Taiwan government to help businesses benefit from China's 12th Five-Year Plan, says economics minister

Feb 17, 11:55

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will set up a cross-strait business strategy task force to help its enterprises compete for the huge business opportunities to be generated...

MOEA suggests it will conditionally allow China investment in Taiwan panel makers

Feb 15, 01:05

Market rumors indicate that Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) may allow China-based TV vendors to joint-invest in Taiwan panel makers as long as the stake is no higher than...

Taiwan 2011 PV feed-in tariff rates lowered by about 30% from 2010

Jan 31, 10:54

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on January 28 announced the adjustment in feed-in tariff rates for various types of renewable energy for the year 2011, with rates for...

Nanya, ITRI team up for 3D stacked DRAM

Jan 25, 14:57

Taiwan-based Nanya Technology has teamed up with government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to develop a through silicon via (TSV) technology for high-capacity...

Taiwan will refer to Korea government policy on panel investment in China

Jan 7, 11:56

With panel makers continuing to urge the Taiwan government to release restrictions on keeping their most advanced production plants in Taiwan, the Industrial Development Bureau of...

Taiwan government to set up smart hand-held device promoting task force

Jan 5, 01:35

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on January 4 announced it will set up a task force to specifically boost the development of Taiwan as an innovation and production center...

Restrictions on building panel fabs in China can be changed, says Taiwan economics minister

Jan 3, 16:34

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has allowed AU Optronics (AUO) to set up a 7.5G TFT-LCD panel production plant in Kunshan, China, but its Korea rivals received their...

Qualcomm gets approval to build Mirasol plant in Taiwan

Newswatch - Jan 3, 12:23

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced that Qualcomm will construct a production plant for small- to medium-size Mirasol displays at the Longtan site of the Hsinchu...

Taiwan display industry not yet open to China investment, says MOEA

Dec 29, 14:49

While Taiwan-based panel makers are hoping to solicit equity investment from China-based customers so as to secure orders, the display industry was not listed among the industries...

Taiwan government promises to review China investment policy for panel makers

Dec 29, 01:10

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has indicated that the government will conduct a review regarding the restrictive policies governing panel makers' investments such as...

Taiwan government changes PV feed-in tariff rule

Dec 21, 12:08

The Bureau of Energy under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on December 17 announced a rule change for the government's 20-year feed-in tariff (FIT) subsidization for...

Taiwan November export order value hits historically second highest

Dec 21, 01:05

Taiwan received export orders with a total value of US$35.742 billion in November 2010, historically the second highest monthly level next to US$35.980 billion posted in September...

Taiwan government approves AUO 7.5G plan for China

Dec 17, 17:06

AU Optronics (AUO) announced today that it has obtained formal approval from the Investment Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to establish a 7.5G TFT-LCD production...

Taiwan MOEA to approve AUO 7.5G investment in China at the end of December

Dec 13, 14:59

After stern criticism about the slow process of the review for panel makers to invest in China from Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo, Taiwan's Ministry...

Delta, AUO receive subsidy from the MOEA

Newswatch - Nov 26, 12:17

The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has approved subsidies totaling NT$600 million (US$19.7 million) for Delta Electronics' LED project and AU Optronics' (AUO's) AMOLED project...

Taiwan October industrial production index up on month

Nov 24, 01:00

Taiwan recorded an industrial production (manufacturing, quarry and mining, construction, electricity/gas/water supply industries) index of 126.37 for October 2010, increasing 2.1%...

Taiwan concerned about Intel possibly changing mind on WiMAX, says President Ma

Oct 29, 15:09

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, in meeting with Intel CEO Paul Otellini on October 28, indicated that Intel's dismissal of its WiMAX Program Office (WPO) and investment to set up a...

No cloud computing MOU between Taiwan and Intel, say sources

Oct 28, 12:26

Intel CEO Paul Otellini was originally set to sign an MOU about cloud computing with Taiwan's economics minister Shih Yen-shiang this afternoon, but the minister has decided to not...

