Lu hopes to shine again at Mercuries Taiwan Masters

Panuphol Pittayarat of Thailand will have unfinished business at the Mercuries Taiwan Masters where he held the lead for three rounds before settling for sixth place. Playing in his eighth season on the Asian Tour, the 24-year-old is still searching for a ... ( read original story ...)

90% of office workers want to run their own business: poll

Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) More than 90 percent of office workers have had the idea of starting their own business, but only 33 percent have taken action, according to a survey released Tuesday by an online job bank. According to the survey on office workers ... ( read original story ...)

Tsai congratulates Merkel on parliamentary election victory

Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文 ... Tsai noted that Germany has long been Taiwan's largest trade partner in Europe and Taiwan is Germany's fifth largest business partner in Asia. The two countries also maintain close ... ( read original story ...)

Jabil – Upside Surprise Expected

Apple Computer business is expected to be significant ... Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., which assembles the iPhone and other Apple devices, has fallen 10 percent in Taipei since Apple unveiled its collection of new gadgets for the holidays this month. ( read original story ...)

The first gaming industry event held after the Kinmen Referendum

Asia Gaming Summit held at W Taipei in Taiwan, on 8 – 10 November 2017 will be the first gaming industry event held after the referendum. The ground-breaking summit will provide a unique opportunity to explore challenges and opportunities in both the ... ( read original story ...)

Market extends losses; MacroAsia leads gainers

Sydney, Singapore and Taipei were also in the red but Shanghai eked out minor gains. In early European trade, London fell 0.2 percent and Paris lost 0.1 percent while Frankfurt retreated 0.3 percent. On currency markets the dollar struggled to recover from ... ( read original story ...)

Women’s participation in inclusive business crucial: official

Among the solutions presented is the Inclusive Business model, which is perceived to bring benefits ... Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, the US, and Vietnam. Vietnam, joining APEC in 1998, is hosting APEC in 2017 under the theme “Creating ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan revealed as top destination for business travellers

Organized by Bureau of Foreign Trade, MOEA, and executed by TAITRA, the fourth “Asia Super Team” carried out an incentive travel destinations survey for Asian business travellers. The competition attracted over 4,000 business travellers from the eight ... ( read original story ...)

Top executives to be banned from multiple posts in Taiwan

The Financial Supervisory Commission in Taiwan unveiled a proposal that would ban top executives ... board director or general manager — which allow them to wield an influence over business decisions, the commission said. The change is widely regarded ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan resident makes custom heels for cozy beauty

[Photo/IC] "Every woman deserves a great pair of shoes that takes them wherever they want to go." These are the words of Cai Yufeng, a Taiwan resident who has been making comfortable high heels for women for the past 20 years. Cai majored in shoe design at ... ( read original story ...)

How plastic became a victim of its own success

If the industry could do more, then so could many governments: recycling rates differ hugely around the world. One success story is Taipei, Taiwan. It changed its culture of waste by making it easy for citizens to recycle, and fining them if they don't. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s ship-builders urged to invest in Indonesia

Maritime business is one potential sector where the two countries can work together, said the official who has visited Taiwan several times over the past few years to study the nation's economy. Edy has said that Indonesia needs Taiwan's metal and steel ... ( read original story ...)