Scholarship in Taiwan

Do you know, Taiwan has been offering a lot of scholarship programs for foreign students to pursue their further studies in Taiwan? Scholarship programs in Taiwan can be broadly classified into two, which are: 1. Scholarship offered by Taiwan government through Ministry of Education Ministry of Education (MOE) doesn’t limit the university you want to attend. As far as it is located in Taiwan, you can choose any university you want and apply for MOE scholarship. Once you get the scholarship, you are the one who has responsibility to manage all...

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Household Bills in Taiwan

Maybe some of you don't have any idea when you should pay household bills such as gas, electricity, or water in Taiwan. Well, those bills are billed every two months. The bills are usually sent via postal mail so you gonna check your mailbox regularly. For those who rent an apartment/ house in Taiwan, the due date of those bills may depends on the property owner. 1. Billed every two months a. Gas Bill You will receive gas bills every two months, usually for consumption period from 18th to 18th of the next two months. The due date is around 2th...

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Schedule of Taxes Payment in a Year

I think Taiwan is a relatively high-tax country. In this post, I want to list all of the taxes we required to pay annually in Taiwan. By knowing all due dates on those taxes payment, we certainly can better manage our financial by putting aside a certain portion of monthly salary in advance to pay those taxes. A. Schedule of Taxes Payment in a Year Let's make several assumptions Assumptions:  1. You have a job in Taiwan 2. *You have one private scooter / motorbike 3. **You have one private car 4. ***You own an apartment/ house...

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Taiwanese-Mandarin Slang Words

Same as other languages, Taiwanese-Mandarin also has slangs words which are considered very common in an informal conversation. Here are some Taiwanese-Mandarin slang words you may not have known. Hope you find it useful! .nobrtable br { display: none } No. Taiwanese Slang Read Meaning 1 3Q san Q thank you 2 3C Product san C Product computer, communication, consumer product 3 PK賽 PK sai duel (a one-on-one) 4 酷 ku cool 5 很Q hen Q very chewy 6 小可愛 xiao ke ai tank top 7 OK 棒 OK bang bandage 8 A片 A pian porn movie 9 很窄 hen...

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Best City to Live in Taiwan

Which city do you want to live in? Here I have made a review about best city to live in Taiwan based on the certain criteria. Public Transports (Convenient) (1) Taipei is the most convenient city to live in Taiwan since it has MRT that take you around city, sufficient number of public busses and taxis. (2) Kaoshiung comes in second place as it operated its first MRT system in 2008. (3) Taichung, as Taiwan’s third largest...

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Best Timing to Come To Taiwan

When is the best timing to come to Taiwan? Well, if you ask me, I would say… it depends on your purpose of visit. 1. Purpose: Travel Summer season begins in May and ends in August. Summer temperature in Taiwan is exceedingly hot (in average 35 degrees Celsius) and humid, especially in July and August. You can sweat easily by staying outdoors for a couple of minutes. Not really comfortable. June, July, and August also be known as typhoon season....

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Find a Job in Taiwan

I want to share my experience with you about how to get a job in Taiwan for foreigner. I classified jobs into 4, which are office job, language-teaching job, tutor job, and freelance job. A. Office Job It’s difficult to get a job in Taiwan nowadays. Economic recession hits Taiwan due to global economic downturn. Several thousands of Taiwanese employees are getting laid off this year because of factory closing. So, you have to compete tightly with...

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