Imports median forecast +33.4% (prior month +40.9%) Balance median forecast $5.68 bln (prior month $6.16 bln) CPI median forecast +2.3% y/y (prior month +2.48%) Trade due Wednesday, July 7, 4:00 p.m. ( read original story ...)
NEWS TAGGED SMART INNOVATION
Friday 2 July 2021 Medical startup iXensor launches smart antigen testing solution for COVID-19 Taiwan-based medical technology startup iXensor has launched a smart antigen testing solution that is ... ( read original story ...)
POLL-Taiwan June exports seen up for 12th month in a row
Taiwan's exports likely rose for a 12th straight month in June, a Reuters poll showed, lifted by demand for electronic goods from the global economic recovery and as more people w ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan June exports seen up for 12th month in a row: Reuters poll
Taiwan's exports likely rose for a 12th straight month in June, a Reuters poll showed, lifted by demand for electronic goods from the global economic recovery and as more people work and study from ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s push to shortcut vaccine approval sparks debate
At the end of May, Chen Pei-jer, a member of an expert committee in Taiwan to evaluate COVID-19 vaccines for use on the island, resigned. Chen's resignation came after he learned that Taiwan's Food ... ( read original story ...)
UNISOC surges in smartphone SoC market: Report
Chinese mainland semiconductor company UNISOC has, for the first time, strode into the top five vendors in the domestic smartphone System-on-a-Chip (SoC) market, according to a communications industry ... ( read original story ...)
Two IPOs to open for subscription this week. Issue price, date, other details here
Specialty chemical company Clean Science and Technology and construction firm GR Infraprojects IPOs are scheduled to open for subscription on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Hi-Life’s Diversified Marketing Solutions for Triple Stimulus Vouchers Boost Revenues by 30 Percent
To implement the Taiwan's triple stimulus voucher policy, Hi-Life convenience stores launched a marketing plan offering diverse benefits for t ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan decides to defend Taiwan
In a major change of policy, Japan has decided to defend Taiwan in the event of an attack by China. This reverses a policy of 49 years, since Tokyo recognised Beijing and cut its diplomatic ties with ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese video shows ballistic missile blitz on Taiwan
A Chinese magazine has marked the ruling Communist Party’s centenary by releasing a video simulating a military attack on Taiwan following a warning by President Xi that any move to separate the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese warplane enters Taiwan’s air defence zone for second time in July
Beijing claims full sovereignty over Taiwan, a democracy of almost 24 million people located off the southeastern coast of mainland China, even though the two sides have been governed separately for ... ( read original story ...)
Paris and London compete for ‘green finance’ crown
As JPMorgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon made clear this week, Paris keeps chipping away at London’s financial dominance. The next prize at stake: becoming the global capital of green banking, ... ( read original story ...)
Red-hot housing defies China, virus
Home prices in Taiwan jumped the most in six years in the first quarter and might reach new highs by the end of the year, although analysts say a soft lockdown and new curbs might slow deals and gains ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Job openings in tech, e-commerce sectors rise 25%
There has been a 25 percent increase in job openings in the technology and e-commerce industries over the past two years, while travel-related industries have seen a decline in vacancies of about 30 ... ( read original story ...)
US confirms drills with Japan near Senkaku islands
The United States has confirmed that it conducted military exercises with Japan which media reports said involved scenarios to combat China to defend Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Massive Vaccine Shortage In Taiwan: Foxconn Founder Terry Gou and TSMC Strike ‘Vaccine Deals’ With BioNTech To Procure 10 Million Doses
Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Taiwan’s Foxconn, and chip manufacturing behemoth TSMC reached initial agreements to each buy 5 million doses of BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine Delays in the ... ( read original story ...)