AUO 7.5G plant to boost Taiwan-to-China investment over US$10 billion in 2010

Oct 27, 02:05

With AU Optronics' (AUO's) planning to invest in a 7.5G TFT-LCD panel plant in China, overall investment amount from Taiwan to China will exceed US$10 billion in 2010, but the Investment...

Uncertainty surrounds Otellini visit in Taiwan due to dissatisfaction with Intel over WiMAX

Oct 27, 01:35

While Taiwan's government and business sectors think that Intel CEO Paul Otellini's visit to Taiwan on October 28 has something to do with WiMAX, Intel Taiwan on October 25 indicated...

Once bitten twice shy: Taiwan MOEA remains low key on Intel cloud computing MOU

Oct 27, 01:30

Intel, on October 28, could again sign a cooperation MOU with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on cloud computing development. The two parties had previously signed a...

Intel needs to improve collaboration with Taiwan, says vice economics minister

Oct 26, 16:12

Intel CEO Paul Otellini, during his visit to Taiwan on October 28, is arranged to sign an MOU with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) for cooperation in cloud computing development...

Taiwan September industrial production index down on month

Oct 26, 11:04

Taiwan recorded industrial production (manufacturing, quarry & mining, construction, electricity/gas/water supply industries) index of 123.79 for September 2010, decreasing by...

Taiwan market: 2010 subsidized PV installation capacity to exceed target

Oct 19, 02:05

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) had received 981 photovoltaic (PV) system projects filed for application for feed-in tariff subsidization with total installation capacity...

Taiwan to announce testing standard for AC LEDs

Oct 15, 01:45

Taiwan's Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is expected to announce standards for AC LED component and module testing at the...

Time to recoup investment in feed-in PV projects to shrink from 10 to 8 years, says MOEA

Oct 12, 01:05

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in December 2009 set feed-in tariff rates for photovoltaic (PV) system installation projects based on the estimate that such investment...

AUO to build solar cell plant in Taichung Export Processing Zone, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 8, 11:41

Officials from Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) revealed that AU Optronics (AUO) will invest NT$25 billion (US$812.45 million) to construct a solar cell production facility...

Taiwan government approves plans to set up more e-business platforms

Oct 8, 01:55

Taiwan's Executive Yuan has approved a plan proposed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) calling for the establishment of eight Chinese-language electronics commercial platforms...

MOEA completes examination of AUO China 7.5G investment, says report

Newswatch - Oct 4, 16:56

Sources within the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) indicate that the examination of AU Optronics' (AUO's) plan to invest in a 7.5G TFT-LCD panel production plant in China is all...

Taiwan government questions AUO financial strength in China LCD panel fab project review

Oct 1, 11:48

AU Optronics (AUO) has proposed a budget of US$3 billion to set up a 7.5G LCD panel plant in China, but Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has doubts about the company's...

TSMC approved to produce on 0.13-micron in China

Sep 30, 02:10

An application by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to fabricate on 0.13-micron technology at its Songjiang 8-inch fab in Shanghai was approved by the Investment Commission...

MOEA signs with 27 foreign companies for investment of over NT$108 billion

Sep 23, 12:07

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on September 21 held the 2010 Taiwan Business Alliance Conference and signed letters of intent with 27 foreign enterprises, including...

AUO investment in China still under examination, says economics minister

Sep 15, 12:02

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is still in the process of examining the investment project proposed by AU Optronics (AUO) to set up a 7.5G TFT-LCD panel production plant...

MOEA sets aside over NT$6.6 billion for WiMAX development in Taiwan

Sep 10, 10:08

Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) has approved a draft plan to promote the development of the WiMAX industry and applications in Taiwan proposed by the...

Taiwan III to coordinate cross-strait digital content industry cooperation

Sep 8, 15:54

The Taiwan government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III) and its China counterpart, the China Center for Information Industry Development, on behalf of digital content...