Researchers at National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) have developed a rapid Covid-19 test.

Foreign nationals whose Alien Resident Certificates (ARCs) are about to expire will receive an automatic 30-day extension with immediate effect due to the heightened Covid-19 situation.

Taiwan's unemployment rate for March stood at 3.56%.

Sales of wholesale trade were NT$1.0164 trillion in March 2023, a decrease of 13.3% compared with the same month in 2022, according to a report from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).

The island's unemployment rate fell slightly in March to stand at 3.38%.

Health Minister Chen Shih-chung says the government is moving towards lifting the ban on foreign visitors next month.

Taiwan's export orders for the month of March set a new record of US$56.3 billion, 33.3% higher than the same month in 2020, according to a report by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).

Around 5,000 international students hoping to come to Taiwan for language study who do not hold the Ministry of Education's (MOE's) Huayu Enrichment Scholarship may be allowed to enter the country starting from next March

Health Minister Chen Shih-chung says the government is planning to allow business travellers to enter in March and to shorten the quarantine period for all arrivals

The cabinet has announced that people can register their information on the official website for the distribution of NT$6,000 tax rebate next week.

A team comprising 17 research groups has been formed to accelerate the development of quantum computing here in Taiwan

Representatives of foreign chambers are praising the government's decision to change the numbering system of Alien Resident Certificates and Alien Permanent Resident Certificates.

The European Commission has adopted the first strategic plan for “Horizon Europe”, the new EU research and innovation programme worth €95.5 billion in current prices.

The National Immigration Agency (NIA) is urging foreigners with the new ARC cards to file their taxes early.

Archaeologists' contributions to the ongoing debate

By Mark Caltonhill

Taiwan's total exports in the month of March contracted 19.1% year on year to US$35.2 billion while total imports fell 20.1% from a year earlier to US$30.98 billion, according to a report by the Ministry of Finance.  

In March, the average regular earnings of full-time employees with Taiwan nationality (excluding foreigners and part-time employees) were NT$47,925.

Taiwan's total exports in March rose by 21.3% year-on-year to US$43.50 billion while imports rose by 20.3% from a year earlier to US$38.85 billion

The first of two Taiwan search and rescue teams being sent to Turkey to help find those trapped in buildings damaged by Monday's magnitude 7.8 earthquake has arrived in the affected area

Taiwan's consumer price index rose 1.26% in March 2021, compared with the same month of 2020.

Taiwan's seasonally adjusted manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell into negative territory in March after climbing above the neutral 50 level in February for the first time in seven months.

Taiwan's healthcare system is admired the world over but faces big challenges as it moves into the "digital health" era. Market research is facilitating this development and is also changing in line with the environment in which it works

By Mike Jewell

While the players and technology have evolved and the scale of data has increased exponentially, valuable insights still require strategic thinking by humans

By Mike Jewell

Taiwan's official Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) in March came in at 47.9, which was down 0.2 points from the previous month.

Taiwan's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) reading came in at 62.7 in March, slightly lower than the previous month but remaining in expansionary territory for the ninth consecutive month and above 60 for the fifth consecutive month.

Taiwan's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose by 1.4 points month-on-month to 52.7 in March, according to a report published on the website of the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER).

Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) says, foreign professionals with an employment permit issued by the Ministry of Labor (MOL) will have the option to apply for their Alien Resident Certificate (ARC), online from today