WA Kaolin (ASX:WAK) made a strong debut on the ASX market Thursday with its share price rising 25 per cent after raising $22m in an oversubscribed IPO. ( read original story ...)
Görlach Global: Will Singapore or Taiwan replace Hong Kong as Asia’s financial hub?
If Hong Kong ends up being just another Chinese megacity it will lose its role as a leading financial center. Alexander Görlach looks at whether Taiwan or Singapore could serve as alternatives. ( read original story ...)
France orders technology giants to pay digital tax
The French Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said it has sent out notices to big tech companies liable for its digital service tax to pay the levy as planned next month. Paris suspended collection of ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Foxconn to shift some Apple production to Vietnam to minimise China risk
Foxconn is moving some iPad and MacBook assembly to Vietnam from China at the request of Apple Inc, said a person with knowledge of the plan, as the U.S. firm diversifies production to minimise the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese steel manufacturer Huadi International sets terms for $25 million US IPO
Huadi International Group, which manufactures steel pipe and tube products in China, announced terms for its US IPO on Wednesday. The Wenzhou, China-based company plans to raise $25 million by ... ( read original story ...)
Central bank might rein in property prices: ANZ
The central bank might soon take action to rein in property price hikes and stabilize the financial system, as flush liquidity, hot money inflows and capital repatriation have pushed money supply ... ( read original story ...)
As political activists face jail, Hong Kong’s markets are booming
Two days before Ant filed for its IPO in August, 12 activists fleeing Hong Kong by boat for Taiwan were captured by China’s coast guard and taken to prison on the mainland. On a day in early November, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Shares Expected To Recover On Wednesday
E Sun Financial collected 0.59 percent, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company dropped 0.91 percent, United Microelectronics Corporation surged 4.95 percent, Hon Hai Precision skidded 1.09 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Trump EPA Chief Scraps Taiwan Visit After Cost Scrutiny
(Bloomberg) -- EPA chief Andrew Wheeler is canceling a planned trip to Taiwan next month that had threatened to stoke anger with Beijing, after concerns were raised about the costs of the travel near ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan in US strategy to weaken Beijing: source
Pacific Strategy is geared toward weakening Beijing’s influence in Southeast Asia, as well as providing a Blue Dot Network to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a senior Executive Yuan member ... ( read original story ...)
TAICCA Unveils the Taiwan Creative Content Fest, the Top International Market in Asia
Taiwan performed impressively amid the global pandemic, suppressing COVID-19 and creating space for creativity and technological innovation to flourish. That allowed the Taiwan Creative Content Agency ... ( read original story ...)
Continued Support Predicted For Taiwan Stock Market
(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market on Monday halted the two-day slide in which it had fallen almost 60 points or 0.4 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 13,875-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Good News for Fintechs: Taiwan Announces Plans to Streamline Payments Regulations
Two separate legal regimes currently govern Taiwan’s payment institution and electronic money industries: On electronic money, the Act Governing Issuance of Electronic Stored Value Card ... ( read original story ...)
US-China-Taiwan: how will Biden change the balance?
The US president-elect is expected to walk a fine line that offers support to Taipei but does not antagonise Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Taipei Exchange is Making Sustainability a Cornerstone of the Capital Market
TAIPEI, Taiwan--(Business Wire)--The Taipei Exchange (TPEx) announced the “Operational Directions for Sustainability Bonds” on October 6, 2020. This paved the way for sustainability bonds to be listed ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market Poised To Extend Losing Streak
E Sun Financial dropped 1.17 percent, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company shed 0.41 percent, United Microelectronics Corporation rallied 2.96 percent, Hon Hai Precision lost 0.48 percent, ... ( read original story ...)