Global corporate powerhouses continued to make investments into Taiwan in 2025, due to successful advocacy by the government for investment and home-grown high-tech prowess, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Jan. 28.
According to the MOEA, among 25 major foreign investment projects that pledged NT$160.2 billion (US$5.11 billion) last year, 11 have already signed letters of intent that cover sectors such as advanced materials, artificial intelligence, circular sustainability, power system solutions and semiconductors.
Among these, KoMiCo, a specialized semiconductor cleaning and coating company from South Korea, will set up a manufacturing plant and a research and development center in Taiwan, while power management company Eaton Corp. will expand production capacity of its advanced uninterruptible power supply systems.
The MOEA said that as of Jan. 23, 2026, it has approved NT$2.62 trillion in investment from 1,712 firms under the Three Major Programs for Investing in Taiwan, creating around 165,000 jobs in the process. The initiatives were launched in 2019 in response to global supply chain restructuring and China-U.S. trade friction, among other challenges.
The Executive Yuan has agreed to extend the three investment promotion projects to 2027, with a focus on sectors covered by President Lai Ching-te’s Five Trusted Industry Sectors initiative, namely semiconductors, AI, defense, security and surveillance, and next-generation communications. The goal is to attract an additional investment of NT$1.2 trillion and create 80,000 more jobs in Taiwan.
The ministry said the strong numbers show that, despite global challenges such as U.S. tariff policies, geopolitical tensions and supply chain restructuring, Taiwan continues to be a major hub for corporate powerhouses seeking to retain key technologies and manufacturing capacity.
Local and foreign investment play a key role in advancing Taiwan’s economy, the MOEA said, adding that it will continue to roll out projects and strategies to build a more competitive and resilient investment environment in Taiwan. (SFC-E)
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