The cabinet has approved draft amendments to the Nationality Act to ease residency requirements for foreign professionals applying for naturalisation.

The Legislative Yuan on Tuesday has passed changes to a law which raises residential property taxes on households that own multiple homes.

A draft amendment to the Criminal Code that would address crimes involving "deepfakes" has been sent to the cabinet for review

The cabinet says a proposal for the establishment of a Ministry of Digital Development will be submitted to the legislature during the current plenary session, which runs from February until May.