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.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 ...
Tags: Taipei, foreign laborer, MOEA, china, Kuan Chung-min
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.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 ...
Tags: IDB, Investments, Largan and Catcher
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 ...
Tags: LED, light-emitting diode, electric car, electrical machinery
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 ...
Tags: Largan Precision, Apple, investments, return to Taiwan
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, ...
Taipei, Nov. 8, 2012 (CENS)--President Ma Ying-jeou said he Cto generate annual revenue up to NT$1 trillion (US$34.4 billion at US$1: NT$29) in 2013. Ma made the remarks when speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Taiwan ...
Tags: machinery manufacturing, manufacturer of key components
Taipei, Nov. 8, 2012 (CENS)--In the wake of the reelection of the U.S. President Obama, the Executive Yuan (the Cabinet) will immediately push the "action program for strengthening Taiwan-U.S. economic and trade relationship." The ...
Tags: liberalizing domestic economy, trade and investment framework agreement
Industrial cooperation between Taiwan and China could be jeopardized if China-based companies continue to engage in unfair competition, including the stealing of business secrets from Taiwan makers, Taiwan's vice economic minister Woody Duh ...
Tags: Taiwan, Unfair Competition, China Companies
Taipei, Oct. 22, 2012 (CENS)--After having declined for six consecutive months, Taiwan's export orders received by Taiwan's traders and manufacturers inched up 1.9% to US$37.66 billion in September, according to the Ministry of Economic ...
Tags: MOEA, Taiwan's export orders, Exports, export orders, U.S.economic policy
The Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA)announced yesterday(Nov.28)that the government will aim to increase photovoltaic power generation by 130 MW in 2013,30MW higher than the goal for 2012,but the purchasing rate will drop ...
Tags: MOEA, photovoltaic power generation, renewable energy, overseas markets
Taipei, Nov. 19, 2012 (CENS)--Creditor banks plan to hold talks early next month to discuss bailout-extension application recently submitted by the financially struggling PowerChip Semiconductor Corp. (PSC) to the Ministry of Economic ...
Taipei, Nov. 21, 2012 (CENS)--Thanks to upturn in orders from the U.S. and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Taiwan’s exports orders rose, for the second straight month, 3.2% year-on-year to US$38.38 billion in October, ...
Tags: Taiwan, export, Exports Orders, ASEAN