The first online training course on digital marketing capabilities was opportunely launched by the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Taiwan and Malaysia in response to the structural changes of global economic and trade activities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Taipei World Trade Center-sponsored 2021 gift culture creation exhibition was held on April 22 to April 25. Though it has end, the physical part will be held at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1until May 21st.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has made Time magazine’s inaugural list of “100 Most Influential Companies” and has been categorized as a “Titan.”
S&P Global Ratings raised its credit ratings for Taiwan from “AA-” to “AA” while predicting a positive outlook for the country’s economy in 2021, according to a report released by the credit rating agency Thursday.
April 26 is World Intellectual Property Day. Since 2001, countries all over the world have been marking this day by organizing special events around a general theme set by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The events are aimed at raising awareness of how IPR can drive innovation and support creativity. WIPO’s theme for 2021 is “IP & SMEs: Taking your ideas to market.”
The Philippines highlighted new tax incentives for investing and operating in the country at the annual Philippine Investment Forum in Taipei on April 15.
New Southbound Policy, Taiwan ICT Industry New South Link and Settlement Promotion Working Committee, 台灣ICT產業新南向鏈結與聚落推動工作委員會
Taiwan government has launched the 2025 energy transition policy. The targets of this policy include developing 5.7 GW installed capacity of offshore wind power by 2025 and achieving the localization of offshore wind energy industry. Furthermore, the government has also launched an offshore wind power talent incubation program to incubate highly skilled local talents and create local green-collar jobs.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for Taiwan’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2021 to 4.7 percent, up 1.5 percentage points from its most recent estimate late last year.
The sales of pineapples in Taiwan are hampered! Pingtung County Magistrate Pan Men-an attended the Pingtung Silver Lion Fruit Production Cooperative in Gaushu Township on the 5th, and said during the container sealing ceremony of exporting pineapples to Japan that Pingtung’s pineapples, as the economic locomotive of Taiwan, will enter the peak production season in April.
