2021/05/03 12:50 Relatives react to heat emitting from the funeral pyres of COVID-19 victims at a crematorium in the outskirts of New Delhi, April 29, 2021. Relatives react to heat emitting from the funeral pyres of COVID-19 victims at a crematorium in the outskirts of New Delhi, April 29, 2021. (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan is considering bringing its nationals home from India as coronavirus cases in that country spike and its health system buckles. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is expected to discuss citizen evacuation plans later on Monday (May 3), said Chen Chern-chyi (陳正棋), vice minister of economic affairs, at an interpellation session Monday morning.
The world’s electric vehicle (EV) market is about to enter a “warring states” phase and Taiwanese companies in the supply chain have to be ready to seize their chance, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA, 外貿協會) chairman James Huang (黃志芳) said on Tuesday last week in Taipei.
Huang’s remarks came as governments worldwide implement stricter auto emission standards and favorable policies on purchasing electric vehicles, and as the industry has surged over the past few years.
Many countries are also promoting buying electric vehicles as part of economic stimulus measures, despite the potential lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on auto sales.
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Indian opportunity for Taiwan textile machinery
Experts from Taiwan’s textile machinery sector, addressing an online audience, said India represented an immense opportunity for machine builders.
29th April 2021
In order to familiarize Indian enterprises with the latest developments in Taiwanese textile machinery, a webinar was held on 29 April, which was organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT), MOEA, Taiwan, (R.O.C.) and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).
Taiwan’s textile machinery industry enjoys a sterling global reputation because of its ability to deliver outstanding products, the event organisers said. With its emphasis on high quality and reliable service, the industry excels at providing flexible technologies and textile-integrated systems, it added.
Digital Health Solutions from Taiwan Calls for Healthcare Rethink
published : 29 Apr 2021 at 15:00
The structure of populations across the world is changing, as many nations see a growing trend towards an ageing society.
In response to this, healthcare also needs to adapt. Accordingly, medical IoT applications have developed into a large, high potential industry, revolutionizing the provision of healthcare.
A year into the pandemic, “Taiwan still remains as one of the best managed societies against Covid-19, having one of the lowest mortality rates and one of the lowest infection rates, partially based on Taiwan’s digital health development”, remarked Dr. Yu-Chuan Jack Li, a dermatologist, professor and President-Elect of the International Medical Informatics Association, during his opening remarks.
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April 28th, 2021.
The Tech.eu Podcast is a show in which we discuss some of the most interesting stories from the European technology scene and interview leading entrepreneurs and investors from across the region.
This episode is sponsored by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, or TAITRA, the organisers of Computex one of world’s largest and oldest trade shows focused on technology and electronics. This year, Computex will gather 80,000 attendees from May 31 to June 30 (!) in the virtual format for the first time, allowing even more people from all over the world to become part of the event.
Over the past few years, TAITRA has been paying increasing attention to startups from all over the world among other things, by organising InnoVEX, a satellite event that focuses on tech entrepreneurship. To discover what this year’s Computex has in store for European founders, I sat down with Scully Wang, Senior Project Manager at TAITRA and one of the people respo