Taiwan tightened the Covid-19 restrictions in Taipei and the cities around it due to an increase in coronavirus cases, for two more weeks. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Tightens Virus Curbs After Surge in Local Cases
Taiwan imposed restrictions on gatherings and ordered entertainment businesses to shutter operations as it raised the alert level in its capital to battle a surge in local Covid-19 infections. ( read original story ...)
If You’d Invested $10,000 in Starbucks’ IPO, This Is How Much Money You’d Have Now
The power of long-term investing can be seen by how much you'd earn if you had invested in the coffee giant's IPO. ( read original story ...)
Radio host “Giggs’ denied bail because of his ties to Taiwan
Indicted on four counts of “sedition”, he is accused of helping young pro-democracy activists flee Hong Kong and funding secessionist organisations in Taipei. The radio host is considered ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Supplier Foxconn Reports Q1 Profit T$28.2 Billion, Beats Estimates
Taiwan's Foxconn, which assembles iPhones for Apple, on Friday reported better-than-expected first-quarter profit amid the work-from-home trend spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic that has stoked demand ... ( read original story ...)
Parts of Taiwan Go Dark After Plant Failure Triggers Outage
Major cities across Taiwan, home to some of the world’s biggest chip industry players, were hit by a widespread power outage Thursday after a power station in the southern city of Kaohsiung suddenly ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says will ensure stability of financial markets
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Thursday that the government would work to ensure the stability of the financial markets, after sharp falls ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan ‘suggests’ state-owned banks buy stocks amid market falls – sources
Taiwan's finance ministry has called state-owned banks to "suggest" they buy stocks amid steep falls on the island's stock market, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan ‘suggests’ state-owned banks buy stocks as market falls – sources
Taiwan's finance ministry has called state-owned banks to "suggest" they buy stocks amid steep falls on the island's stock market, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks plummet on virus restrictions, tech selloff
Taiwan has been hailed as a global leader in containing the coronavirus with just 1,210 confirmed cases, 12 deaths. The island's economy recorded 3.1 per cent growth last year, the highest in Asia and ... ( read original story ...)
Oversold Taiwan Shares Called Lower Again On Thursday
The Taiwan stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, plunging almost 1,400 points or 8.3 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 15,900-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Stock Crash Deepens as Traders Unwind Leveraged Bets
That takes the two-day drop in leverage to NT$25.6 billion, showing traders faced margin calls by brokers to cover losses in their stock accounts. The worry is that falling share prices will trigger a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reports record 16 new domestic cases, may raise COVID-19 alert level
TAIPEI: Taiwan reported its largest daily rise in domestic COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (May 12), while the stock market tanked after the health ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stock crash shows world dangers of too much leverage
The trading day started out quiet in Taipeis $2 trillion stock bourse. But before the morning was over, the local benchmark index had plummeted almost 9 per cent in the worst one-day performance in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan leads losses as Asian markets fall on inflation anxiety
Equities in Taipei pulled back from early losses of nearly 8.6 per cent while the Taiwan dollar recovered to hold steady after the country's deputy finance minister stepped in to call for calm, saying ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan warns COVID alert level could rise, but not yet, shares tumble
Taiwan reported its largest daily rise in domestic COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, while the stock market tanked after the health minister warned the island could move to a higher alert level, though he ... ( read original story ...)