Growth trimmed on weak exports, trade

The Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) yesterday trimmed its forecast for the nation’s economic growth to 3.76 percent from an estimate of 3.91 percent in May, given ... ( read original story ...)

Compal shipments to decline 20% as industry slumps

Compal Electronics Inc (仁寶), the world’s No. 2 contract notebook computer maker, yesterday said it expects notebook shipments to decline 20 percent annually this year, matching an industry slump, as ... ( read original story ...)

AWS continues to assess investments in Taiwan

Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to assess its investments in Taiwan, though it remains unclear whether a data center is going to be set up in Taiwan or not, according to Robert Wang, the managing ... ( read original story ...)

China and Taiwan war risk ‘very high’

The best available analysis implies China will attempt unification with Taiwan sooner rather than later. About a month ago, one of our top geopolitical and military advisers – and far and away the ... ( read original story ...)

Program to boost ailing food producers

The Ministry of Economic Affairs is planning to allocate NT$200 million (US$6.7 million) to help local food producers expand their overseas footprint, including in Asia and North America, to help them ... ( read original story ...)