RIYADH, 20 March 2005 — Saudi-Taiwanese bilateral trade reached $5.99 billion, up 29.12 percent over the previous year. Exports to the Kingdom amounted to $428.39 million posting an increase of 18.65 percent, while imports from the Kingdom stood at $5.56 billion registering a growth rate of 30.01 percent. The trade figure for 2003 was $4.64 billion, up 69.1 percent over the previous year.
According to Fareed Hwang Jieh-Shan, information division director at the Taipei Economic & Cultural Representative Office, the main Taiwanese items of export to the Kingdom included parts and accessories of motor vehicles, polycarbonates, resins and other types of petrochemicals, flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, clad, plated or coated and other articles of plastics.
As for imports, they include petroleum and oils from bituminous minerals, crude, acyclic alcohols and their derivatives, petroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons.
He said that as part of Taiwan’s effort to promote its cuisine, a Taiwanese Food Festival and Photographs Exhibition will be held from March 20 to 26 at Golden Royal Chinese Restaurant. Taipei, he pointed out, is one place in the world where one can find the “genuine” version of just about any kind of Chinese food. More than 100 types of Taiwanese food will be prepared by renowned chefs to provide gourmets a taste of their authentic cuisine.
Fareed added that a photography exhibition will be held on the sidelines of the food festival. On view will be Taiwan’s kaleidoscopic landscape, including various aspects of arts and culture.