Taiwan’s battle with betel nut addiction

For years Huang Sheng-yi helped feed Taiwan’s addiction to the betel nut ... and he is only able to stay afloat because he has another tea-growing business. “Farmers are reluctant because managing a new crop is much harder,” he told AFP. ( read original story ...)

Hon Hai picks Mount Pleasant as site of U.S. manufacturing plant

Taipei, Oct. 5 (CNA) Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. has chosen Mount Pleasant in Wisconsin's Racine County as the site of a US$10 billion production plant in the United States, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan to host global bicycle trade shows

Called the Taipei Cycle 2018, it is one of the top three trade shows ... "Through our research, we also found that there are no Malaysian exhibitors (although they) have business opportunities with the manufacturers in Taiwan. We realised also in terms ... ( read original story ...)

Migrants’ rights to be highlighted at Yushan Forum

Taipei, Oct. 4 (CNA) A nongovernmental organization founder ... to assist migrants who wish to open a small business in their home country after they return from working in Taiwan. Together with Chen representing Taiwan in a panel discussion will be ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan entrepreneurs urged to invest in PHL biz ventures

TAIWANESE enterprises are encouraged to do business in the Philippines to further strengthen ... so as to create a win-win situation eventually mutually beneficial for us,” Taiwan Association Inc. (TAI) President Allan Lin said during the opening ... ( read original story ...)

Showcasing the best of Taiwan

To encourage cultural exchanges and potential business trade between Taiwan and the Philippines, a delegation of more than 170 exhibitors and vendors from Taiwan presented over 4,500 products and services to the attendees at the Taiwan Expo 2017 held at ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s digital imperative

In their report, they assess the current digitization level of three of the most important sectors of Taiwan’s economy – high tech, finance, and the public sector – and they outline some of the strategies that both government and business need to ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s manufacturing sector in longest period of expansion

Taiwan's purchasing managers index (PMI ... according to the think tank. The sub-indexes for business activity/production, new orders, employment and supplier deliveries fell 3.9, 1.3, 0.3 and 1.0, respectively, from a month earlier to 53.1, 54.6, 53.1 ... ( read original story ...)

Founder of Apple’s Top Chipmaker to Hand Over Reins in June

He owned 0.48 percent of the business directly as of Aug. 31, according to a filing to the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Its shares rose 1.9 percent in Taipei Monday before his retirement was announced. Chang, one of the chip industry’s most respected figures ... ( read original story ...)