Chinese defense funding will reach US$209 billion in 2021, and Premier Li Keqiang says the military will get a training boost. ( read original story ...)
Songshan only airport to turn profit
Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) was the only airport in the nation to turn a profit last year, albeit small, with most of the revenue coming from domestic flight services, Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s chipmakers, mainland market complementary: analysts
Even though chipmakers from China's Taiwan island are in a leading position worldwide with their cutting-edge technologies such as 5-nanometer chips that can be used in high-end devices, it is hard ... ( read original story ...)
Why Taiwan is the most exciting market in Asia
Elsewhere, Taipei built an efficient metro system from ... Polaris P-Shares MSCI Taiwan Financials 0.50% TT Polaris P-Shares S&P Taiwan Custom China Play 50 0.49% TT Polaris P-Shares Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
After Taiwan Photos, Congress Uses Jharkhand Video To Show Assam Shooting
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday labelled the state Congress unit a "fake news factory" for using a video of a mock drill in Jharkhand as police brutality during protests against ... ( read original story ...)
Assam Finance Minister terms Congress a ‘fake news factory’
Assam’s Finance Minister and the BJP’s chief poll strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma has labelled the Congress a “fake news factory” for allegedly passing off a mock drill video from Jharkhand as shooting ... ( read original story ...)
Russia’s hot IPO is an US$8bn bet on frugality
Figures in the IPO prospectus indicate Fix Price has a 93 percent share ... This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners. Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Financial titans’ foreign exposure rises 2% in Q4
At the end of last year, the nation’s 15 financial conglomerates saw their combined foreign exposure rise 2.1 percent to NT$20.89 trillion (US$738.79 billion at the current exchange rate) from ... ( read original story ...)
China bolsters defense, while saying it would deter Taiwan ‘separatist activity’
China yesterday projected defense spending growth of 6.8 percent this year, while saying that it would deter any “separatist activity” from Taiwan, but remain committed to promoting cross-strait ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Singapore’s GIC cashes in on Taiwan stock boom -sources
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC sold Taiwan stocks last week, cashing in on the island's booming bourse, three sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters. Taiwan's benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC cashes in on Taiwan’s stock boom: Sources
TAIPEI: Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC sold Taiwan stocks last week, cashing in on the island's booming bourse, three sources with direct ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: SKorean economy shrinks for 1st time in 22 years
South Korea’s central bank says the country’s economy shrank for the first time in 22 years in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic destroyed service industry jobs and depressed consumer spending ... ( read original story ...)
Congress used Taiwan tea garden photos for Assam poll campaign: Himanta
The Congress rubbished it as “fake”. The party decided to lodge a complaint with the Election Commission of India. ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Capital Calls: Taiwan drought rains on chipmakers
The global chip drought could get dryer. For the first time in 56 years, Taiwan, home to the $580 billion Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, did not experience any typhoons in 2020. Scant rainfall ... ( read original story ...)
Himanta Biswa Sarma slams Congress for using Taiwan tea garden photo in Assam poll campaign
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hit out at the Congress after the party allegedly posted photos of tea gardens from Taiwan claiming it to be from Assam. He said by using a Taiwan tea garden ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore’s GIC cashes in on Taiwan stock boom -sources
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC sold Taiwan stocks last week, cashing in on the island's booming bourse, three sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters. ( read original story ...)