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 ...)
New Niche Found at Aquaculture Taiwan Expo & Forum. UBM Taiwan: Revenues to Grow 60%
TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2018 Aquaculture Taiwan Expo & Forum, organised by UBM Taiwan, UBM Malaysia and supported by the local authority, Council of Agriculture (COA), will take place at Taipei World Trade Center from July 26-28. ( 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 ...)
Taiwan: Finance Ministry Confirms Crypto Regulation Using Existing AML Laws
The government of Taiwan confirmed it will create cryptocurrency regulation based on extant anti-money laundering (AML) practices April 10. In a statement, the nation’s finance ministry said it had opted to use AML rules already applied to traditional ... ( 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 Cathay Financial scraps plan to buy Bank of Nova Scotia’s Malaysia unit
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Taiwan's Cathay Financial Holding Co said on Wednesday two of its group firms have scrapped a plan to buy Bank of Nova Scotia's Malaysian unit as the deal could not closed before its deadline. Cathay Financial said ... ( read original story ...)
Clifford Beaumont – German Finance Ministry Anticipates Rate Hikes
TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN, April 10, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ — Clifford Beaumont analysts say Germany’s finance ministry anticipates an increase in interest rates over the next few years. Newly appointed finance minister, Olaf Scholz, has begun to make moves ... ( 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$29.99 billion as global demand remained strong, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Monday. The March export figures returned to positive ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Looks to Regulate Bitcoin Under Anti-Money Laundering Laws
“In a hearing held by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Yuan,” Focus Taiwan reported, “Yang, who took the helm of the central bank in late February, suggested that the Ministry of Justice include Bitcoin into the purview of Taiwan’s Money ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan March exports rise 16.7 pct y/y, beat forecast
TAIPEI, April 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports, imports and trade balance for March, released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday. March REUTERS POLL February Exports (y/y pct) +16.7 +7.6 -1.2 Imports (y/y pct) +10.4 +9.6 +0.9 Trade balance (US$ 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 ...)