Police in Taiwan have clashed with demonstrators — including senior military veterans — who tried to storm the parliament building in protest at government-proposed pension reforms. Scores of demonstrators pushed down a gate to the parliament compound ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares end down on profit taking
Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed lower on Tuesday as investors locked in gains built earlier in the session after the main board breached 10,900 points and approached the critical 11,000 point level, dealers said. The latest quarterly index ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, Paraguay cut tariffs as bilateral economic accord takes effect
Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) An economic cooperation agreement between Taiwan and Paraguay that was signed in mid-2017 will become effective on Wednesday, introducing tariff cuts that are expected to save Taiwanese exporters about US$900,000 (NT$27 million) per ... ( read original story ...)
Clifford Beaumont – UK Home Loan Approvals Rise
nbsp; TAIPEI, TAIWAN, February 27 ... indicating that households remain cautious in the current economic climate. UK Finance, a mortgage industry association, reported that the number of approved home loans increased from 36,085 to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Innolux sues Chinese TV maker for flat panel patent ripoff
Innolux Corp., one of the largest flat panel makers in Taiwan, has filed suit in two courts in China ... Innolux said it has filed suit against HKC Corp with the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court and the Ningbo Intermediate People's Court on February ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s New Central Bank Chief Eyes Blockchain Boost
Taiwan's central bank is promising to explore how blockchain technology might help improve its operations. In a rather brief speech at his inauguration ceremony Monday, Yang Chin-long, the new governor of Taiwan's central bank, said his agency will seek ... ( read original story ...)
Toilet Paper Shortage Strikes Taiwan Amid Pricing Panic
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Across Taiwan’s major cities, consumers are in a near panic over a shortage of one of modern life’s basic necessities: toilet paper. From Taipei in the north to Tainan in the south, retailers are having difficulty keeping it on their ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan military veterans clash with police in pension protest
Taipei (AFP) - Protesters including senior military veterans ... "Within the limits the state finance allows ... we hope to offer the best solution," it added. Taiwan's pension schemes vary for different occupations and public sector retirees typically ... ( read original story ...)
A Good Coffee Drinker’s Guide To Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan and coffee haven’t always been closely linked in people’s minds. After all, this is the country that invented bubble tea. Yes, exactly. That gooey, mysterious tea-beverage with small tapioca balls orbiting around. But today, Taiwan, and ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank to bolster balance sheet with funds IPO
Taiwan and Singapore. DWS had 3,800 staff managing €700-billion worldwide at the end of 2017. Deutsche Bank is global coordinator on the IPO, while Barclays, Citi, Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, ING, Morgan Stanley, UBS and UniCredit are bookrunners. ( read original story ...)
Why Taiwan will retain its allure despite the quake
A picture, taken during their lifetime, showed the two with a broad smile enjoying their retirement in Taiwan. They had the profile of a major group of Hong Kong people who buy property in the island. Housing and living costs are substantially lower in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s new central bank head sees risks to financial stability
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's new central bank governor, Yang Chin-long, said on Monday he saw mounting challenges ahead to maintain the trade-reliant economy's financial stability amid rapid capital flows in the global market. "We think global capital movements ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan tech firms to showcase innovations at MWC
VR technology is among the major themes at the 2018 MWC ... Joining the list of Taiwanese participants at the MWC, Chunghwa Telecom Co., one of Taiwan's leading telecom operators, will demonstrate its achievements in 5G development. According to market ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan toilet paper panic: why is island caught short?
Taiwan retailers have seen a rush on toilet paper over the weekend, as word spread of an imminent sharp price rise. Shoppers used social media to post pictures of empty shelves where the product would usually be. Manufacturers have written to retailers ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom banks on AI and Southeast Asia
Taipei -- Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom, the island's biggest telecom operator and internet provider, aims to expand new service business related to artificial intelligence to revenues of $100 million in less than three years, while it continues to boost its ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s January export order growth to slow slightly: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s export orders in January are expected to rise for the 18th straight month but at a slower pace than in December, as demand for the island’s technology products remained robust, a Reuters poll showed. Export orders in January ... ( read original story ...)