Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/05/25
By: Kuay Chau-churh and William Yen

Taipei, May 25 (CNA) Taiwan has the 26th most powerful passport in the world, according to the latest edition of an index that ranks passports according to the number of countries around the globe that provide holders of the passport with visa-free access.

Global residence and citizenship planning firm Henley & Partners published the latest 2018 Henley Passport Index on Tuesday, using data from the International Air Transport Association, which “maintains the world’s largest and most comprehensive database of travel information,” according to the index’s website.

The latest 2018 edition ranked Taiwan’s Republic of China passport as 26th best in the world, as it provides visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 148 countries, more than that of its neighbors China or the Philippines at 70 and 66, respectively.   [FULL  STORY]