The Taiwan Excellence Product Showcase will be held for the first time at the Time Warner Center from September 22-25, 2016. Featuring over 50 award-winning products from Taiwan’s leading innovation companies, the exhibition will allow visitors to experience some of the latest technological breakthroughs across a range of different categories including gaming computers, smart accessories, alternative transportation and sustainability. Many of the items will be making their exclusive U.S. debut. The event will also include cultural performances, product demonstrations and more. Taiwan Excellence Product Showcase 2016 will be open to the public daily. Admission is free. [Read More]

The Chinatown area of Manhattan experiences some of the highest volumes of pedestrian traffic in New York, according to New York City’s Department of Transportation, as residents and tourists alike are drawn to Chinatown for its popular food and shopping destinations. The new Verizon store on Elizabeth St and the Global Artists Coalition (GAC), a non-profit organization, are collaborating to promote pedestrian safety in the community through the new Pedestrian Mobile Phone Safety Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to reduce injuries and fatalities related to pedestrians using mobile devices while walking in the streets, through education and awareness. [Read More]

Garage+加速器, a zero-equity incubator, sponsored by an NPO, Epoch Foundation時代基金會 in Taiwan, will launch “Startup Global Program 2nd batch” this October for the entrepreneurs and startups who are interested in developing business in the Asia market or looking for partners and investors in Asia. The program will sponsor fellows from qualified startups to visit Taiwan for 10 days. The Foundation will cover the flight tickets and accommodation, and facilitate startups to participate in a series of activities to meet up with international companies, investors and business partners. Also, Garage+ will host the program networking events in New York and Boston on Sep. 7th and Sep. 13th. [Read More]