(November exports) again reached a historical high," the finance ministry said in a statement. Taiwan's November exports totalled $28.88 billion, up from $27.54 billion in October. The ministry said machinery shipments gained from foreign investments ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Exports Growth Tops Expectations
Taiwan's exports increased more than expected in November, data from the Ministry of Finance revealed Friday. Exports increased 14 percent year-on-year in November, faster than the 3 percent rise seen in October. Economists had forecast 9.4 percent annual ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, Singapore police crack major fraud ring
Taipei, Dec. 4 (CNA) Police in Taiwan and Singapore have jointly cracked a Taichung-based telecom fraud ring that had swindled about NT$440 million (US$15 million) from 119 ethnic Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB ... ( read original story ...)
5G edge computing platform and facial recognition technology unveiled
A multi-access edge computing (MEC) platform and facial recognition technology has been jointly unveiled by Intel Corp, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, and Asia Pacific Telecom in Taiwan, the Taipei Times reports. The platform is the result a collaboration ... ( read original story ...)
Lenovo names Lin as new head for Taiwan office
Prior to Lenovo, Lin worked for Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard (HP). Lenovo Taiwan recently moved its office to a new business building in Taipei. ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Fitch says Taiwan’s support to state, big private banks still strong
* FITCH- BELIEVE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN‘S STATE BANKS WOULD BE PRIORITISED OVER LARGE PRIVATE BANKS IN CASE OF SYSTEMIC CRISIS * FITCH ON TAIWAN- BELIEVE DEPOSITS ARE UNLIKELY TO SUFFER LOSSES IN A POTENTIAL BANK RESOLUTION DUE TO TAIWAN ... ( read original story ...)
Mysterious Late Drops Stoke Taiwan Dollar Intervention Talk
Fewer than two months after Taiwan was taken off the U.S.’s currency watch list, some observers are suggesting that the island’s central bank is getting more active in the foreign-exchange market. Pronounced declines in the Taiwan dollar near the ... ( read original story ...)
Mysterious Late Declines Stoke Taiwan Dollar Intervention Talk
Fewer than two months after Taiwan was taken off the U.S.’s currency watch list, some observers are suggesting that the island’s central bank is getting more active in the foreign-exchange market. Pronounced declines in the Taiwan dollar near the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s D-Link hopes to attract more corporate clients
TAIWANESE network equipment manufacturer D-Link International Pte. Ltd. has partnered with local IT distributor Versatech International to broaden its distribution channels and attract more corporate clients in the Philippines. D-Link, which offers a wide ... ( read original story ...)
Clientron Thin Client R800 Won 2018 Taiwan Excellence Award
TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clientron Corp., a global leading provider of thin client, POS, and embedded systems, is pleased to announce that the R800 thin client has won a “Taiwan Excellence 2018” award for its innovation and best quality design ... ( read original story ...)
Lawmaker suggests lowering consumption tax refund threshold
Taipei, Dec. 7 (CNA) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP ... Taiwan and help create additional revenue for the national coffers, Chiang said. In response, Finance Minister Sheu Yu-jer (許虞哲) agreed to assess the proposal and come up with a report ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan has statues of him everywhere. Now many want Chiang Kai-shek’s image removed
Across Taiwan, his image and name are everywhere — on statues and street signs and at a lavish memorial hall in the capital. Chiang Kai-shek was long heralded as a national hero who worked to unify China and fought both the Japanese and the communists. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Vivo launches V7, V7+
China-based smartphone vendor Vivo has officially entered the Taiwan market with the launch of its Vivo V7 and V7+, priced at NT$9,900 (US$329) and NT$10,900, respectively. Both models feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 octa-core processor, a 24-megapixel ... ( read original story ...)
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Announces Monthly Net Revenues
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. (NYSE: ASX, TAIEX: 2311, "ASE" or the "Company"), announces its unaudited consolidated net revenues for November 2017. CONSOLIDATED NET REVENUES (UNAUDITED) Net revenues ... ( read original story ...)
15 invoices carrying NT$10 million prize in September-October draw
Taipei, Dec. 1 (CNA) Fifteen receipts issued in September and October are carrying the winning number for the NT$10 million (US$333,333) special prize in the latest uniform invoice lottery draw, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Friday. Holders of ... ( read original story ...)
September-October winning uniform invoice numbers released
Taipei, Nov. 25 (CNA) The winning number for the NT$10 million (US$333,333) special prize in the September-October uniform invoice lottery is 26638985, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Saturday. The prize must be claimed by March 5, 2018 ... ( read original story ...)