Taiwan’s financial regulator has ratcheted up rules on short selling as a way to stabilize its equities market amid a continued global rout. ( read original story ...)
Plunging Markets Defy Government Intervention in Taiwan, Korea
Asia’s two tech-heavy economies South Korea and Taiwan are facing an uphill battle in trying to stem losses in what are already among the world’s worst-performing assets this year. They are hit ... ( read original story ...)
Instacart pulls IPO on volatile market conditions – sources
Smartphone with displayed Instacart logo is seen in this illustration taken March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay Financial to issue shares to raise capital
Cathay Financial is to receive proceeds of NT$39 billion to NT$60 billion (US$1.2 billion to US$1.9 billion), as the new shares were priced at NT$26 to NT$40 each, corporate data showed. That would be ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar blacklisted by FATF for terrorism and crime finance
In another setback to the Myanmar military's minimal credibility, an international watchdog has placed Myanmar on its blacklist for terrorism financing alongside Iran and North Korea. The Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Swazi king vows to back Taiwan at UN
We will continue to advocate for the admission of Taiwan to the UN family,” Mswati, who arrived in Taiwan on Thursday for a six-day visit, said at the ceremony, which featured a military salute. It is ... ( read original story ...)
Non-nuclear power the only option
When the European Parliament’s resolution was announced, Broadcasting Corp of China chairman Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) said: “The EU has decided to treat nuclear power as green energy. Opposing nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
Political and General News Events from Oct 21
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Taiwan regulator strengthens market defences
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s top financial regulator is moving to strengthen the market’s defences in the face of outflows set to reach the highest level in two decades. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Watchdog Says Insurers Can Withstand Covid Claim Surge
Taiwan’s insurance industry has buffered itself against surging Covid claims after raising capital, the head of the island’s market regulator said. ( read original story ...)
Financial regulator boosts defenses amid outflows
The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) is moving to bolster the market’s defenses in the face of outflows set to reach the highest level in two decades. “We are at a period of transition and I ... ( read original story ...)
US considers producing weapons with Taiwan
The US government is considering a plan to jointly produce weapons with Taiwan, a business lobby has said, with the intention to speed up arms transfers to bolster Taipei’s deterrence against China. ( read original story ...)
How Taiwan’s ‘Adorable’ and Ambitious Diplomacy Aims to Keep the Island Safe
Even as China’s threats on reunification grow more pointed, most recently at the Communist Party congress, Taiwan is working creatively to bolster its alliances. ( read original story ...)
We think of Britain as a world-beating economy. We would be better off thinking about Taiwan
Instead of living with this delusion, leaders should examine emerging market economies and try to emulate their success, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan official says Xi would be a ‘sinner’ of all Chinese if he attacks island
Chinese President Xi Jinping would become a "sinner" of all Chinese people if he attacked Taiwan and would not win a war as he would face international sanctions and diplomatic isolation, Taiwan's top ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Central Bank Sees Severe Economic Challenges Next Year
Taiwan will face further severe economic challenges in 2023, central bank Governor Yang Chin-long, making it harder to predict the outlook for growth, inflation and capital outflows. (Bloomberg) — ... ( read original story ...)