ...

Market woes in China and geopolitical tensions have caused Taiwanese banks and other financial institutions to gradually draw down their cross-Strait exposure. In the first half of the 2010s, ...

Taiwan has a relatively complete supply chain for electric vehicle components, and companies such as Tesla rely heavily on Taiwanese suppliers for a majority of their EV parts. Yet the island has not ...

A review of the essential regulations, plus some caution on dangers for the unwary. Is your business handling personal data? Of course, it is. You don’t have to be an e-commerce giant, financial ...

If there’s one thing nearly every town in Taiwan seems to have, it’s a delicacy it claims as its own. In some cases, the association seems contrived. But when it comes to Chiayi, its claim to fame is ...

Taiwan’s first two virtual banks have quickly accumulated customers, and the market is expanding with a third such bank on the way. But Taiwan’s oversaturated banking market will likely require that ...