This southwestern Japan city, which has raised its profile as an Asian tourist destination in recent years, has kicked off an effort to compete with Tokyo as an alternative financial hub to Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Booming Domestic Travel Secures New Funding for Startup
“Taiwan’s domestic travel began to rebound in May, and it exploded in late June. We saw sales from domestic travel in Taiwan grow five times from the same period of last year in July and August.” With ... ( read original story ...)
Travel activities platform KKDay raises $75 million Series C as it focuses on “staycations”
With lockdowns around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the travel industry especially hard. In Asia, however, several startups are adapting by focusing on domestic activities (or "staycations" ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Bank Lending to Chinese Firms Declines Amid Uncertainty
The drop in lending by Taiwanese banks is driven by concerns over the pandemic’s economic impact on China, as well as lenders generally, not just those in Taiwan, turning increasingly cautious over ... ( read original story ...)
Investors swamp IPO for label of K-pop group
Big Hit Entertainment, the management label of hugely popular South Korean K-pop group BTS, yesterday priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its range, as hopeful buyers chased South ... ( read original story ...)
Trump paid just US$750 in 2016, 2017 taxes: ‘NYT’
US President Donald Trump paid just US$750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House, a report in the () said. Trump, who has fiercely guarded his ... ( read original story ...)
Cardinal Pell set to return to Vatican
Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis’ former finance minister, is to soon return to the Vatican during an extraordinary economic scandal for the first time since he was cleared of child abuse ... ( read original story ...)
Germany’s Scholz calls Navalny poisoning ‘brutal, murderous attack’
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz speaks during a news conference amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Berlin, Germany3, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Pool ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s 2020 Tang Prize Laureates Gather to Address Mankind’s Most Urgent Challenges
The Tang Prize Foundation joined forces with Taiwan's National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University, National Cheng Kung University, National Chengchi University, the Experimental Biology ... ( read original story ...)
Chipmakers in China and Japan Jolted by U.S. Security Restrictions
Taiwan-based TSMC, the world's largest contract ... Kioxia still plans an IPO eventually. "While we received significant interest from many investors, the lead underwriters and Kioxia do not ... ( read original story ...)
Share Market Highlights: Sensex ends 592 points higher, Nifty at 11,227; ONGC, IndusInd Bank top gainers
Sensex and Nifty closed on a bullish note on Monday, amid positive global equities as hopes of the US Govt to announce a stimulated package cheered investors. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex ended ... ( read original story ...)
Actors Turn Directors at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Project Market
The producing debuts of two actors are among the 27 film projects selected for the Golden Horse Film Project Promotion. The project market is attached to the Golden Horse Film Festival, held annually ... ( read original story ...)
2020 Taiwan Innotech Forum Focuses on IP Strategies in Post-Pandemic Era
China trade war in 2020, IP is the core driver in enabling enterprises to stand out amid the rapidly changing and unpredictable global situation. In light of this, the Industrial Development Bureau ... ( read original story ...)
The 2020 World System Integrator Conference online forum takes place in Taiwan
World System Integrator Conference (WSIC) online forum week was held in Taiwan from September 22 to 24, 2020. Themed Developing Safe and Sustainable Smart Cities, the event featured discussions concer ... ( read original story ...)
The committee of the first Harmony & Synergy & World Peace International Forum established as a warm-up
Taiwan's First Harmony & Synergy & World Peace International Forum was scheduled to be held in 2020, but it could not be held as scheduled because of COVID-19. Chairman William Liu, the organizer of " ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market May Find Traction On Monday
The Taiwan stock market has moved lower in five straight sessions, sinking almost 650 points or 5.3 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 12,230-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)