This year, the 35 startups from Taiwan, USA, Vietnam, Korea, Peru and Hong Kong were selected to participate in the following six categories: Social e-Commerce, O2O, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Application, AR/VR and Big Data. From the solutions of the 35 startups, we see the hottest category is Social e-Commerce, which has shown the social e-commerce is a prevailing trend recently.
Taipei-based Chang Hwa Bank is poised to open a new branch in the Philippines and an office in Myanmar later this year, as part of an ongoing plan to expand its overseas presence.
Taiwan Expo 2017 opened on Wednesday in Ho Chih Minh City, southern Vietnam, as part of Taiwan's efforts to promote its products in the Southeast Asian country.
Taiwan Rolling Stock Co. (TRSC), the country's first railroad car manufacturer, has entered into an agreement with an Indonesian company to jointly build 400 stainless-steel electric multiple units (EMUs).
The 2017 World Congress on Information Technology, set to take place Sept. 10-13 in Taipei City, will provide a platform for the country’s young entrepreneurs to flex their innovative muscles and network with global industry heavyweights, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs July 25.
Taiwan’s export orders reached an all-time high for June of US$40.35 billion, up 13 percent year on year, reflecting ongoing improvement in economic conditions at home and abroad, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs July 20.
100 startup teams, SME representatives, and experts from worldwide including New Southbound Policy Countries from Thailand, The Philippines, Malaysia and other countries are to gather at this two-day event. The event's purpose is to better prepare SMEs for cyber security risks.
Taipei City is set to host the World Congress on Information Technology Sept. 10-13, attracting more than 90 industry experts and 2,500 business leaders from 80 countries and territories to discuss and exchange ideas on the latest technology developments.
A gathering was held on June 25 in Taipei which Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC) Minister Wu Hsin-hsing was invited to attend. He said at the event that the spending power of visitors from the ASEAN region is remarkable and that the government is very keen to see compatriots and Taiwan-owned companies bring their employees to Taiwan on vacation to increase the number of visitors Taiwan receives overall, boosting the revenues of travel-related industries.
In an address coinciding with the launch of the strategy, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said the government would leave no stone unturned in fostering well-balanced tourism development around the country on the basis of a smart, experiential model aimed at diversifying source markets.
