Category: FINANCE

TENSIONS between China and Taiwan have reached boiling point as Beijing sends soldiers to the island for assault training. ( read original story ...)

The Ministry of Finance is expected to raise income tax deductions by the end of this year to ease the tax burden on income earners next year, as consumer prices have grown beyond the trigger point ... ( read original story ...)

The Chinese embassy in Canberra made the scathing comment against the former prime minister after it uploaded a statement to its website on Saturday. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's president on Sunday vowed to defend the island from China's rising pressure for reunification, after a week of unprecedented tensions with Beijing. ( read original story ...)

There is no reason, except cabinet and ministerial mismanagement, government meddling and political corruption, why the electricity supply sector is a mess in Mother Lanka but successful in, say ... ( read original story ...)

Dramatically increasing tension between China and Taiwan has raised the prospect of a world war in which Australia could become embroiled through our longstanding alliance with the United States. ( read original story ...)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Saturday that a “peaceful” reunification of Taiwan with China's mainland was in Beijing's interests, despite ratcheted up military threats against the self-governing ... ( read original story ...)

After holding out against unification demands from Chinas communist rulers for more than 70 years, Taiwan is now at the heart of the deepening discord between China and the U.S. The islands fate has ... ( read original story ...)

Few leaders in “establishment Washington” have taken the time to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the capabilities of the U.S. Armed Forces and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. ( read original story ...)

The government is eyeing financial support for TSMC to build a chip-making factory in Kumamoto Prefecture, potentially with Sony Group Corp., that could cost ¥700 billion to ¥800 billion. ( read original story ...)

The global shortage of all kinds of semiconductor chips is not only ongoing, it appears to get worse. Average lead times (time elapsed from order placement till delivery) for the industry in aggregate ... ( read original story ...)

Tension between Beijing and Taipei has escalated manifold after nearly 150 Chinese military aircraft breached the airspace of Taiwan over a period of four days ... ( read original story ...)

Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced its consolidated revenues for September at NT$27.93 billion, and for year-to-September at NT$232.47 billion with 19.5% year-on-year (YoY) growth. Preliminary ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s exports grew faster than even the most bullish economist forecast last month, fueled by ongoing global demand for semiconductors. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's exports rose for a 15th straight month in September, with the stronger-than-expected pace setting a new record, as the island's manufacturers faced sustained demand amid a global shortage of ... ( read original story ...)

Joe Biden wants extreme competition, but not conflict,” retired PLA Senior Col. Zhou Bo tells TIME. “But my argument is that conflict is just one step away from extreme competition." ... ( read original story ...)