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  • Getting serious on ESG in overseas operations

    Getting serious on ESG in overseas operations

    The following article appeared in the December issue of Taiwan Business TOPICS, the magazine of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan. On October 31, a group assembled at an industrial plant in Point Comfort, Texas, to protest an ongoing horror story. Led by activist Diane Wilson, representatives of the International Monitor Formosa Alliance (IMFA) […]

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  • Taiwanese companies leverage AI to boost Vietnamese manufacturing

    Taiwanese companies leverage AI to boost Vietnamese manufacturing

    The following article appeared in the December issue of Taiwan Business TOPICS, the magazine of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan.  Taiwanese entrepreneurs had been exploring opportunities in Vietnam long before discussions about a “China Plus One” strategy of minimof Commerce in Taiwan izing supply chain dependency on China by diversifying sourcing emerged among […]

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  • Holding Taiwan’s transnational corporations to account

    Holding Taiwan’s transnational corporations to account

    The following article appeared in Taipei Times on December 7, 2023.  When workers at a garment factory in Yangon, Myanmar, went on strike in February to protest starvation wages, their employer had the army called in. “[It’s a] classic case of union-busting … Military vehicles and police showed up to threaten them,” says Ray Cheng […]

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  • By design: will expo help New Taipei City emerge from the smog?

    By design: will expo help New Taipei City emerge from the smog?

    The following article appeared in the October issue of Taiwan Business TOPICS, the magazine of the American Chamber of Commerce.  Design is not the first thing most people would associate with New Taipei City. Some of the districts in this special municipality, which was formed in 2010 from the contiguous townships and cities surrounding Taipei, […]

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  • Rebooting Taiwan’s SMEs for new challenges

    Rebooting Taiwan’s SMEs for new challenges

    The following article was a cover story for this month’s issue of Taiwan Business Topics, the magazine of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which represent 99% of all enterprises in Taiwan, have been cited as a linchpin to the country’s rapid post-war development. Yet SMEs across the island […]

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  • Foreign residents banking woes in Taiwan

    Foreign residents banking woes in Taiwan

    The following article appeared in this month’s issue of Taiwan Business Topics, the magazine of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan.  What’s in a name? When it comes to banking in Taiwan, quite a lot – especially if you’re a foreigner. For Anthony van Dyck, a long-term Canadian resident of Taiwan, an unwieldy name […]

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  • Little Burma: Where great food meets fascinating history

    Little Burma: Where great food meets fascinating history

    The following article appeared in this month’s issue of Taiwan Business Topics, the magazine of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan: On most afternoons, Henry Wong and friends sit outside A-Mui’s Noodle Shop (阿妹緬甸小吃, 41 Huaxin St.) in Little Burma, sipping tea from yellow cups. On cooler days the saucers go on top like sombreros, […]

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  • Will the War in Ukraine Impact Noble Gas Supplies?

    Will the War in Ukraine Impact Noble Gas Supplies?

    The following article appeared in this month’s Taiwan Business TOPICS, the magazine of the American Chamber of Commerce. The impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on supply chains is hitting European countries the hardest, threatening to bring a winter of shortages and high energy prices. But the rest of the world – including Taiwan […]

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