March-April winning uniform invoice numbers released

Taipei, May 25 (CNA) The winning number for the NT$10 million (US$332,970) special prize in the March-April uniform invoice lottery is 74748874, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Thursday. The actual prize will be NT$8 million after tax and it must ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks rise for 4th day, heavyweights gain; Sinopac down

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's biggest contract chip maker, added 0.5 percent. Hon Hai, a key supplier of Apple Inc, jumped 1 percent. Sinopac Financial Holdings, a mid-sized financial holding firm, fell 0.2 percent. The company ... ( read original story ...)

Imported goods over NT$2,000 to be levied with customs duty

Taipei, May 23 (CNA) The Ministry of Finance (MOF) will lower the duty-free threshold for goods imported via mail to NT$2,000 (US$66.29) from the current NT$3,000, probably starting from September, ministry officials said on Tuesday. The MOF said the main ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks rise for third session; techs, financials jump

TAIPEI May 24 Taiwan stocks rose for a third straight session on Wednesday, joining other markets in the region, with tech and financial heavyweights leading the way. As of 0123 GMT, the main TAIEX index was up 0.3 percent at 10,042.10, after closing 0.1 ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks edge up with heavyweights leading gains

The electronics subindex rose 0.2 percent, while the financials subindex dropped 0.1 percent. TSMC, the world's biggest contract chip maker, added 0.2 percent. The Taiwan dollar firmed T$0.025 to T$30.027 per U.S. dollar. At least 10 people are believed to ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks rise; T$ at strongest level vs US$ in 2 1/2 weeks

TAIPEI May 22 Taiwan stocks rose along with other regional ... The electronics subindex rose 0.5 percent, while the financials subindex was unchanged. Among the most actively traded, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) and Hon Hai Precision ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s financial watchdog to draft strategic plan

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) will draft a strategic plan that will guide the financial sector in these dire times of enormous challenges, especially due to the prevailing low interest rates at home and in other major markets across the ... ( read original story ...)

Aslan Pharma Completes Auction Phase of $30 Million Taiwan IPO

Aslan Pharma of Singapore completed the competitive auction part of its Taiwan IPO, selling 10.4 million shares at a weighted average bid of NT$68.92 ($2.29). The company will now start a five-day public subscription offering of 2.6 million additional ... ( read original story ...)

Could you already be a multimillionaire? Check your receipts

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Could you be sitting on unclaimed prize money from store receipts? Better hurry up and check. According to the Finance Ministry, 17 prizes from receipts ranging from NT$2 to $10 million for purchases made between the January 1 and ... ( read original story ...)