Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that efforts to widen divisions with Taiwan would be “punished by history” in a nationalistic speech to mark the start of his second term. In an address to China’s almost 3,000-member national parliament ... ( read original story ...)
Aquaculture Taiwan Expo to Expand Recruitment on Smart Farming & Cold Chain Equipment
TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2nd edition of Aquaculture Taiwan Expo & Forum is organised by UBM Taiwan and Malaysia and supported by the local authority, Council of Agriculture (COA). The 2017's debut brought a big success and ... ( read original story ...)
FII’s China listing will not impact Taiwan market in short term: FSC
The CSRC's expediting of FII's IPO proposal was an indication of China's efforts to attract high-tech firms as it develops its technology and innovation sector, market analysts said. However, lawmakers in Taiwan have expressed concern that other Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
Asia currencies subdued ahead of Fed meet; Taiwan dollar edges up
The Singapore dollar and the Thai baht were also lower. However, the Taiwan dollar rose about 0.2 percent to the dollar. The currency has been underpinned by strong economic fundamentals, and is considered to be undervalued, as opposed to its regional peers. ( read original story ...)
China threatens to respond with ‘military pressure’ after Trump supports official visits to Taiwan
China's state-run media said the Taiwan Travel Act signed by President Donald Trump could lead to military pressure. The law, which allows official visits between the two countries, has angered China as it considers Taiwan one of its provinces and ... ( read original story ...)
Nan Shan Life Insurance – Best Life Insurance Company Taiwan 2018
... and Finance Review is pleased to announce Nan Shan Life Insurance as the Global Banking & Finance Awards® winner for Best Life Insurance Company Taiwan 2018. Global Banking and Finance Review has awarded Nan Shan Life Insurance in recognition for its ... ( read original story ...)
China urges US to ‘correct mistake’ on Taiwan
China has called on the United States to "correct its mistake" after President Donald Trump approved new rules allowing top-level US officials to travel to Taiwan to meet with their Taipei counterparts. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stocks Tipped Open Under Pressure On Thursday
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company shed 0.77 percent, while AU Optronics fell 0.37 percent, Hon Hai Precision dropped 2.00 percent, United Microelectronics Corporation retreated 0.98 percent, Largan Precision tumbled 2.10 percent, Mega Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Avis’ (CAR) Budget Car Rental Starts Operations in Taiwan
Budget Taiwan is an independently-owned and operated licensee of ... A few better-ranked stocks in the industry are General Finance Corporation (GFN - Free Report) , WageWorks, Inc. (WAGE - Free Report) and Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (HCSG - Free ... ( read original story ...)
Trump is playing the ‘Taiwan Card’ against China now
Using Taiwan as a negotiating card against China is something he ... He has also been a regular economic and financial commentator in print and on television for the past decade. He speaks six languages and reads another five, skills he uses to provide ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump signs US Taiwan travel bill, angering China
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that encourages the United States to send senior officials to Taiwan to meet Taiwanese counterparts and vice versa, angering China, which views the self-ruled island as a wayward province. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s New Central Bank Chief Uncertain of State Cryptocurrency
The new governor of Taiwan’s central bank has expressed “uncertainty” over cryptocurrencies’ function as a payment instrument. In a meeting with lawmakers this week, Taiwan’s new central bank governor Yang Chin-long was asked about the central ... ( read original story ...)
Win Streak May End For Taiwan Stock Market
For the day, the index collected 93.53 points or 0.85 percent to finish at the daily high of 11,095.63 after moving as low as 11,014.87 on turnover of 130.46 billion Taiwan dollars. Among the actives, Cathay Financial skidded 1.10 percent, while Fubon ... ( read original story ...)
Phone fraud worsen Beijing-Taiwan tensions
Liu Tai-ting was hoping to make money to support his child when he moved to Kenya from Taiwan and joined in what Chinese authorities say was a telephone fraud scheme, posing as a government official to demand bogus payments and gain control of his victims ... ( read original story ...)
Official uniform invoice app to be launched in 2019
Taipei, March 13 (CNA) The Ministry of Finance will launch an official mobile app next year that will allow winners of the bi-monthly uniform invoice lottery managed by the ministry to claim their prizes through electronic transactions and have their prize ... ( read original story ...)
No term limit could allow Xi to be bold on Hong Kong, Taiwan
Since passing from British to Chinese rule in 1997, the financial hub has operated as a "special administrative ... into just another Chinese city," he said. Self-governing Taiwan, however, is quite a different story, posing a direct challenge to the ... ( read original story ...)