Banks’ combined pretax profits grow 76%

Local banks’ combined profit grew in March, for the first time since May last year, thanks to an increase in investment gains and interest income, data released by the Financial Supervisory Commission ... ( read original story ...)

53rd Annual Hsieh Nien Fan a Smashing Success

AmCham held its 2021 Hsieh Nien Fan banquet at the Grand Hyatt Taipei on April 21 – its 53rd such annual ... Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, Minister of Finance Su Jain-rong, Minister ... ( read original story ...)

Exports soar as global demand picks up

Exports last month surged 38.7 percent year-on-year to US$34.96 billion, the second-highest value in history, as local firms benefited from an across-the-board increase in demand, the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Shares Poised To Open In The Green

The Taiwan stock market on Thursday ended the five-day losing streak in which it had plunged more than 750 points or 4.3 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 17,000-point ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan looking to Australia for support, Wu says

In the face of a Chinese “final assault,” Taiwan is looking for tangible Australian support for Taiwanese participation in international affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said in an ... ( read original story ...)