China warns US over planned Pelosi trip to Taiwan

China sent a warning to the U.S. against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) visiting Taiwan. News outlets in Japan and Taiwan were reporting on Thursday that Pelosi would make a trip to ... ( read original story ...)

US Treasury cuts off Russian reserves

The US Department of the Treasury has halted US dollar debt payments from Russian government accounts at US financial institutions as the country’s troops stand accused of committing war crimes in ... ( read original story ...)

Asia-Pacific: Focusing On Finance

It’s tough to take on the local banks; and in overbanked markets such as Taiwan, the competition is cutthroat in the institutional lending business. Fees and margins are razor thin,” says John Corrin, ... ( read original story ...)

Finance firms still most exposed to US

Taiwan’s 16 financial holding companies were most exposed to the US in the fourth quarter of last year, for the 27th consecutive quarter, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said on Saturday. ( read original story ...)