A new type of urban commuting or transportation vehicle was publicized recently in Taiwan by the island's Institute for Information Industry (III) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of the U.S. The new vehicle, dubbed Persuasive Electric Vehicle (PEV), takes the form of an electric

Taiwan’s photovoltaic-product makers showed stellar revenue result in December 2015, with some reporting all-time highs and some of the others swinging to profitability from loss. Although Giga Solar Materials Corp., recognized as a leading provider in Taiwan of conductive paste applied in silic

A total of 41,821 new cars were sold in Taiwan in December, 2015, up a miniscule 0.1 percent year-on-year (YoY), but a clear 20 percent increase from the previous month, or month-on-month (MoM), which could be attributable to consumers sprucing up presentation ahead of the Chinese New Year or spend

Industry executives estimate that the weakened NT-dollar, which traded at the rate of 33.066 for one US-dollar on the last day of 2015, fattened the bottom-lines of most Taiwanese machine-tool makers last year, with Goodway Machine Corp. leading its peers with projected after-tax net income of NT$6

Noticing Taiwan’s exports of machine tools having dropped 15 percent year on year (YoY) to US$2.91 billion in the Jan.-Nov. period, chairman B.X. Ke of the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) projects the island’s machine-tool exports to contract 16 percent YoY to US$3.15-3.2 billion by

Taiwan’s machine-tool makers have entered into an alliance with the island’s aircraft builders and a government-backed laboratory to develop intelligent industrial technology to sharpen their machine tool capability to manufacture aircraft, in an effort to tap the global aircraft-building market, w

Global shipments of large-sized (larger than 10-inch) thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels in the third quarter of 2015 increased by 3.4 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), but dropped by 12 percent year-on-year (YoY), to about 207 million units, according to IDC Taiwan, the l

If the success of Taiwan's information technology (IT) and electronics manufacturing industries is a consequence of generous government support, the rise of the island's yacht industry must be a miracle. For over 40 years, this luxury goods sector has been faring well in the global market despite a

Ever since the organizers and trade group made the practical decision three years ago to move the show to Taichung, central Taiwan, to be closer to the hub of Taiwan’s manufacturers of hardware products, such as hand tools, plumbing fittings and garden accessories and tools, Taiwan Hardware Show (T

Worldwide personal computer (PC) shipments totaled nearly 71.0 million units in the third quarter of 2015. The volume represented a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 10.8 percent, which was slightly worse than projections for a decline of 9.2 percent, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).

Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd., recognized as the largest maker of assembled bicycles in Taiwan, is looking forward to seeing a 5 percent to 10 percent revenue growth in 2016, to be driven by the gradually stabilizing euro along with the big Chinese bicycle market continuing to undergo demand shift,

Global shipments of notebook personal computers (PCs) in the third quarter of 2015 increased by 11.1 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to reach 43.17 million units, but dropped 5.7 percent year-on-year (YoY), according to global research firm TrendForce. A market-ranking change in the third quart

With the European Central Bank recently hinting strongly of more quantitative easing to fuel the slowing economic recovery in the EU and amid growing optimism toward the continuous recovery of the global machine-tool market in 2015, EMO Milano 2015 rounded off with strong turnout and mixed impressi

Founded in 1986 in Changhua County, central Taiwan, Newbud Industrial Corp. is a specialized supplier of gardening products and accessories. Newbud is unquestionably a globally recognized supplier in the field of gardening, given that its products are widely accepted by specialized buyers all ar

Thanks to the weaker NT-dollar, which devalued to about 33 to one US dollar occasionally this summer, most of Taiwan’s listed machine-tool makers achieved fatter earnings in the third quarter than they did throughout the first half of this year, with Goodway Machine Corp. leading the way with earni

Taiwan's Industrial Production Index (IPI) decreased 5.46% from a year earlier, or year-on-year (YoY), in August to 104.47, according to Department of Statistics (DOS), the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). The island's IPI saw YoY drop for the past four months in a row, DOS said, and the rat

As it continues to transform its business model and has handed out the local agency right to Volkswagen (VW), Skoda and Audi in Taiwan last year (each brand has set up wholly-owned subsidiaries for direct operation), the Swire Group, one of the largest imported-car distributors on the island, has a

The only dedicated trade fair held in Taiwan for the hardware industry, the 15th Taiwan Hardware Show (THS) will take place October 12-14 in Taichung, a central metropolis on the island, around which is clustered hand tool producers to be regarded as the hub one of the best-known traditional manufa

While Taiwan has posted several consecutive months of negative export growths this year to mark its worst export performance ever in the past six years, hence likely to see flat growth in its export-driven economy this year, Arthur Wu, chairman of Taiwan Hand Tool Manufacturers’ Association (THTMA)

Worldwide shipments of large-sized (larger than 10-inch) thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels dropped by 0.9 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), and 10.6 percent year-on-year (YoY), to about 200 million units, according to IDC Taiwan, the local subsidiary of the global market

Inspired by the surging demand for LED light bulbs in North America as a result of the race among big-name suppliers to introduce more affordable products, coupled with generally dropping retail prices of LED bulbs, Everlight Electronic Co., Ltd., the world’s biggest LED packager by production capa

Global sales of new cars in the first six months increased only 0.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) to 43.7 million units, according to statistics compiled by Wards Auto, a dedicated automotive website. Though the overall volume is quite similar to last year's, detailed analysis shows ups and downs a

Tsai Wen-rong, chairman of the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (TTVMA), recently spoke out to take a firm stand for the trade group's membership or the local automobile assemblers and their domestic supply chains, who are beset by unprecedented challenges that were unimagin

At its pre-show press conference held before the opening of the 2015 IFA Berlin in Germany, one of the world's largest annual event for consumer electronics and home appliances, Taiwanese information and communication technology (ICT) vendor Acer Inc.'s CEO Jason Chen announced that the company wil

This year's International Touch Panel & Optical Film Expo (Touch Taiwan) 2015, billed as the world's largest touch-panel and optical film exhibition that was held August 26-28 in Taipei, capital of Taiwan, saw the domestic exhibitor Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a government-back

A total of 23,745 projectors were sold in Taiwan in the second quarter of 2015 (19,926 units sold in Q1, 2015), up 11.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) and 19.2 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), according to statistics released by IDC Taiwan, the local subsidiary of the global provider of market intelli

Ever since founded in 1982, Pota Corporation has been dedicated to developing and making paper-ware making machines, with strong R&D capability and abundant experiences. Pota’s product lineup covers a variety of versatile paper-ware making machines, including fully automatic toilet paper rewinde

COMAXIMA ECO-GREEN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. under the Comaxima Group makes the emulsion-fuel machines that require no additives but only water to combine with oils used in various processing machines, saving operators cost of emulsion additives as well as labor input while minimizing operational comple

Founded in 1989, Grand Forging Industries Co., Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2000- and TS 16949-approved company specializing in forging and processing of parts and components. With solid global reputation for high-efficiency production and processing achieved by top-end and advanced equipment, as wel

While many people, especially in developing nations, may raise eyebrows at news of seemingly extravagant treatment of pets in the West, with dog owners willing to pay for pet lodging during their absence and even workouts at a gym for pets, the existence of such markets and the prospect of their fu