1. Amendment to cap pet groomer cancelation fee

An amendment from the Ministry of Agriculture would put a cap on fees charged by pet salons to customers who cancel prepaid grooming services. Many pet owners who have paid grooming fees in advance and later canceled have been hit with heavy fees, which has prompted a spate of complaints, ministry official Chiang Wen-chuan said on January 12^th. Under the proposed amendment, which is under review by the Executive Yuan, cancelation fees would be capped at NT$1,000. In cases where both parties agree with not having a fixed contract-termination fee, the fee cannot exceed 5 percent of the total contract value, or NT$1,000.

2. Taiwan to assist businesses after China mulls suspending more tariff cuts

On January 12^th, The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said that the government has a plan in place to assist local businesses after China warned it was considering further suspending the preferential tariff rates afforded to Taiwanese imports. His remarks came after China's Customs Tariff Commission said that it was studying measures to suspend tariff concessions on more Taiwanese imports such as agricultural, fishery, and machinery products, as well as auto parts and textiles.