Chinese shares swing lower, led by financials

But fresh worries about financials helped hit the brakes on the post-MSCI good ... Korea’s Samsung 005930, +1.01% added 1%, helping push the Kospi SEU, +0.54% index up 0.5%. In Taiwan, the tech-heavy Taiwan Taiex Y9999, +0.48% rose 0.5%, hitting ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks hit 27-year high; techs jump

TAIPEI, June 22 Taiwan stocks rose to their highest in 27 ... The electronics subindex rose as much as 0.5 percent, while the financials subindex dropped up to 0.1 percent. (Reporting by J.R. Wu; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) ( read original story ...)

SinoPac Holdings chairman detained on breach of trust charges

to make illegal loans to finance the deal. This was a classic example of "investing in real estate with one's left hand and making illegal loans with the right hand," according to Huang. Taipei District Prosecutors Office investigators launched a raid of ... ( read original story ...)

Hiring outlook unchanged in Q3; demand in financial sector heavy

Taipei, June 17 (CNA) Taiwan's hiring outlook for the third quarter remains unchanged from a quarter earlier, with demand for people expected to be strongest in the financial and real estate sectors, according to U.S.-based human resources firm ManpowerGroup. ( read original story ...)

VAT refunds filed by foreign visitors down over 20% in 2016

Taipei, June 13 (CNA) Value added tax (VAT) refunds filed by foreign visitors to Taiwan for 2016 fell more than 20 percent from a year earlier due to a plunge in the number of arriving Chinese tourists, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Why would a Singapore e-commerce company do its IPO in New York?

A representative with Sea declined to comment on the rumoured IPO. Sea is one of the region’s few unicorns ... the investment arm of Uni-President Enterprises Corporation, one of Taiwan’s largest retailers. “We plan to focus much of the new capital ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom to help complete ‘Beyond Beauty’ sequel

Taipei, June 11 (CNA) Chunghwa Telecom will finance the continued filming of the sequel to the acclaimed eco-documentary "Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above" after director Chi Po-lin (齊柏林) died in a helicopter crash in Hualien County in eastern Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

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BRIEF-Zipcar expands to Asia with launch of car sharing service in Taipei UPDATE 1-Italian govt bond yields set for biggest weekly fall of 2017 REFILE-Brexit forever? How May's failed election gamble changes Brexit JD.com says plans to invest in Thailand ... ( read original story ...)

Apple Inc (AAPL.O)

TAIPEI Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's largest contract chipmaker, will consider sites in Taiwan before offshore options when it decides the location of a multi-billion dollar foundry early next year, a company spokeswoman said on ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan exports grow for 8th straight month in May (update)

Taipei, June 7 (CNA) Taiwan's exports rose for an eighth consecutive month in May because of solid demand for electronic components such as semiconductors and flat panels, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Wednesday. Strong demand for machinery also ... ( read original story ...)