Startup Terrance Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan and Singapore’s Action Community for Entrepreneurship concluded a memorandum of understanding July 25 on expanding related exchanges, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Taiwan’s June export orders increased 9.5 percent year on year to US$58.83 billion, the highest on record for the month, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs July 20.

The online training program, under the auspices of the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT), was successfully held in June this year, with 889 people participating and over 11,000 viewers. During the program, professionals shared their views on cross-border e-commerce strategies and tactics, as well as provided practical suggestions on exploring the Vietnam market.

Exports from Taiwan hit a record high US$125.75 billion in the second quarter of 2022, growing 15.4 percent year-over-year on the back of strong demand for semiconductors for autos and advanced technologies, the Ministry of Finance said Friday.

Taiwan’s exports to Association of Southeast Asian Nations totaled US$70.24 billion in 2021, up 32 percent over the same period in 2020 and the highest on record, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said July 5.

The Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs is hosting the APEC SMEs New Paradigm of Digital Resilience Forum online event on July 5th and 6th. Model SMEs, public and private sector representatives, and startups from sixteen economies have been invited. Moreover, over thirty best practice cases from eight APEC economies are demonstrating their digital products and business models in a one month virtual exhibition.

TAIPEI CYCLE is one of the largest global cycling events, and TAIPEI CYCLE 2023 will hold both the physical show and virtual event ‘TAIPEI CYCLE DigitalGo’ taking place in March 2022. Both events will kick off on March 22, 2023, while the physical show will close on March 25, TAIPEI CYCLE DigitalGo will conclude on April 7.

Medical Taiwan 2022 – The International Medical, Health & Care Expo, held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2 (TaiNEX 2), wrapped up on 18 June, with a 13% increase in the number of visitors compared with last year. To expand overseas markets, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TATRA) brought Taiwan’s companies together with buyers from 13 countries including Germany, Poland, Bulgaria, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam via a total of 66 virtual procurement meetings.

Taiwan moved up one spot to 7th in the latest World Competitiveness Yearbook published June 15 by Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development, achieving its best ranking in the annual report since 2013.

The value of Taiwan’s export orders in May rose to US$55.43 billion, the highest ever for that month, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Monday.