Vice President Commends Franchise Association for Assisting Youth Entrepreneurship and Promoting Internationalization of Taiwanese Brands
Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim met with the Taiwan Chain Stores and Franchise Association, commending its contributions to supporting youth entrepreneurship and promoting the internationalization of Taiwanese brands. She expressed hope for continued cooperation between the government and industry.
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Central News Agency (CNA) reported from Taipei on May 7th that Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim today met with the "Taiwan Chain Stores and Franchise Association" and stated that in addition to supporting high-tech industries, the government also values the development of various industries and livelihood service industries. The Vice President affirmed the association's long-term assistance to youth entrepreneurship and promotion of Taiwanese brands internationally, and hopes that the government and industry will continue to cooperate to help more young people with entrepreneurial dreams find their own stage.
The Presidential Office issued a press release this afternoon stating that the Vice President, in her speech this morning at the meeting with the "Taiwan Chain Stores and Franchise Association," mentioned that she had recently attended the association's spring franchise exhibition and witnessed the association assisting young people from various fields with entrepreneurial dreams, promoting their unique characteristics, and pushing brands internationally through mutual cooperation.
She said that the direction the Chain Stores and Franchise Association is working towards is precisely the daily life that Taiwanese people encounter every day in terms of food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, and entertainment; when former Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Dovilė Šakalienė visited Taiwan recently, she specifically arranged for her to dine at a Taiwanese chain breakfast shop, hoping to let foreign friends experience the daily life of Taiwanese people.
The Vice President further mentioned that from the government's perspective, in addition to supporting the high-tech industries valued by the world, various domestic industries and commercial service fields, especially youth entrepreneurship and industries related to food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, and entertainment, are equally important to Taiwan. She thanked the association for its long-term contributions and efforts in relevant fields and emphasized that everyone is the government's most important partner.
The Vice President stated that she specifically invited Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Chiang Wen-jo and Deputy Director-General Chen Mi-shun of the Agency of Commerce and Development to attend today to exchange views on industry development directions with industry representatives, and hopes for future cooperation to assist the various industries under the Chain Stores and Franchise Association, as well as all young people with entrepreneurial dreams, to find their own dreams and stage. (Editor: Zhai Sijia) 1150507
The Presidential Office issued a press release this afternoon stating that the Vice President, in her speech this morning at the meeting with the "Taiwan Chain Stores and Franchise Association," mentioned that she had recently attended the association's spring franchise exhibition and witnessed the association assisting young people from various fields with entrepreneurial dreams, promoting their unique characteristics, and pushing brands internationally through mutual cooperation.
She said that the direction the Chain Stores and Franchise Association is working towards is precisely the daily life that Taiwanese people encounter every day in terms of food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, and entertainment; when former Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Dovilė Šakalienė visited Taiwan recently, she specifically arranged for her to dine at a Taiwanese chain breakfast shop, hoping to let foreign friends experience the daily life of Taiwanese people.
The Vice President further mentioned that from the government's perspective, in addition to supporting the high-tech industries valued by the world, various domestic industries and commercial service fields, especially youth entrepreneurship and industries related to food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, and entertainment, are equally important to Taiwan. She thanked the association for its long-term contributions and efforts in relevant fields and emphasized that everyone is the government's most important partner.
The Vice President stated that she specifically invited Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Chiang Wen-jo and Deputy Director-General Chen Mi-shun of the Agency of Commerce and Development to attend today to exchange views on industry development directions with industry representatives, and hopes for future cooperation to assist the various industries under the Chain Stores and Franchise Association, as well as all young people with entrepreneurial dreams, to find their own dreams and stage. (Editor: Zhai Sijia) 1150507