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Article: STAG, IDB evaluate working with U.S. to build Li-ion battery ind.(Science and Technology Advisory Group of the Taiwan Cabinet and Industrial Development Bureau)
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- The Taiwan Economic News
- Article date:
- June 18, 2009
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Taipei, June 17, 2009 (CENS)--To further build the lithium-ion battery industry in Taiwan, the Science and Technology Advisory Group (STAG) of the Taiwan Cabinet and Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs are trying to set up ties with the United States.
Industry sources said that the newly elected U.S. President Barack Obama has been aggressively promoting the development of electric vehicles in his country, and many American high-tech companies have been poaching professionals from Taiwan, leading to a manpower shortage in the local electric vehicle and battery sectors.
To effectively develop its energy industry, the ...