These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
China Motor Corp. (CMC) of Taiwan, the local assembler of Mitsubishis, recently claimed that its Japanese technical partner Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has agreed to its exporting to the Middle East a Taiwan-made model. CMC, a subsidiary of Yulon Group or the largest carmaker in Taiwan, together with other Yulon affiliates assemble in Taiwan Mitsubishis, Nissans, Luxgens and tobes. T.H. Liu, ...
The Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JIDPO) recently announced the results of its 2011 Good Design Award (or G-Mark 2011) that happened in November. Taiwan won 26 G-Mark awards, less only than South Korea’s 39 and Thailand’s 61. Japan's only comprehensive design promotion organization, JDP received 3,162 applications worldwide in 2011. After each applicant had been screened twice, 1,112 e...
Taipei, Nov. 18, 2011 (CENS)--DRAM and TFT-LCD, the two erstwhile star industries in Taiwan, have recently floundered amid the uncertain global climate and cut-throat competition in China, hence triggering panic among domestic banks for potential loan defaults. Insiders disclosed that DRAM and TFT-LCD panel manufacturers, some of whom are in financial woes, owe banks over NT$100 billion (US$3...
For the third consecutive year, Taiwan’s government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) brought honor to the island by winning awards at the Wall Street Journal’s 2011 Technology Innovation Awards. This time, ITRI took two first prizes. ITRI beat out more than 600 competitors, including HP, Philips, Yahoo, and ARMS, to win first prizes in two categories—Environment, and ...
Relations between Taiwan and Israel were further strengthened when a mutual visa-waver program between the two went into effect on Aug. 11. Taiwanese passport holders may now enter Israel visa-free for stays totaling up to 90 days (including multiple stays) within 180 days of the first date of entry. Israeli passport holders are afforded the same privilege in Taiwan. At a recent celebration t...
The international jury for the 2011 Golden Pin Design Award (GPDA) An international panel of judges selectedchose a total fifteen15 winners out of 944 entries for the 2011 Golden Pin Design Award (GPDA): seven for industrial design (seven winners), two for visual communication design (two), two for packaging design (two), and four for interior design (four). Along with the coveted to be granted w...
Thirty-two entrants from Taiwan were among the “Best 100” winners in the major design contest of the 2011 iF Concept Award, the world's largest and most important student design award. Two entrants from Taiwan received the highest prize of 5,000 euros, one received 3,000 euros, and two others received 1,000 euros. Of the nearly 11,000 applications submitted to the 2011 iF Concept Award, 8,007 ...
The jury of the 2011 iF Product Design Award, the “Oscars” of the design world, selected 991 favorites out of 2,756 entries by 1,121 participants from 43 countries, compared to the 2,486 registrations from 39 countries in 2010. The jurors noticed that the consistent brand strategy of many companies resulted in a strong and distinctive product presence: a clear advantage in times of econo...
The Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO), the nation's only institution fully supporting design and the organizer of the world-famous design contest Good Design Award (G-Mark), recently announced that the "Dyson Air Multiplier" has been chosen for the 2010 Good Design Grand Award, the highest honor in the annual competition. The JIDPO said that this year's Good Design A...
The Taiwan Offshore Wind Power Alliance was formed in October 2010 with the participation of 18 firms from the electro-mechanical, plastics and chemical, parts and components, and maritime engineering sectors, who plans to not only operate in Taiwan but eventually overseas. H.Y. Lin, general manager of Yuan Chuan Energy Corp., said the alliance will set up Taiwan's first offshore wind farm ...
