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Taiwan's foreign trade surplus increased notably in June, as exports grew much faster than imports, preliminary figures from the Finance Ministry showed Friday. The trade surplus climbed to $5.83 billion in June from $3.57 billion in the corresponding ... ( read original story ...)

a Taiwan finance ministry official, told reporters that arms sales have in the past been included in the trade figures and would contribute to a narrower trade gap. (Additional reporting by Liang-sa Loh and Roger Tung; Editing by Richard Borsuk) ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry is on course to complete its second spinoff in Hong Kong after pricing a $2.7 billion $342 million initial public offering of shares in its connector business. The 990-million share sale by FIT Hon Teng was priced ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Taiwan, July 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The revolutionary wave of “water tech 2.0” is driving the global water industry into a new age of heightened standards and upgrades. And the momentum for this change can be traced to the tech and ... ( read original story ...)

The landmark skyscraper in the Xinyi district of Taipei was initially called the Taipei World Financial Centre, but became better known simply as 'Taipei 101' because the 509-metre-tall building comprises 101 storeys — just one storey less than the ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AMIS announced today a major breakthrough in the consensus algorithms for Ethereum. The Istanbul BFT applications are best suited for financial transactions and will be included on JP Morgan' Quorum platform ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, July 4 (CNA) The wealth gap between the richest households and their poorest counterparts remains wide, according to statistics compiled by the Ministry of Finance (MOF). Following the month-long income tax filing season in May, the MOF released ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, July 3 (CNA) Shares in Cathay Financial Holding Co. (國泰金) and Fubon Financial Holding Co. (富邦金) moved higher, outperforming the broader market on Monday after going ex-dividend, dealers said. The gains posted by the two leading ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei 101 – formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is the tallest building in Taiwan and the country’s most famous landmark. You can see the photos from the opening day below. Ben Lovejoy is a British technology writer and EU Editor for ... ( read original story ...)

Ying welcomed Ko's delegation, which includes 58 city officials and 10 Taipei City councilors. He introduced the development of his city in finance, shipping, tourism, ecology and culture, saying that he looks forward to exchanges and cooperation between ... ( read original story ...)

China on Friday strongly protested a US plan to sell $1.4 billion worth of arms to Taiwan and demanded that the deal be canceled. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said the sale would severely damage China’s sovereignty and security interests ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. is Taiwan's only arms supplier and is bound by a 1979 law that ... Get the latest news on recent and upcoming IPOs, filings for new issues, and today’s top-performing IPO stocks. Get 4 free weeks of the IBD Digital edition plus access to IBD's ... ( read original story ...)

Speaking on behalf of the TaiwanICDF, Larry R. L. Tseng of the Taipei Representative Office in Bratislava said: “In cooperation with the EBRD, we are very happy to help finance Romanian households to invest in green technologies and make their homes more ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese-style sweets and fruit both in Taiwan in the mainland. *Chen Yu-Jen Fortune: $860 million Chen is the chairman and founder of shoe retailer Harson Trading (China). Chen’s fortune was worth $860 million as of June 16, after the company’s IPO at ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei 101 was formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center. In 2004 it was the tallest skyscraper in the world and remained so until the Burg Khalifa in Dubai in 2009. You could see a picture of that building in our report covering Apple's latest ... ( read original story ...)

See full coverage here. Six of Taiwan’s biggest fortunes are owned by Tsais — but by which ones and how are they all related? Turns out half are relatives and can trace their fortunes to the financial industry, while the other half are only tied ... ( read original story ...)