In the first part of our interview with ITRI, we explored Taiwan's innovation ecosystem and the cooperation opportunities available to European companies. In the second part, we bring the discussion closer to Hungary and Central and Eastern Europe.

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6 napja•11min

From a European perspective, Taiwan's technological importance is easily associated with the semiconductor industry. Yet one of the less visible strengths of the island's economic and innovation system is the infrastructure that turns research results into industrial technologies and, ultimately, marketable solutions. One of the key institutions in this system is the Industrial Technology Research Institute, ITRI.

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2026. október 1.•11min

ITRI is far less well known in Europe than some of the companies it helped create. Yet the Industrial Technology Research Institute, founded in Taiwan in 1973, played a role in the emergence of companies such as UMC and TSMC. During our visit to Hsinchu, however, the past itself was not the most interesting part. What stood out was the system in which research, intellectual property and industrial application continue to build on one another.

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2026. szeptember 25.•9min

More than 50,000 visitors from 64 countries, nearly 450 exhibitors and around 1,100 technologies on display – these were the headline figures as Taiwan Innotech Expo 2026 closed on September 19. Yet after three days, visitor numbers were not the most interesting outcome. More revealing was seeing how Taiwan is working to shorten the journey from the research lab to the market.

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2026. szeptember 24.•8min

Taiwan Innotech Expo 2026 opened in Taipei on September 17. Over the three-day event, companies and research institutions from 18 countries are presenting developments ranging from artificial intelligence and semiconductors to smart manufacturing, healthcare and sustainability technologies. This year, however, TIE is not simply about what Taiwan can showcase. It is just as much about how many of these developments reach international markets.

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2026. szeptember 17.•6min

More than 1,000 innovations, 435 companies and research institutions, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, drones, smart manufacturing, healthcare technologies and sustainability solutions. Taiwan Innotech Expo 2026 opens in Taipei on September 17. The figures show the scale of the event, but from a business perspective the more important question is which technologies could lead to real industrial applications, technology transfer or international cooperation.

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2026. szeptember 12.•8min

From 17 to 19 September 2026, Taipei will become a meeting point for research, industrial innovation and international business for three days. Taiwan Innotech Expo 2026 is more than a showcase of future technologies: it brings together research results, intellectual property-based solutions and market-ready innovations that could lead to licensing agreements, joint development projects or new supplier relationships.

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2026. augusztus 25.•6min

Ecuadorian bananas, cocoa, flowers and processed food can be found in numerous Hungarian shops, yet the direct bilateral trade statistics do not fully reflect this presence. The discrepancy is not a statistical error but a result of how the European trade and logistics system works. The real question is when a direct relationship with Ecuador brings genuine value to Hungarian businesses.

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2026. augusztus 3.•9min

Applications for the participation opportunity announced by the Taipei Representative Office in Hungary can be submitted until July 31. Only a short time remains for Hungarian businesses, government bodies and innovation stakeholders who wish to take part in the Taiwan Innotech Expo 2026.

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2026. július 29.•4min

In 2025, Vietnam attracted USD 38.42 billion in foreign direct investment, while accumulated FDI stock exceeded USD 529 billion. Behind these numbers lies not a single cost advantage, but a deliberately built economic model: export-oriented industry, an extensive free trade network, developed infrastructure and an increasingly selective investment policy.

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2026. július 28.•8min

For a long time, Vietnam featured on the map of international companies mainly as a cost-efficient manufacturing location. Today, however, it plays a far more complex role. Thanks to its fast-growing domestic market, extensive network of free trade agreements, strong manufacturing sector and deliberate investment-promotion policy, it is increasingly seen as a regional production, export and technology hub.

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2026. július 8.•8min

While global trade continues to face geopolitical tensions, rising logistics costs and increasing market uncertainty, Ecuador's export sector is undergoing a remarkable structural transformation. According to FEDEXPOR's April 2026 foreign trade report, the country has achieved a historic milestone in its non-oil foreign trade balance.

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2026. június 30.•7min