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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.


Taiwanese Machinery Not Effected by the Novel Coronavirus</h2>

Taiwanese Machinery Not Effected by the Novel Coronavirus

Feb 24, 2020

The pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan, China continues. The Industrial Research Institute of Obstetrics International pointed out that the proportion and amount of Taiwanese industrial machinery products using from mainland China components are extremely low and can be obtained from Taiwan or other countries. The epidemic has no impact on industrial machinery. Observing Taiwan's industrial machinery...


The boom in Machine tools Is Still Unpredictable?</h2>

The boom in Machine tools Is Still Unpredictable?

Feb 03, 2020

The machine tool industry was affected by the Sino-US trade war last year, and most of them were in small months. Originally, they expected that the business situation would pick up slightly this year, but affected by the pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan, the director of the Machine Tool and Component Association Xu Wenxian pointed out that at present it looks like the impact is There must be, but whe...


Machinery Tool in the Recovery in 2020</h2>

Machinery Tool in the Recovery in 2020

Feb 03, 2020

As the U.S.-China trade friction comes to an end, and the effect of the second production base in Southeast Asia is gradually fermenting, Taiwan's machinery industry is expected to see Chunyan in the second quarter, and the machine tools will warm up month by month from the second half of the year. The director of the Taiwan Machinery Association Chang Ke Baxi expects that the export value of mac...


Optimistic about the New Development of the Smart Mobile Industry</h2>

Optimistic about the New Development of the Smart Mobile Industry

Jan 30, 2020

Automated things and artificial intelligence (AI) are two popular themes today. It is estimated that in the next five years, disruptive technology life applications will continue to be promoted. In light of this trend, the Foreign Trade Association plans a series of self-driving related The event will be organized in February 2020 to participate in the "2020 Embedded World" in Germany, planning t...


US President Donald Trump says 2nd phase of US-China trade deal soon</h2>

US President Donald Trump says 2nd phase of US-China trade deal soon

Jan 22, 2020

In a special address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual summit, Trump said since he last addressed Davos two years ago, the US has enjoyed the “great American comeback” that he had predicted. “Today I am proud to declare that the United States is in the midst of an economic boom the like of which has never been seen before,” he said. The first phase of the trade deal between the two econ...


Machinery Expecting 10% of Growth in 2020</h2>

Machinery Expecting 10% of Growth in 2020

Jan 20, 2020

The U.S.-China trade friction is about to come to an end. Chairman of the Taiwan Machinery Association Alex Co, pointed out that this year, with the effect of the second production base in Southeast Asia gradually growing, it is expected that the prosperity of the machinery industry will pick up month by month from the end of the first quarter, hoping to return to positive growth, with an increas...


The exports in Dec 2019 with an increase of 0.9% </h2>

The exports in Dec 2019 with an increase of 0.9%

Jan 20, 2020

Terminated even 13 black! The Ministry of Economic Affairs announced today (20) that the export order value of December last year was 43.78 billion U.S. dollars, an annual increase of 0.9%, in line with expectations. However, the total export orders for 2019 remained negative, with a cumulative amount of US $ 484.56 billion, an annual decrease of 5.3%. The Statistics Department of the Ministry...


Taiwan Machinery Cloud Builds Software Ecosystem</h2>

Taiwan Machinery Cloud Builds Software Ecosystem

Jan 13, 2020

Smart machinery is an important policy content of the government's 5 + 2 industry innovation plan, and it has also helped Taiwan's machinery industry to break through trillion yuan in output value in 2017, becoming Taiwan's third trillion yuan industry. Kobashi, Chairman of the Taiwan Machinery Association, said that in the future, Taiwan should continue to move towards the direction of smart ...


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S. Korea most affected by U.S.-China trade spat: report

Dec 10, 2019

South Korea may have been hit the hardest among major economies by the protracted trade dispute between the United States and China due to its high dependence on exports to the countries, a report said Tuesday.The U.S. and China are the world's largest importers of South Korean products with shipments to China accounting for more than one-quarter of South Korea's overall exports last year, accord...


Trump reimpose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium from Brazil and Argentina </h2>

Trump reimpose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium from Brazil and Argentina

Dec 05, 2019

Donald Trump will reimpose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium from Brazil and Argentina after accusing the countries of a “massive devaluation” of their currencies that hurt US farmers. The move — which was announced by Mr Trump on Twitter on Monday — sharply escalates trade tensions with the two struggling Latin American economies as they build closer ties with China.The announcement ...