On sensitive U.S. stopover, Taiwan leader connects to Twitter

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, carving a careful diplomatic path on her stopovers in the United States, visited the headquarters of micro-messaging service Twitter Inc and opened her official account on Saturday. A source with ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei employees’ financial data leaked

An information security breach led to financial data concerning at least 2,000 Taipei City Government employees being leaked on Tuesday night, with city officials ascribing the incident to outdated and vulnerable data management software. The information ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan slams Nigeria, Beijing over trade office snub

For years, China and Taiwan were locked in a bitter diplomatic tug-of-war, luring away each other's allies with generous financial packages in so-called "chequebook diplomacy". Diplomatic tussles between the two had eased under Taiwan's previous Beijing ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks down; strong Dec exports data caps losses

The electronics subindex climbed as much as 0.3 percent, while the financials subindex dropped up to 0.6 percent. Government issued data on Monday that showed Taiwan's exports in December had bounced to their highest in four years, fuelling hopes that ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks down on profit-taking; ahead of data, earnings

The electronics subindex sank as much as 0.3 percent, while the financials subindex lost up to 0.2 percent. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's largest contract chipmaker and big-capped share, remained unchanged. It is due to issue its ... ( read original story ...)

Trump Transition: Taiwan, Cabinet, Inauguration

Jan.09 -- Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli recaps this weekend's latest news related to President-elect Donald Trump less than two weeks before his inauguration. Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance." ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's IPO funds drop more than 30% in 2016

Taipei, Jan. 7 (CNA) Funds raised from initial public offerings (IPOs) in Taiwan fell more than 30 percent annually in 2016, although the number of new listings on the local equity market rose slightly, according to PwC Taiwan. In a report, the accounting ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan president heads to US as Beijing watches

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen left for the United States Saturday on her way to Central America, a trip that will be closely watched by Beijing, incensed by her congratulatory call to Donald Trump. While the focus of the nine-day trip is to visit Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks, currency hit 3-week highs

The electronics subindex rose 0.1 percent, while the financials subindex lost 0.2 percent. TSMC, the world's biggest contract chip maker and Taiwan's most heavily weighted share, jumped 0.3 percent. (Reporting by Faith Hung and Loh Liang-sa; Editing by ... ( read original story ...)