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.
The Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards (APICTA Awards) was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from December 7th to 10th with 13 member economies and 173 entries competing in 17 categories. Taiwan won a Winner award and a Merit award.
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.
