Mr. Thomas M. F. Yeh, CNAIC Advisor was invited to join in the 2013 Taiwan Economic & Trade Delegation to Myanmar led by　Mr. Woody Tyzz-Jiun　Duh, Vice Minister, MOEA. During the visit to Myanmar, the delegation attended the 1st Joint Meeting between CIECA(Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association) and UMFCCI(The Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry) and the opening ceremony of Taiwan Trade Center, Yangon. The delegation also had meetings with high ranking officials of Myanmar in Naypyidaw.


The 2013 Taiwan Economic & Trade Delegation to Myanmar led by　Mr. Woody Tyzz-Jiun　Duh, Vice Minister, MOEA(the third one from the right in the front row) attended the 1st Joint Meeting between CIECA(Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association) and UMFCCI(The Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry) on November 4, 2013.


Mr. Thomas M. F. Yeh, CNAIC Advisor( the second one from the left) and Mr. Liao Wei-Ren, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Employment and Vocational Training Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan( the third one from the right) called on Mr. H. E. U Aye Myint, Minister of Labor( the fourth one from the right), Myanmar on November 5, 2013.

CNAIC organized a Business Delegation to Belgium, Germany, and France from September 22 to 28, 2013. The Delegation was led by Chairman Lo and H.E. Vincent Siew, Former Vice President of R. O. C. as Delegation Leader and Honorary Delegation Leader. The main delegates included Vice Chairman Nelson An-ping Chang, Executive Board Director Richard M. Hong, Executive Supervisor Thomas T. L. Wu, Chairman Franz Chen, Franz Collection Inc., Chairman Felix S. T. Chen, Sampo Corp., Chairman John T. Yu, CTCI Corp., Vice President Joe Ming-Chou Ku, Show Chwan Health Care System, General Manager Jeffrey Chin, Giant Europe Manufacturing, CEO Werner Mäurer, the German subsidiary of HIWIN Technologies Corp., Authorized Representative Meili Liou, the German subsidiary of HIWIN Technologies Corp., Director Lin-Hui Wang, Office of Former Vice President Vincent C. Siew, and Secretary General Liang-Tung Fan, CNAIC.
During the stay of the Delegation in Europe from Sep. 22 to 28, the Delegation paid visits to BUSINESSEUROPE (BE), Taiwan Committee of German Economy, the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA), Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), CCI PARIS-ILE de France (CCIP), and MEDEF International. Furthermore, CNAIC signed a joint statement with the Taiwan Friendship Group of the European Parliament and to support Economic Cooperation Agreement (ECA) between Taiwan and the EU. Also, a joint letter between CNAIC and BUSINESSEUROPE was in progress to urge the EU and the government of Taiwan to establish a study group for enhancing Taiwan-EU economic relations. CNAIC expected to promote Taiwan-EU industrial and commercial cooperation by strength of business organizations.

On July 31, 2013 representatives from 12 business organizations of 10 Asian countries gathered in Delhi, India to attend the 4th Asian Business Summit (ABS), co-organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Keidanren (Japan Business Federation). CNAIC Chairman Lo attended the significant event.

The 4th Asian Business Summit (ABS) is scheduled to be held in Delhi, India from July 30 to 31, 2013. Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) hosted the Steering Committee Meeting in Delhi on May 8, 2013. As a member of the Steering Committee, Secretary General Liang-Tung Fan attended the said meeting to discuss the program for the 4th ABS.

The 27th CACCI Conference was held in Cebu, the Philippines from March 14 to 15, 2013. The theme of the Conference was “Asia Pacific: Catalyst to Global Recovery.” 494 representatives from 20 countries were present at the Conference, and Secretary General Fan attended this event on behalf of CNAIC.