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.
Taiwan's government-run National Development Fund under the Cabinet recently mapped out a new investment project targeting to invest in strategic manufacturing industries. With total value of NT$10 billion (US$333.3 million), the new investment project, to be implemented as early as May, is intended to help local small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to upgrade and transform, with each indivi...
Software developer Microsoft of the U.S. launched its Azure IoT Suite and set up the Azure IoT Solutions Open Lab in Taiwan recently, having also recently announced its Azure IoT Suite customers and partners on the island. The said local customers and partners include: Wistron Corp. (a major electronics manufacturing services provider), BenQ Corp. (computer peripheral vendor), Advantech Co., L...
The Hon Hai/Foxconn Group of Taiwan, recognized as a world-leading EMS (electronics manufacturing services) provider, recently poured US$6 million into BoniO Inc., an educational game software developer on the island. Hon Hai has been aggressively investing in startups. In the past six months, the EMS group has invested in four such firms in Taiwan, including BoniO. Terry Guo, chairman of H...
Taiwan Secom Co., Ltd., a major security service provider engaged in protecting homes, businesses, industrial parks and offering mobile emergency-care products, recent tied up with Tatung Co., Ltd., one of the original makers of home appliances in Taiwan whose rice cooker is an iconic product on the island, to jointly tap the smart home and smart appliance businesses. The partnership is reportedl...
The spending to lay solid foundation for them to explore the increasingly bullish market for high-definition display panels
May 25, 2015Compiled by QUINCY LIANG Reportedly holding optimism toward the market, four major Taiwanese makers of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels have decided to invest about NT$79.5 billion (US$2.65 billion) as whole in capital spending this year, up 80 percent from 2014 to be the largest sum of its kind in four years. Such capital spending, according to the panel makers, wi...
How value is generated by innovation is increasingly the concern among local inventors
May 11, 2015By QUINCY LIANG The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) recently announced the 10 winners of the 2015 Taiwan Excellence Gold Award at a ceremony in Taipei. The ceremony was joined by a number of VIPs, including President Ma Ying-jeou, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Yang Wei-Fuu, and TAITRA Chairman Liang Kuo-hsin. Sponsored by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) an...
Both of the high-profile Taiwan Stock Exchange (Taiex)-listed bicycle manufacturers in Taiwan, Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Merida Industry Co., Ltd., as well as the reportedly world's largest bicycle chain supplier KMC Chain Industrial Co., posted year-on-year (YoY) revenue growths in the first two month. In February, Giant and KMC reported YoY revenue growths of 4.8 percent and 9.3 ...
A total of 209 product innovations from 15 countries competed for the jury's favor at the the Fourth Taipei Cycle d&i Awards at the 28th Taipei International Cycle Show (Taipei Cycle 2015), held from March 18 to 21 in Taiwan. The six-member jury of international experts acknowledged 57 of the entries with an award, including five winners of the Taipei Cycle Gold Award. The "Gold Award – Young ...
Event recognized as key platform to promote young designers
Mar 27, 2015Compiled by QUINCY LIANG The International Bicycle Design Competition (IBDC) is recognized as the launching pad that uses motivation-breeding competition to promote young talent in the international bicycle industry, with its prominence enhanced by its being staged in Taiwan, home to Giant and Merida and many subcontractors who supply parts to renowned brands. This competition, hosted by th...
Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. of Taiwan, one of the world's largest manufacturers of bicycles, recently said it will raise the annual production capacity at its factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province of China from 1.5 million to two million units this year. With an eye on expanding demand in Europe due to the recent quantitative easing, as well as recovering overall sales in China, Giant said it pl...
