TAIPEI (Reuters) - The chief of Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc supplier, on Thursday praised the goal of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to create more jobs in the United States. "Mr. Trump has said many times ... ( read original story ...)
China aircraft carrier enters strait, Taiwan warns against 'panic'
China's only aircraft carrier has entered the Taiwan Strait in a highly symbolic show of strength, but Taiwan insisted Wednesday there was no need for panic even as tensions boil over the island's diplomatic status. Beijing has upped its military drills ... ( read original story ...)
China continues with ‘reactive measures’ in the Taiwan Strait
On Wednesday, China’s only aircraft carrier, The Liaoning, has entered the Taiwan Strait It entered the southwest of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) at 07:00 local time (23:00 GMT), along with escort vessels, the defense ministry said. ( 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 ...)
Taiwan’s smog-eating twisting tower will feature luxury apartments — take a look inside
The Tao Zhu Yin Yuan Tower by Vincent Callebut Architectures in Taipei, Taiwan. A twisting, smog-eating tower is going up in Taipei, Taiwan. On the outside, 23,000 trees and shrubs — nearly the same amount found in New York’s Central Park — will ... ( 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 ...)
Sharp to consider listing its LCD venture with Foxconn: Nikkei
TOKYO Japan's Sharp Corp will consider an initial public offering for Sakai Display Products Corp, the LCD joint venture between it and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (Foxconn) of Taiwan, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday. "We'll think about it ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan ATM heist linked to European hacking spree – security firm
Three Eastern European men were arrested in Taiwan in July on suspicion of collecting cash stolen from ATMs owned by First Commercial Bank, a unit of First Financial Holding Co Ltd. Attorneys for the three defendants in an ongoing trial in Taipei told ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks hit near 3-wk high tracking Wall St; flat panel makers up
It hit a two-week intraday high in the prior session. The electronics subindex rose 0.4 percent, while the financials subindex gained 0.3 percent. Among the most actively traded shares, Taiwan's biggest flat panel makers Innolux and AU Optronics both ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan objects to Vietnam deporting telecom fraud suspects to China
Taiwan's China policymaker, the Mainland Affairs Council ... Chinese authorities have sought to contain an explosion of telecom crime it says has led to huge financial losses, with callers often impersonating officials or authority figures and preying ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks hit two-week high; HTC jumps
The electronics subindex gained as much as 0.3 percent, while the financials subindex was unchanged. Among the most actively traded, HTC jumped as much as 4.4 percent, while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's top contract chip maker ... ( read original story ...)
Millennials Are Creators of New Economy
The IPO raised 1.5 trillion won, making it the year's biggest tech IPO. LINE's users are mainly in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia. China's popular selfie app Meitu chose the Hong Kong stock market. The IPO raised $629 million, the biggest by a ... ( read original story ...)