Taiwan's 2013 export orders set new high

TAIPEI - Taiwan's export orders for the entire year of 2013 hit a record high of $442.9 billion, a year-on-year increase of 0.4 percent, according to statistics released by the island's economic authorities on Monday.

Export orders in December last year also set a new record, standing at $42.3 billion, a year-on-year rise of 7.4 percent.

Orders for the information and communication and electronics industries also hit all-time highs of $116.19 billion and $106.01 billion, respectively, according to the statistics.

Orders from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong totaled $113.04 billion throughout 2013, a year-on-year increase of 1 percent.