Taiwan stocks rise for 4th day, heavyweights gain; Sinopac down

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's biggest contract chip maker, added 0.5 percent. Hon Hai, a key supplier of Apple Inc, jumped 1 percent. Sinopac Financial Holdings, a mid-sized financial holding firm, fell 0.2 percent. The company ... ( read original story ...)

Imported goods over NT$2,000 to be levied with customs duty

Taipei, May 23 (CNA) The Ministry of Finance (MOF) will lower the duty-free threshold for goods imported via mail to NT$2,000 (US$66.29) from the current NT$3,000, probably starting from September, ministry officials said on Tuesday. The MOF said the main ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks rise for third session; techs, financials jump

TAIPEI May 24 Taiwan stocks rose for a third straight session on Wednesday, joining other markets in the region, with tech and financial heavyweights leading the way. As of 0123 GMT, the main TAIEX index was up 0.3 percent at 10,042.10, after closing 0.1 ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks edge up with heavyweights leading gains

The electronics subindex rose 0.2 percent, while the financials subindex dropped 0.1 percent. TSMC, the world's biggest contract chip maker, added 0.2 percent. The Taiwan dollar firmed T$0.025 to T$30.027 per U.S. dollar. At least 10 people are believed to ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks rise; T$ at strongest level vs US$ in 2 1/2 weeks

TAIPEI May 22 Taiwan stocks rose along with other regional ... The electronics subindex rose 0.5 percent, while the financials subindex was unchanged. Among the most actively traded, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) and Hon Hai Precision ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s financial watchdog to draft strategic plan

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) will draft a strategic plan that will guide the financial sector in these dire times of enormous challenges, especially due to the prevailing low interest rates at home and in other major markets across the ... ( read original story ...)

Aslan Pharma Completes Auction Phase of $30 Million Taiwan IPO

Aslan Pharma of Singapore completed the competitive auction part of its Taiwan IPO, selling 10.4 million shares at a weighted average bid of NT$68.92 ($2.29). The company will now start a five-day public subscription offering of 2.6 million additional ... ( read original story ...)

Could you already be a multimillionaire? Check your receipts

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Could you be sitting on unclaimed prize money from store receipts? Better hurry up and check. According to the Finance Ministry, 17 prizes from receipts ranging from NT$2 to $10 million for purchases made between the January 1 and ... ( read original story ...)

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 stocks fall; TSMC down on profit taking

TAIPEI, May 16 Taiwan stocks fell on Tuesday ... The electronics subindex sank 0.6 percent, while the financials subindex was unchanged. Shares of TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, were off 1.2 percent, as investors continued to book profits ... ( read original story ...)

WannaCry ransomware hits schools in Taiwan

There had been no incidents of ransomware infection involving government agencies, including the Taipei City government and the Ministry of Finance. The threat posed by WanaCrypt0r 2.0 came to worldwide attention last Friday when over a dozen hospitals in ... ( read original story ...)