Business
Memory Prices Climb Again as AI Keeps the Foundries Busy
Nanya Technology posts an 85.7 percent margin and says the shortage is not over.
2 min read · Oct 16
Work
Business
Payslips, offices, and the economy as it shows up in daily life.
Business
Machinery Exports Rise for the Twentieth Month
Electronic equipment shipments jumped 61 percent as AI server orders keep the machine shops busy.
2 min read · Oct 16
Business
Labor premiums hit the legal ceiling as the minimum wage rises
Ordinary labor-insurance rates go to 13 percent in 2027. A separate wage decision lifts the monthly floor to NT$30,900 and nudges NHI copays.
2 min read · Oct 2
Business
The long weekend the shops actually close
Friday through Monday is a statutory break. Pay, opening hours and last trains change. Check before you assume a weekday errand still works.
2 min read · Sep 24
Business
The mooncake box on the desk
It will arrive on Wednesday. You do not have to eat it. You do have to know what it is for.
3 min read · Sep 18
Business
A bank account once you have an ARC
Passport, ARC, and a morning. Some branches still want a chop. The post office is not glamorous, and it works.
4 min read · Sep 11
Business
How to read a Taiwanese payslip
Labor insurance, NHI, the pension contribution with the slightly too-long name — the deductions are less mysterious than they look in the first month.
5 min read · Sep 1