Tap the Water Tech 2.0 at Aqua Taiwan 2017

Taipei, Taiwan, July 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The revolutionary wave of “water tech 2.0” is driving the global water industry into a new age of heightened standards and upgrades. And the momentum for this change can be traced to the tech and ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei 101 stands out as Taiwan’s modern icon

The landmark skyscraper in the Xinyi district of Taipei was initially called the Taipei World Financial Centre, but became better known simply as 'Taipei 101' because the 509-metre-tall building comprises 101 storeys — just one storey less than the ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan AMIS releases Istanbul BFT

TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AMIS announced today a major breakthrough in the consensus algorithms for Ethereum. The Istanbul BFT applications are best suited for financial transactions and will be included on JP Morgan' Quorum platform ... ( read original story ...)

Income gap between rich, poor households remains wide: MOF

Taipei, July 4 (CNA) The wealth gap between the richest households and their poorest counterparts remains wide, according to statistics compiled by the Ministry of Finance (MOF). Following the month-long income tax filing season in May, the MOF released ... ( read original story ...)

Cathay, Fubon outperform index after going ex-dividend

Taipei, July 3 (CNA) Shares in Cathay Financial Holding Co. (國泰金) and Fubon Financial Holding Co. (富邦金) moved higher, outperforming the broader market on Monday after going ex-dividend, dealers said. The gains posted by the two leading ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei mayor: Taipei, Shanghai be cross-strait exchange conduit

Ying welcomed Ko's delegation, which includes 58 city officials and 10 Taipei City councilors. He introduced the development of his city in finance, shipping, tourism, ecology and culture, saying that he looks forward to exchanges and cooperation between ... ( read original story ...)

China Protests US Arms Sales to Taiwan

China on Friday strongly protested a US plan to sell $1.4 billion worth of arms to Taiwan and demanded that the deal be canceled. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said the sale would severely damage China’s sovereignty and security interests ... ( read original story ...)

Raytheon To Supply Taiwan With Missiles, Torpedoes; China Angry

The U.S. is Taiwan's only arms supplier and is bound by a 1979 law that ... Get the latest news on recent and upcoming IPOs, filings for new issues, and today’s top-performing IPO stocks. Get 4 free weeks of the IBD Digital edition plus access to IBD's ... ( read original story ...)

EBRD launches energy efficiency framework for Romanian homes

Speaking on behalf of the TaiwanICDF, Larry R. L. Tseng of the Taipei Representative Office in Bratislava said: “In cooperation with the EBRD, we are very happy to help finance Romanian households to invest in green technologies and make their homes more ... ( read original story ...)

Apple’s First Store in Taiwan Opens this Saturday in Taipei

Taipei 101 was formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center. In 2004 it was the tallest skyscraper in the world and remained so until the Burg Khalifa in Dubai in 2009. You could see a picture of that building in our report covering Apple's latest ... ( read original story ...)

A Guide To Taiwan’s Numerous Tycoons Named Tsai

See full coverage here. Six of Taiwan’s biggest fortunes are owned by Tsais — but by which ones and how are they all related? Turns out half are relatives and can trace their fortunes to the financial industry, while the other half are only tied ... ( read original story ...)

Foxconn unit sets sight on North America after Hong Kong IPO

HONG KONG -- FIT Hong Teng, an electronic connector and cable maker controlled by Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry ... 6 and the stock will begin trading July 13. A quarter of the IPO proceeds will be used for mergers and acquisitions, another ... ( read original story ...)

Best Files $750M IPO

Taiwan-listed Apple supplier Hon Hai, better known as Foxconn, is also a shareholder. Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan are the underwriters for the IPO. Founded in 2007 by Johnny Chou, Google China's former co ... ( read original story ...)