TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan aims to expand international co-operation and actively participate in regional economic integration, Premier William Lai said on Tuesday. Lai, who took office after a cabinet reshuffle earlier this month and has vowed to boost the ... ( read original story ...)
Extreme Durability with Innodisk’s new Anti-Sulfuration DRAM
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Innodisk ... Innodisk's durable DRAM modules are a perfect fit for, among other, in-vehicle, telecommunications, energy, marine- and aerospace markets. The modules are available as ECC DIMM in both DDR3 ... ( read original story ...)
Filsyn’s property lures SM, PLDT, two others
Filsyn said it wanted the development of the Sta. Rosa property to be patterned after Taipei’s Far Easter Telecom Park which primarily caters to all IT-related businesses in information and communication technology, digital content, cloud computing ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei needs fresh tack on cross-strait ties, says Taiwan’s president
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has said the island must find a new way of talking about mainland China and the issues it poses. “Hatred or currying favour with China is not an honest way to respond to the rise of China and its rapid development ... ( read original story ...)
Two winners bag NT$10 million prize each in uniform invoice lottery
Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) Two lucky consumers who spent less than ... was created to encourage consumers to collect sales invoices as part of the Finance Ministry's efforts to prevent tax evasion by retailers. ( read original story ...)
The U.S. IPO Market Is Broken — U.S. Startups Will Now Look To Asian Exchanges
It seems as if having less activity in the IPO market has made the listing business even more ... the world’s population and 22 of the world’s 37 megacities. Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tokyo, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore and Australia all host vibrant and ... ( read original story ...)
With upcoming IPO, Sea reveals net loss of $196m and revenue of $345m
Sea, one of Southeast Asia’s largest internet companies, has released its full IPO prospectus containing a treasure trove ... Asia” – a region it defines as consisting of Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore. ( read original story ...)
SGX misses on two major IPO’s
Sea says Shopee was number one by GMV in the first half of the year for a region it calls “Greater Southeast Asia” – which oddly includes Taiwan, further to the north. But the IPO market is not the only one suffering from the tepid market. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Sea Files For US$1 Billion IPO On The New York Stock Exchange
Singapore-headquartered, Southeast Asia-based Sea, formerly known as Garena, has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange ... Sea operates across Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore, but derives most ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to set up NT$100 billion financing fund: president
Kaohsiung, Sept. 25 (CNA) Taiwan will set up a NT$100 billion (US$3.31 billion) fund to finance Taiwan's public construction cooperation with diplomatic allies and nations covered by the New Southbound Policy, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Monday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to invest over NT$1 billion annually in AI
Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) Taiwan intends to invest over NT$1 billion (US$33.1 billion) annually in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and related talent, Science and Technology Minister Chen Liang-gee (陳良基) said on Monday. Speaking at a ... ( read original story ...)
Cross-strait journalism youth camp set to kick off
Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) The first class of the 2017 Citizen ... so that students can understand how to use technology that is readily available to the average person to create news output. The four-day camp will have three different cohorts, each with ... ( read original story ...)
ASIA MARKETS: Nikkei Asia300 Index Declines As Chinese Real-Estate Stocks Slump
iPhone assemblers Hon Hai Precision Industry slipped 2.8% and Pegatron Corp. dropped 4.4% in Taipei. Also in Taiwan, the smartphone's casing supplier Catcher Technology slumped 4.5. In Hong Kong, maker of iPhone cameras Cowell e Holdings dropped 9% and AAC ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Life could get choppy for Sea after $1 bln IPO
An IPO at this stage could make the fight to come harder ... half of the year for a region it calls “Greater Southeast Asia” – which oddly includes Taiwan, further to the north. For its part, Alibaba-backed rival Lazada says it was number one ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan revealed as top destination for business travellers
Organized by Bureau of Foreign Trade, MOEA, and executed by TAITRA, the fourth “Asia Super Team” carried out an incentive travel destinations survey for Asian business travellers. The competition attracted over 4,000 business travellers from the eight ... ( read original story ...)
Top executives to be banned from multiple posts in Taiwan
The Financial Supervisory Commission in Taiwan unveiled a proposal that would ban top executives ... board director or general manager — which allow them to wield an influence over business decisions, the commission said. The change is widely regarded ... ( read original story ...)