Taiwan and the US plan to fund infrastructure projects in developing markets in response to China’s growing influence. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Raises 2020 GDP Forecast on Better-Than-Expected Exports
Taiwan raised its forecast for growth this year as stronger-than-expected international demand for technology products shielded the economy from the global slowdown fueled by Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
US, Taiwan push alternative to China’s Belt and Road
Taipei | An informal US-led alliance to provide an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative will provide greater transparency to countries seeking funding to develop their infrastructure, ... ( read original story ...)
US-Taiwan alliance ‘an alternative’ to Chinese Belt and Road
Taipei: Taiwan and the US are moving ahead with a plan to finance infrastructure and energy projects in Asia and Latin America as a way to provide an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative. ( read original story ...)
U.S., Taiwan to Push an Alternative to China’s Belt and Road
An informal U.S.-led alliance to provide an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative will provide greater transparency to countries seeking funding to develop their infrastructure, Taiwan’s ... ( read original story ...)
WA Kaolin to scale-up production after strong ASX debut, $22m IPO
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 ...)