To enhance border clearance efficiency, all traditional paper-based Arrival Cards will go digital starting October 1, 2025. All incoming passengers will be required to complete the Taiwan Arrival Card (TWAC) online within three days prior to arrival. The new digital platform, launched on May 5, 2025, has received positive feedback and is expected to significantly speed up immigration clearance while reducing paper usage.

Taiwan moved up two spots to 6th in the latest World Competitiveness Ranking 2025 published June 17 by Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development, according to the National Development Council.

Taipei City-based Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology (DSET), in collaboration with National Chengchi University’s Supply Chain Resilience Center, held a global summit on supply chain resilience June 14 in the capital, according to the National Science and Technology Council (NTSC).

In line with efforts to promote the New Southbound Policy (NSP), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) convened a meeting on April 16 with relevant government agencies on further improving visa measures for nationals of NSP partner countries traveling to Taiwan.