Taiwan joined with 70 other World Trade Organization members Dec. 13 in pledging to work toward new regulations on trade-related aspects of e-commerce.
Taiwan joined with 70 other World Trade Organization members Dec. 13 in pledging to work toward new regulations on trade-related aspects of e-commerce.
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) held the "2017 WTO Workshop on TBT" at the bureau's auditorium on November 15-16. It was hoped that the public can be more acquainted with the basic concepts of TBT through engaging speeches and private-public sector cooperation on TBT issues can be closer.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) welcomed the Nov. 11 announcement by 11 Asia-Pacific economies that plans for a regional free trade agreement will move forward following the withdrawal of the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership in January this year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Taiwan is committed to participating in regional economic integration through pursuing bilateral agreements and joining multilateral frameworks including the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, according to Minister of Economic Affairs Shen Jong-chin Nov. 9.
Taiwan ranked 15th among 190 economies in the Doing Business 2018 report released Oct. 31 by Washington-based World Bank.
Taichung’s machinery cluster looks to the era of Industry 4.0.
A memorandum of understanding on research cooperation and technological development was concluded by Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute and India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Oct. 12 in Taipei City.
The advance of technology, the speedy transmission of information and the network of international supply chain accelerate the introduction of new products into the marketplace. Being attracted by the novelty of products, consumers, out of curiosity, are eager to try them out.
A record 25 Taiwan design brands will showcase their products Oct. 17-21 at the Bangkok International Gift and Bangkok International Houseware Fair (BIG+BIH Fair), one of the leading trade fairs held in Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states, according to the Ministry of Culture.
The representatives of AODP member countries (Japan, Korea, Thailand, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia and Malaysia) shared their experiences on how Open Data is promoted in their countries as well as key projects for future development. They also promised to continue to engage in the cross-national Hackathon as well as the establishment of an Open Data platform. This could serve as the first step for the long-term development of the data economy in Asia.
