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Taiwan Company Formation: Capital Remittance, Banking, and Foreign Hiring
If you have read Taiwan Company Formation — Basics and Taiwan Company Formation — Advanced Part 1, you may also want to read Taiwan Company Formation ...
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Taiwan Company Formation — Advanced Guide 1
Recently, many people have successfully established companies in Taiwan and obtained work visas and residence certificates. I have compiled answers to...
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Taiwan Company Formation — Advanced Guide 3: Finding a Business Location
(Requirements vary among local governments in Taiwan. This article uses opening a restaurant in Taipei City as an example.) When starting a food servi...
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Taiwan Traffic Accident Q&A: Scene Safety, Fault, Settlement, and Compensation
After a traffic accident in Taiwan, first secure safety, make the appropriate report or notification, and preserve evidence. Then examine claim deadli...
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How Is Liability Assessed After an Overtaking Accident in Taiwan?
Overtaking can appear routine when a vehicle ahead is moving slowly, but it creates substantial risk. Before starting the maneuver, a driver must cons...
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Setting Up a Company in Taiwan: Subsidiaries, Branches, Representative Offices, Procedures, and Work Permits
The ways in which Korean companies and sole proprietors enter the Taiwan market vary with the nature of their business, including manufacturing, distr...
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Closing a Taiwan Company: What Happens to Capital and Company Assets?
When business owners decide to end a business after establishing a company in Taiwan, one of their first questions is whether they can immediately tra...
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Entering the Taiwan Market: Key Differences Between a Subsidiary and a Branch
When a foreign company plans to conduct business in Taiwan on an ongoing basis, it will often consider a Taiwan subsidiary or a Taiwan branch of the f...
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Taiwan Divorce Q&A: Mediation, Litigation, Property, and Children
In a Taiwan divorce matter, it is necessary to distinguish among the methods of ending the marriage and the related issues of updating household-regis...
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Taiwan Gym Injury Claims: Case Study, Deadlines, Evidence, and Damages
Drawing on a case in which a Korean university student was injured at a gym in Taiwan while being instructed by a trainer, this article explains the l...
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Entering Taiwan’s Cosmetics Market: Importer Selection, Product Registration, PIF Preparation and Retention, and Advertising Rules
A foreign cosmetics brand seeking to distribute products in Taiwan must decide who will handle importation, when product registration will be complete...
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Taiwan Minimum Service Period Clauses: Validity, Training Costs, and Contractual Penalties
A minimum-service-period clause in a Taiwan employment contract is used to set out a worker's commitment to remain employed for a specified period, wh...
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