Publisher Springer Nature aims for €1.2bn in Frankfurt IPO

The company — which caused a stir in 2017 when it blocked access in China to at least 1,000 articles containing keywords deemed politically sensitive by the Chinese authorities, such as “Taiwan” and ... The intended IPO will help us to accelerate ... ( read original story ...)

China courts tech and Taiwan with Foxconn IPO

To access full Breakingviews.com content you must be a subscriber. Please use the following link to request a trial. A subsidiary of Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer and major Apple supplier, on March 8 won approval ... ( read original story ...)

Publisher Springer Nature heads for Frankfurt IPO

The company, which caused a stir in 2017 when it blocked access in China to at least 1,000 articles containing keywords deemed politically sensitive by the Chinese authorities, such as “Taiwan ... The intended IPO will help us to accelerate ... ( read original story ...)

Cathay Financial terminates deal to acquire bank in Malaysia

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Cathay Financial Holding Co., one of the largest financial institutions in Taiwan, said Wednesday that it has terminated an agreement to acquire the Canada-based Bank of Nova Scotia's banking assets in Malaysia. In a filing with the ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Stock Market Tipped To Open In The Green

Taiwan Cement spiked 2.28 percent, Fubon Financial climbed 1.39 percent, Mega Financial added 0.79 percent, CTBC Financial collected 0.24 percent and Cathay Financial and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering were unchanged. The lead from Wall Street is ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s exports grow in March on strong global demand

Taipei, April 9 (CNA) Taiwan's exports in March rose 16.7 percent from a year earlier to US$29.99 billion as global demand remained strong, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Monday. The March export figures returned to positive ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan March exports rise 16.7 pct y/y, beat forecast

TAIPEI, April 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports, imports and trade balance for March, released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday. March REUTERS POLL February Exports (y/y pct) +16.7 +7.6 -1.2 Imports (y/y pct) +10.4 +9.6 +0.9 Trade balance (US$ bln ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan exports to Chinese mainland hit record high in March

TAIPEI - Taiwan's exports to the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong hit an all-time high in March, according to data released by the island's finance authority Monday. The cross-Straits exports for the month stood at $13.4 billion, up 30.9 percent year on year ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Bourse May Return Under Pressure

For the day, the index sank 66.74 points or 0.61 percent to finish at 10,821.53 after trading between 10,775.45 and 10,837.54 on turnover of 115.78 billion Taiwan dollars. Among the actives, Cathay Financial shed 0.95 percent, while Fubon Financial fell 0 ... ( read original story ...)

China demands halt of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan

BEIJING, April 9 (Reuters) - China said on Monday that it opposed the United States selling weapons to Taiwan, after the Trump administration approved the marketing licence required for American manufacturers to sell technology to Taiwan that would allow ... ( read original story ...)

US approves licence for Taiwan submarine plan

Washington has agreed to allow US defence contractors help Taiwan construct its own submarines, Taipei said, welcoming the breakthrough in long-standing ambitions to build up its fleet to counter the threat from China. Taiwan last year launched a plan to ... ( read original story ...)