The financial subindex gained 1.2 percent, while the electronics subindex rose 0.6 percent. Among actively traded shares, Pegatron and Largan Precision , suppliers to Apple Inc , saw gains of more than 1 percent. The Taiwan dollar firmed by T$0.025 against ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Foxconn ‘bidding’ for Toshiba chip biz
It can keep its core technology in Japan but it is about expanding capacity ... He also said it was important the U.S. did not engage in a trade war with China. Taiwan’s tech-dominated manufacturers have been unnerved by U.S. President Donald Trump ... ( read original story ...)
New Highlights for Innovative Applications – Smart City Begins in Taipei
By teaming up with private enterprises, the Department of Information Technology (DoIT) and Taipei Smart City Project Management Office (PMO) of the Taipei City Government (TPCG) quickly implemented the smart innovative applications and services of private ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks edge down on profit-taking
The electronics subindex fell 0.4 percent, while the financial subindex was largely flat. Among actively traded shares, the world's largest contract electronics maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co dropped 0.2 percent. The Taiwan dollar softened T$0.123 ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom recruiting set to grow
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd (2412-TW) will be taking part in campus recruitment fairs for the first time in the company's history in order to recruit young talents for the development of its emerging businesses. The first event the company ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan navy, air force to train in South China Sea due to growing security threat
TAIPEI Taiwan's navy will step up regular patrols around the South China Sea and conduct joint training with the air force in response to China's growing military power in the region, the island's defense minister said on Thursday. "Looking ahead at the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan sits out forex intervention to duck Trump blast
"The effects of Trump's pronouncements that some central banks are manipulating their currencies have been quite toxic," said a vice-president at Mega Financial Holding’s banking arm, which is Taiwan's biggest state-run bank operating in overseas markets. ( read original story ...)