Taiwan has expanded rules to allow fishing vessel owners to train foreign workers as ‘first-level engineers and ‘second-level’ shipmates, but concerns remain amid accusations of mistreatment of crew and labour rights concerns. Source link
Read More »China’s ‘slowing economic situation’ again hurt Taiwan’s export orders
Taiwan’s export orders totalled US$55.4 billion in October, down by 6.3 per cent year on year, with orders from mainland China and Hong Kong plummeting by 26.7 per cent, data released on Monday showed. Source link
Read More »Limited impact from military drills around Taiwan, US business group says
Looking further ahead, 46 per cent of surveyed companies expected increased military activity this year and next would affect their operations, while the rest were either unsure or did not expect to be affected, the group said. Asked about the specific “spectrum of threats”, companies listed key concerns as general …
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