Focus Taiwan
Date: 08/31/2020
By: Pan Tzu-yu and Emerson Lim

Taipei, Aug. 31 (CNA) A Taiwanese government official on Monday raised the idea of jointly raising funds with the Czech Republic to support business enterprises of both countries, especially those in the startup sector.

Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫), minister of Taiwan's National Development Council (NDC), shared that thought during a press conference when asked by reporters whether his office has a role to play to support the startup sectors in Taiwan and the Czech Republic.

"Maybe we can ponder jointly raising funds with the Czech Republic to invest exclusively in enterprises of both countries," Kung said, adding that Taiwan already engages in similar cooperation with other countries.

He stressed that one of the primary functions of the NDC is to invest in overseas enterprises that have dealings with Taiwan.    [FULL  STORY]