The Finance Minister, Dr. Su, Jain-Rong attended the 2021 APEC Virtual Informal Ministerial Meeting with ABAC Business Leaders hosted by New Zealand Minister of Finance Grant Robertson on June 25, 2021. The delegates led by Minister Su included senior officials from the Ministry of Finance, the Financial Supervisory Commission, and the National Development Council.
Taiwan’s Taishin Bank formally opened its branch office in Bangkok on Monday. The new branch is part of the New Southbound Policy of President Tsai Ing-wen’s administration.
As the pandemic continues to spread globally, the impact has shifted the market and created new opportunities for startup innovation. Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) charged with the tasks to strengthen the international competitiveness of Taiwan startup ecosystem has actively collaborated with globally well-known research center – StartupBlink since 2020 to reinforce Taiwan’s image as the innovation hub of Asia Pacific.
Taiwan moved up three spots to 8th in the latest World Competitiveness Yearbook published June 17 by Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development, achieving its best ranking in the annual report since 2013.
Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp. said Sunday it will soon apply to the Food and Drug Administration in Taiwan and other countries for new drug approval for its enterovirus 71 (EV71) vaccine, as it has successfully completed its Phase III clinical trials.
When Ethan Tu founded the Taipei City-based research organization Taiwan AI Labs in 2017, he was far from a stranger to those following the country’s technology industry. He is well-known among certain circles as the creator of PTT, one of Taiwan’s largest and most influential online forums since its launch in the mid-1990s.
Taiwan’s exports of electric bicycles surpassed outbound sales of traditional bikes in the first five months of this year, with the export value of the former hitting a new high for the five-month period, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
The Ministry of Economic Affairs announced on March 11th at the Intelligent International Pre-Certification Innovation Service (beCert) Conference that AI and blockchain technology helped the leading domestic aquaculture producer, Kouhu Fisheries, obtain Taiwan’s first BAP (Best Aquaculture Practices) Certification in February, making Taiwan the 40th country in the world to receive the certification.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 27, 2021, to celebrate the construction of the Offshore Engineering Center at Maritime Technology Innovation Center (MTIC), which is the first deep-water basin for the national offshore engineering and underwater technology development.
Taiwan is ranked fourth among 50 major economies globally in the latest Profit Opportunity Recommendation report by U.S.-based Business Environment Risk Intelligence SA, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs May 31.
