National Taxation Bureau of the Northern Area, Ministry of Finance indicated that, to enhance the recruitment of foreign special professionals, from 2018, if a foreign special professional meets certain requirements, referring to Article 9 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals and Regulations Governing Reduction and Exemption of Income Tax of Foreign Special Professionals, he or she can apply for exemption from income tax.
Taiwan-India ties are going from strength to strength and the government will continue working with the New Southbound Policy target country in safeguarding peace and prosperity throughout the Indo-Pacific, according to Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu Oct. 15.
A virtual conference on trade secrets protection and digital piracy prevention held by Taiwan, Japan and the U.S. under the Global Cooperation and Training Framework kicked off Oct. 15 in Taipei City, underscoring the like-minded partners’ commitment to protecting intellectual property rights in the digital economy era.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) expressed condolences to Vietnam on Wednesday over the damage, injuries and deaths brought by Tropical Storm Nangka to the Southeast Asian country.
Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) on Saturday thanked India for its support after the country rebuked the Chinese embassy in New Delhi for attempting to manipulate media coverage of Taiwan's Double Ten National Day. Earlier in the week, the Chinese embassy sent an email to around 250 Indian journalists asking them not to refer to Taiwan as a "country" or "nation" in their coverage of Taiwan's Oct. 10 National Day events, local media outlets reported.
Season five of “Taiwan Revealed,” a documentary series co-produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Discovery Channel, was launched by Henry M. J. Chen, director-general of MOFA’s Department of International Information Services, Oct. 8 in Taipei City.
The fourth edition of the Yushan Forum, involving academics, experts and thought-leaders from 12 countries and regions such as Europe, Japan, the U.S. and New Southbound Policy target countries, opened Oct. 8 in Taipei City.
On October 7, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that Taiwan recently received notifications from the Japanese and French authorities through the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point that some travelers had tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after their departure from Taiwan.
Support from the global community for Taiwan’s bid to participate in the activities, mechanisms and meetings of the U.N. is sincerely appreciated by the government and people, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oct. 2.
Staunch support shown by 50 members of the U.S. Senate for a bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan is sincerely appreciated by the government and people, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
