The Financial ID Briefing brings you top highlights from the ... Earlier this year, Google indicated plans to launch Android Pay in Spain, Taiwan, and Brazil. The Taiwanese launch occurred in June, leaving Brazil as the next most likely country to receive ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks Closing Teavana Stores Across Nation
Uni-President dropped more than 1 per cent to NT$57.80 (HK$15) on the Taiwan bourse on Monday, while President Chain Store fell 3.8 per cent to NT$256 (HK$66.20). But in April, the company said it was reviewing options for the chain. The financial report ... ( read original story ...)
11 people win NT$10 million in May-June uniform invoice lottery
Taipei, Aug. 1 (CNA) Eleven people won the NT$10 million (US$331,531) special prize while another 11 won the NT$2 million grand prize in the May-June uniform invoice lottery, the Ministry of Finance said Tuesday. Winners can claim their prizes from Aug. 6 ... ( read original story ...)
Wisdom Marine plans share issue
Taipei-listed bulker player will issue new shares to fund new ships. Taiwan’s Wisdom Marine Lines says it plans to issue about 32 million new shares of its common stock at a price it says will be determined later. According to Reuters, 10% of the new ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Novena Global Lifecare goes for US$150m Taiwan IPO
SINGAPORE - Novena Global Lifecare Group plans to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and raise US$150 million (S$203.7 million) for its regional expansion, it said on Monday (July 31). The medical aesthetic chain will be the fourth Singapore-based ... ( read original story ...)
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Reports Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2017
1 All financial information presented in this press release is unaudited, consolidated and prepared in accordance with Taiwan-IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards as endorsed for use in the R.O.C.). Such financial information is generated ... ( read original story ...)
CTBC Financial Holding Co. earns 4 ISO certificates for green practices
Pu said that CTBC Financial Holding was the first in Taiwan's finance industry to publish a dedicated corporate social responsibility (CSR) report with third-party accreditation. Over the years, the group has expanded the scope of its energy management ... ( read original story ...)
Goodbye, Teavana: Starbucks Shuts Down Chain Over Disappointing Earnings
NEW YORK — Starbucks plans to shutter all its Teavana stores as it seeks to improve its financial performance ... It said it will sell its 50 per cent stake in its Taiwan joint venture so that the stores there are run by local operators. ( read original story ...)
Foxconn deals requires Wisconsin to act soon on tax breaks
But many questions remain, including the type of jobs the Taiwan-based electronics giant will offer and ... including the closure of a General Motors plant after the 2008 financial crisis. Foxconn has not said what type of jobs it will offer in order ... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s Rally Has More Than FAANGs
Tencent Holdings Ltd., Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ... followed by equally expensive healthcare stocks, in Asia it's financial institutions, which are trading at an undemanding 13 times ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks to shutter all Teavana stores as sales disappoint
Starbucks plans to shutter all its Teavana stores as it seeks to improve its financial performanceAP | July 28 ... It said it will sell its 50 percent stake in its Taiwan joint venture so that the stores there are run by local operators. ( read original story ...)
Xiaomi gains new $1 billion loan to drive retail push, expansion overseas
Hong Kong and Taiwan. "The global syndicate of top-tier banks is a strong endorsement of Xiaomi by the international capital markets," Xiaomi Chief Financial Officer Shou Zi Chew said. The statement from Xiaomi, which also makes cameras and TVs and was ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn plans massive $10B plant in Wisconsin to make LCD screens
In a White House speech, Trump said the financial commitment by Foxconn chief executive ... Motors plant in Ryan's hometown — that hit after the 2008 financial crisis. Taiwan-based Foxconn is perhaps best known for assembling Apple iPhones in China. ( read original story ...)
Deadly lack of action on hepatitis in Asia, experts say
For example, Japan and Taiwan are extending the scope of their screening programs ... and about a lack of investment in case analyses to help inform policy and financial decisionmaking. A recent WHO report on UHC investments did not include hepatitis ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks speeds coffee hedging – as it boosts revenue prospects too
Scott Maw, the Starbucks finance director, said that the coffee giant had - besides ... see Uni-President Enterprises and President Chain Store buy Starbucks out of a Taiwan tie-up – "is a firm demonstration of our confidence in the current local ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Morning News For July 28
THE Department of Finance (DOF) targets to incur a total of $1.8 billion ... will stay strong and climb 30 percent over the next 3 years, Minister James Chu of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office said Thursday. The local government of Davao City ... ( read original story ...)