KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – February 29, 2024 – As head of a delegation comprised of officials and local businesses to the KUMAMOTO Industrial Revitalization EXPO 2024, Kaohsiung Deputy Mayor Lo Ta-sheng presided the opening of the Kaohsiung pavilion and signed a memorandum of understanding on innovations. startups with the Japanese city. In addition to demonstrating the friendship between the two cities and the expansion of bilateral trade, Kaohsiung’s participation in the exhibition also brought advanced chip manufacturing technologies and products to the international stage. highly competitive food markets linked to the city’s tourism.
Kumamoto Prefectural Governor Ikuo Kabashima made a special appearance to express his gratitude to the Kaohsiung city government and his hope that more business opportunities can be created, thus promoting closer collaboration in the supply chain semiconductors and strengthening relations between Taiwan and Japan.
Kumamoto Governor Kabashima’s friendly conversation with Deputy Mayor Lo at Kaohsiung Pavilion
Deputy Mayor Lo said that since establishing twinning ties in 2017, Kaohsiung and Kumamoto have developed diversified cooperation in tourism, education, culture and industry. During this period, Kumamoto sent a number of delegations to Kaohsiung to get a first-hand look at the Lantern Festival celebrations, the commuter pass program, and the port development, among others. During this ongoing visit, the Kaohsiung delegation aimed to learn more about Kumamoto’s advanced green energy and circular economy facilities, which are very suitable as reference points for its own urban planning from the city. The recently signed memorandum of understanding with Kumamoto on innovative startups marks the start of collaboration in promoting startups between Taiwan and Japan. Kaohsiung hopes to foster more exchanges and collaborations with other innovative startup clusters in Japan to help the city’s startups create an international presence and bring about a convergence of startups from other regions around the world.
Since 2016, Governor Kabashima said, Kumamoto has faced myriad challenges: earthquakes, the COVID-19 pandemic and floods. However, the prefecture’s industry has managed to revitalize itself thanks to public-private partnerships. KUMAMOTO Industrial Revitalization EXPO 2024 not only attests to success in overcoming the mentioned challenges, but also heralds the promise of Kumamoto’s rise to a new height on the industrial and economic fronts. We must thank the city government and Kaohsiung businesses for their presence, which in itself is a strong act of support for Kumamoto’s recovery.
Group photo during the inauguration of the Kaohsiung Pavilion
This EXPO brings together Japan’s leading semiconductor manufacturers, including Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing, a leading global CMOS supplier. The Sony representative also visited the Kaohsiung Pavilion, initiating discussions to understand the semiconductor industry development policies and investment environment of Kaohsiung. The interactions on site were enthusiastic.
Liao Tai-hsiang, director general of the Economic Development Bureau of the Kaohsiung City Government, said the Kaohsiung delegation brought seven companies to the Kaohsiung Pavilion to display their respective products at the exhibition. They were in turn approached by many of their Japanese counterparts for commercial discussions. In addition to improving their brand visibility, 4DMEN Technology Co., Ltd., Taiwan Valqua Engineering International Ltd., Gongin Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. and Advanced Echem Materials Co., Ltd. learned more about Kumamoto’s semiconductor needs and expanded their knowledge. business activities are expanding accordingly, helping to deepen collaboration between Taiwan and Japan’s semiconductor sectors. Likewise, MAYUSHAN FOOD Co., Ltd., Joywell Cake Store Co., Ltd. and LE PONT took the opportunity to showcase both the delights of Kaohsiung and their own latest offerings. Indeed, Kaohsiung’s participation in the Kumamoto 2024 exhibition has greatly contributed to making the city’s brands known in Japan. The series of meticulously planned exciting events in the city also received a warm response from Japanese businesses.
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