Forward-looking‧Professional‧International 
February 2021  
The resilience of global economic recovery can be "vaccinated"
TIER's manufacturing composite indicator has increased for 9-month in a row
As major economies in the world have been developing and acquiring vaccines for coping with COVID-19, their confirmed cases have been reducing indicating that it's expected the global economy will be back on track soon. Since the recovery seems more likely, Taiwan's economy can further be on a growing binge. In addition to that, the composite indicators of manufacturing as well as services issued by the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) signal optimism in January 2021 yet again. ...Read more
UCLA receives US$2m donation from ministry
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) last week announced a US$2 million donation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some of which is to establish a program dedicated to the study of Taiwan in a global context. (Source: Taipei Times)

Ministry promotes global marketing for smart manufacturing to help exports (Source: MOEA)
Taiwan Economic Research Monthly
The development of smart precision agriculture
2020 consumers’ awareness of food safety survey analysis in Taiwan
Biotechnology Industry Study Center in TIER conducted a survey of consumers’ perceptions and attitudes towards food safety in 2020. Aming the 536 valid responses, the top 5 food safety issues that most drawing consumers’ attention are origin of contry, heavy metal residues, chemical food additives, agrochemical residues , and antibiotics.
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