2025/1/12 - 2025/1/19

1/13
財政部研議「加密貨幣所得課稅規定」報告出爐，2024年查獲虛擬貨幣短漏報所得額1.29億元(約388萬美元)，補徵稅額及罰鍰將達3403萬元(約102.3萬美元)。金管會正研議「虛擬資產專法」，以精進掌握與蒐集課稅資料，遏止逃漏稅及達到租稅公平。

January 13:

The Ministry of Finance released a report on cryptocurrency income tax regulations. In 2024, it uncovered NT$129 million (about US$3.8 million) in under-reported virtual currency income, leading to NT$34 million (about US$1 million) in additional taxes and fines. The Financial Supervisory Commission is deliberating on a specific law on virtual assets to better manage and collect tax data, curb tax evasion, and achieve fair taxation. 

1/14
全台11縣市爭取輝達進駐，國發會主委劉鏡清在美國矽谷主持新創基地開幕時疑似說溜嘴，輝達亞洲總部落腳台北、亞洲研發中心設在高雄，AMD也選在台南成立研發中心。劉的發言引發嘩然，國發會緊急滅火，強調地點應由輝達自己宣布。

January 14:

Eleven counties and cities across Taiwan are vying for Nvidia's presence. During the opening of a new innovation base in Silicon Valley, Minister Liu Chin-ching of the National Development Council (NDC) seemingly let slip that Nvidia's Asia headquarters would be in Taipei, with the Asian R&D center in Kaohsiung. Additionally, AMD chose Tainan for its R&D center. Minister Liu's comments caused a stir, prompting the NDC to emphasize that the location should be announced by the company itself. 

1/14
環保團體質疑環境部公布的空氣品質監測，不採納自動測站數據，低估PM2.5數值，粉飾空污惡化事實。
環境部公布數據，截至去年11月底，全台PM2.5年平均濃度12.5微克／立方公尺，較前年13.7微克／立方公尺已有改善。但環團指出，根據自動測站資料，PM2.5年均值實為14.2微克／立方公尺，較前年高，且遠遠未達世界衛生組織設定的5微克／立方公尺標準。

January 14:

Environmental groups questioned the Ministry of Environment's (MOENV) release of air quality monitoring data, accusing it of not adopting data from automatic monitoring stations and under-estimating PM2.5 values, thereby glossing over worsening air pollution. 

The MOENV reported an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 12.5 µg/m³ across Taiwan by the end of last November, down from 13.7 µg/m³ the previous year. However, environmental groups indicated that automatic monitoring stations indicated an annual average PM2.5 concentration of 14.2 µg/m³, higher than the previous year and far form meeting the World Health Organization's (WHO) standard of 5 µg/m³. 

1/15
立法院三讀通過憲法訴訟法修正案，行政院以窒礙難行為由提出覆議，仍遭立法院否決，在賴清德總統尚未公布新法前，民進黨51名立委共同聲請暫時處分。司法院與法務部也稱支持行政院對憲訴法「預防性權利救濟」的想法。台灣民意基金會民調最新民調，五成民眾贊成修法，僅29%不贊成。

January 15: 

The Legislative Yuan passed the amended Constitutional Court Procedure Act in its third reading, which the Executive Yuan brought a reconsideration case, citing significant hindrances, but it was still overruled by the Legislative Yuan. Before President Lai Ching-te promulgated the new law, 51 ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers jointly filed for a temporary injunction. Both the Judicial Yuan and Ministry of Justice support the Executive Yuan's idea of "preventive legal remedy" vis-à-vis the amended Constitutional Court Procedure Act. 

According to the latest poll by the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation, 50 percent of the public support the amendment, while only 29 percent oppose it.

1/16
法務部長鄭銘謙簽准死囚黃麟凱的執行令，黃2013年犯下情殺性侵案，絞死前女友及女友母親，16日晚間伏法。賴清德總統17日受訪時表示，死刑是合憲的，非常希望社會大眾支持法務部依法行政。這是自2016年民進黨重新執政後，第三個遭執行的死刑犯，也是賴清德總統上任後第一人；同時是憲法法庭去年判決死刑合憲後首個執行案。目前在監死囚仍有36人。

January 16: 
Minister of Justice Cheng Ming-chien signed the executive order for death row inmate Huang Lin-kai, who committed murder and rape in 2013, strangling his ex-girlfriend and her mother. Huang was executed on the evening of January 16. President Lai stated in an interview on January 17 that the death penalty is constitutional and expressed his hope that the public would support the Ministry of Justice in administering the law. This is the third execution since the DPP returned to power in 2016, the first under President Lai, and the first execution since the Constitutional Court ruled the death penalty constitutional last year. There are still 36 death row inmates in prison.

1/16
台灣美國商會發布「2025商業景氣調查」，78%受訪會員關注綠能供應問題，更有82%受訪者對台灣未來的能源供應表示擔憂；逾五成受訪者呼籲政府在未來一年將能源充足作為首要任務，較去年增加13個百分點。

January 16:

The American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan released the 2025 Business Climate Survey, revealing that 78 percent of respondents are concerned about green energy supply issues, and 82 percent are worried about Taiwan's future energy supply. Over half of the respondents urged the government to prioritize energy sufficiency in the coming year, an increase of 13 percentage points from last year.

1/17
中國大陸文旅部官網突然公布，將於近期恢復福建、上海居民赴台團體旅行。國台辦隨後指出，希望民進黨正視主流民意和業界呼聲，儘早解除禁團令，取消赴陸的旅遊警示、全面恢復兩岸客運直航航點航班。陸委會表示，應盡速循小兩會（台旅會、海旅會）模式進行溝通，對國台辦三點呼籲，沒有回應。

January 17:

Mainland China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism suddenly announced on its official website that it would soon resume group travel for residents of Fujian Province and Shanghai to Taiwan. The Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) of the mainland's State Council subsequently stated that it hopes the DPP will heed mainstream public opinion and industry voices, lift the ban on group travel to Taiwan, cancel travel warnings to the mainland, and fully restore cross-strait direct flights. The Mainland Affairs Council stated that communication should proceed via the "little two associations," namely the Taiwan Strait Tourism Association (TST) and Association for Tourism Exchange Across the Taiwan Straits (ATETS), but did not respond to the three appeals made by the TAO.

1/17
基隆第四天然氣接收站第六度叩關環評初審會議，經馬拉松討論，決定將通過與否決兩案併陳送環評大會討論。台電董事長曾文生會後表示，時間消耗對台電是很大的壓力，盼儘快通過。環團則強調，會議結論反映四接案爭議非常高，要求開發單位完整回應重要議題。四接案環評已爭執長達6年。

January 17:

The sixth preliminary environmental impact assessment meeting for the Keelung fourth natural gas receiving station was held, and after a rapid series of discussions, it was decided that both approval and rejection cases will be submitted to the environmental impact assessment conference for discussion. Chairman Tseng Wen-sheng of the Taiwan Power Company stated after the meeting that time puts significant pressure on the company, which is bidding for a quick approval. Environmental groups emphasized that the meeting's conclusion reflects high controversy of the project, demanding that the development unit fully address important issues. The environmental impact assessment for the project has been disputed for six years.