Category: FINANCE

Pictet Asset Management, one of Europe’s leading independent asset managers, announced today the official opening of its first US office in New York City. The new office, Pictet Asset Management (USA) ... ( read original story ...)

The Taiwan dollar closed at the strongest level since 2011 amid speculation the local central bank will continue to loosen its grip on the rallying currency. ( read original story ...)

A war of words has erupted between Hong Kong and Taipei over the possible transfer of a man wanted for the murder of his girlfriend in Taiwan, in the latest twist to a case that helped spark an ... ( read original story ...)

Accumulated exports from the IC sector in the first eight months of the year were US$76.022 billion, up 21.6 percent from a year earlier and a record high for the period, Ministry of Finance data ... ( read original story ...)

“The financial services sector is also a pillar industry of Hong ... a Taiwanese legal team assigned by suspect Chan Tong-kai would discuss arrangements with Taipei authorities over his return.Chan ... ( read original story ...)

On the first week of our renamed newsletter, Mike Pompeo will visit Japan amid uncertainty about President Donald Trump's health. China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are still on the National Day and ... ( read original story ...)

As the coronavirus rages on elsewhere, Taiwan is set to go ahead with its LGBT+ Pride parade in what organisers believe will likely be the largest queer event held in 2020. Now in its 18th year, the ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan is facing its worst cross-strait military crisis in over two decades, with the People’s Liberation Army sending dozens of warplanes into the island’s air defence identification zone in the past ... ( read original story ...)

Young people with autism now have a cool place to hang in Taipei City. Chess Taipei is a nightclub that hosts evening events for its clientele with autism. For one of the parties in September, guests ... ( read original story ...)

First-year premiums (FYPs) generated by the nation’s life insurers continued falling in August, plunging 40 percent annually to NT$47.7 billion (US$1.64 billion), due to new rules restricting firms ... ( read original story ...)

Agreement will focus on infrastructure investment in Southeast Asia and Latin America to ‘help secure supply chains of the future’, US’s de facto embassy in Taipei says. ( read original story ...)

However, it is thought the US Treasury Department would join forces with Taiwan’s Finance Ministry to work on investment. China has previously warned the US away from any official dealings with Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

The de facto US embassy in Taipei said the new plan would support “quality infrastructure in emerging markets”, while Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said it dovetailed ... ( read original story ...)

Industrial PC (IPC) is expected more than just a computer for general data processing. Faced with the increasing workload at the edge, end devices are required to be smart, automated and ... ( read original story ...)

This southwestern Japan city, which has raised its profile as an Asian tourist destination in recent years, has kicked off an effort to compete with Tokyo as an alternative financial hub to Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)

“Taiwan’s domestic travel began to rebound in May, and it exploded in late June. We saw sales from domestic travel in Taiwan grow five times from the same period of last year in July and August.” With ... ( read original story ...)