Category: FINANCE

Online classifieds marketplace Carousell, Southeast Asia’s latest unicorn, is eyeing expansion and considering an initial public offering (IPO). ( read original story ...)

The combined exposure of the nation’s financial holding companies to the US last quarter increased 4 percent on a quarterly basis to NT$6.84 trillion (US$246.6 billion), the highest of all overseas ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan government will help local growers of wax apples and custard apples after China announced ban on the import of these fruits from the self-ruled island s ... ( read original story ...)

I was fortunate to spend a few days among the Paiwan, an Aboriginal people in the south central highlands of Taiwan. I was in the country for typically academic reasons, attending a conference at a ... ( read original story ...)

What are the topics covered this week? There's a Mannerisms blog on China's tech industry crackdown, Digi-Key signing a distribution deal with Siemens, Kaohsiung getting its first TSMC fab, ... ( read original story ...)

The Taiwan stock market has ended lower in four straight sessions, dropping almost 200 points or 1.2 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 17,275-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)

The well-known international financial magazine Global Finance on Tuesday held an online ceremony to announce the “Best Global Bank Awards 2021” winners. CTBC Bank Co (中國信託銀行) was named the “Best Bank ... ( read original story ...)

The battery-swapping Goliath known as Gogoro is going public on the Nasdaq stock exchange in a monumental deal set to value the company at around US $2.3 billion. Taiwan-based Gogoro has been named ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei-based Gogoro will list on Nasdaq through a merger with a US blank-cheque company as it seeks capital to expand in China and India. ( read original story ...)

NEXCOM, a leading supplier of network appliances, announces that the recently launched high-performance 2U rackmount appliance, NSA 7150, has been validated under 5G Security Assurance Specification ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan proposed spending an extra T$240 billion ($8.69 billion) on defence over the next five years on Thursday, including on new missiles, warning of the urgent need to upgrade weapons in the face of ... ( read original story ...)

At an industrial unit on the outskirts of Taipei, Taiwan, you might see an unusual restaurant: an eatery with no tables and no waiters. These businesses are delivery-only kitchens known as “ghost ... ( read original story ...)

VPBank Finance, the consumer finance arm of Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank, has closed its $200m loan with 22 banks. Bank of Baroda, Credit Suisse, Kasikornbank and Taishin ... ( read original story ...)

The Taiwan stock market has ticked lower in back-to-back trading days, dropping almost 40 points or 0.3 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 17,435-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)

Apart from sending a signal to Taiwan's independence forces, the move may encourage U.S. allies who thought of playing the Taiwan card but dared not anger Beijing to follow suit on the Taiwan question ... ( read original story ...)

The Biden administration is considering a request from Taiwan to rename Taipei’s diplomatic office in Washington. China has reportedly the opposed the decision. ( read original story ...)