Taipei, Dec. 22, 2012 (CENS)--The Industrial Development Bureau, under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, approved yesterday (Dec. 21) applications of three Taiwanese businesses to return to Taiwan for investments. Although the IDB refused ...
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The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) yesterday approved United Microelectronics Corp.’s application to acquire a 51.85% stake in mainland Chinese chipmaker HeJian Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. for US$175 million. With the ...
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Taipei, Dec. 17, 2012 (CENS)--The Cabinet-level National Science Council (NSC) plans to put forth “grand national sci-tech plan” by the end of this year, which calls for the switch of the dominating units of national sci-tech ...
Taipei, Oct.11, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan's 1,004 listed manufacturers spent some NT$148.9 billion (US$4.96 billion) in R&D in the first half, up 0.7% year on year (YoY), with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) leading with NT$18.4 ...
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Taipei, Oct. 1, 2012 (CENS)--The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) publicized yesterday (Sept. 30) the latest evaluation report on investment-environment risk released by BERI (Business Environment Risk Intelligence), showing that of the ...
Taipei,Oct.8,2012(CENS)--a Program for Taiwanese Businesses Returning to Taiwan for Investmenta is scheduled to come out this week.Yiin Chii-ming,minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development(CEPD),reported ...
Taipei,Oct.2,2012(CENS)--An inter-ministry meeting of the Executive Yuan(the Cabinet)concluded yesterday(Oct.1)that quota of foreign laborers for new investment projects can be increased by 5%or 10%for a period of three years,without having ...
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A planned subsidy for LED lamps could halve their price for consumers in Taiwan,and should also provide a welcome boost for the local LED industry. LED manufacturers in Taiwan received a boost last week when government officials announced ...
Taipei, Dec. 6, 2012 (CENS)--Intel Labs and the Taiwan government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently co-announced a low energy experimental memory array that could significantly advance 3-D stacking and system ...
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Taipei,Dec.7,2012(CENS)--The government's program of"pushing Taiwanese enterprises to return Taiwan for investments"has achieved the first result,as the Industrial Development Bureau(IDB),under the Ministry of Economic ...
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Taiwan and Japan signed a memorandum of understanding for "industrial-cooperation bridging plan" on Nov. 29, which will promote industrial cooperation between the two nations for 11 industries, including photovoltaic, LED (light-emitting ...
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Attracted by the incentives encouraging Taiwanese enterprises to return to Taiwan for investments,including employment of more foreign laborers and tariff cut for imported equipment,Largan Precision,a leading optical lens maker in the ...
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According to the country's Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan's industrial production index in October this year climbed by 4.56% as compared to October 2011, after rising by a revised 2.88% year on year in September and was down 1.2% ...
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A Taiwanese Government programme to help local textile producers with branding of their products and gaining access to international markets has majorly boosted the sales turnover of the domestic textile makers,the Taiwan Textile Federation ...
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Taipei, Nov. 9, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan`s medical-device production value in 2012 is expected to continue to grow 7%, and the government targets five fields to focus in the local medical-device industry, according to Woody Duh, Vice Minister, ...