HLT Global aims to raise RM17.8mil from IPO

The IPO exercise involves 39.6 million ordinary shares ... including (investors) from China and Taiwan," she said. Besides Malaysia, the company has presence in Thailand, Indonesia, India and Saudi Arabia. HLTG's order book currently stood at RM41mil ... ( read original story ...)

VietJetAir to raise $170m in IPO

The sources also report that the IPO is oversubscribed by almost 200% ... but it also runs scheduled flights to Thailand, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. In early December, VietJet signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU ... ( read original story ...)

Airbnb, Uber, and Snap Aim to Evolve Amid IPO Talk

The Wall Street Journal's Greg Bensinger talks whether this is the first step to an IPO. Bret Stephens and Mary Kissel discuss President Obama's myth making speech, the secretary of state beauty pageant, and an opening to Taiwan. ( read original story ...)

HLT Global plans to set up factory in Vietnam

“From our research, Vietnam is a good place to invest because we can see a lot of people (businesses) going there, including (investors) from China and Taiwan,” executive ... of shares at 45 sen each under its IPO, which include the issuance of new ... ( read original story ...)

China and Trump, with the Gulf caught in between

Chinese officials warn that if the Trump Administration were to conduct high-level military exchanges with Taiwan beginning next year ... and have expressed their interest in the planned Aramco IPO And so, where does this leave the Gulf states, principally ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks rise slightly on bargain hunting

The electronics subindex rose 0.3 percent, while the financials subindex gained 0.4 percent. Among actively traded shares, bellwether contract chipmaker TSMC was up 0.3 percent. The Taiwan dollar firmed T$0.025 to T$32.145 per U.S. dollar. (Reporting by J ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan folds away the flags as China woos its allies

Taiwan has accused China of providing financial incentives to Sao Tome in exchange for recognition, charges Beijing denies. While Taipei and Beijing have both played that game previously, Taiwan now cannot hope to match the spending power of the world's ... ( read original story ...)

WTO rules largely in favor of Taiwan in steel row with Canada

The ruling, related to certain carbon steel welded pipes and certain provisions of Canada's underlying legislation, found that Canada had contravened WTO's Anti-Dumping Agreement but that Chinese Taipei had failed to establish some points. Canada slapped ... ( read original story ...)

China welcomes Sao Tome's split with Taiwan

Taiwan, stung by the loss of one of its few allies, accused Beijing of taking advantage of the small West African nation's financial woes to impose its "one China" policy and said the move would destabilise already tense cross-strait relations. Tensions ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan loses another ally

The small West African state of Sao Tome breaks off diplomatic ties with Taiwan, a move that China is welcoming. Taiwan now has only two allies left in Africa. Eve Johnson reports. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks weaker ahead of orders data, cenbank rate meet

The electronics subindex dropped 0.7 percent, while the financials subindex lost 0.7 percent. Taiwan is due to issue its November export orders on Tuesday, an indicator of actual exports 2-3 months ahead. A Reuters poll forecast orders last month to have ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks head for third session of falls on Fed rate hike

The electronics subindex slipped as much as 0.3 percent, while the financials subindex gained up to 0.6 percent. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's top contract chip maker, dipped as much as 1 percent. Cathay Financial Holding ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan eyes Trump's China policy with mix of hope and fear

TAIPEI, Taiwan — As Taiwan becomes a contentious issue between China and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Taiwanese are hoping it will lead to closer ties with Washington but are wary of becoming a bargaining chip between the world's two largest economies. ( read original story ...)