TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will increase future defense spending by two percent each year, President Tsai Ing-wen said during a visit to Hawaii where the United States expressed concern over a possible military imbalance in the Taiwan Straits, Taiwan media ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan understands need to spend more on defense, president says in U.S.
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan understands the need to spend more on its defense and will continue to increase its military spending, President Tsai Ing-wen said during a visit to Hawaii that has provoked anger from Beijing. Tsai visited Hawaii at the weekend ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese Brands Will Showcase Their Latest Automobile Technology, Leveraging Their ICT Competitiveness at AAPEX 2017
Taiwan’s leading auto parts brands will showcase their latest automobile technology at the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion at AAPEX 2017, being held October 31-November 2 at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Visitors to the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion ... ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan Asset Doesn’t Think Much of Taiwan’s Stock Rally
Outside of megacap Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Taiwan’s equity universe looks increasingly unappealing to Howard Wang. Wang, who oversees JPMorgan Asset Management’s Greater China fund, has cut its Taiwan holdings to 18 percent of the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. exchanges set for highest number of Asian IPOs since 2010
But the exchange is also meeting with firms from Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. The exchange in May signed an agreement to help Vietnamese online gaming and messaging company VNG Corp explore an IPO, making it a rare U.S. listing from ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president arrives in Hawaii despite Chinese objections
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen landed in Honolulu on Saturday en route to the island’s diplomatic allies among Pacific nations and is expected to visit a Pearl Harbor memorial, despite strong objections to the visit from China. ( read original story ...)
Outlying Taiwan Islands Reject Having Casinos in Referendum Vote
Residents of the Kinmen islands, which house Taiwan’s closest military base to China, voted against having casinos in a referendum that echoes the ruling party’s opposition to gambling. This is the second county after Penghu to reject the construction ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares lower at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted down 0.15%
Investing.com – Taiwan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Financials and Transport sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.15%. Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 372 to ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia deports 61 telecom extortion scam suspects
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia police on Saturday deported 61 Chinese nationals wanted in China on suspicion of extorting money over the internet and by phone, they said, but Taiwan said 19 were from Taiwan. Several hundred suspected scammers have been ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom : posts 3Q profit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Chunghwa Telecom Co. (CHT) on Friday reported third-quarter earnings of $335.5 million. On a per-share basis, the Taipei, Taiwan-based company said it had profit of 43 cents. The telecommunications company posted revenue of $1.86 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Solar Energy Market Outlook to 2023 – Research and Markets
The solar power market in Taiwan is in the growth stage driven by rapid growth in electricity demand. Wide range of drivers and challenges including feed-in-tariff, incentives, availability of finance from unilateral and bilateral agencies, significant ... ( read original story ...)
Roots Canada falls as shares make trading debut
Founded in 1973 by Michael Budman and Don Green, Roots has more than 200 retail stores in Canada, the U.S., China and Taiwan, selling products that seek to capture the essence of the Canadian outdoors. The 16.7 million shares offered in the IPO were sold ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan telecom players can incorporate 5G NR to boost capacities, says Nokia researcher
Taiwan telecom firms can take advantage of their high density of base stations deployed around the country to quickly incorporate 5G New Radio (NR) technology, the standard of which will become the most concerned one among the first set of 5G mobile ... ( read original story ...)
China urges U.S. not to allow transit of Taiwan president
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday called on the United States not to allow Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to transit through its territories on her way to and from Taiwan’s diplomatic allies in the Pacific. Tsai departs on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president making state visits amid China stalemate
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen is setting off for the United States and three South Pacific nations in an effort to crack the diplomatic isolation imposed by rival China. Tsai will visit the Marshall and Solomon Islands along with ... ( read original story ...)
Ahead of Trump trip, China urges U.S. not to allow Taiwan president in
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China urged the United States on Friday not to permit Taiwan's president to travel through U.S. territory en route to the island's diplomatic allies in the Pacific, a sensitive visit shortly ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's ... ( read original story ...)