By Trista di Genova, The Wild East Rock Starkey, owner of Tin Pan Alley, talks with The Wild East about his entrepreneurial experiences after setting out with a mobile pizza truck in southern Taiwan. He urges expats to pool their efforts and start their own businesses THE WILD EAST: What brought you here to Taiwan,…
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TED Event: 'Hearts And Minds', changed to 9 April
Wild East news staff TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then…
Read moreWhat a Taiwanese taxi driver thinks of foreigners
Name: Huang Zhen-yuan Job: Taxi driver Age: 48 Where do the foreigners in Taiwan come from? They come from everywhere. I consider my wife a foreigner. She came from mainland China. To me anyone who is not born in Taiwan is a foreigner. However, I should tell you that my wife now has a Taiwan…
Read moreDoing Business in China
China Business Network Founder Christine Lu interviews Corbett Wall,China Director, JDD Corbett Wall has spent more than 20 years doing business in China. His American and Chinese heritage has given him a unique perspective when bridging the gap between east and west. This is a must-see interview for anyone thinking of making the great leap…
Read moreTaking over Bliss: Interview with Travis Bannert
Bannert, 29, is from Edmonton, Canada. He came to Taiwan two years ago, “to get away, see Asia, similar to the situation of a lot of people here,” he says. In Canada, he was an investment banker, and “didn’t want to push paper anymore,” and managed promotion for a nightclub. In Taiwan, he taught English…
Read moreState of the Strait, 08: Beijing-Taipei Dialogues
By Phillip Charlier As 2008 draws to a close it’s worth looking at the results of the first nine months of the Chinese Nationalist Party administration on Taiwan and the state of cross-strait relations. Having ousted the Democratic People’s Party based largely on voter’s disgust at massive corruption scandals, the Nationalist Party has also had…
Read moreROC, Aussie ties ‘dynamic,’ says rep
By Trista di Genova Published 11/23/08 in The China Post TAIPEI, Taiwan – Alice Cawte heads up the Australian Commerce and Industry Office (ACIO). She studied History at university before joining the Australian Public Service. She has worked in Beijing and Noumea (New Caledonia) and, of course, Canberra. She first came to Taiwan in 1991…
Read moreTaiwan Sun Power Shines through Gloomy Economic Forecasts
By Phillip Charlier Taiwan has long been known for making silicon wafers for computer memory chips. Now Green Energy Company (TPE: 3519) is investing in a joint venture with Chinese manufacturers to produce polycrystalline silicon wafers for solar panels. Construction has begun on the manufacturing facility in China and it is expected to be operational…
Read moreBicycles Boom in Tough Economic Times
Article by Phillip Charlier Picture by Trista di Genova While a lot of industries are facing problems in today’s tough economy, Taiwan’s bicycle manufacturing industry is booming. High fuel costs, diminishing incomes and increasing environmental awareness are all contributing to increasing demand, and the supply side is trying to catch up. A few years ago,…
Read moreDeadly Chinese Business Practices a Warning for Joint Ventures
By Phillip Charlier Picture: AFP As of 16 September, 2008, over 1250 babies have fallen ill and 2 have died after drinking milk formula laced with the deadly chemical melamine. The milk was manufactured and distributed by the Chinese Sanlu company which is 43% owned by New Zealand company Fonterra. The same product – melamine…
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