The Taiwan Hardware Show (THS) 2012 again proved itself as the best business platform for the hardware industry in Taiwan, netting tremendous business opportunities for participants during its three-day run from October 11 to 13 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1. The show has come

The southern region covering almost one-fourth of Taiwan has been developed as the island’s major industrial base, including 19 distinctive industrial clusters, mostly related to traditional manufacturing. To further vitalize the local economy, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is dev

Despite the instability that has afflicted the global economy in recent years, Hannover Messe 2012, held on Apr. 23-27 and regarded as one of the world’s top industry fairs, augured well for the world’s industrial development in the second half of this year. Positive Performance During its fiv

The Taiwan Hardware Show (THS) 2012 again proved itself as the best business platform for the hardware industry in Taiwan, netting tremendous business opportunities for participants during its three-day run from October 11 to 13 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1. The show has come

Before its founders set up Hokiffa Enterprise Co. in 2011, they had accumulated 35 years of experience in manufacturing and exporting drinking fountain faucets. Based on this vast store of know-how in production, and firm adherence to high sanitary standards, the company supplies a wide range of dr

For the first time, “LED greenhouse” was chosen as theme at LED Lighting Taiwan 2012, staged June 19-21 in Taipei, suggesting vigorous promotion of new LED applications by Taiwan’s government and industries to tap the emerging segment. Director Wei Fang of the National Taiwan University’s Depa

Taiwan has been making motorcycles for more than half a century, and has developed advanced techniques and a complete supply chain for the industry. The island is also one of the world’s major producers of motorcycle parts and components, including braking systems, engine systems, transmission syst

Taipei, June 21, 2012 (CENS) -- Uni-President, a leading Taiwanese food group, is planning to invest US$ 237.5 million (approximately NT$ 7.093 billion) through its affiliate- Uni-President China Holdings Ltd. to expand its production of beverages and instant noodles in China, with the expansion ex

Smart bathroom ware, generally referred to as fixtures that are integrated with functions that enhance convenience, comfort, safety as thermal control, were introduced into China in the 1990s and are supplied mainly to high-end hotels, F&B outlets, leisure/entertainment facilities, with major produ

Faucet manufacturing is one of the oldest industries in Taiwan. Originating in the town of Lugang, Changhua County, faucet manufacturing on the island has flourished for over half a century, driven by a constant quest for improvement in quality and technology and, most recently, by the pursuit of h

Taipei, April 27, 2012 (CENS)--Tatung Corp. President Lin Gou Wenyen yesterday announced the company’s cooperation with three LED makers and nine banks on promotions of LED lighting and smart meters, making the company Taiwan’s first household appliance retailer to team up with manufacturers and ba

Despite the still uncertain global economic recovery, Taiwan has basked in relatively favorable business climate over the last four years, with the outlook continuing to be buoyant after pro-China Kuomintang’s Ma Ying-jeou won on January 14 of this year a second term as president, which will see i

Clearly to diversify applications, Taiwan’s light emitting diode (LED) makers are trying to develop products for aquaculture, horticulture and animal husbandry, a niche seen to bear promise in the long run although insignificant now. Such effort culminated in the formation of a “horticultura

Amid continual development globally of the green lighting industry in recent years, driven partly by rising eco-awareness underpinned by the fact that electricity used in lighting accounts for over half of all such energy consumed, Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has been e

Tasked to carry out an industrial development project to upgrade Taiwan’s yacht hardware industry in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, the Metal Industries Research & Development Center (MIRDC) in 2010 again formed an R&D alliance in the wake of an earlier one that disbanded upon project termination in 2

The global financial tsunami, albeit sparing the designer goods sector, has caused Taiwan’s yacht-building industry to list over the past few years, with the ripple-effect washing over downstream suppliers of yacht and marine hardware, including the top-2 in Taiwan—Man Ship Machinery & Hardware C

Taipei, Nov. 25, 2011 (CENS)--Siemens of Germany recently announced having signed offshore windpower cooperation agreements with five firms in Taiwan, aiming to tap business opportunities in the local green industry. With these agreements, Siemens will help Taiwan’s firms to develop renewable

Taipei, Sept. 16, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan has become one of a dozen foreign debt-free countries in the world, after paying off the last batch of US$238,000 yesterday (Sept. 15) for a foreign debt lasting 50 years, announced the Ministry of Finance yesterday. The debt was borrowed from World Bank in

Some 235 exhibitors joined the 2011 Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (Motorcycle Taiwan) and 2011 Taiwan Int'l Electric Vehicle Show (EV Taiwan), which were held April 14-17. Most were makers of parts and accessories for powered two-wheelers (PTWs) and electric vehicles (EVs). Stren

This year the Taipei AMPA (Taipei International Auto Parts & Accessories Show), staged April 12-15 at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangan Exhibition Hall, closed on a good note, having seen more foreign buyers from over 40 countries compared to the 2010 edition. The event has over the years built

The “inconvenient truth” for Taiwan’s office workers is that they are 100 to 1,000 times more likely to develop formaldehyde-caused cancers than the acceptable levels for other workplaces, with the construction industry generating 28% of the island’s total CO2 emissions, according to architectural

Taipei, June 27, 2011 (CENS)--Quanta Computer Inc. Chairman Barry Lam recently estimated around one billion computing terminals, including tablet PCs, mobile phones and laptops, will link to cloud computing servers in the future. Lam likened cloud computing to water and air, existing everywhere

Many first-time exhibitors aim to tap thriving Asian economies This year’s Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition), held April 13-16, saw over 640 exhibitors, a 70% increase over last year, as well as more interesting products. The higher exhibitor number is due to the thr

Taipei, May 11, 2011 (CENS)--In the face of the most serious drought in eight years, the government has pledged not to implement the third-stage water supply restriction by the end of June, so as to alleviate the impact on industrial clients with heavy water consumption. In addition, Yang Wei-p

Some 48 short-listed entries among 109 submits from 55 makers were judged Knowing that rewarding creativity may be the surefire way to bring out and breed innovative designers in Taiwan's bicycle, assembled-bike, parts and accessory sectors, which is critical to continual upgrading of product s

The best place to see first-hand the forte wielded by Taiwanese after-market auto-parts makers is the 2010 Automechanika Frankfurt, the world's largest bi-annual auto-parts fair focusing on the aftermarket. Some 4,486 exhibitors from 76 countries were spread over 305,000 square meters at the venue,

User-friendliness usually determines if a new product can penetrate a market dominated by older items targeted for replacement. LED (light emitting diode) lighting manufacturers have been eager to build such merit into LED products to better persuade end users to adopt the new, greener light source

Having established a firm foothold in eastern China, Sakura, a major brand for kitchen and bathroom fixtures as gas range and hoods in Taiwan, continues to expand into the southwest, to tap the market's huge potential and maintain growth momentum. Mainly targeting Sichuan Province in the southw

Model SDB-HA100 is reportedly the smallest of its kind Shang Chuen Weighing Machine Co., Ltd., founded in 1983, has recently added a few electronic scales to its line, including a smartphone-sized scale, a lighter scale, a bathroom scale equipped with universal serial bus (USB), and a portable

Different parties will have varying opinions on why Taiwan is supporting the development of automotive-electronics and electric vehicle (EV) businesses. One reason may be the rising eco-consciousness worldwide and the realization that computerized operation of cars achieves improved energy efficien