Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Yiin Chii-ming, at the head of a delegation made up of representatives of more than 30 firms, was to depart yesterday for Australia and New Zealand to explore trade and investment opportunities. \nThe trade promotion mission is the first organized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, in cooperation with the Importers and Exporters Association of Taipei, since the containment of SARS late last month. \nThe business representatives in the delegation come from the domestic consumer electronics, hardware, plastics, automobile accessories, stationery, sporting goods, computer and telecommunications sectors. \nThanks to the containment of SARS and the conclusion of the US-led war in Iraq in the first half of this year, now is the right time for Taiwan companies to seek two-way trade and business opportunities with Australia and New Zealand as August is the high season for foreign traders in the two countries to place orders, business sources said. \nThe two economies, both rich in agricultural and mineral resour-ces, are complementary with Taiwan's manufacturing-oriented economy, the sources said. They added that Australia is also strong in the telecommunications, medical, biotechnology and environment-related industries and that there is a robust demand there for consumer and durable products and electrical engineering parts and components. \nIn an effort to broaden the possibility of bilateral cooperation, Yiin also invited over 20 Australian electrical-engineering and biotechnology and related government officials to take part in four professional round-table meetings in Sydney and Melbourne with their counterparts from Taiwan while he is in Australia. \nThe vice minister will also take the opportunity to invite them to participate in the 2003 Taiwan business Alliance conference slated for October in Taipei.
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EQUITIES TAIEX moves sharply higher The TAIEX moved sharply higher yesterday as buying focused on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) after a strong showing by its American Depositary Receipts overnight. However, the gains were capped after the benchmark index breached 13,000 points and ran into technical hurdles, prompting investors to turn cautious, dealers said. At the end of the session, the TAIEX was up 131.11 points, or 1.02 percent, at 12,976.76. Turnover was NT$206.328 billion (US$7.04 billion), with foreign institutional investors buying a net NT$18.47 billion in shares, Taiwan Stock Exchange data showed. TSMC rose 2.92 percent to close at NT$458.
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