Taipei, June 29, 2010 (CENS)--Tong Yang Industrial Co., Ltd., a major auto-parts maker in Taiwan, recently claimed that it would set up two new plants in China, including one in Guangzhou of Guangdong Province (in partnership with FAW Group) and another in Changsha of Hunan Province (with Guangzhou

It is unsurprising that on June 10, 2010 in the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers, HCMC, Vietnam, Mr.Yoshida Sakae, Managing Director of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Ho Chi Minh Office, Mr. Nguyen Anh Ngoc, Deputy Director of The Investment & Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh Cit

With rising investment and attention paid to electric vehicle (EV) development globally, Taiwan's automotive sector is also trying to jostle for position to tap this potentially lucrative, promising market. However the stale hurdle stands in the way of Taiwan's carmakers, who still are at the mercy

Of the 181 entries, the jury short-listed 34 products for a COMPUTEX TAIPEI Design & Innovation Awards 2010, with four winners honored with the top prize of the COMPUTEX TAIPEI Gold Award at the awards presentation on the opening day of the 2010 Computex Taipei (Taipei International Information Tec

A typical, slightly disheartening tale surrounds Taiwan’s central counties of Taichung and Changhua, where many of the furniture hardware makers saw prosperous times for a while after the island’s export-dependent economy took off in the 1960s. But changing times as rising competition from emerging

Ever since his inauguration as chairman of the Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute (TIFI) in 2008, Joe Chen has devoted himself to the sustainable development of the domestic fastener industry. Chen is also chairman of the Ho Hong Works Co., founded in 1973 in Kaohsiung County as one of the oldes

He has held the No. 1 position in the world’s incandescent-bulb decorative lighting market for 10 years, and the press in mainland China refers to him as the “Emperor of Global Lighting.” Now the Taiwan-born Ben Fan, chairman and chief executive officer of the Neo-Neon Holding Corp., which was foun

Likely driven partly by fairly steady global economic recovery, Taiwan's automotive production value has been revived somewhat, with the island's new-car sales rising in the fourth quarter of 2009, without however assuring the long-term prospects of the sector especially when the official incentiv

Let Me Entertain You-Tune Into the Captivating Appeal of AV Furniture The most dramatic development in domestic interiors has been the growth of audio-visual equipment. In the space of only a matter of years, the expansive technological advancements in the home entertainment field have led furni

The massive outflow of Taiwan's furniture manufacturers over the past two decades has drastically changed the landscape of the sector, forcing many to come up with more creative solutions to better compete globally. Some of the makers are going upmarket, building unique, high quality piec

Metal furniture for the first time in 1993 surpassed wooden furniture in annual productivity and has since remained the largest sector of Taiwan's furniture industry. Compared to makers of wooden, rattan and bamboo, or plastic furniture, metal furniture makers perform much better in Taiwan due to s

Chairs have long been a staple item of furniture makers since they are indispensable and can be paired with other furniture items. Generally speaking, chairs include sofas, armchairs, office chairs, stack chairs, recliners, stools, rockers, folding chairs, and lounge chairs. Usually chairs are sold

The global downturn generally forced industries and buyers to cinch belts, hence also driving Taiwan's woodworking machinery makers to focus on saving customers' costs, developing non-woodworking machines using core technologies, and vying for small orders of all kinds. Such cost-consciousnes

Attractive government incentives and vast market potential has LED chipmaker Tyntek Corp. thinking seriously about setting up an epitaxy wafer plant in mainland China. If this happens, reports the company’s chairman, Bosco Foo, the new plant will have over 100 metal organic chemical vapor depositio

Taipei, May 31, 2010 (CENS)--Epistar Inc.'s board of directors on May 28 approved a plan to pay over NT$8.6 billion (US$268 million at US$1:NT$32) for a 47.88% stake in Huga Optotech Inc. as part of its ambition to boost strength of Taiwan's LED (light emitting diode) industry by integrating the is

The 2010 Taipei CNC Machine Tool & Manufacturing Technology Show (MT Duo), the ninth of its kind, was held on May 8-11 at the Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1. With state-of-the-art production equipment attracting the enthusiastic attention of international buyers, it was the most import

Taipei, May 24, 2010 (CENS)--Taiwan's quality, cost-competitive auto-parts products are expected to see explosive growth after the signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with China, says Y.M. Wu, president of Tong Yang Group. Tong Yang Industrial Co., Ltd., the world's la

Both silicon foundries and memory-chip makers in Taiwan have at least one thing in common this year: the challenge of adding capacity to handle a deluge of orders-a sharp contrast to the situation at the height of the global economic downturn in 2008. No.1 foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactur

Chant River Co., Ltd., established in Changhua County, central Taiwan, has applied its capability of metal forming onto production of furniture, furniture parts and auto parts for many years. The versatile company turns out comprehensive product lines, covering dining room furniture, kitchen fur

Kentex Industry Co., Ltd., established in 1978, is one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of machinery and automotive parts. At present, Kentex's major product lines are electric and pneumatic power tool parts, bronze and stainless-steel filters, high-speed steel parts, sewing machine and lock pa

The winners of the 14th International Bicycle Design Competition (IBDC), hosted by the Department of Industrial Technology under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, were honored at the opening ceremony of the Taipei International Cycle Show (Taipei Cycle) 2010, held March 16-19. With the Taiw

Taipei, April 30, 2010 (CENS)--Epistar Inc., currently Taiwan's No.1 manufacturer of light emitting diode (LED) epi wafers, recently acquired a 40.75% ownership, or 81 million shares, in Nanya Photonics Inc. for around NT$839 million (US$26 million), as part of their plan to work together to develo

Taipei, April 21, 2010 (CENS)--To tap increasing business opportunities created by the signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between Taiwan and China, Tong Yang Group of Taiwan, the largest auto-parts conglomerate on the island, recently announced to expand production capac

Yow Chern Co., Ltd., founded in 1991 in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan, has been dedicated to production and development of fasteners over the years. The company’s product category covers screws, aster screws, composite deck screws, roofing screws, bi-metal screws, wedge anchors, screw ancho

FZTech Inc. was founded in August 2009 by a team of three world-class researchers and five factory owners. The firm’s technological expertise lies in specialized thermal theory, skived fin, extrusion, metal parts and LED (light emitting diode) lighting technologies, mechanism design, test and verif

Founded in 1986, Yung Cheng Shun Industry Co., Ltd. is a veteran specialist in processing a variety of small parts ranging in diameter from 2 to 67mm in accordance with customers' requirements for roundness, surface roughness, and other specifications. The company has accumulated ample expert

Established in 1987, the R.P.M. Co. is a major Taiwanese powered two-wheeler (PTW) tuning-parts brand in Taiwan that has been advancing rapidly down the pathway of progress. Last year the company celebrated its 22nd anniversary by moving into a brand-new four-floor, 2,000-square-meter integrate

Since its establishment in 1986 in Taipei City, northern Taiwan, Fong Perng International Corp. has been dedicated to production of harness and rope accessories and related metal hardware. The company has recently launched its newest padded dog collars, with the pads all made of neoprene, featur

It’s generally agreed and a foregone conclusion that developing fully-practical EVs (electric vehicles) is one of the essential solutions to helping mitigate global warming, a phenomenon no longer considered scientific theory as the Maldives are likely to be submerged under the ocean by 2100, with

Since its founding in 1972, Hwang Yu Inc. has been the largest supplier of high-quality aftermarket (AM) automotive steering and suspension components in Taiwan, as well as a leading player worldwide. Focusing on its core business by increasing its product line, the company supplies several major p