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.
On March 17, Director General Cynthia Kiang of the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) was invited to attend the 2nd joint meeting of the 6th Board of Directors and Supervisors of the Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association (CIECA).
Taipei-based StarLux Airlines Co. announced on Wednesday that it will start flights to Ho Chi Minh City on May 13, 2021, following increased demand for business travel and good market prospects in the cargo sector.
Tainan City Government assembled a pineapple production and marketing response team after China announced they are banning imports of the fruit from Taiwan. The team convenes weekly to discuss and roll out different adaptive strategies and assistance schemes.
The Taiwan Excellence Award, hailed as the Oscar Award of Taiwan’s industries, is holding its 30th Taiwan Excellence Award event this year (2021), with the Bureau of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Economic Affairs commencing the registration process on March 2nd. Information session tours will be held in Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung to encourage outstanding firms to register and participate in becoming spokespersons for Taiwanese products.
