Taiwan’s economy will continue to gather steam this year on the back of forward-looking policymaking in areas spanning infrastructure investment and regulatory easing as well as improving market conditions at home and abroad, according to the Cabinet-level National Development Council Feb. 20.
When discussing Indian snacks, what comes to mind? The tender, fluffy naan bread often served with curry sauce or samosa that has a crispy and flaky outer layer and a spicy meat filling.
Taiwan’s machinery exports climbed 21.1 percent year on year to an all-time-high of US$25.6 billion in 2017, according to the latest statistics by the Ministry of Finance and Taiwan Machine Tool and Accessory Builders Association (TMBA).
A total of 73,791 patent applications were filed with the Republic of China (Taiwan) Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) in 2017, up 2 percent from the year before and reversing a decline that had persisted since 2013, according to statistics recently released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Taiwan ranks 13th out of 186 countries and territories in the 2018 Index of Economic Freedom released Feb. 2 by Washington-headquartered think tank The Heritage Foundation.
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.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) convened the third meeting of the 2018 Renewable Energy Feed-in tariff (FIT) Rates Review Committee on December 14th, 2017 and decided to raise the 1-20 kW level of FIT rates on solar PV to increase incentives for public participation and accelerate the development of geothermal energy.
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.
