Taoyuan promotes ongoing effort to help young job seekers

Taipei, Aug. 1 (CNA) A local branch of the Workforce Development ... job training programs, career counseling and business startup assistance, leading to a promising future. The survey released in March also indicated that people aged 15-29 spend an ... ( read original story ...)

Diving into Taipei’s summer university games from a train

TAIPEI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Commuters in Taiwan on Tuesday pretended to hit a ball with a bat, swim and run on a Taipei subway train as part of a campaign to promote the capital's Summer Universiade games this month. The floors of the sports-themed train ... ( read original story ...)

Novena Global targets Taiwan for $150m IPO

Singapore-based Novena Global Lifecare Group is gunning for a listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange to raise $150m for regional expansion. Novena, an integrated medical healthcare and aesthetic group, plans to use the proceeds from the Taiwan listing for ... ( read original story ...)

Renewed Selling Pressure Tipped For Taiwan Stocks

Mega Financial lost 0.20 percent and Taiwan Cement fell 0.57 percent. The lead from Wall Street is of little help as stocks opened higher Monday before fading and ending mixed - although the Dow hit a fresh record closing high. The Dow climbed 60.81 points ... ( read original story ...)

Second typhoon batters Taiwan; markets stay open

TAIPEI - The second storm to hit Taiwan in 24 hours battered southern and central parts of the island on Monday after Typhoon Nesat injured more than 100 people and shut businesses at the weekend. Financial markets and businesses will be open in Taipei on ... ( read original story ...)

Financial ID Briefing: The Terrible Fear of Banking Fraud

The Financial ID Briefing brings you top highlights from the ... Earlier this year, Google indicated plans to launch Android Pay in Spain, Taiwan, and Brazil. The Taiwanese launch occurred in June, leaving Brazil as the next most likely country to receive ... ( read original story ...)

Starbucks Closing Teavana Stores Across Nation

Uni-President dropped more than 1 per cent to NT$57.80 (HK$15) on the Taiwan bourse on Monday, while President Chain Store fell 3.8 per cent to NT$256 (HK$66.20). But in April, the company said it was reviewing options for the chain. The financial report ... ( read original story ...)

11 people win NT$10 million in May-June uniform invoice lottery

Taipei, Aug. 1 (CNA) Eleven people won the NT$10 million (US$331,531) special prize while another 11 won the NT$2 million grand prize in the May-June uniform invoice lottery, the Ministry of Finance said Tuesday. Winners can claim their prizes from Aug. 6 ... ( read original story ...)

Wisdom Marine plans share issue

Taipei-listed bulker player will issue new shares to fund new ships. Taiwan’s Wisdom Marine Lines says it plans to issue about 32 million new shares of its common stock at a price it says will be determined later. According to Reuters, 10% of the new ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Flags to be Permitted at Summer Universiade

Taipei 2017 will launch a promotional campaign to boost sales for the Closing Ceremony. Photo: Taipei 2017 Taiwan flags will be allowed at next month’s Summer Universiade in Taipei, organizers have confirmed. The host nation will welcome the world’s ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan starts storms cleanup

Financial markets and businesses opened in Taipei yesterday as the capital returned to normal. But the second- largest city of Kaohsiung, on the southern coast, remained shut with the second storm, Typhoon Hait... One person was missing in Taiwan yesterday ... ( read original story ...)

Apologizing mayors hit the circuit

The mayors of Tainan and Taipei found themselves apologizing for opposite reasons in the wake of twin storms. Tainan's mayor issued a public apology Monday for misjudging the severity of Typhoon Haitang and for announcing a very last-minute typhoon holiday. ( read original story ...)