Japanese Invasion

Heating Up the Drugstore War

The Taiwanese love affair with all things Japanese has spread to the drugstore market, where Japan Medical is heating up the fray with health products and cosmetics once completely unavailable on Taiwan's shelves.

Japanese Invasion

Taiwan: the First Stop

The elite among Japan's SMEs are flocking to Taiwan in record numbers, viewing the island, with its Japanophile population and its knack at doing business in China, as the perfect hub for overseas expansion.

Jim Collins:

My Odyssey Is Curiosity

In this exclusive interview, one of the great gurus of management theory considers how the right blend of creativity and discipline can help you get your head above the problems, and do something big.

Choosing to Be Great

The Edison of Petrochemicals

Suhon Lin, the founder of Taiwan's most profitable privately held company has always scorned such corporate status symbols as a personal assistant, chauffeur or bodyguards, but refuses to scrimp when it comes to R&D.

Choosing to Be Great

Creativity Comes from Grit

"The non-professional has to work the hardest." What creativity requires most is not inspiration but discipline, like bestselling author Giddens Ko, who continually challenges himself with extreme rules.

Choosing to Be Great

What makes a "10Xer" – an individual or enterprise that surpasses the competition by an order of magnitude? Which Taiwanese companies have attained the traits to succeed spectacularly in the face of adversity?