Industry-acclaimed expo TIMTOS 2021’s online version gained over 120,000 visits during the six-day exhibition period since March 15, show organizer Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) reported.
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Taiwan government has launched the 2025 energy transition policy. The targets of this policy include developing 5.7 GW installed capacity of offshore wind power by 2025 and achieving the localization of offshore wind energy industry. Furthermore, the government has also launched an offshore wind power talent incubation program to incubate highly skilled local talents and create local green-collar jobs.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for Taiwan’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2021 to 4.7 percent, up 1.5 percentage points from its most recent estimate late last year.

After a year of virtual events due to Covid-19 pandemic, the 28th Convergence India and 6th Smart Cities India expo — country’s largest in-person B2B technology and infrastructure event — began in New Delhi on March 9.

Taiwan’s government agencies and organizations are slated to host an online global machinery procurement session on March 31 in Taichung. The machinery industry is experiencing a rebound as global pandemic restrictions ease up.

The sales of pineapples in Taiwan are hampered! Pingtung County Magistrate Pan Men-an attended the Pingtung Silver Lion Fruit Production Cooperative in Gaushu Township on the 5th, and said during the container sealing ceremony of exporting pineapples to Japan that Pingtung’s pineapples, as the economic locomotive of Taiwan, will enter the peak production season in April.

On March 17, Director General Cynthia Kiang of the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) was invited to attend the 2nd joint meeting of the 6th Board of Directors and Supervisors of the Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association (CIECA).
Taipei-based StarLux Airlines Co. announced on Wednesday that it will start flights to Ho Chi Minh City on May 13, 2021, following increased demand for business travel and good market prospects in the cargo sector.

Tainan City Government assembled a pineapple production and marketing response team after China announced they are banning imports of the fruit from Taiwan. The team convenes weekly to discuss and roll out different adaptive strategies and assistance schemes.
Medical Taiwan 2021 will be held from July 1st to 3rd of 2021 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2. There are 3 main themes this year: ‘health’, ‘medical devices’ and ‘care’. The event showcases a comprehensive medical ecosystem from the upstream to the downstream of medical industrial chain, as well as smart technology and innovative medical solutions.