Short content summaries of the 2008 Market Research Reports including Industry Sector Analyses and Market Bulletins of Interest to US Exporters follow. For free access to these reports (U.S. companies only), please kindly register your company.

Taiwan: Laboratory Scientific Instruments (Taiwan - 11/12/2008)

Taiwan: Laboratory Scientific Instruments (Taiwan - 11/12/2008) Taiwan’s demand for laboratory scientific instruments has been increasing due to the continuing growth of the chemical, petrochemical, optoelectronic, semiconductor, environmental, electronics, nano-technology, biotechnology and plastics industries. As the dynamics of the industry continue to chang...

Taiwan:Green Building and Green Building Material (Taiwan - 11/09/2008)

Taiwan:Green Building and Green Building Material (Taiwan - 11/09/2008) Taiwan’s Architecture & Building Research Institute (ABRI) is a government agency under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior (MOI). ABRI is the official initiator and promoter of “Green Building” in Taiwan. After years of efforts, ABRI has completed the Nine Major Indicators to evaluate the “...

Taiwan: Dental Industry (Taiwan - 10/27/2008)

Taiwan: Dental Industry (Taiwan - 10/27/2008) There is an old Chinese saying that goes: “A toothache is not an illness, but a toothache kills.” This exemplifies how Chinese people in the past thought of dental health – you can’t be sick with teeth. Older generations tended to pay little attention to their oral hygiene until their teeth hurt. ...

Taiwan: Book Market (Taiwan - 10/01/2008)

Taiwan: Book Market (Taiwan - 10/01/2008) Taiwan’s book market experienced consistent growth during the past seven years. Taiwan published over 45,301 titles in 2007, an increase of 24 percent from 38,576 in 2001 according to the ISBN registration data. Taiwan’s total book market was about US$1.6 billion, including trade books that amounted...

Taiwan: Travel and Tourism Industry (Taiwan - 09/30/2008)

Taiwan: Travel and Tourism Industry (Taiwan - 09/30/2008) In 2007, the United States continues to be the highest-ranked long-haul destination for the Taiwan travelers and attracted over 311,000 visitors, up 4% compared with 2006. Taiwan's visitors spent over 1 US billion dollars on U.S....

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) (Taiwan - 09/18/2008)

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) (Taiwan - 09/18/2008) The Taiwan authorities have actively deployed Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) pilot projects in transportation, economics, agriculture, education, healthcare, culture, and national defense sectors. Due to the higher initial cost of RFID, private sector companies, mainly in logistics and ...

Taiwan: Financial Service - Pension Fund (Taiwan - 09/15/2008)

Taiwan: Financial Service - Pension Fund (Taiwan - 09/15/2008) Since Taiwan’s application for the membership of World Trade Organization (WTO), Taiwan has undergone several phases of liberalization in financial services industry and it is now much more open to foreign services providers. Taiwan has not only fulfilled the WTO accession commitments, but has also...

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) (Taiwan - 09/05/2008)

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) (Taiwan - 09/05/2008) The Taiwan authorities have proposed the ambitious Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) plan to advance Taiwan’s information technology development, develop Taiwan’s competitiveness, and provide seamless mobile and wireless Internet access to the public. A total of USD 220 million...

Taiwan: Education Services (Taiwan - 09/03/2008)

Taiwan: Education Services (Taiwan - 09/03/2008) In 2007, Taiwan was the 5th leading origin of foreign students studying in the U.S., with 29,094 students enrolled in U.S. institutions. On a per capita basis, Taiwan is the second leading origin of international students, with one in every 789 people in Taiwan studying in the U.S. The U.S. remai...

Taiwan: Regulatory Environment for Medical Devices (Taiwan - 08/15/2008)

Taiwan: Regulatory Environment for Medical Devices (Taiwan - 08/15/2008) The United States supplies approximately one-third of Taiwan’s medical device imports. While the Taiwan market presents itself as an opportunity, its unique regulatory environment may pose as a challenge to U.S. exporters. This market research report aims to give U.S. exporters a basic understanding...

Cosmeceutical (Taiwan - 06/04/2008)

Cosmeceuticals are cosmetic products that are claimed, primarily by those within the cosmetic industry, to have drug-like benefits. The word is a portmanteau of the words "cosmetic" and "pharmaceutical". Cosmeceuticals may contain pouported active ingredients such as vitamins, enzymes, antioxidant...

Semiconductor Equipment (Taiwan - 03/27/2008)

Taiwan is one of the world’s largest, and according to some measures, the largest export market for U.S. semiconductor equipment. There are six new 12-inch (300-mm) wafer fabrication investment projects worth approximately $22 billion now either underway or being planned in Taiwan. The integrated...

Natural Products (Taiwan - 02/26/2008)

Global trends of LOHAS (Lifestyles OF Health And Sustainability) has creatd a tremendous business environment in Taiwan. The business opportunity for natural products, natural ingredients, dietary supplements and personal care products has grown over the past years. Many new to market products and...

Consumer Electronics (Taiwan - 01/03/2008)

The ongoing development of new generations of consumer electronics that offer increased functionality at decreased prices is stimulating demand for a wide range of consumer electronics products in Taiwan. Increasing affordability has allowed local consumers to spend more on high-end products...

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