July-August draw shows 11 winning invoices for NT$10m prize

Taipei, Oct. 2 (CNA) Eleven receipts in the uniform invoice lottery are carrying the winning number for the NT$10 million (US$331,000) special prize in the latest draw, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Monday. Holders of invoices bearing the number ... ( read original story ...)

Head of Taiwan microchip giant TSMC set to retire

The man who founded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) and made it the world's biggest microchip producer in terms of contracts announced Monday he would retire next year. Morris Chang, one of Taiwan's most revered business leaders, worked at US ... ( read original story ...)

September 2017 fundings, acquisitions and IPOs

And Restoration Robotics’ IPO will start being listed on NASDAQ early in October ... and KTB Network (South Korea), Foxconn (Taiwan); and BDC Capital (Canada). Humatics, a Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of sensors, software, and control systems ... ( read original story ...)

Expat band making great music in Taiwan

What do you get when you mix English teachers, a software engineer, finance worker, full-time musicians and other expats in Taiwan together? A lively and innovative band that’s been creating music in Taipei for the past 15 years. They’ve even been ... ( read original story ...)

ERA relists on SGX as APAC Realty

APAC Realty has launched its IPO, with trading on the SGX to commence on Sept 28 ... It will cover 17 countries in the region including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan in North Asia, as well as Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. From real estate brokerage ... ( read original story ...)

Burton Mills: World Reaching “Peak Gold”, Says WGC

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Burton Mills: The World Gold Council has announced that global gold production may have reached what it is calling "peak gold". The term was traditionally been applied to oil production at a time when ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan leading the way in ESG disclosure

It is also the result of concrete steps taken over the past decade by the Taiwan and Taipei Stock Exchanges and the Financial Supervisory Commission to make listed companies more aware of sustainability issues and to encourage them to report on their ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Stock Market May Add To Its Winnings

For the day, the index jumped 69.66 points or 0.68 percent to finish at 10,326.68 after trading between 10,315.97 and 10,357.23 on turnover of 108.16 billion Taiwan dollars. Among the actives, Cathay Financial collected 0.62 percent, while Fubon Financial ... ( read original story ...)