In the early morning of Aug. 6, 2017, more than 500 Gogoro riders from Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, Taichung and Taoyuan cities gathered in Sanchong District of New Taipei City in northern Taiwan to stage a “quiet” revolution. Together, they traveled in style across Taipei Bridge, a major access point to Taipei City that is often crowded with legions of boisterous motorcycles spewing clouds of exhaust.

Taiwan’s latest economic indicators point to positive and stable growth, with business orders trending up and employment set to further improve, according to Premier Lai Ching-te Jan. 25.

Taiwan’s exports to New Southbound Policy countries surged 13.4 percent year on year to US$67.4 billion in 2017, the best rate in six years and third highest total on record, according to the Ministry of Finance Jan. 19.

Foreign trade totaled US$576.9 billion for 2017 in Taiwan—up 12.92 percent from the year before—on the back of high prices for agricultural and raw materials, as well as robust demand for consumer electronics and mobile devices, according to the Ministry of Finance Jan. 8.

Taiwan companies are increasingly turning to Vietnam as a destination for investment and trade.

Taiwan plans to set up more than 3,300 battery charging and swapping stations for electric scooters over the next five years as part of wider efforts to curb air pollution and promote sustainable solutions, according to the Industrial Development Bureau under the Ministry of Economic Affairs Jan. 3.

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. unveiled Dec. 26 a high-performance computing system three times faster than any other supercomputer in Taiwan, underscoring the nation’s high-tech expertise and cutting-edge R&D capabilities.

More than 200 Taiwan enterprises and organizations are set to participate in the Consumer Electronics Show Jan. 9-12 in Las Vegas, underscoring the nation’s key role in the global information and communication technology sector and cutting-edge R&D capabilities.