As electric vehicles gained traction in Taiwan, an initial challenge surfaced: charging stations were incompatible across different EV brands. In response to the growing EV user base, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) collaborated with industry players, government bodies, and rese

The era of electric vehicles has arrived; according to the 2050 net-zero emission road map of the National Development Council, 30% of newly sold vehicles will be EV in 2030, and the proportion will increase to 60% in 2035. In 2040, 100% of newly sold cars will be electric vehicles. In the next 20

The 2022 Smart City and IoT exhibition kicked off on March 22, featuring top Taiwanese brands showcasing related applications in the sector. It is worth noting that in addition to 5G-related extension and other mainstream smart city applications, energy storage has become a highlight at this show,

Taiwan Winch Industrial Co., Ltd. is a highly reputed manufacturer of various electric hoist. Based on their outstanding R&D capability and extensive experience, Taiwan Winch has designed and manufactured the most comprehensive electric hoists for applications in construction, households, general s

The annual Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) is the largest automotive show in the North American region, with 2,500 exhibitors attending and using 5,550 booths at this year’s edition. The Economic Daily News (CENS.com), in tandem with Importers and Exporters Association Of Taipei, Taiwa

Tang Wenbin, founder and CEO of Megvii Technology, will be visiting Taiwan next week, but accepted an overseas interview with Economic Daily News on Sept. 6. This is the second installment of the interview. Aiming for a complete application; forming a city’s “brain” Q: What are the goals and

The massive blackout on August 15 in Taiwan, which hit business segments and millions of households around the island, has caused different level of loss and malfunction to the corporations and plants in Taiwan. With its K21 and K22 plants forced to suspend production for nearly 60 minutes due

The Cowealth Group of Taiwan, a publicly held vendor of medical equipment who was the first Taiwanese firm to have entered the mainland Chinese market some 18 years ago, is determined to promote its products across prefectural cities by 2016 and county cities by 2018 after having supplied such prod

Market consultancy Topology Research Institute (TRI), a subsidiary of the TrendForce Group of Taiwan, forecasts that the global industrial-robot market to grow robustly in 2016, with mainland China’s demand alone rising 26.7 percent to 95,000 systems, despite the still uncertain outlook of the glob

While many people, especially in developing nations, may raise eyebrows at news of seemingly extravagant treatment of pets in the West, with dog owners willing to pay for pet lodging during their absence and even workouts at a gym for pets, the existence of such markets and the prospect of their fu

The total score of the nine indicators on Taiwan’s economic growth compiled by the Cabinet-level National Development Council (NDC) in June lost two points from the previous month to 16, reflecting the island’s protracted economic downtrend although the score slightly climbed in May. The nine in

For branded media tablets, or tablet PCs, the year 2015 is off to a rocky start. For the first time since inception, the popular consumer item experienced its largest quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline to date of 35 percent, in the first quarter, according to ABI Research, a market intelligence compa

By KEN LIU The twice-yearly H.K. lighting fair has not lost its drawing power, having posted some 19,000-plus buyers from 112 countries at the spring edition who looked for energy-saving lighting products, especially LED lamps, displayed by more than 1,250 exhibitors from 12 countries at the

Despite IMF (International Monetary Fund)’s latest report on global economic growth forecasts casting shadow to outlooks in emerging markets, which shows the overall GDP growth rate in emerging countries, including China, Brazil and Russia, to slow to 4.3% and 4.7% in 2015 and 2016, respectively, t

Honn Shing Enterprise Co., Ltd., a Taiwanese ceiling fan veteran founded in 1973, introduces several striking products, including the HS2014ORB ceiling fan featuring retractable fan blades and the HS2011-P ceiling fan with LED lamps. HS2014ORB, debuted in 2014, comes with four plastic blades and

Taiwan’s consumer price indices (CPI) of 370 commodities inched up only 0.61% in December from the same month of 2013, the lowest growth rate in 10 months, mostly due to plummeting fuel prices, according to the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics (DGBAS) of the executive minis

Green May Industrial Mfg. Co., Ltd. is a prominent manufacturer that specializes in designing and manufacturing home nursing beds, household beds, electrically-adjustable beds, and massage beds. The company has built up a strong market niche for its functional and innovative products. Making the

Zhongshan OuDi Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. primarily exhibited LED lighting for projects and households at the Guzhen lighting fair, including streetlights, wall washers, flood lights, tape lights, safety fence lights, ceiling lights, downlights, track lights, panel lights, T5 and T8 linear light

By KEN LIU At a time when the organic light emitting diode (OLED) lighting industry is still in its infancy, Taiwan’s lighting manufacturers are working closely together to develop a complete supply chain for OLED lighting manufacturing with the aim of attracting partnerships with related enterp

Taiwan's number of households totaled 8.37 million as of September 2014 for a slight annual growth of 1.24%, according to the statistics released by the Department of Population Administration. Among the cities and townships, New Taipei City has the highest of 1.49 million households or 17.86% o

By STEVE CHUANG Biennially held in Germany, Automechanika Frankfurt continues to be regarded as the world’s most successful, trend-setting trade fair for the automotive and related sectors, and its 2014 edition again saw many exhibitors with innovative products. This year’s Automechanika

Faster or slower, expanding sales of electric vehicles (EVs) is an irreversible trend already, as environment protection, decreasing oil reserve, and sustainability of our earth can only be increasingly important. While plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) are available in all U.S. states, most Cana

Buoyed by publicized land value, Taiwan’s gross national wealth (GNW) reached NT$197.5 trillion (US$6.583 trillion) at the end of 2012 for an annual increase of NT$10.4 trillion (US$346.67 billion) or 5.6%, equivalent to, deducting asset depreciation, average per-capita GNW of NT$6.65 million (U

Taiwan’s average household savings totaled NT$194,000 (US$6,466.7) in 2013, with household savings rate declining by 0.59 of a percentage point from a year earlier to 20.62%, according to the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting & Statistics (DGBAS). The island’s average household savings p

Taiwan's information technology (IT) spending is estimated to increase by 3% to reach NT$645.6 billion (US$21.52 billion) in 2014, with an annual growth rate some 50% higher than global average, according to Gartner Inc., the world's leading IT research and advisory company. Worldwide IT spendin

Ever since its founding in 1995, the Taiwan-based Sheng-An Industrial Co., Ltd. has used plastic injection molding to turn out a variety of storage carts and storage solutions for both households and offices. Backed by a sound complement of manufacturing equipment along with consummate plastic i

By JENNY WU China has more than 300 million people under the age of 16, accounting for a quarter of the country’s entire population, notes Zhu Changling, vice director of the China National Furniture Association. This means, he believes, that the potential for the development of children's furni

The annual growth of Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI) hit a 14-month high of 1.65% in April due mainly to a 5% surge in food prices, according to the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting & Statistics (DGBAS). In April the prices of fruits posted an annual growth of nearly 20%, with that

To help Taiwanese manufacturers, exporters and traders explore world markets, CENS attended six international trade shows in March, including Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF), LED Next Stage, International Hardware Fair Cologne, International Auto Aftermarket Expo (IAAE) Tokyo, The Ind

The LED Next Stage 2014 of Tokyo, Japan, is estimated to draw around 60,000 visitors and over 300 exhibitors during the four-day run beginning March 4. Approximately 20 Taiwanese manufacturers have signed up for the show with the exhibitor delegation co-organized by China Economic News Service (