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Shoe business owner ranks as Taiwan s richest person: Forbes
05/07/2021 10:13 PM
Zhang s shoe factory in Yulin County. Photo courtesy of a member of the public
Taipei, May 7 (CNA) Zhang Congyuan (張聰淵), founder of contract shoe maker Huali Industrial, took the title as the richest person in Taiwan, with a net worth at US$13.8 billion, according to Taiwan s Richest 2021 list released by Forbes.
It was the first time for the low-key, self-made tycoon, to top the Forbes top 50 billionaires list in Taiwan.
Huali Industrial owns production facilities in China, Vietnam and Dominica, and its international customers include Nike, Puma, UGG and Vans, the magazine said.
2020/12/19 11:45 Tinghsin Hote Foundation hosted the ‘Forum on Cultural Heritage 2020, The Polyphony of Authenticity: the conversation between traditional . Tinghsin Hote Foundation hosted the ‘Forum on Cultural Heritage 2020, The Polyphony of Authenticity: the conversation between traditional architectural crafts and artefact’ Dec. 17. (Ting Hsin Hote Foundation photo)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Ting Hsin Hote Foundation (頂新和德文教基金會) hosted talks on Friday (Dec. 18) with Taiwanese and Malaysian experts, who demonstrated traditional crafts and discussed the importance of conservation and cultural heritage. The Forum on Cultural Heritage 2020, the Polyphony of Authenticity: The Conversation Between Traditional Architectural Crafts and Artifact was held at Cheng Mei Cultural Park in Changhua County on Friday (Dec. 18). It featured displays of traditional craftwork by local craftsmen as well as art an