Second EPPD Held Virtually in November The second annual U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD) took place on November 22. The U.S. State Department-led forum seeks to strengthen economic ties between the two partners in a number of strategic areas. This year’s EPPD was conducted virtually by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the…
Insufficient coverage is the product of several factors, among which is a lack of public awareness about the value of adult vaccines. However, industry leaders and public health experts say that just a few changes could lead to significant progress. In Taiwan, vaccinations against pneumonia for adults aged 75 and above are free; the government…
U.S. Pushes For Taiwan Role In UN The U.S. has urged UN member states to find ways to include Taiwan as a participant in the UN system. On October 26, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken released a statement lamenting the exclusion of Taiwan’s expertise from such UN-affiliated bodies as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)…
GROWTH FORECASTS CONTINUE ASCENT In September, Taiwan’s Central Bank (CBC) raised its forecast of Taiwan’s GDP growth for 2021 to 5.75%, a 0.5 percentage-point increase from its June figure of 5.25%. This follows the August forecast from the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) of 5.88% growth, up from the 5.46% it predicted…
Chu Wins KMT Chair Election Former New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu won the Chinese Nationalist (KMT) party chairperson election, held on September 25, with 45.78% of the vote. Chu’s major rivals were party-affiliated NGO Sun Yat-sen School President Chang Ya-chung, who received 32.59%, and incumbent Johnny Chiang, a legislator and self-styled reformer who came…
Gogoro To Go Public on Nasdaq On September 16, Gogoro announced plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq Stock Market in the first quarter of 2022 via a merger with Poema Holdings Corp., a U.S.-based special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The deal puts Gogoro’s enterprise value at US$2.35 billion and adds…
