The formation of "Taiwan's Smart Manufacturing Alliance" on Oct. 6 heralded a new chapter to cement Taiwan's role as Asia's high-end manufacturing center, as witnessed by prominent top government and industry representatives. Vice President William Lai, attending the meeting as a speaker, named both the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) and the Taiwan Associat...

Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has allied with around 50 firms and government agencies to develop electric vehicle (EV) batteries technologies, seeking to roll out a standardized platform and allow EVs of different brands to use the same batteries. The alliance aims to cultivate the island's EV industry and offer customers a more diverse selection of charging options to choose...

Global PCB NTI-100 2019 Fabricators report from the research agency heavyweight N.T.Information showed companies with over USD$1 billion revenue have increased compared to 2018. The report, annually compiled by Dr. Hayao Nakahar, showed in 2019, 122 fabricators were listed reporting revenue over USD$1 billion, an increase of four companies compared to the 2018 list. The report also found more ...

The world's leading auto parts and battery housing maker Minth Group's Chairman Jong-Hwa Ching revealed on Sunday that it would launch M&A investment plans into Taiwan next year, focusing on auto parts, vehicle batteries, and the semiconductor industries. Ching named investing in Taiwan as an advantage highlighted amid the trade tensions between the U.S. and China, and expressed optimism in de...

Apple is slated to focus on its iPad lineup at its new product launch event on Wednesday, Taipei time. With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating the implementation of online distance learning and teleworking, Apple has jumped on these trends to focus on rolling out or refreshing its existing tablets. Currently, a USD$299 10.2" iPad for educational and office purposes is slated for a reveal, wit...

Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) issued on Sept. 8th the newest machinery equipment export figures for the first eight months, which was at USD$16.63 billion, a 9% decrease compared to last year's results. In New Taiwan Dollars, that would equal to NTD$497.4 billion, a 12.3% year-on-year loss. Machinery export figures were valued at USD$2.15 billion in August alone, representing...

South Korea’s March factory output jumped by the most in 11 years as demand for display panels and cars received an unexpected boost from lengthy shutdowns in competing Chinese factories amid the coronavirus pandemic. Industrial output surged by a seasonally adjusted 4.6% in March from a month earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, marking the biggest expansion since a 7.3% jump in Febr...

Minister of Economy Shen Rongjin pointed out yesterday (28) that from the US-China trade war to the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the "de-globalization" of manufacturing is now a key issue for companies. In addition to the use of Industry 4.0 Internet of Things remote control machines , And also readjust the global stronghold. He also said that companies including information and c...

Investment Taiwan Office approved today (15) seven small and medium-sized enterprises to expand their investment by approximately 1.4 billion yuan for transformation and upgrading, including Taiwan Precision Gear Industry, Yangsteel Casting, Deyu Enterprise, Pujiakang Xingye, Xie Titanium Technology, Xinmei Industrial and Shangshang Hong company. The Ministry of Economic Affairs pointed out that...

ITRI and British Office Taipei today hosted an event to recognize the first successful year of the UK-Taiwan Innovative Industries Programme (UKTW I2P), which was launched in March 2018 to promote UK-Taiwan science research bilateral cooperation activities. UKTW I2P is the first UK government-funded program of this kind, aiming to strengthen UK-Taiwan collaboration in key areas such as biotech...