With Taiwan’s exports surging due to the simmering global economy, as well as promotions of large container ships, the Kaohsiung Port, the largest commercial port by throughput on the island, saw its container handling volume reach some 914,400 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in June, the secon

Founded in 1986, King Jaws Metal Co., Ltd. is a top-end supplier of saws for both DIY and professional applications. The company mainly offers hand saws, drywall saws, butcher saws, hole saws, back saws, slitting saws, bow saws, coping saws, pruning saws, wallboard saws, PVC pipe saws and saw se

Since its inception in 1958, Chung Cheng Scissors Co. has been developing garden cutting tools as an industry-leading supplier in Taiwan. Unremitting efforts on continuous improvement of products and competitiveness have helped the company to sustainably grow for over five decades. With time-tes

Established in 1981, Handy-Age Industrial Co., Ltd. supplies garden tools and hand tools, and exports its products to the U.S., Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand etc. Handy-Age’s global competitiveness is derived from its highly experienced R&D team, which is dedicated to w

With a history of more than 40 years, Winland Garden Tools Co., Ltd. is certainly one of the best-known manufacturers of garden tools in Taiwan, mostly thanks to its focus on R&D. The 2-in-1 Mini Telescopic Handle – Super Ratchet Pruner + Mini Ratchet Lopper confirms this veteran maker’s well-ho

Established in 1991, Wise Center Precision Appliance Co., Ltd. is a top-notch supplier of garden tools in Taiwan with a high profile among buyers from North America, Europe, Japan, Australia and China. To pull ahead of the competition, this maker insists on by-the-book quality control in line wi

To help Taiwanese medical instrument manufacturers explore markets more effectively, the Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC), a government-funded R&D institute, held the Medical Instrument Innovative Technology Matchmaking & MOU signing in early July in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwa

Taiwan’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) posted at 58.2 in June, down 0.4 from a month earlier, but remained a healthy 58-plus for the fourth consecutive month, according to Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER). S. H. Lai, executive officer of Supply Management Institute Taiwan, s

Taiwan Cooperative Bank led syndicated loans among domestic banks with market share of 14.45% in the first half (H1) of 2014 and Bank of Taiwan (BOT) closely followed with 14.42%, according to the statistics compiled by Basis Point of Thomas Reuters. In Taiwan’s syndicated loan market, Taiwan Co

Thanks to strong internal demand resulting from the bullish stock market, Taiwan saw its business turnover break the NT$1.2 trillion (US$40 billion) mark in May, up 3.9% from the corresponding figure of last year and the fourth-highest monthly turnover ever recorded, according to statistics release

Since its foundation in 1991 in Taichung County, central Taiwan, Wise Center Industrial Group Inc. has been dedicated to producing garden tools on the OEM and ODM basis. Concentrating on garden cutting tools, Wise Center mainly supplies lopping shears, hedge shears, pruners, grass shears, tree p

Winland Garden Tools a 40-year Veteran in Taiwan and Global Markets Boasting 40-plus years in the field, Winland Garden Tools Co., Ltd., founded in Taiwan's central country of Changhua, is a pioneering, world-caliber maker of garden tools on OEM and ODM basis on the island. Few companies can c

Since its inception in 1998, Formosa Create Tools Co., Ltd. has been supplying a variety of garden tools and accessories as a dedicated supplier of this kind in Taiwan. This maker’s product category encompasses pruning shears, swivel grass shears, hedge shears, lopping shears, long reach pruners

Taiwan’s net assets value reached US$850.9 billion or about NT$25.48 trillion (US$849.33 million) as of the end of 2013, the highest ever recorded and up US$44.9 billion or 5.6% from a year earlier, thus making Taiwan the world’s fifth largest net creditor economy, according to the central bank.

