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Taitung holds first online travel expo

Taitung County is holding Taiwan’s first Cloud Travel Expo. The online event aims to bring together the south-eastern county’s tour operators and accommodation venues to attract visitors from neighboring countries.

Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom joins new undersea cable construction

Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom has signed an agreement to participate in a multilateral project to lay an undersea cable connecting several countries in Asia in a bid to deepen its international business presence, the company announced on Monday.

NEXT BIG to Convey Taiwan’s Entrepreneurial Energy to the World

To strengthen Taiwan startups’ international reputation, on top of the national startup brand Startup Island TAIWAN, the National Development Council (NDC) launched the NEXT BIG project. Together, the startup communities and industry key opinion leaders jointly nominated nine startups to become NEXT BIG representatives. With NEXT BIG leading the way, Taiwan hopes to see more young people be inspired and Taiwan’s thriving entrepreneurial energy be conveyed to the world.

Taiwan and the Philippines convene the 10th Meeting of the MECO-TECO Technical Working Group on Agricultural Cooperation via video conference and hold a B2B Forum of Agricultural MechanizationPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Taiwan and the Philippines convene the 10th Meeting of the MECO-TECO Technical Working Group on Agricultural Cooperation via video conference and hold a B2B Forum of Agricultural Mechanization

The 10th Meeting of the MECO-TECO Technical Working Group on Agricultural Cooperation was held via video conference on July 29, 2021. Deputy Minister Chin-cheng Huang of Council of Agriculture of Taiwan and an Undersecretary of Department of Agriculture of the Philippines hosted the meeting jointly. Ambassador Pei-yung Hsu of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines and Vice Chairman Lauengco of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei also participated in the meeting.

TTA Enhances Digital Optimization to Empower Startups to Seize Post-Pandemic Business Opportunities

This month, Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) has initiated “Optimized Service, Maximized Exposure, and Continued Growth,” three key digital transformation strategies, to continue empowering global startups in the post-pandemic era. Through digitization of services, the initiative aims to empower startups to seize international business opportunities via OMO (Online-Merge-Offline) international exhibitions, zero-boundary resource connections, and TTA one-stop digital service official website.

Research institute raises Taiwan economic growth forecast for 2021

The Taiwan Research Institute (TRI) on Wednesday raised its forecast for Taiwan’s economic growth in 2021 to 5.12 percent, citing strong exports amid the global economic recovery from COVID-19.

ITRI and the UK’s ORE Catapult Sign MoU to Enhance Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Generation EcosystemPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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ITRI and the UK’s ORE Catapult Sign MoU to Enhance Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Generation Ecosystem

With support from the Bureau of Energy under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and the British Office in Taipei, ITRI and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE Catapult) on July 6 signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the cooperation of offshore wind generation.

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Taiwan looks to technologies of the future to power sustainable development

Once the realm of lofty works of science fiction, artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly prominent part of daily life in Taiwan and around the world. It is also radically changing the way governments and businesses operate, with applications in computing, learning, reasoning, sensing and visual recognition promising to boost efficiency, productivity and profits.

The Finance Minister, Dr. Su Jain-Rong attended the 2021 APEC Virtual Informal Ministerial Meeting with APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Business Leaders.

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 bank opens Bangkok branch as part of New Southbound policy

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.