Taiwan industrial production index hits record in June

Jul 26, 10:36

Taiwan recorded industrial production (manufacturing, quarry & mining, construction, electricity/gas/water supply industries) index of 125.71 for June 2010, hitting a record for...

Taiwan January-June outbound investment in China jumps 196%

Jul 21, 12:17

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in January-June 2010 approved 217 projects proposed by Taiwan-based enterprises to invest in China, with the number increasing by 174.68%...

Taiwan government green lights 4-year digital content development plan

Jul 19, 12:16

Taiwan's Executive Yuan has approved a four-year initiative to boost the development of local digital content industries proposed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), with...

Taiwan, China settle on economic cooperation framework agreement

Jun 25, 16:13

Negotiators from Taiwan and China have finalized the text and early harvest list of an economic agreement that both sides are expected to sign by the end of June.

Taiwan export order value flat sequentially in May

Jun 21, 16:44

Taiwan received export orders totaling US$33.729 billion in May 2010, dropping 0.68% on month but rising 34.03% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic...

Taiwan's April industrial production index hits record

May 25, 11:08

Taiwan has posted industrial production index of 120.84 for April 2010, hitting a record for the second month in a row. The index grew by 0.24% on month and by 31.38% on year, according...

China-based information service providers investing in Taiwan peers

May 20, 16:30

China-based information service companies have reportedly taken up shares in at least three Taiwan-based peers through third-parties registered outside China and Taiwan, according...

Taiwan government to invest NT$37.39 billion in green industry development, MOEA says

May 6, 14:31

The Taiwan government will invest NT$37.39 billion (US$1.18 billion) in the development of green industries, in hopes to encourage more than NT$200 billion in private investments,...

Taiwan's March industrial production index hits record

Apr 26, 10:21

Taiwan's industrial production (manufacturing, quarry & mining, construction, electricity/gas/water supply industries) index of 120.30 for March 2010 was a new monthly record,...

Taiwan's March export order value hits record

Apr 21, 10:26

Taiwan received export orders with a record value of US$34.387 billion in March 2010, growing 25.45% sequentially and 43.66% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs...

Taiwan forms cloud computing industry alliance

Apr 8, 17:07

Under the auspices of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), the Institute for information Industry (III), the Taiwan Electrical...

Taiwan government forms CIGS industry alliance

Apr 7, 16:04

Taiwan' Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on April 6 announced the formation of the Taiwan CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) Industry Alliance in an attempt to promote development...

UMC says soon to apply for acquisition of China-based Hejian

Mar 25, 11:17

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has said the application to acquire a major stake in China-based Hejian Technology will soon be submitted to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic...

No applications yet to build LCD fabs in China, says Taiwan MOEA

Mar 2, 15:18

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has said it has not yet received any applications to build 6G and more advanced LCD panel lines in China from local panel makers. The...

Taiwan manufacturing sector sales value down 16.82% in 2009

Mar 2, 11:30

Taiwan's manufacturing industries generated total revenues of NT$10.341 trillion (US$315 billion) in 2009, down 16.82% from 2008, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOE...

Acer chairman speaks out in support of tax incentive for multinational firms

Feb 23, 17:08

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) originally planned to offer a preferential business income tax rate of 15%, compared with the general rate of 20%, as an incentive to...

Taiwan to set aside NT$1 billion to subsidize public PV system construction projects in 2010, says report

Newswatch - Feb 22, 10:21

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will set aside a budget of NT$1 billion (US$31.3 million) specifically for subsidizing PV system installations included in public construction...

Makers complain about Taiwan renewable energy feed-in tariff quota, say sources

Feb 5, 17:03

Taiwan-based companies engaged in renewable energy are complaining about the low quota for projects that can receive government subsidies this year, according to industry sources.

Taiwan government to allow IC design houses to make investment in China, says IDB director

Newswatch - Feb 4, 14:06

The Taiwan government plans to ease its rules to allow Taiwan-based IC design houses to commit equity investment in China, according to Woody Duh, director general of the Industry...

UMC teams up with three others to seek government funding for MEMS project

Jan 28, 12:01

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has teamed up with Integrated Technology Express (ITE), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) to jointly...

Taiwan sees slight on-month rise in export order value in December 2009

Jan 21, 12:11

Taiwan received export orders worth US$31.725 billion in December 2009, increasing 1.49% on month and 52.63% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic...

Taiwan market: Renewable energy feed-in tariff subsidization to be available for application soon

Jan 14, 11:34

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set feed-in tariff rates for renewable energy, and the subsidization is expected to be available for application by renewable energy...

Taiwan government decides to adopt 20-year fixed renewable energy feed-in tariffs

Dec 31, 11:10

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on December 30 determined that the final feed-in tariffs for renewable energy announced on December 18 will remain fixed for qualified...

Taiwan government to invest over NT$6 billion to promote Taiwan brands in emerging markets

Dec 30, 10:22

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on December 29 announced a 3-year program, Inexpensive Good Quality, with a total budget of NT$6.465 billion (US$200 million) to help...

Taiwan market: PV sector concerned about possible cuts in feed-in tariff

Dec 29, 14:58

While Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set feed-in tariff rates for renewable energy, players in the local photovoltaic (PV) industry are concerned about the possibility...

Taiwan says no decision yet on lifting cross-strait LCD investment ban

Dec 29, 12:19

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on December 28 denied a local media report that it has decided to allow Taiwan-based makers to set up TFT-LCD panel factories in China...

Taiwan forms e-reading industry alliance

Dec 22, 14:51

The Taipei Computer Association (TCA) announced the formation of Taiwan's e-Reading Industry Promotion Alliance on December 21, with the group coming under the auspices of the Ministry...

Taiwan government sets renewable energy feed-in tariffs

Dec 21, 15:41

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on December 18 announced final feed-in tariffs for renewable energy which will come into effect until the end of 2010. Renewable energy...

Taiwan renewable energy feed-in tariffs to be set by end of December, says minister

Dec 7, 12:25

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) plans to decide on feed-in tariffs for on-grid renewable energy generation by the end of December 2009, according to minister Shih Yen-shiang...

MOEA continues to lobby for DRAM funding, says minister

Newswatch - Nov 24, 16:48

Taiwan's economics minister Shih Yen-shiang has said the ministry will carry on efforts to lobby legislative committees for funding to support Taiwan Innovative Memory Company (TIMC),...

Taiwan market: IT purchasing value from non-domestic firms to drop in 2009, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 24, 16:11

Non-domestic firms' IT purchasing in Taiwan for 2009 is expected to reach US$74 billion, a drop of 12.2% on year due to the global economical downturn, according to a Chinese-language...

Taiwan export order value hits 12-month high in October

Nov 24, 11:42

Taiwan received export orders totaling US$31.754 billion in October 2009, hitting the highest monthly level since November 2008 and increasing by 2.97% on month and by 4.41% on year,...