In response to upgrading Taiwan’s hand tools industry and localizing services to the industry chains, China Steel Corporation (CSC), Taiwan Hand Tool Manufacturers' Association (THTMA) , Metal Industries R&D Center (MIRDC), and Corporate Synergy Development Center (CSD) have jointly established the research and testing center for hand tools in Taichung Industrial Park at the opening ceremony on M...

The U.S.-China trade war has restructured the global supply chain, giving Taiwanese firms in Southeast Asia the advantage for expanding their production capacity to direct business orders away from China. As the largest fastener supplier in Malaysia, Chin Well Holdings Berhad, the investment holding company mainly focused on domestic sales, and partly exported to Europe. However, under the ten...

With the trade war between the U.S. and China escalating, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) has sounded the alarm as forecasts for both manufacturing and service indexes tumbled. The think tank warned that Taiwan’s business climate will likely see a sudden down drop and urged increased awareness of the potential impact of the trade war would have on Taiwan’s exports. The think tank ...

Following over six decades of development, fastener manufacturing has been one of Taiwan’s traditional industries with sustaining global competitiveness. Having upgraded from low-end, DIY-caliber fasteners to higher ends, Taiwanese fasteners suppliers have increasingly joining the global supply chain of automotives to carve out niches. With more and more insiders venturing into the production ...

With recent TV reports on CNN and CNBC stating encouraging vehicle sales in the U.S., likely due to record-low gasoline prices across North America, the global automotive market may be one sector of the volatile global economy that is set for steady growth, despite widely reported economic slowdown in China for 2016. In addition and as reported on CNN, CNBC TV news on January 16, crude oil pri...

Compiled by STEVE CHUANG With TV news reports that certain parts of the USA have seen home prices rise sizably since last year, in particular those in San Francisco, and the Greek debt deal tentatively extended, and car sales stateside increase due to falling gas prices, some say the global economic climate looks promising and should drive manufacturing and construction industries worldwide, w...

By STEVE CHUANG Taiwan's media has over the years dubbed the nation "Economic Miracle," a deserved title in the 1980s and 1990s, especially considering the small island has scant natural resources as minerals and fossil fuel. But Taiwan's economic might has been undermined on many fronts by China's market liberalization and globalization, to have turned China into both trade partner and rival....

One of the popular ways to streamline trade shows is to hold related exhibitions simultaneously in one venue. Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd., the organizer of the 20th International Stationery and Office Products Fair Tokyo (ISOT specially sponsored by All Japan Stationery Association), has taken this approach to achieve maximum product coverage, by including four other relevant shows under one roof...

Following the success of the previous event, the sixth edition of Automechanika Malaysia, (previously the Automechanika Asia) will return to Malaysia at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from March 25-28, 2009. Organized by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd., Automechanika Malaysia is the only automotive parts and aftermarket trade fair with official backing, organized jointly with the Malaysia External ...

The five-day Computex Taipei 2008, which wrapped up on June 7, is estimated to have generated for the 1,725 exhibitors some US$20 billion in business and, again set record turnouts-proving its almost magical ability to attract global buyers. This year, the information technology and communications (ICT) trade fair, the world's second largest of its kind in terms of the volume of exhibitors an...