Industry
Taiwan’s Fertility Medicine
Taiwan’s fertility medicine has long enjoyed international acclaim, with many anxious parents from China, Japan, and Southeast Asia coming to Taiwan in hopes of fulfilling their dream of having children. However, as the market has become saturated, fertility clinics have begun to actively seek ways to sustain their businesses, adopting the electronics industry’s division of labor model via new modes of international cooperation.
Industry
PX Mart Opens 1000th Store
While other retail channel sales were slipping, the supermarket segment stood strong thanks to PX Mart. The resolute decision to introduce fresh produce 10 years ago helped pave the way for the supermarket chain’s one-thousandth store and NT$100 billion annual sales. Over the years, they discovered that their biggest competitor does not come from their own industry, but from the busy daily lives all of us lead in today’s society.
Politics & Society
Thirty years ago, motorbike repair shops were even more ubiquitous than convenience stores are today. The nearly 30,000 workshops were real cash cows. Now, with the advent of e-bikes, traditional mechanics feel pressure to adjust and venture into unfamiliar terrain.