Taiwan stocks fall in line with overseas markets

Among actively traded shares, display maker Innolux was off 1.5 percent, while financial group CTBC Financial Holding was down 0.5 percent. The Taiwan dollar softened T$0.001 to T$30.116 per U.S. dollar. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Seeks Stronger Asia Ties to Overcome Reliance on China

Companies the government owns stakes in, such as Chunghwa Telecom Co., Taiwan Sugar Corp. and Taiyen Biotech Co. are leading the way. While investment may take time to show signs of accelerating, tourism is one area where the government can point to ... ( read original story ...)

Rough Landing: Time to Close Taipei's Songshan Airport?

Given the downtown airport’s ownership structure and importance in serving Taiwan’s outlying islands, closing it would be problematic. Originally from Xindian, Alex Tsai is the manager of a bed and breakfast in the offshore island-county of Penghu and ... ( read original story ...)

China Airlines flies A350 on the Taipei-San Francisco route

China Airlines begin operating A350 on the Taipei-San Francisco route starting May 14, 2017. The airline offers three classes of service on the route -- 32 Premium Business, 31 Premium Economy, and 243 Economy Class seats. This is the first American route ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest: Cyberattack hits schools, hospital in Taiwan

The news agency says WannaCry also infected computers at an office of the Taiwan Power Company, a hospital and a business in the central city of Taichung. The business, whose name was not given, reported paying $1,000 in bitcoin to unlock files held ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei deploys Perry-class frigates to monitor Taiwan Strait

An exclusive report putting perspective on the week's most important developments. May 15 (UPI) --Taiwan has deployed two retired Oliver Hazard Perry Class guided missile frigates as it militarizes an island in the South China Sea. The latest measure is ... ( read original story ...)

Swiss Re in Taiwan parametric aquaculture insurance first

This means that fish farmers can receive their payout faster, reducing the time that is needed in claims process and settlement,” commented David Alexander, Head of Property & Casualty for Hong Kong and Taiwan at Swiss Re. “When the warning signal of ... ( read original story ...)

Tsai Pivots Taiwan Southward

Overall, the more cosmopolitan approach to business enables Taiwan to improve as a global business location. As Alan Hau-Yang, executive director for Southeast Asia Studies at National Chengchi University (政治大學) puts it, the New Southbound Policy ... ( read original story ...)