Taipei, Aug. 25, 2011 (CENS)--The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has submitted a program to the Executive Yuan (the Cabinet) concerning the development of intelligent automation industry in the next five years, with the IDB to invest over NT$8.259

Taipei, Aug. 8, 2011 (CENS)--The "connected-car" application market has been expanding. Despite smartphone challenge, embedded OEM and aftermarket connected car systems is forecast to reach 189 million by 2016, according to ABI Research. ABI Research telematics and navigation group director Domi

Ralph Wiegmann praises the fourth staging of the awards for innovation and design On the opening day of the 2011 COMPUTEX TAIPEI (Taipei International Information Technology Show held May 31-June 4), a jury selected 34 products among the 179 entries from six countries for the COMPUTEX TAIPEI Des

Taipei, July 4, 2011 (CENS)--The global market for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions has been forecast to grow from about US$500 million in 2009 to a cumulative total of nearly US$5 billion in 2016; North America and Europe will comprise the majority of the market throughout the foreca

Taipei, June 22, 2011 (CENS)--To avoid overwork death, employees at 38 special lines in Taipei City will be classified into three major categories and subject to the maximum monthly working hours of 240, 260, and 288, respectively, announced the Department of Labor, Taipei City Government, yesterda

Ralph Wiegmann praises the fourth staging of the awards for innovation and design By QUINCY LIANG On the opening day of the 2011 COMPUTEX TAIPEI (Taipei International Information Technology Show held May 31-June 4), a jury selected 34 products among the 179 entries from six countries for the

Taipei, June 20, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang recently claimed that the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) aims to upgrade the island's production value of Chinese-language e-commerce to NT$1 trillion (US$33.3 billion) by 2014 and shape the island into the hub

The 27th Taipei Int`l Auto Parts & Accessories Show (2011 Taipei AMPA) and the 6th Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (2011 AutoTronics Taipei), held April 12-15 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall, are the largest of their kinds and promoted as the world's most important trade fa

Backed by its huge resources, the United Daily News Group, Taiwan's largest newspaper conglomerate, has taken a foray into the e-commerce sector with the establishment of its new udn.shopping website on May 24. The website now hosts 760 vendors offering over 80,000 products, including beauty tr

Taipei, May 31, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan's National Security Bureau will join forces with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to evaluate the investment plans filed by Huawei Technologies Co. and mainland China's banks to set up branches on the island, these enterprises have close connection with Ch

Taiwan's Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC) once again proved its outstanding development and innovation capability at the 39th edition of the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (Inventions Geneva), held on April 6-10 in Geneva, Switzerland, taking both gold and silver prizes

Green tech in the spotlight Smart energy-saving circuits, wireless control technology, high-voltage LED devices, innovative indoor LED lighting, renewable energy lighting applications, and high color rendering index (CRI) technology together took the center stage at the Taiwan International Ligh

Taipei, May 23, 2011 (CENS)--The number of fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in North America was 2.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, and the figure is expected to reach 3.8 million by 2015, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.6%, according to B

Taipei, May 10, 2011 (CENS)--Coordinating collective efforts from enterprises, Taiwan's leading R&D institution ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) has unveiled the island's first locally developed “all-in-one” cloud computing operating system dubbed Cloud OS. Chiueh Tzi-cker, genera

IDC Taiwan, the local subsidiary of the global media of market intelligence, advisory services and events for the information technology (IT), telecom, and consumer technology markets, recently publicized at a press conference its top-10 predictions for the information and communication technology

Due to the Chinese New Year holiday (Feb. 2-7), CENS attended only one international show in February, the EuroShop that was staged from Feb. 26 to Mar. 2 at Messe Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany. EuroShop EuroShop is a leading show for retail investment and trend barometer and innovation platf

With a strong R&D team consisting of more than 30 talented and experienced professionals, Vision Automobile Electronics Industrial Co. is a leading Taiwanese developer and manufacturer of automotive electronics. A TS16949- and TSO9001:2008-certified maker, the company supplies quality products to a

Established in 1969, C.L. Auto Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. is one of the most veteran and leading providers in Taiwan of wide-ranging quality auto security products, including central door locking systems, actuators, security systems, back sensors, alarm pagers, window closers, power window lifts, t

New design contest with shinier title created to lift image Hoping to establish a well-known brand for Taiwan's rapidly emerging design industry, the Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs announced the first Golden Pin Design Award (GPDA) in mid-2009, replacing

Taipei, March 14, 2011 (CENS)--With only three listed Taiwanese firms having invested in Japan, the impact of the Japanese earthquake on Taiwan is limited so far, but the influence on some local supply chains remains to be seen, due to their reliance on the supply of Japanese key components and par

The Taiwan Hardware Show (THS) has come a long way as the island’s foremost trade fair for tools, building materials, and hardware over the past decade. Organized by the Taiwan Kaigo Co. (the local representative of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH) together with the Taiwan Hand Tool Manufacturers’ Associ

Market diversification works well to lessen impact from recession Taiwan did not become the world’s fourth-largest maker of plastic-processing equipment by chance, with the island’s suppliers over the past two decades, including those specializing in packaging equipment, having focused on qualit

A poll says foreign buyers are more willing to place on-the-spot orders As in many other sectors, the past decade has also seen the steady rise of China in the global supply chain of hardware. Besides focusing on quality improvement and service over the years, Chinese makers of hardware have

Production value of intelligent robots in Taiwan to total NT$125 billion by 2015 The 2010 Taipei International Robot Show (TIROS 2010), Taiwan’s sole trade fair dedicated to robotics, wound up on Oct. 22 at the Taipei World Trade Center. Attracting more than 20,000 visitors, the four-day exhibit

Taipei, Dec. 10, 2010 (CENS)--MediaTek Inc. announced on Dec. 8 that its subsidiary, Gaintech, has invested US$2.2 million in Beijing-based NetQin Mobile Inc. through a holding company to get involved in handset software business, becoming NetQin's another Taiwanese partner along with handset maker

Taipei, Dec. 3, 2010 (CENS)--The government will push the conversion of the four science-based industrial parks in Taiwan to green science parks by encouraging enterprises in the parks to have their factory buildings pass the certification of smart green factories, a move which will boost the oppor

Taipei, Nov. 29, 2010 (CENS)--Intel Capital, which is owned by chipmaker Intel Corp., recently chose Taifatech Inc. of Taiwan to receive its funding for the development of wireless display (WiDi) technology, which is vigorously promoted by Intel for its capability of wirelessly beaming digital cont

A leading home-security system maker in Taiwan, Aurum Electronics Corp. is promoting many advantageous products including a proprietary intelligent high-power LED motion sensor codenamed AEC-9331BSD-SP8. The sensor, having won the HKEIA Award for Outstanding Innovation & Technology Products 200

The 2010 Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (Motorcycle Taiwan), held Apr. 15-18 in Taipei and the largest annual show of its kind in Taiwan, for some reason lacked sufficient clout to attract many exhibitors, especially world-class parts suppliers. So the event this year only revealed

Taipei, Sept. 8, 2010 (CENS)--Lite-On Technology Corp., a leading provider of imaging products, enclosures, power supplies and LEDs, recently announced its restructuring plan, to refocus the maker on trendy industries and raise the whole Lite-On Group's revenue to US$12.5 billion by 2013. Accord