Taiwan is one of the few places to quickly get its coronavirus outbreak under control, but it’s unclear whether it can also avoid a recession as the global slump in demand looks set to hit the ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Prototype of new ventilator set to be built: minister
Local medical equipment suppliers are soon to build a prototype of a ventilator to treat COVID-19 patients, Minister of Economic Affairs Shen Jong-chin (沈榮津) said yesterday. Funding for the Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
CyCraft Technology Wins Multiple Gold 2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards
CyCraft Technology, the fastest growing Cybersecurity firm in Asia, is excited to announce that the 2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards has recognized CyCraft as a gold winner, the highest award ... ( read original story ...)
Higher Open Anticipated For Taiwan Stock Market
The Taiwan stock market rebounded strongly on Monday, one session after it had ended the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered almost 80 points or 0.8 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Coronavirus Example
The WHO covers for a secretive China, but Taipei is a real model. ( read original story ...)
SmartLabs Launches Global Accelerator in Taiwan, Fostering International Biomedical Innovation
Establishes Taiwan office to support teams, including two with a focus on detection of coronavirus Boston-based Laboratory-as-a-Service (LaaS) leader, SmartLabs, today announced the establishment of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Treasury currency report on trade partners delayed, Taiwan c.bank sources say
The U.S. Treasury's latest semi-annual report on trade practices of its major trading partners which was due this month has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, two sources with direct ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Bourse Tipped To Open In The Green On Monday
The Taiwan stock market on Friday snapped the modest two-day winning streak in which it had gathered almost 80 points or 0.8 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 10,350-point ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Taiwan partners with Ascenda to enhance rewards offering
HSBC, the leading global financial services organisation, and Ascenda, the global innovator in loyalty management, today announced a partnership to enhance HSBC rewards propositions and launch a new ... ( read original story ...)
EVA unveils personal leave scheme
surnamed Lin (林), told the Taipei Times by telephone. While most local companies do not pay for personal leave, EVA decided to pay for part of those days off to help ease workers’ financial concerns, ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Experimental treatment remdesivir fails in human trial
The WHO told the Financial Times that the draft is undergoing peer review and was published early ... Final decision will be at the discretion of the Taipei Times. ( read original story ...)
Crude lifted by Iran-US tension but virus impact hits stocks
Taipei and Bangkok fell 0.2 percent apiece, and Wellington was off 0.3 percent. Manila sank more than two percent as the Philippines government extended a lockdown in the capital. In early trade, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Banks, No. 2 in Asia Dollar Loans, Discuss Libor End
(Bloomberg) -- Banks in Taiwan, along with the rest of the world, are preparing for the phasing out of the current benchmark interest rate for U.S. dollar lending. It’s a bigger deal for them than for ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Issues Guidance for Global Tax Reporting Thresholds
Law360 (April 23, 2020, 1:50 PM EDT) -- Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance published guidance Thursday breaking down the new monetary thresholds required for multinational corporations to submit tax and ... ( read original story ...)
Applied Optoelectronics to Announce First Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: French retailers able to open on May 11: minister
The French government wants all retail outlets other than restaurants and bars to be able to reopen once a nationwide lockdown is lifted on May 11, French Minister of Finance Bruno Le Maire said ... ( read original story ...)