Thanks to international vendors' schedules to launch new product models in the third quarter, EMS (electronics manufacturing services) providers in Taiwan expect to see shipments peak in the second half, according to industry sources. Institutional investors say that Apple's new smartphone model

Influenced by the recent anti-Chinese riots in Vietnam, Makalot Industrial Co., Taiwan’s leading garment maker, saw its revenue slightly drop 2.7% to 2.17% to NT$1.41 billion (US$47 million) in May but surge sharply 11.2% from a year earlier. In the first five months the company’s revenues expa

Taiwan’s exports edged up 0.3% from a month earlier to US$26.67 billion in May for the fourth consecutive monthly rise, but the growth rate may hit as high as 1.4% if compared to a year earlier, according to the statistics released by the Ministry of Finance (MOF). In the same month the exports

To help promote Taiwan’s high-quality DIY and home improvement products in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) market, China Economic News Service (CENS) took part in the Architech Expo 2014 (the 28th ASEAN Building Technology Exposition). Organized by the Association of Siame

The real effective exchange rate (REER) index for the New Taiwan dollar edged up a little from a month earlier to 100.21 in May, staying lower than that of its major external trade rival South Korea’s currency for the 11th consecutive month, according to the statistics released by the Bank for Inte

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd., the agent of Toyotas and Lexus and top auto vendor in Taiwan for more than 10 years by market share, recently announced its board's decision to distribute cash dividends of NT$12.6 (US$0.42) for 2013, a record high in company history. To better control its car sales network

Driven by operators’ growing optimism towards brighter economic future across the EU, International Hardware Fair Cologne (IHF Cologne) 2014, held March 9-12, in Germany, saw increasing exhibitors to again confirm its lead globally as a trade fair for hardware products. IHF Cologne 2014 occu

A total of 36,724 new cars were sold in Taiwan during May, up 19.9% year-on-year (YoY) and 7.3% month-on-month (MoM), according to statistics compiled by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC). Industry experts said that new-car sales in Taiwan has been surprising almost every mon

Pota Corporation, founded in 1982, specializes in making high-quality paper-ware making machines, boasting strong development capacity and abundant experience that help to expand its product line. The maker’s products mainly include versatile paper-ware making machines, such as fully automatic t

Founded in 1987, Royal Formosa Tiger Industrial Co., Ltd. has grown and developed into a major developer and manufacturer of piston connecting rods for internal combustion engines. Royal Formosa Tiger's connecting rods are applied to a broad range of applications, including motorcycles, motocross,

Team Machinery Co., Ltd. is a specialized manufacturer of outdoor power equipment for gardening and landscaping, and markets its products under its own MORI brand. With decades of experience in manufacturing spare parts of agricural and garden tools for Japanese customers on the OEM and ODM basi

Taiwan’s foreign exchange reserves increased US$156 million from a month earlier to US$421.651 billion in May for the sixth consecutive monthly record high, according to the central bank. Taiwan remained the world’s fourth largest forex reserve holder, trailing China, Japan and Russia. And South

Thanks to strong performance of overseas operations, Taiwan’s domestic banks saw average per-capita staff contribution hit a record quarterly high of NT$2.0327 million (US$67,757) in the first quarter of this year, up NT$258,700 (US$8,623) from last year’s corresponding NT$1.774 million (US$59,133)

Prices for thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels defied off-season factors in June, rising US$0.5 to US$2 per unit; while TV panels, accounting for the highest revenue ratio of local suppliers, enjoyed the highest price increase, according to industry sources. In conjunction

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) had revenue of NT$61.8 billion (US$2.06 billion) in April alone, surging 23.9% from the previous month to hit a new high and marking the company’s first monthly revenue to exceed NT$60 billion (US$2 billion), which the company ascribes mostly to thrivin

Not including financial holding firms, Taiwan’s 1,492 listed companies together generated after-tax net income of NT$326 billion (US$10.8 billion) in the first quarter, rising 9.5% from the same quarter of last year’s NT$297.8 billion (US$9.9 billion) and topping Q1 results in 12 years although dec