Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/10/07
By: Wu Jhe-hao and Kuo Chung-han

Taipei, Oct. 7 (CNA) The county chiefs of Changhua and Nantou and the deputy mayor of

Taichung jointly promoted a series of agricultural products in Chung Hsing New Village on Wednesday, after the three municipalities in central Taiwan held their fourth joint meeting on governance earlier in the day.

The three municipalities agreed to set up a burn rehabilitation center, jointly check their air quality, establish a mechanism to combat dengue fever and prepare for the avian flu season in autumn and winter.

Changhua Magistrate Wei Ming-ku (魏明谷) said agriculture is one of the main industries of Changhua, which produces quality grapes and guavas.

Wei noted that the three municipalities had jointly marketed their agricultural products in Singapore in July, helping to get their products into overseas markets.     [FULL  STORY]

Want China Timeas
Date: 2015-10-07
By: CNA

Standard Chartered Bank said Tuesday it has signed a multi-million Sale and Operating

Leaseback contract with EVA Air, Taiwan’s second-largest carrier, for two Airbus A330-300 aircraft that will be delivered in 2017.

The contract, signed by Standard Chartered’s Aviation Finance team, Pembroke, is the British banking group’s first sale and leaseback deal with a Taiwan-based client.

It highlights the bank’s commitment to Taiwan and EVA as well as its strategy of leveraging its global team and innovative financial products to support the international expansion of Taiwanese corporate and institutions, Standard Chartered said in a statement.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/10/06
By: Lo Hsiu-wen, Lin Meng-ju and Frances Huang

Taipei, Oct. 6 (CNA) Taiwan’s e-commerce penetration rate is among the world’s top

three, indicating that the country has been successful in developing the business model for retail transactions, according to the Taiwan Internet and E-Commerce Association (TiEA, 台灣網路暨電子商務產業發展協會).

Addressing the opening ceremony of E-Commerce Expo Asia 2015, Jan Hung-tze (詹宏志), head of the TiEA, said Tuesday that e-commerce now accounts for more than 11 percent of Taiwan’s total retail revenue, a penetration rate that trails only South Korea and the United Kingdom, but leads the United States and China.

Jan, who is also chairman of PChome Online Inc. (網路家庭), a leading e-commerce operator in Taiwan, said that Taiwan is a success story for e-commerce business development and he expressed hope that this achievement will be recognized in the global market.

Jan said that e-commerce is very popular in Taiwan. He added that while the country lacks large-sized e-commerce operators — defined as those that have market capitalization surpassing US$1 billion, its nearest small- and medium-sized corporate participants have helped the sector grow rapidly.     [FULL  STORY]

Want China Times
Date: 2015-10-06
By: CNA and Staff Reporter

Taiwan’s finance minister, Chang Sheng-ford, said Monday that his ministry is

considering lowering taxes to revive the national economy, as long as such a step would not compromise the country’s financial integrity.

The ministry is looking at different measures, including tax incentives to companies that attract and retain talent, he told lawmakers during a question and answer session in the legislative Economics Committee.

“I am not against tax cuts,” Chang said, when asked how the ministry plans to revive the economy. He suggested that tax benefits could also be offered to Taiwanese businesses returning from overseas to invest in Taiwan.     [FULL  STORY]

HONG KONG SHOPPERS:The territory is a good market for Taiwan’s online stores to target because of the cultural and linguistic similarities, a company official said

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 07, 2015
By: Lauly Li  /  Staff reporter

Yahoo Taiwan Holding Ltd (雅虎) yesterday launched a Taiwan-Hong Kong e-commerce

shopping platform, inviting about 1,000 online stores from Taiwan to explore business opportunities of cross-border online shopping.

“The cross-border platform can be successful as Hong Kong has tariff exemption for imports and the consumers there are very interested in Taiwan’s food and cosmetics,” Yahoo Taiwan’s e-commerce group vice president Jacky Wang (王志仁) told a news conference at the eCommerce Expo Asia in the Taipei World Trade Center’s Nangang Exhibition Hall.

Citing international research results, Wang said that the global business-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce market is expected to jump from last year’s US$230 billion to US$1 trillion by 2020.     [FULL  STORY]

Hotel Designs
Date:  5th Oct 2015

Announcing its début into Taiwan, Marriott International is pleased to announce the opening of the Taipei Marriott Hotel – the first five star international hotel in the Dazhi area of Taipei.

Offering 320 luxury guest rooms, a convention centre, high-end shopping facilities and luxury apartments, the Taipei Marriott is the largest integrated destination complex in Taiwan and is perfect to attract both business and leisure travellers.

Guestrooms at the Taipei Marriott Hotel have been designed with soothing, neutral tones of ivory, cream and grey, accentuated by unobstructed views of Taipei through floor-to-ceiling windows. The bath experience offers double vanities and rain showers as well as other deluxe amenities. Each guestroom also features high-speed Internet access and a spacious work area.     [FULL  STORY]