Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/04
By: Chu Tse-wei and Frances Huang

Taipei, Aug. 4 (CNA) The government-sponsored trade promotion group Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) said Saturday that a visit by a delegation of Taiwanese electric vehicle firms to Osaka has boosted economic exchanges with Japanese business groups.

In a statement, the trade group said the delegation, led by TAITRA Chairman James Huang (黃志芳), called Wednesday on several Japanese enterprises such as battery maker Yuasa and conglomerate Itochu Corp.

The Taiwanese delegation, which included representatives of 10 Taiwanese firms that supply components for electric vehicles also visited the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and the Industry Kansai Economic Federation, two of the major business groups in the Kansai region.

According to TAITRA, since taking the helm of the trade group in 2017, Huang has set up an electric vehicle alliance by organizing Taiwanese firms, targeting the growing global electric vehicle market.   [FULL  STORY]