"When a buyer is certified, allowed to buy and has paid, the buyer has to obtain the masks," said Lu Hsin-ke, a commissioner in the IT department of the Taipei City Government "Automatic mask vending ... ( read original story ...)
Lam Wing-kee: CCP behind rival ‘Causeway Bay Books’
Public records on Taiwan's Intellectual Property Office reveal that someone had also registered the name "Causeway Bay Books Co Ltd" as a trademark on April 7. The letter accused Lam of trademark ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan March export order growth rises unexpectedly on telecommuting demand
Orders from China +7.5% y/y; U.S. +9.1% * Ministry sees April orders between -6.3% and -10.3% y/y * Ministry says virus outbreak to curb growth momentum TAIPEI, April 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s March ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan contained Covid-10, but simulated a lockdown anyway
Alarms are sounding and a map on the screen flashes red as news comes through that a city in Taiwan has recorded more than 500 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. Community outbreaks are ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan virus cases jump after ship visit, Palau says not the source
Taiwan reported 22 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, almost all of them sailors who were on a navy visit to the small Pacific islands state of Palau, which said there was “little chance” it was the ... ( read original story ...)
Moody’s changes outlook to negative on Cathay Financial and Fubon Financial and a few of their subsidiaries
is one of the largest financial holding companies in Taiwan. At the end of 2019, its total assets and shareholders' equity on a consolidated basis measured TWD8.5 trillion and TWD619.7 billion, ... ( read original story ...)
Doo Prime Receives Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC) Approvals
Doo Prime Vanuatu Limited has acquired the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC) regulatory authorization with the regulatory number: 700238. Under the supervision of VFSC, an additional ... ( read original story ...)
Social distancing takes a hit as Taiwan baseball teams brawl
Playing to empty stadiums, Taiwan has managed to keep its baseball league running during the coronavirus pandemic -- but social distancing went out of the window on Sunday when a game descended into ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market May See Further Upside
The Taiwan stock market rebounded on Friday, one session after it had ended the two-day winning streak in which it had spiked almost 450 points or 4.5 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bookseller detained by China to reopen banned-publications store in Taiwan
Lam Wing-kee, 64, the former owner of Causeway Bay Books, a Hong Kong-based book shop that sold works banned by the Chine ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Apple Supplier Yageo Expects To Wrap Up $650 Mln Int’l Stock Sale Amid Pandemic
Funds raised will be the largest via GDRs by a Taiwan company since 2013; it's also the biggest GDR sale by an Asian company so far this year. ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Asia-Pacific virus bill could hit US$2tn
The damage from the COVID-19 pandemic to economies in the Asia-Pacific region could reach US$2 trillion through next year, S&P Global Ratings said on Friday, as the coronavirus persists and the ... ( read original story ...)
UN experts call for blacklisting of 14 ships over N Korea
UN experts have recommended blacklisting 14 vessels for violating sanctions against North Korea in a report that accuses the country of increasing illegal coal exports, imports of petroleum products ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Apple Supplier Yageo Expects To Wrap Up $650 Mln Overseas Stock Sale Amid Pandemic
Funds raised will be the largest via GDRs by a Taiwan company since 2013; it's also the biggest GDR sale by an Asian company so far this year. ( read original story ...)
Thiessen: As Taiwan shows, the antidote to the virus is freedom
Taiwan should have seen the second-largest outbreak of COVID-19 in the world, according to an analysis published in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association. The island is just 81 miles ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan plays ball and broadcasts live games to the world
Baseball season began this week and was broadcast live with English language announcers so audiences can tune in, no matter where they live. ( read original story ...)