TAIPEI -- Apple lens supplier Kantatsu, a smaller rival to Taiwan's Largan Precision, is eyeing an initial public offering in 2019, according to its biggest stakeholder. "We hope that Kantatsu can go for an IPO in 2019 in Japan," Sharp President Tai Jeng ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s exports up 14th straight month in November
Taipei, Dec. 8 (CNA) Taiwan's exports for November rose more than 10 percent from a year earlier, marking the 14th consecutive month in which the country's outbound sales had grown on a year-on-year basis, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Friday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, Philippines sign MOU for cooperation on insurance supervision
Taipei, Dec. 8 (CNA) Taiwan's financial supervisory authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Philippines to promote bilateral cooperation in the cross-border supervision of the insurance business. The agreement was signed during a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares end up as electronics, financial sectors rebound
Taipei, Dec. 8 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan ended higher after the bellwether electronics and financial sectors staged a rebound, but the weighted index still ended the day under 10,400 points, dealers said. Market sentiment remained cautious as many investors ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan exports suggest tech boom is still strong
Exports jumped 14% from a year earlier to $28.9 billion, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The result was well above an expected gain of 8.0%, according to analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal. Taiwan's exports are closely watched as a gauge of the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Nov exports hit record high aided by China, U.S. demand
(November exports) again reached a historical high," the finance ministry said in a statement. Taiwan's November exports totalled $28.88 billion, up from $27.54 billion in October. The ministry said machinery shipments gained from foreign investments ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Exports Growth Tops Expectations
Taiwan's exports increased more than expected in November, data from the Ministry of Finance revealed Friday. Exports increased 14 percent year-on-year in November, faster than the 3 percent rise seen in October. Economists had forecast 9.4 percent annual ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s D-Link hopes to attract more corporate clients
TAIWANESE network equipment manufacturer D-Link International Pte. Ltd. has partnered with local IT distributor Versatech International to broaden its distribution channels and attract more corporate clients in the Philippines. D-Link, which offers a wide ... ( read original story ...)
Lawmaker suggests lowering consumption tax refund threshold
Taipei, Dec. 7 (CNA) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP ... Taiwan and help create additional revenue for the national coffers, Chiang said. In response, Finance Minister Sheu Yu-jer (許虞哲) agreed to assess the proposal and come up with a report ... ( read original story ...)
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Announces Monthly Net Revenues
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. (NYSE: ASX, TAIEX: 2311, "ASE" or the "Company"), announces its unaudited consolidated net revenues for November 2017. CONSOLIDATED NET REVENUES (UNAUDITED) Net revenues ... ( read original story ...)
15 invoices carrying NT$10 million prize in September-October draw
Taipei, Dec. 1 (CNA) Fifteen receipts issued in September and October are carrying the winning number for the NT$10 million (US$333,333) special prize in the latest uniform invoice lottery draw, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Friday. Holders of ... ( read original story ...)
September-October winning uniform invoice numbers released
Taipei, Nov. 25 (CNA) The winning number for the NT$10 million (US$333,333) special prize in the September-October uniform invoice lottery is 26638985, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Saturday. The prize must be claimed by March 5, 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Victoria Dockside Reaches Major Project Milestone with Opening of its First Phase, the Unparalleled K11 Atelier Office Tower
Integrating Innovation, Art and Commerce, New K11 Atelier office concept redefines work space at game-changing Victoria Dockside site in Kowloon; New mixed-use commercial building makes waves in drawing global finance firms Mizuho Bank and Taipei Fubon ... ( read original story ...)
UK-Taiwan trade talks boost agriculture, energy and pharma
They also signed an agreement to make it easier for UK specialist medicines to be used in Taiwan, and agree to build on the UK’s £176 million of financial services exports to Taiwan last year. The talks come on the same day that Taiwan’s China ... ( read original story ...)
Smart Government Pavilion to Kick off “Smartly” at Taiwan IT Month Expo 2017
Taiwan is big on tech and all things digital ... So far, the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Finance have set up their own big data analytics centers, while others use the shared resources of computing power and software in "National ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, UK sign MOU on biological material patent applications
According to a Saturday press statement from Taiwan's Intellectual Property Office (IPO), the MOU was signed between the IPOs of the two countries because of the increasing number of patent applications coming from the U.K. in the biomedical sciences field ... ( read original story ...)