Foreign banks step up in Taiwan

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 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 ...)