Cathay Financial raises Taiwan’s 2017 GDP forecast

TAIPEI: Cathay Financial Holding Co. one of the leading financial holding firms in Taiwan, has raised its forecast of Taiwan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for 2017 to 2.1 percent, citing an improvement in exports amid recovering global demand. ( read original story ...)

Reinventing Taipei

Technically, it was well into autumn but the heat was still intense enough to force me to pause halfway through a long afternoon exploring Huashan 1914 Creative Park, a sprawling nature-slash-cultural complex smack in the middle of Taipei. I made my way to ... ( read original story ...)

ChipMOS PROVIDES 1Q17 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL FORECAST

This is intended to provide additional information on the underlying financial forecast of the first quarter of 2017 guidance provided by the Company on March 9, 2017 and does not represent a change in that guidance. Based on Taiwan's applicable ... ( read original story ...)

Fewer buildings being constructed as property market cools

Taipei, March 17 (CNA) With Taiwan's property market cooling, there has been a fall in the number of new buildings being built, according to government statistics released on Friday. In 2016, the government issued licenses for buildings with a total floor ... ( read original story ...)

Samsung ranks top of smartphone sales in 2016

TAIPEI -- Undeterred by the widely reported explosion of several Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, Taiwan's consumers have demonstrated a preference for the South Korean firm's smartphone models over other brands, making Samsung the largest smartphone ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. Announces 7nm+ Technology

Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) has been on a roll over the last several years, bringing out new manufacturing technologies and subsequent enhancements thereof like clockwork. That pace of innovation has been one ... ( read original story ...)

Why the appetite for overseas properties will grow

According to figures from Taiwan’s Interior Ministry, 1,086 Hong Kong people emigrated to the island last year, compared to 697 in 2014 and marking one of the highest figures in recent years. There have been many pamphlets in my letter box for property ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks rise to near 2-yr high on retail investor buying

TAIPEI, March 17 Taiwan stocks rose on Friday to their highest ... The electronics subindex rose 0.3 percent, while the financials subindex gained 0.3 percent. Among actively traded stocks, financial group CTBC Financial Holding was up 0.8 percent and ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan says capable of strike against China

Taiwan said for the first time publicly that it is capable of launching missiles at China, as the government on Thursday unveiled a major defence report warning of increased risk of Chinese invasion. China still sees Taiwan as part of its territory to be ... ( read original story ...)

HTC Teaser Hints At New Smartphone Launch In March

HTC has launched two smartphones at the CES 2017, but a post on the company's Taiwanese Facebook Page is giving a serious hint that HTC U Ultra and HTC U Play aren't the only two handsets that it intends to introduce this year. The teaser posted by the ... ( read original story ...)