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Uber drivers in Taiwan face NT$25m in fines

Such large fines are unprecedented for Uber; key legislative hearing on the draft rules will be held on Wednesday

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Published Tue, Dec 6, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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    INVESTORS and companies are getting a preview of how the Taiwan government's plan to become "Asia's Silicon Valley" might fare.

    Uber Technologies Inc, one of Silicon Valley's most disruptive companies and valued at more than US$60 billion, launched services in Taiwan in 2013. The app has been downloaded by more than a million people in four cities and its drivers number in the tens of thousands.

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