Taiwan’s capital Taipei is one of East Asia’s most vibrant metropolises. It's is famous for its night markets; Taipei 101, one of the world’s tallest buildings; and the National Palace Museum, which h... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom’s Outlook In 2019 Is Negative
Chunghwa Telecom is the largest telecommunications services provider in Taiwan. The company continues to face stiff competition in its wireless and wireline Internet businesses. The share price is ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Jewelry Retailer Primo’s PE Owner Weighs IPO
Established in Japan two decades ago, Primo now has about 111 stores in Asia, including locations in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Longreach bought Primo in 2015 from a Baring Private Equity Asia affiliate, t... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Announces New Phase of Space Program, Hopes for Moon Mission
Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology has announced that the nation’s space program has reached its third phase, during which it hopes to launch 10 satellites ‒ one every 18 months ‒ one of whic... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan insurers skirt restrictions to load up on dollar bonds
Formosa bonds were especially popular as they were exempt from regulatory caps on foreign assets. However, last year Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission — spooked by a rash of currency losses — ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan cryptocurrency mining supply chain to see sales drop in 1Q19
Taiwan-based graphics card players, Nvidia and semiconductor players including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Global Unichip and Faraday Technology are expected to see their first- ... ( read original story ...)
Looking for a mate? Head to this Taiwan temple for a meeting with the ‘Love God’
Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — These days, it's all about swiping right to find a partner. But some Taiwan residents have another method for finding romance besides Tinder -- they call on the god of marriage ... ( read original story ...)
China smartphone
USB Type-C interface devices are increasingly applied to a variety of consumer electronics gadgets, prompting major Taiwan IC design houses to deepen their deployments in related... Huawei, Xiaomi exp... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan FPD
Silicon wafer market growth for 2019 will depend on chipmakers' 12-inch fab expansions and smartphone demand, Digitimes Research believes. According to Digitimes Research statistics and analyses, Taiw... ( read original story ...)
Looking for a mate? Head to this old Taiwan temple for a meeting with the ‘Love God’
Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — These days, it's all about swiping right to find a partner. But some Taiwan residents have another method for finding romance besides Tinder -- they call on the god of marriage ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC top patent applicant in 2018
According to Digitimes Research, Taiwan-based server vendors, including suppliers of motherboards, end systems, storage devices and related network equipment, continue to enjoy growth in 2018. In term... ( read original story ...)
Cal-Comp Philippines eyes IPO by third quarter
CAL-COMP Technology (Philippines), Inc. plans to push through with its initial public offering (IPO) by the third quarter of this year to finance its expansion plans in the country. The local unit of ... ( read original story ...)
MSCI adds Shanghai Commercial Bank to global standard indexes
The bank's IPO, the only stock listing in Taiwan's financial sector in 2018, was the biggest stock issuance of the year in Taiwan. Shanghai Bank currently operates 69 domestic branches and has ... ( read original story ...)
How this East Bay “smart-window” startup saw its way to raising $100 million
Although the company is open to the idea of an IPO, it has no plans to do so ... fund a second manufacturing plant in Taiwan and bolster installation efforts. Kinestral has jumped from 146 employees l... ( read original story ...)
Memory chips
Specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics has said plans to build a new 12-inch wafer plant in southern Taiwan are still on track despite ... Samsung Electronics by advancing its I... ( read original story ...)
Smartphone giant Xiaomi, Tencent Music among a dozen stocks to be added to MSCI China Index
Taiwan and Europe will each see one stock added to their benchmark ... Some of the stocks to be added have faired poorly post-IPO. Food delivery service platform Meituan Dianping, for example, is now ... ( read original story ...)