Taiwan Quick Take: Organic Expo coming soon

The Taiwan 2006 International Organic Fashion and Lifestyle Exposition will open on Aug. 24 at the Taipei World Trade Center and run for four days, the organizers said yesterday. According to Organic Lifestyle magazine, sponsor of the exhibition, the event is intended to strengthen Taiwan's organic industries and related "health and sustainable lifestyles" industries. Exhibitors will represent more than 100 companies from Taiwan, the US, Canada, Australia, Germany, Austria, South Africa and Thailand.