Stimulated by the impact of the “ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Plus One (China)” agreement which took effect on Jan. 1 this year, Taiwan is stepping up the pace of talks with China on the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), which is likely to be inked in mid-year. ECFA

The first Taiwan International Lighting Show, held from March 12 through 15 this year, drew 170 lighting manufacturers in 400 booths, who truly showed ingenuity in lighting products by displaying a range of patented innovations, an advantage that Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)

Prospective Investment Areas An annual study by the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers` Association (TEEMA) shows that Nanning, Guilin, and Beihai in the "pan Beibu Gulf area" (Beibu Gulf is surrounded by Guangxi, Guangdong`s Leizhou peninsula, Hainan Island, and Vietnam), all in Gu

The 2009 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn edition), held from Oct. 27 through 30, showed that it is serious about highlighting LED exhibitors, with a dedicated venue for such makers despite the event already inundated with energy-saving products, notably LEDs, compact fluorescent lamps

At a forum co-organized by the China Economic News Service (CENS) and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) during the Autumn edition of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2009, held in late October, three lighting specialists from Taiwan and China agreed that cold cathode fluorescent

With improving Cross-Taiwan Strait relationship, Taiwan is likely to sign the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with China in 2010, which is generally seen as the way to safeguard its share in the huge Chinese market or its largest overseas market, as well as the way to expand its sha

Taipei, Oct. 22, 2009 (CENS)--China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has recently resolved to impose anti-dumping tariff rates of 4% to 4.3% on nylon chip imports from Taiwanese suppliers, including Formosa Chemical & Fiber Corp., Li Peng Enterprise amd Zig Sheng Industrial Co., much lower than those l

Automotive lighting occupies a significant niche in the lighting market, consuming some 10% of the total lighting-source output worldwide. Auto headlamps have evolved greatly since the 1880s, when they actually burnt oil. The 1924 Bilux bulb was the first modern incandescent unit capable of emittin

In early May this year, the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in Taiwan set up seven industrial clusters, including one for cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) makers, that the SMEA aims to grow into more well-rounded industrial segments g

Since its foundation in 1980, Maxtek Go-Go Co., Ltd. has been engaged in production and development of projector screens and related TV screens. Maxtek, operating a factory in Yilan County, northeastern Taiwan, has worked out several cutting-edge technologies protected by multinational patents

The auto market has been among the worst hit by the global recession, and the pain has been spreading out to OEM auto parts makers in Taiwan. Many in the industry say things have never been worse. But some are looking through of the gloom in search of a "Blue Ocean" strategy to help them weather th

ACL Super Bright Co., Ltd., a major manufacturer of automotive light bulbs, has newly launched 12V DC electronic LED Flasher and load resistor kit. The new product has several features: prevent hyper-flashing for LED turn signal light; operate at the correct/similar flash rate with LED or standa

Early this year, representatives from Taiwan's leading manufacturers of cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) and CCFL backlight modules met to discuss establishing an industry standard for the lamps in general lighting. CCFL lamps have long been the most widely used backlight source in liquid

Taipei, Jan. 23, 2009 (CENS)--The Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF) will set up a special zone in the Taiwan Pavilion at the ispo Winter slated for Feb.1-4 in Munich. Commissioned by the Bureau of Foreign Trade in Taiwan, TTF coordinated the efforts of 16 selected domestic textile suppliers to set up

Billed as Asia's dedicated exhibition for functional, fashion textiles, the 12th annual Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS 2008) wound up on October 17 by leaving behind echoes of eco-correctness-having generated ample green business opportunities with its focus on eco-friendly texti

Since its inception in 2000 in Shenzhen, southern China, Shenzhen Green Light Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to development and production of high frequency induction lamps through the years. In view of the huge Chinese market for energy-stingy lightings, Shenzhen Green Ligh

As global warming continues to becoming more reality than scientific theory, which is still denied by a few hardline skeptics-with the polar ice actually melting faster than ever and extreme weather events battering various locales worldwide as hurricanes and record temperatures become strangely mo

High-intensity discharge (HID) and light-emitting diode (LED) lamps have become hot sectors in China's automotive industry, and their future appears bright. HID headlamps were first introduced on the new E-class Mercedes-Benz sedan in 1995 and have gained popularity ever since. Today, they are f

With soaring oil prices having made energy conservation a hot topic all over the world, electrodeless discharge lamps have emerged as new star products, along with light-emitting diode (LED) lamps, in the lighting market. While the application of LED lamps has become increasingly widespread in t

Taipei, Aug. 14, 2006 (CENS)--Seeing a promising future for nylon products, Li Peng Enterprise Co., Taiwan's leading nylon maker, recently announced that it will set up a large production line with a daily output of 300 metric tons of nylon chips and filament on the island after having received a s

Taipei, Aug. 11, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan's top two makers of nylon products, Li Peng Enterprise Co. and Zig Sheng Industrial Co., scored record monthly revenues of NT$1.55 billion (US$46.97 million at US$1 = NT$33) and NT$1.21 billion (US$36.67 million) in July, up 15% and 67%, respectively, from a yea

Taipei, March 31, 2006 (CENS)--Power-tool supplier Jenn Feng Group recently announced it has been cooperating with Taiwan' s National Central University to introduce leading-edge, 180-watt and 30-watt light-emitting diode (LED) lamps for sales in the growing market segment. The group' s chairman

Taipei, Feb. 10, 2006 (CENS)--After receiving recent approval, Taiwan' s first filament weaving industrial zone, located in Yunlin County, central Taiwan, is sparing no effort soliciting related enterprises to move into the new area. The zone has a total of 174.9 hectares of land available for s

Taipei, Jan. 10, 2006 (CENS)--The rapid appreciation of 2.8% of the New Taiwan dollar against the U.S. dollar in one week has eroded the profits of many exporters, sparking strong resentment among numerous exporters. On Jan. 9, 16 textile industry associations jointly requested the Central Bank

Taipei, Dec. 15, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's textile makers have recently adjusted their production lines to meet the growing demand for nylon products and to take advantage of the rising price of caprolactam (CPL). Li Peng Enterprise Co. and Zig Sheng Industrial Co. have already added new production lin

The lifting of global textile quotas at the start of this year has opened the floodgates to cheap textile products from mainland China, creating a sea change in the industry's competitive landscape. The change has been nowhere more apparent than at the ninth Taipei Innovative Textile Application Sh

Taipei, Nov. 3, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's exports to mainland China witnessed an annual rise of 13.8% in August of this year, the highest level in four months, yielding a trade surplus of US$19.9 billion in Taiwan's favor in the first eight months of the year, according to statistics released by the Bu

Mounting competition from mainland China and Southeast Asia has caused a sharp shrinkage in Taiwan's textile industry, especially following the cancellation this year of the Multi-Fiber Agreement of global textile quotas. Some of the big manufacturers, including the Makalot Industrial Co., Taina

Taipei, Sept. 28, 2005 (CENS)--The ninth annual Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS 2005, formerly known as Taipei International Textile & Apparel Show), will open tomorrow for a three-day run at the Taipei World Trade Center. With the global quotas for textiles coming to an end si

Taipei, Sept. 22, 2005 (CENS)--Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), Taiwan's leading industrial conglomerate, has resolved to set up a second industrial park in Vietnam as it has begun making profits from the investments in the first industrial park there. FPG said it has begun making profits from the