Local companies owned by fewer than three individuals can apply for digital savings accounts and online loans, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said yesterday. Previously, only sole ... ( read original story ...)
Summit Summary, Taiwan Talk, Yield Curve, Splunk Goes Splat, Lucid Reports
This relationship only appeared to worsen as President Biden took the oath of office and the autonomous island of Taiwan (population: 24M), considered part of China, but governed independently and ... ( read original story ...)
Gates and Gogoro Announce Exclusive Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Sustainable Urban Transportation
Gates (NYSE: GTES), the global leader in clean, quiet and reliable belt drives, and Gogoro, a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable urban mobility, today ... ( read original story ...)
China’s alarming new nuclear capabilities
The rapid build-up has the potential to alter the power balance in Asia and raises hard questions over US nuclear policy. ( read original story ...)
Accommodative Policies Support Chinese Lessors’ Funding Access
Overall market liquidity for Chinese leasing companies will remain adequate and stable for the rest of 2021 and i ... ( read original story ...)
Central bank not to lift interest rate
The central bank would not consider raising the interest rate unless inflationary pressures become uncontrollable, although it would consider further tightening credit to cool the property market, ... ( read original story ...)
A breakdown of ‘Fragile’, the viral pop song poking China
With more than 30 million YouTube views, the song "Fragile" has done something previously unthinkable -- become a commercial success while sending up China's authoritarian leaders.In the Mandopop ... ( read original story ...)
Expanding “Taiwan Experience” to Southeast Asia, TPIsoftware Collaborates with IG Tech Group to Embrace FinTech in Cambodia
TPIsoftware and IG Tech Group, the leading system integrator in Cambodia, have signed a strategic partnership agreement with Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs as witness, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan high-yield bond funds to be renamed non-investment grade to reflect risk
Taiwan-registered high-yield bond funds will have to be renamed non-investment grade funds for the Chinese-speaking market by mid-May 2022 to better reflect the risky nature. The funds are currently ... ( read original story ...)
Notes from Central Taiwan: Taiwan: Not with a bang, but with a pamper
The government released its latest population data for the Beautiful Island last week, and the numbers augur ill. Taiwan continues to age at an alarming rate. For the first time in its history, the ... ( read original story ...)
COP26 strikes deal, but UN says it is ‘not enough’
Nearly 200 nations on Saturday came together on a global deal to combat climate change after two weeks of painful negotiations, but fell short of what science says is needed to contain dangerous ... ( read original story ...)
COP26 talks stumble on climate spending
Sleep-deprived COP26 negotiators yesterday struggled to bridge deep divisions holding up a deal to deliver the emissions cuts and financial support needed to avert the accelerating disaster of climate ... ( read original story ...)
Honduras’ President Is in Taiwan for a Surprise State Visit
Outgoing Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez started a three-day surprise visit to Taiwan on Friday as Taipei worries that the next president of the Central American nation may break off ... ( read original story ...)
Can Taiwan’s burning boats end the pandemic?
The ancient burning boat ritual of Taiwan is said to have protected the island for decades. In 2021, can it stave off Covid-19? Alicia Chen and Lily Kuo report ... ( read original story ...)
Disney Plus Goes Live in Korea and Taiwan
The Disney Plus streaming services launches on Friday in South Korea and Taiwan, two developed markets in East Asia. The launches will be followed by the release of some new Asian-produced shows that ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese data governance startup secures $2.9m in seed money
FST Network, a Taiwan-based data governance startup, has raised US$2.9 million in a H&Q Asia Pacific-led seed round, which also saw participation from National Development Fund Taiwan, Red Building ... ( read original story ...)