Taiwan’s Domestic Tourism Challenge: Going High End

The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced Taiwanese to travel more at home. Can Taiwan harness this opportunity to go higher end and create experiences that will have consumers coming back for more rather than heading abroad?

Fewer Production Lines for Higher Profits

From Small Oil Mill to Asian Food Conglomerate

From eggs to cookies, from feed to vaccines, from livestock to schnitzel - the business of Taiwan’s DaChan Great Wall Business Group spans the entire supply chain from producing livestock to processing foods and bringing them to restaurants and dinner tables. What started out as a small processor of soybean oils in Tainan 64 years ago has grown into a food conglomerate with more than 100 subsidiaries in Taiwan, China and Southeast Asia. What is the secret behind their success?

Dutch representative Guy Wittich goes full circle with his Taiwan tenure

The Netherlands is Taiwan’s biggest foreign investor. In 2018, it has invested over NT$10 billion, most of which is in the semiconductor field. How important is the Netherlands for Taiwan’s semiconductor industry? What do the Dutch representative expect to see in terms of future collaboration between Taiwan and the Netherlands?

Does Your Place Have a Breeze?

Invisible ‘Breeze Rights’ Can Impact Your Electricity Bill

Front-row views overlooking riverbanks and parks are marketing aces in the hole for developers, yet they block the wind and make the neighborhoods behind them hotter. Land can be privately owned, but wind belongs to the community. So how are local governments in Taiwan helping cool down cities and keep breezes flowing?

The ‘Ghost’ Shadowing Taiwan’s Industrial Polluters

For more than 20 years, professor Huang Huan-chang has been tracking illegal dumps of industrial sludge and heavy metals, exposing the dark side of Taiwan’s economic prowess. Yet despite his best efforts, strong incentives remain for the illicit practices to continue.

A Bunun Tribe in Hualien Elevates Indigenous Culture for the Right Travelers

Not content for the indigenous experience to be a superficial whirlwind, this Bunun Tribe settlement in Hualian’s Fengbin Township opted for an immersive experience instead of pandering to the mass market, attracting indigenous visitors from as far afield as Maori from New Zealand.