TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan raised its 2019 economic growth forecast to 2.46% from 2.19% on Friday, after second-quarter growth was boosted by returning production to the island from China despite ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Plans Record Defense Spending as China Threat Increases
Despite Taiwan’s plans to dedicate more financial resources to its armed forces, it still lags far behind what China, its main military rival, spends each year. Beijing spent some $250 billion on its ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan sharply boosts defence budget amid China tension
TAIPEI, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan unveiled its largest defence spending increase in more than a decade on Thursday amid rising military tensions with its giant neighbour China, which considers the ... ( read original story ...)
The World’s Gadget Makers Are Splitting Along U.S.-Chinese Lines
Analysts including Kevin Chen of Taipei-based President Capital Management say Huawei is increasingly looking to Taiwan’s Win Semiconductors to manufacture radio frequency chips previously supplied by ... ( read original story ...)
‘Very Painful’ Trade War Has Tech Suppliers Moving Out of China
To contact the reporters on this story: Debby Wu in Taipei at dwu278@bloomberg.net;Cindy Wang in Taipei at hwang61@bloomberg.net To contact the editors responsible for this story: Peter Elstrom at ... ( read original story ...)
Fubon Financial most profitable in sector
Taipei, Aug. 13 (CNA) Fubon Financial Holding Co. has been the most profitable financial holding company, both in terms of total net income and earnings per share (EPS), of the 15 listed on the ... ( read original story ...)
Former US ambassador to China warns Beijing intervention in Hong Kong will provoke Taiwan
Speaking to Yahoo Finance, Gary Locke said mainland intervention in the ongoing protests could ultimately provoke Taiwan, adding to further destabilization. “The mainland wants very much to reunify ... ( read original story ...)
Central Bank chief receives top-tier title
Taipei, Aug. 9 (CNA) Taiwan's Central Bank governor has been named among the world's top-tier central bankers by New York-based Global Finance magazine. In its Central Banker Report Card 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan awards first set of virtual bank licenses
... first three virtual banking licenses to consortia backed by investors from Taiwan and Japan, as it looks to speed up innovation in a market resistant to change. Financial experts say that if the ... ( read original story ...)
If Hong Kong Avoids a Bloody Crackdown, It Can Thank Taiwan
What are the red lines for China in terms of when it will feel forced to act with an iron fist? Here’s the good news, summed up in one word: Taiwan. While the Chinese government sees Hong Kong as a ... ( read original story ...)
Interpretation of the latest norms of 2019 Taiwanese securities-based token STO
Is it a cow or a chicken? According to the statistics of the company, the average fundraising scale of all companies that issued shares in Taiwan (IPO fundraising) in 2018 was NT$390 million. ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Post-hosted “Taipei Night” in Singapore Ends in Great Success
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Media OutReach - 2 August 2019 - The Taipei 2020 the 38th Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) Asian International Stamp Exhibition opens at the Hall 1 of Taipei World Trade ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei adopts Morphosense system to monitor bridge health
Taipei could suffer estimated total economic loss of US$181.2 billion during the 10 years, 44.78% of which would arise from typhoons, 16.38% from earthquakes and 15.77% from drastic financial ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says China is limiting tourism to island out of fear
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's foreign minister has criticized China's suspension on trips by individual Chinese citizens to the island, saying Beijing appeared to be afraid of allowing its people to ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei mayor to form political party in challenge to Taiwan president
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The mayor of Taipei said on Thursday he will form a political party to run in Taiwan's 2020 elections, a move that could complicate President Tsai Ing-wen's re-election and shake up ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan criticizes China’s ban on individual trips to island
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's foreign minister has criticized China's newly announced suspension on trips by individual Chinese citizens to the island, saying Beijing was preventing its people from ... ( read original story ...)