HONG KONG, March 16 (LPC) - Taiwan’s ultra-competitive loan market, dominated by highly-liquid domestic lenders, is turning out to be an unlikely source of opportunities for international banks. Mizuho Bank is the coordinator on a NT$28.5bn (US$977m ... ( read original story ...)
Nan Shan Life Insurance – Best Life Insurance Company Taiwan 2018
... and Finance Review is pleased to announce Nan Shan Life Insurance as the Global Banking & Finance Awards® winner for Best Life Insurance Company Taiwan 2018. Global Banking and Finance Review has awarded Nan Shan Life Insurance in recognition for its ... ( read original story ...)
China urges US to ‘correct mistake’ on Taiwan
China has called on the United States to "correct its mistake" after President Donald Trump approved new rules allowing top-level US officials to travel to Taiwan to meet with their Taipei counterparts. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stocks Tipped Open Under Pressure On Thursday
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company shed 0.77 percent, while AU Optronics fell 0.37 percent, Hon Hai Precision dropped 2.00 percent, United Microelectronics Corporation retreated 0.98 percent, Largan Precision tumbled 2.10 percent, Mega Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Avis’ (CAR) Budget Car Rental Starts Operations in Taiwan
Budget Taiwan is an independently-owned and operated licensee of ... A few better-ranked stocks in the industry are General Finance Corporation (GFN - Free Report) , WageWorks, Inc. (WAGE - Free Report) and Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (HCSG - Free ... ( read original story ...)
Trump is playing the ‘Taiwan Card’ against China now
Using Taiwan as a negotiating card against China is something he ... He has also been a regular economic and financial commentator in print and on television for the past decade. He speaks six languages and reads another five, skills he uses to provide ... ( read original story ...)
China says resolutely opposed to new U.S. law on ties with Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday expressed its “resolute opposition” after U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation that encourages the United States to send senior officials to Taiwan to meet Taiwanese counterparts and ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump signs US Taiwan travel bill, angering China
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that encourages the United States to send senior officials to Taiwan to meet Taiwanese counterparts and vice versa, angering China, which views the self-ruled island as a wayward province. ( read original story ...)
Trump signs U.S.-Taiwan travel bill, angering China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that encourages the United States to send senior officials to Taiwan to meet Taiwanese counterparts and vice versa, angering China, which views the self-ruled island as a ... ( read original story ...)
Trump signs U.S.-Taiwan travel bill that China has opposed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that would allow U.S. officials to travel to Taiwan to meet their Taiwanese counterparts, a move certain to anger China, which views Taiwan as a wayward province. The bill, which is ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s science ministry plans to counter China’s incentives
Taipei, March 16 (CNA) Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on Friday announced three main directions it plans to take to counter China's efforts to attract Taiwanese investment and talent by offering a raft of incentives According to a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s New Central Bank Chief Uncertain of State Cryptocurrency
The new governor of Taiwan’s central bank has expressed “uncertainty” over cryptocurrencies’ function as a payment instrument. In a meeting with lawmakers this week, Taiwan’s new central bank governor Yang Chin-long was asked about the central ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan doles out incentives to retain talent as China lures investment
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will dole out more incentives aimed at retaining talented workers and strengthening protection for company trade secrets, the deputy premier said on Friday, in a bid to counter China’s efforts to draw investment by Taiwan companies. ( read original story ...)
Businesses in Taiwan are logging their employees’ toilet-paper use as the country grapples with a shortage
Taiwan has is experiencing a rise in toilet paper prices, triggering shortages in stores around the country and leading some businesses to take drastic measures to conserve limited supplies. An employee at Sesame Street English, an English-language school ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan goes on a panic-buying spree — for toilet paper
Taiwan is no stranger to panic buying. Taiwanese have lined up for gasoline for fear of price hikes and made a run for fresh produce ahead of rain that was forecast to damage crops and raise prices. They have lived through sudden shortages in milk and ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom Enhances Connectivity to Asia with Southeast Asia-Japan 2 (SJC2) Submarine Cable
TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 15, 2018 –Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”) and the members of the Southeast Asia – Japan 2 (SJC2) consortium signed an agreement with NEC Corporation to build a high ... ( read original story ...)