The maximum reward for people who report financial crimes would be raised to NT$4 million (US$140,701) next week, a 10-fold increase to encourage whistle-blowers, the Financial Supervisory Commission ... ( read original story ...)
Yangmingshan Park to appeal fine over deaths of buffaloes
The Yangmingshan National Park Service on Wednesday said it would appeal a NT$75,000 fine from the Taipei City Animal Protection Office, which accused the park of causing the deaths of water buffaloes ... ( read original story ...)
Himax Technologies, Inc. Pre-announces Preliminary Unaudited Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Himax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIMX) (“Himax” or “Company”), a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products, today pre-announced ... ( read original story ...)
Casualty of China’s antitrust probe
The decision to block the IPO reportedly came directly from Chinese President Xi ... Chu Yen-kuei (朱言貴), a lecturer of law at National Open University, in an opinion article titled “Taiwan is in ... ( read original story ...)
Sustainable finance has industry backing: survey
Ninety-five percent of Taiwan’s financial firms think that sustainable finance would benefit businesses and enhance the stability of the nation’s financial systems, the results of a survey conducted ... ( read original story ...)
World Finance reveals the winners of its Global Insurance Awards 2020
World Finance magazine has announced the winners of its Global Insurance Awards 2020, championing the work carried out by China's Ping An Insurance, Atradius from the Netherlands and a number of other ... ( read original story ...)
Macau-Taiwan relations losing steam – Report
Taiwan relations have been less "proactive" in 2020, the island's Mainland Affairs Office annual report on the SAR indicates ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says ‘shocked’ by latest crackdown in Hong Kong
Taiwan's government said on Wednesday it was "shocked" at the latest arrests of democracy activists in Hong Kong and that the city has changed from the "pearl of the orient" to "purgatory of the ... ( read original story ...)
Prior to building $12B factory, Taiwan Semiconductor leases office space near Metrocenter
Taiwan Semiconductor previously bought 1,129 acres to build a $12 billion factory, joining other semiconductor makers with operations in metro Phoenix ... ( read original story ...)
First Internet-only bank in Taiwan to start operation
Rakuten International Commercial Bank (RICB) will become the first Internet-only bank to start operation in Taiwan by the end of. ( read original story ...)
China Hands Rare Death Sentence to Former Asset-Management Head
The former chairman of one of China’s biggest state-owned asset-management companies receives the death penalty on bribery and corruption charges, a striking signal in Beijing’s campaign to rein in ... ( read original story ...)
Avoid Alibaba Until Political Headwinds Clear
The Ant Financial IPO should have added $34 billion for Ant ... This could hurt Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM), and Tencent. Notably, TSM resides in Taiwan, not China. ( read original story ...)
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Ltd. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited (NASDAQ: APWC ) (“APWC” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of wire and cable products for the telecommunications and electric-power industries in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan raises monthly minimum wage to NT$24,000 effective January
The wage hike is expected to benefit some 1,558,500 workers, which includes 1,097,700 Taiwanese and 460,800 foreigners. ( read original story ...)
Top Pentagon official dismissed U.S. alliances with Taiwan, Australia
Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, if confirmed as secretary of defense, will rejoin a senior adviser at the Pentagon who privately expressed some unconventional views on alliances with longtime U.S. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 3-Mexico raises $3 billion with first Formosa 50-year bond
Mexico's government has issued its first "Formosa bond" with an offering of 50-year notes in U.S. dollars on the Taiwanese market and raised $3 billion, the finance ministry said on Monday. ( read original story ...)