chinese investors forging ahead in vietnam

Chinese investors forging ahead in Vietnam

As of now, Chinese investors, including those from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, have invested $58.5 billion in 5,011 projects in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency’s statistics published on May 4.
formosa representative nets termination with fish or steel comment

Formosa representative nets termination with “fish or steel” comment

Taiwanese company Formosa has fired public relations director of its Vietnamese subsidiary Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Ltd. over his controversial “steel or fish” comment.
formosa representative repents trade off comment

Formosa representative repents “trade-off” comment

Taiwanese Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Ltd.’s public relations director will face chastisement by the company leadership for his “steel or fish” comment regarding the mass dying of fish along the central coast of Vietnam.
2000 workers to back to work at kaiyang shoes company

2,000 workers to back to work at KaiYang Shoes Company

Approximately 2,000 workers of Taiwanese shoes maker-KaiYang Shoes Co. Ltd., in the northern city of Haiphong will resume working on April 20 when the company’s management board basically agreed with their requests, according to Vu Ngoc Thuc, deputy chief of the Legal Department under the Haiphong Labour Federation.
conflict raises in taiwanese shoe manufacturing factory in haiphong

Conflict raises in Taiwanese shoe manufacturing factory in Haiphong

On April 14, nearly 2,000 workers of a Taiwanese shoes maker-KaiYang Vietnam Shoes Co. Ltd., in the northern port city of Haiphong started a strike to protest the heavy workload required by the company’s management board, according to newswire Tuoitre.com.
kiln explosion in taiwanese enterprise killed two local workers

Kiln explosion in Taiwanese enterprise killed two local workers

On March 29, a kiln explosion shook the walls of Taiwanese ceramic tile producer Shijar Vietnam Joint Stock Company, located in the southern province of Binh Duong.
india hits viet nam with anti dumping duty

India hits Viet Nam with anti-dumping duty

India has decided to impose anti-dumping duties on plastics processing machines, or injection moulding machines, imported from Viet Nam, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Philippines.
foxconn deal to buy japans sharp in doubt after last minute hitch

Foxconn deal to buy Japan's Sharp in doubt after last-minute hitch

Taiwan's Foxconn put its takeover of electronics maker Sharp Corp on hold on Thursday after discovering previously undisclosed liabilities, sources said, throwing into doubt what was set to be the biggest takeover by a foreign firm in Japan's technology sector.
venus finally off the mark in 2016

Venus finally off the mark in 2016

Venus Williams finally registered her first tour win of 2016 as she powered past Lee Pei-chi 6-3, 6-2 at the Taiwan Open on Wednesday to set up a clash with Urszula Radwanska.
ho chi minh citys biggest running event of the year

Ho Chi Minh City’s biggest running event of the year

The 3rd Ho Chi Minh City Run, the year’s largest marathon in Vietnam, took place at the Crescent Plaza yesterday, with Taiwan Excellence as the exclusive gold sponsor.
taiwan pilot presumed killed in f 16 crash in us

Taiwan pilot presumed killed in F-16 crash in US

The plane crashed on Thursday morning north of Luke Air Force Base near the small town of Bagdad in the southwestern state of Arizona.
taiwan excellence marks another successful year in vietnam

Taiwan Excellence marks another successful year in Vietnam

2015 marked the successful sixth year of Taiwan Excellence, the annual series of events by the Taiwanese Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT), Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan (MOEA) and implemented by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), in Vietnam. 
htc gives taiwan first look at virtual reality headset

HTC gives Taiwan first look at virtual reality headset

The HTC Vive will vie for consumers with Facebook's Oculus Rift and Sony's PlayStation VR, as tech firms seek to make their mark in the virtual reality field.
taiwanese firms invest 11b in vn

Taiwanese firms invest $1.1b in VN

Taiwanese businesses have pumped US$1.11 billion into 154 projects in Viet Nam over past 11 months, making the territory one of the leading sources of foreign direct investment in the country, according to the Foreign Investment Agency's year review.
taiwanese packaging company to build 1 billion factory in vietnam

Taiwanese packaging company to build $1 billion factory in Vietnam

Taiwanese industrial paper producer Cheng Loong on December 4 received the investment certificate to build a $1 billion packaging factory in the southern province of Binh Duong.