TAIWAN

Importation Curbs Eased: Taiwan has legalized the importation of semi-finished products from China in another move by the government to ease restrictions on economic links with the Mainland. ‘Beginning today, various industrial organizations here can apply to import semi-finished products from China if they meet certain requirements,’ said Chuang Cheng Yuan, deputy information chief of the Board of Foreign Trade. He said industrial organizations can apply to import certain semi-finished Chinese products if the items do not endanger national security or affect the growth of Taiwan industry.