1 (CNA) Luxury homes accounted for about 10 percent of the total housing transactions in August in Taipei, the most closely watched property market in Taiwan, up from about 7 percent the previous month, according to statistics released Friday by property ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan gives Guatemala over US$600 million in funding
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Aug. 7, 2017–Taiwan owns 10% of Belize ... adjudicated at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Despite the funding from Taiwan for the road project, Guatemala has reinforced its plan to pursue the matter at the ICJ, and last ... ( read original story ...)
HTC Drops To The Fifth Position In Taiwan’s Phone Market
The Taoyuan City, Taiwan-based smartphone maker was outpaced by OPPO largely due to the launch of the OPPO R11, a selfie-focused handset which was the best-selling Android device in Taiwan last month, according to sources from retail channels in the Far ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan looks to clean up its act on money laundering
The potential costs and increased difficulty of getting transactions done under the new rules worry those in the property market, said Wong Jui-chi, the spokesman for Taiwan’s Chinese Association of Real Estate brokers, while emphasising that his ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-CTBC Financial Holding’s unit sells land and building for T$4.35 bln
Aug 31(Reuters) - CTBC Financial Holding Co Ltd : * Says its unit sells land and building located in Taipei city for T$4.35 billion on Aug. 30 ( read original story ...)
Taiwan train company wants apology for ‘demon doll’ passenger
A train company in Taiwan has complained to Warner Bros for allowing an "unauthorised passenger" on one of its trains, it is reported. The passenger in question was Annabelle, the "demon doll" from US horror film Annabelle: Creation, which hit the box ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan startup develops laser engraver for general users
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Muherz, a Taiwan-based start-up, is aiming to bring laser engraving to the masses with its Kickstarter-funded device Cubiio. Built in the shape of a cube, Cubiio can be used to engrave images saved on a memory card onto leather ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Pacific Telecom Co.,Ltd. (3682) Is Yet to See Trading Action on Aug 31
Asia Pacific Telecom Co.,Ltd. currently has a total float of 4.30B shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 9.28 and high of 11.3. Taiwan is one of the fastest-growing countries in Asia in terms of ... ( read original story ...)
After Taiwan alarm, China says air force drills were routine
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that a recent series of air force exercises around self-ruled Taiwan were routine, after Taiwan's military said this month it was on a high state of alert following three straight days of drills. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seeks Ottawa’s aid in stopping drug smuggling from Canada
A Taiwanese prosecutor is calling on Ottawa to provide better co-operation and intelligence to help stop the flow of Canadian marijuana, after two massive busts in the Asian country earlier this year. More than 70 kilograms of marijuana shipped from ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei 2017 officially declared closed by FISU President Matytsin
The Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade officially concluded this evening with a spectacular Closing Ceremony here at the Taipei Stadium. The festivities came after 11 days of sporting action, which saw 273 sets of medals awarded in 21 sports. Once again there ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-U.S. acts to finalize duties on imports of rebar from Taiwan
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Wednesday it had made a final finding that U.S. producers are harmed by imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar, or rebar, from Taiwan, ensuring anti-dumping duties on the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan looks to shed reputation as ‘money laundering paradise’
How each of our branches implements the rules and ensures proper training is the top priority for our business.” To gain international confidence in its anti-money laundering measures, Taiwan will have to demonstrate it is putting the laws into practice. ( read original story ...)
Mega Financial : Stung by reputation, Taiwan looks to turn corner on money laundering
After Taiwan's state-run Mega Financial Holding Co (>> Mega Financial Holding Co., LTD) was fined $180 million by U.S. authorities for lax enforcement of anti-money-laundering rules at its New York branch, the bank started a rigorous training programme for ... ( read original story ...)
Stung by reputation, Taiwan looks to turn corner on money laundering
TAIPEI (Reuters) - After Taiwan's state-run Mega Financial Holding Co was fined $180 million by U.S. authorities for lax enforcement of anti-money-laundering rules at its New York branch, the bank started a rigorous training program for its staff. ( read original story ...)
One of Korean Air’s two daily Taipei flights getting A380
One of Korean Air’s two daily non-stop services between Seoul Incheon and Taipei Taoyuan will soon be getting an A380 ... Air’s Kosmo Suites in first and Prestige Sleeper seats in business, compared with the A330’s Sleeper seats in first and Prestige ... ( read original story ...)