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2022/10/03 | Chia-Shuo Tang and Sam Robbins

Taiwan’s Failed Social Media Regulation Bill

Following the launch of the Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan’s Digital Intermediary Service Act shows the government is taking concerted action to address disinformation, but the bill never made its way to parliament.

2016/09/02 | J. Michael Cole

UPDATED: PO Denies Tsai’s New Southbound Policy Coordination Office to Close

The Executive Yuan and negotiators from the Ministry of Economic Affairs will now be in charge of implementing the policy.

2016/01/26 | Kenzo

Taoyuan Airport MRT Express to Launch in March Under Loosened Standards

If the contractor keeps failing to fulfill the requirements unrelated to the system’s stability and safety, such as travel time and interval time, the government will consider launching the system first and making improvements along the way.

2015/10/27 | Yang

Taiwan Government to Set Up Ten Thousand Phone Charging Stations on the Island

There are more than 16 million smart phone users in Taiwan and about 80% need to have their smart phones with them when they go out. On October 26, the Executive Yuan decided that over 1,300 post offices in Taiwan will provide free phone charging stations before the end of this year.