BUSINESS

Taiwan leader says economic pact with mainland "absolutely necessary" (People’s Daily)

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 | BUSINESS

Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou said Monday that negotiating and signing a wide-ranging economic pact with the Chinese mainland was “absolutely necessary” and “needs to be done quickly.” Ma made the remarks in Taipei when attending a gathering for Taiwan business people with business on the mainland. The gathering was held to mark Chinese Spring...
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Hong Kong retailers threaten to quit Taiwan over tax issue – Summary (EARTHtimes.org)

Monday, February 22, 2010 | BUSINESS

Taipei – Four Hong Kong clothing retailers are locked in a tax dispute with Taiwan authorities and one of them threatened to quit doing business on the island Monday. The four Hong Kong retailers – Hang Ten, Giordano, Bossini and BaLeNo – have sent t… (read more…) Related items Taiwan December Tax Revenue Rises 2.1% To NT$90.30...
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Hu’s talk to Taiwan business people delivers goodwill, say media, scholars (People’s Daily)

Saturday, February 20, 2010 | BUSINESS

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Hu Jintao’s talk to Taiwan business people during his Spring Festival visit in Fujian Province delivered goodwill to Taiwan, media and scholars on the island said. Leading newspapers in Taiwan including the China Times and the United Daily News followed the developments of Hu’s...
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Motorola to deploy a WiMAX network in northern Taiwan (Network World)

Friday, February 19, 2010 | BUSINESS

Motorola’s Networks business has landed a contract from Taiwanese telecom operator First International Telecom (FiTEL) to deploy a WiMAX network in northern Taiwan. (read more…) Related items FiTEL Awards Motorola a Second WiMAX Contract (BillingWorld) FiTEL Awards Motorola a Second WiMAX Contract (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Motorola sells EMEA EuroDocsis CPE business to Compal (Digital Media Europe) Brocade lands...
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Economy: Business mission to Taiwan readied (BusinessWorld Online)

Thursday, February 18, 2010 | BUSINESS

The government will be sending a mission to Taiwan later this year to follow up on investment leads from a recently held information and communication technolgy (ICT) trade fair. (read more…) Related items ICT mission to Taiwan set (BusinessWorld Online) MetLife to Sell Taiwan Business (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance) Business Groups Call For Resumption Of US-Taiwan Trade Talks, (Tax-News.com) Legislators...
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MDS agrees to sell Pharma Services business (MalaysiaNews.net)

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | BUSINESS

TORONTO — Life sciences company MDS Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its Pharma Services Early Stage business for $45-million in cash and equity interests, as the company completes a reposit… (read more…) Related items Taiwan leader says economic pact with mainland "absolutely necessary" (People’s Daily) Hong Kong retailers threaten to quit Taiwan over tax issue...
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