The Taiwan Expo 2017 trade show kicked off May 12 at Jakarta Convention Center in Indonesia’s capital city, the latest move in ongoing efforts to connect Taiwan enterprises to New Southbound Policy target nations.

Amb. Tien Chung-Kwang (1st right) thumbs up with Hon. Wang Mei-Hua (2nd left), Vice Minister of ROC (Taiwan) Ministry of Economic Affairs, Kuo Lin-Wu (2nd right), Vice Chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council and Francis Tsai (1st left), Chairman of India Economic and Trade Committee under the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association in front of the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion at the 3rd ‘Smart Cities Expo India’ May 10, 2017.

Mr. Santosh Balakrishnan and Ms. Vimala Srinivasan who were accepted to attend ICDF workshops on Value-Added Agricultural Products called on Director General Charles Li on 3rd May 2017, to discuss the workshop agenda and the academic exchanges.

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) launched the India Center April 26 in Taipei City at a ceremony attended by India-Taipei Association Director-General Sridharan Madhusudhanan and council Chairman James C. F. Huang, who called on local firms to recognize the extraordinary business opportunities to be found in the South Asian nation.

Representative Chang, James Chi-ping attends the Malaysia Mobile Crane Owners Association 30th Anniversary Dinner on April 22, 2017.

Director General Charles Li was invited to attend the Ribbon Cutting of Grid-Tied Solar PV Power Plant at Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Productivity, Chennai, donated by KENMEC Group of Taiwan on 25th April 2017. The Taiwanese delegation led by Vice Chairman of KENMEC, Mr. Lu, inaugurated the ceremony.

TECC Chennai held the Indian Taiwanese green energy and food enterprises cooperation function on 23rd April 2017 at Leela Palace Hotel.

Promotion of halal exports is a priority under the government’s New Southbound Policy. A key component of President Tsai Ing-wen’s national development strategy, the peoplecentric initiative seeks to deepen agricultural, business, cultural, educational, tourism and trade ties with the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states, six South Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand.

According to the HSP, the accord will promote the internationalization of Taiwan’s research environment while fostering academia-industry cooperation between the two nations in line with the government’s New Southbound Policy.

In order to better assist Taiwanese businessmen in Vietnam and to increase business opportunities, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has set up an extra investment help desk in the country’s most populated Ho Chi Minh City. A few days ago, it has been officially launched.