Safety: visitors to Taiwan will find that there is little crime. The Taiwanese are friendly people and proud of their city who will literally go out of their way to help tourists who are looking a little lost. Pick pocketing may occur in the more crowded areas, but with a few precautions can be avoided. When to go: there really is no ‘best’ time to visit Taiwan as it is a year-round destination. The warmest months are in summer (from June to August) but this is also the most humid time of the year. Autumn begins in September and ends in November. Money: the currency in Taiwan is the New Taiwan Dollar (NT$) which come in denominations of 1,000, 500, 100 and 50 for notes; with 50, 10, 5 and 1 for coins. It is always best to carry NT dollars as foreign currency is not generally accepted. The airport banks offer a fairly good exchange rate and are also prepared to change many Asian currencies. Banks within the city may not be willing to change Asian foreign currency. Language: the main two languages spoken here are Mandarin and Taiwanese. English is however considered to be the third language of the island, although it is rarely used in the rural parts. It is recommended that a few important phrases in Mandarin are learnt to make your stay here more comfortable. Alternately, keep a Mandarin phrase book with you at all times. Emergency: Taiwan has a good emergency service that has a short response time in its major cities. The rural areas may not provide emergency services and if they do, the response is much slower.
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Fire & Rescue: 119 Business needs: several international businesses are based in Taiwan from banking services to smaller business. It is not difficult to set up a business in Taiwan although there are a number of rules governing this. There is however an excellent communications, banking and transportation infrastructure here. | 
