In remarks before a joint session of Taiwan’s parliament and cabinet members this week, Financial Supervisory Commission chairman Wellington Koo said that his country intends to remain open and friendly to digital currency and blockchain technology. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s FSC Chairman Opposes Heavy-Handed Cryptocurrency Regulations
The News Lens reports that the Financial Supervisory stated that he would not regulate against bitcoin, describing cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technologies as representing a major potential growth industry for Taiwan. The statements came in ... ( read original story ...)
Number of securities employees in Taiwan dips to 12-year low
The FSC, the top financial regulator in Taiwan, said that the decline in the number of employees in the local securities business largely reflected the fact that turnover in the market remained moderate despite soaring share prices, which has squeezed ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares end marginally up ahead of holiday
while buying in the old economy and financial sectors also lent support to the broader market, the dealers said. The weighted index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange closed up 14.54 points, or 0.14 percent, at 10,532.81, after moving between 10,511.50 and ... ( read original story ...)
Going up… and up… and up! St Petersburg skyscraper becomes Europe’s tallest building at 374 metres (although it’s still being built and has another 88 metres to go)
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, Guangzhou, China - Stands at 1,739 ft with 111 floors 8. Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan - Stands at 1,677 ft with 101 floors 9. Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China - Stands at 1,614 ft with 101 floors ( read original story ...)
Breaking: Taiwan Follows Bitcoin-Friendly Japan, Avoids China & Korea ICO Bans
In significant news today, Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission chairman Wellington Koo has told a joint session of the parliament and the cabinet today that Taiwan will not follow the paths of China and South Korea in an outright ban on crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Retiring TSMC founder predicts fewer doctors, no taxi drivers
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) will remain an industry leader, with growth driven by the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, high-performance computing (HPC) and mobile, its chairman Morris Chang said in an interview ... ( read original story ...)
Silicon Motion Announces Preliminary Third Quarter 2017 Revenue and Earnings Conference Call Details
TAIPEI, Taiwan and MILPITAS ... announces that based on its preliminary third quarter financial results, revenue is expected to be within the upper half of the original guidance range of $122 million to $129 million that the company issued on August ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE: Taiwan Must Be Brave on Cryptocurrency Stance
Financial Supervisory Commission chairman Wellington Koo today pledged to leave space open for the development of cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology in Taiwan. Responding to a request for clarification on Taiwan's stance on crypto from ... ( read original story ...)
Capital Product Partners appoints Keith Forman as non-executive chairman
He held a variety of positions within Ship Finance at Citibank and worked for 20 years in Hong Kong, New York, Taipei, and Athens. After returning to London, he headed Citi’s transportation finance syndications team. He joined ING in 2001 in charge of ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Taiwan Must Be Brave on Cryptocurrency Stance
AMIS, a Taipei-based blockchain consultancy and sister company of MaiCoin. is attempting to engage financial institutions in a private blockchain consortium proposition. So far, and to their credit, only Taipei Fubon Bank and Taishin International Bank ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan banks’ pretax earnings up 2.7%
Domestic banks in Taiwan earned in the first eight months of the year 2.7% more than they did in the same period last year, thanks to a nearly four-fold increase in contributions from Chinese branches. According to data from the Financial Supervisory ... ( read original story ...)
Beechwoods Software’s Hervé Jourdain Elected Chair of the OCF Audio-Video Task Group
In operation for over 10 years, Beechwoods Software is headquartered in Boston, MA with offices in El Segundo, CA and Taipei, Taiwan. Its multinational team of elite software engineers has both the knowledge and experience required to bring advanced ... ( read original story ...)
Capital Product Partners L.P. Announces the Appointment of Mr. Keith Forman as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
He held a variety of positions within Ship Finance at Citibank and worked for 20 years in Hong Kong, New York, Taipei, and Athens. After returning to London, he headed Citi’s transportation finance syndications team. He joined ING in 2001 in charge of ... ( read original story ...)
Does India need a bullet train?
Taiwan’s $14 billion HSR service between Taipei and Tainan virtually became bankrupt after ... it was decided that the two countries would co-finance a joint feasibility study for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed corridor. It is unfortunate that despite ... ( read original story ...)
Radical Innovation Awards see focus on local environment
NEW YORK - The 11th annual Radical Innovation Award ceremony was held last night at the New Museum in New York City with professionals in hospitality, finance, design ... The property in Taipei has five guestrooms, each one dedicated to a different ... ( read original story ...)