Prosecutors seek 24-year jail term for property tycoon

Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) The Taipei District Prosecutors' Office on Tuesday sought a sentence of 24 years in prison for Farglory Group (遠雄集團) founder Chao Teng-hsiung (趙藤雄) on charges that include bribery and breach of trust. The Taipei District ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s 3Q Output Accelerates as Asian Exports Boom Endures

Taiwan’s export-oriented economy surged in the third quarter, fed by the smartphone cycle and Asia’s trade boom. Gross domestic product expanded 3.11 percent from a year earlier That beat the median estimate of 2.2 percent in a Bloomberg survey of ... ( read original story ...)

Top 10 Airbnbs In Ximending, Taiwan

The property provides 24 hour security ... It is also just 10 minutes away from the Taipei Main Station, which allows guests to gain access to practically all parts of the city. It is also right where the other forms of transportation (such as the buses ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese mainland allows Taiwan lawyers to handle more cases

... residents who have been awarded professional qualifications will be permitted to handle Taiwan-related civil cases on contract and intellectual property disputes as well as cases related to corporations, securities, insurance and negotiable ... ( read original story ...)

UberTaxi launched in Taipei

Taipei, Oct. 30 (CNA) U.S.-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies Inc. returned to the Taiwan market on Monday when it launched its UberTaxi app technology in Taipei. UberTaxi, which is Uber's way back into Taiwan after its services were banned in ... ( read original story ...)

JPMorgan Asset Doesn’t Think Much of Taiwan’s Stock Rally

Outside of megacap Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Taiwan’s equity universe looks increasingly unappealing to Howard Wang. Wang, who oversees JPMorgan Asset Management’s Greater China fund, has cut its Taiwan holdings to 18 percent of the ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. exchanges set for highest number of Asian IPOs since 2010

But the exchange is also meeting with firms from Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. The exchange in May signed an agreement to help Vietnamese online gaming and messaging company VNG Corp explore an IPO, making it a rare U.S. listing from ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan president arrives in Hawaii despite Chinese objections

HONOLULU (Reuters) - Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen landed in Honolulu on Saturday en route to the island’s diplomatic allies among Pacific nations and is expected to visit a Pearl Harbor memorial, despite strong objections to the visit from China. ( read original story ...)

Outlying Taiwan Islands Reject Having Casinos in Referendum Vote

Residents of the Kinmen islands, which house Taiwan’s closest military base to China, voted against having casinos in a referendum that echoes the ruling party’s opposition to gambling. This is the second county after Penghu to reject the construction ... ( read original story ...)