Asian markets suffered fresh losses Wednesday as concerns about rising inflation and frothy equity prices continued to sap confidenceGlo ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Ant investor Boyu Capital targets $6 billion for new private equity fund – sources
Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital, an investor in Chinese technology titans including billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group, is raising a new, China-focused fund targeting as much as $6 billion, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semi- A Foundry Favorite
The bulls continue to run the show on Wall Street. Why? Well, it’s because the smart money now basically knows what it can expect on three key fronts, explains growth stock expert Jim Woods, editor of ... ( read original story ...)
Marriages in Taiwan decline due to COVID restrictions
The island nation recorded 116,392 marriages in 2009, the year when the world witnessed a global financial crisis ... China considers Taiwan its “breakaway province” but Taipei insists on independence ... ( read original story ...)
I’ll promote parliamentary system, Jaw says
Broadcasting Corp of China chairman Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) yesterday said that if he is elected president, he would push for a parliamentary system of government in his first year in office. Jaw, a ... ( read original story ...)
CTBC Bank best brand in Taiwan for seventh time
With a brand value of US$1.382 billion, CTBC Bank (中國信託銀行) was named the most valuable banking brand in Taiwan for the seventh time last year, and the world’s 153rd-most valuable brand, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
InSites Consulting buys Taiwan agency Answer
Insights agency InSites Consulting has acquired Taipei-based marketing research company Answer to expand its operations in Asia. ( read original story ...)
Appier Shares AI Predictions and Trends to Watch in 2021
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Media OutReach - 23 February 2021 - Appier, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, today shares AI Predictions and Trends to Watch in 2021. Artificial intelligence (AI) and ... ( read original story ...)
UK Provides Financing to Help Companies Win Taiwan Wind Contracts
The UK government is providing credit guarantees to domestic companies working to build the international export market for offshore wind projects. These initiatives part of the UK Government’s Green ... ( read original story ...)
MOF to extend tax rebate for energy-saving appliances
Photo: Wu Pei-hua, Taipei Times The incentive has contributed greatly to ... account for 42.72 percent of those used in homes in Taiwan, prompting the finance ministry to propose extending the ... ( read original story ...)
UK Export Finance provides $280m financing to offshore wind project in Taiwan
UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, has announced that it would provide a £200m ($280m) buyer credit guarantee to help finance the Greater Changhua 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan, ... ( read original story ...)
Rebound Called For Taiwan Stock Market
The Taiwan stock market on Friday halted the three-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 720 points or 4.5 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 16,340-point ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance minister banking on green shoots of economic recovery lying in environment, sustainable development, says source
Proceeds raised from the bonds will be used to finance public works projects ... Previously, she was an intern at The News Lens International in Taipei, covering Taiwan-China relations and foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Sunak to raise business tax to pay for COVID-19 support – The Sunday Times
British finance minister Rishi Sunak is set to increase a tax on business to pay for an extension to COVID-19 support schemes in the budget next month, The Sunday Times reported Sunak, in his speech ... ( read original story ...)
Wall Street closes flat as cyclicals shine
Stocks on Wall Street closed near break-even on Friday as investors sold technology shares that have rallied through the COVID-19 pandemic and rotated into cyclical stocks set to benefit from pent-up ... ( read original story ...)
VW Group Considers Listing Or Spinning Off Porsche To Inject More Cash Into Its EV Plans
The VW Group is reportedly considering an IPO of Porsche AG in a move to raise cash that will go towards the company’s future electrification and software plans, according to two different reports. ( read original story ...)