Tag: financials

First-year premiums (FYPs) generated by the nation’s life insurers continued falling in August, plunging 40 percent annually to NT$47.7 billion (US$1.64 billion), due to new rules restricting firms ... ( read original story ...)

Agreement will focus on infrastructure investment in Southeast Asia and Latin America to ‘help secure supply chains of the future’, US’s de facto embassy in Taipei says. ( read original story ...)

However, it is thought the US Treasury Department would join forces with Taiwan’s Finance Ministry to work on investment. China has previously warned the US away from any official dealings with Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

The de facto US embassy in Taipei said the new plan would support “quality infrastructure in emerging markets”, while Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said it dovetailed ... ( read original story ...)

Industrial PC (IPC) is expected more than just a computer for general data processing. Faced with the increasing workload at the edge, end devices are required to be smart, automated and ... ( read original story ...)

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 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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)