For a currency that surged the most in almost a decade in the first quarter of the year, the Taiwan dollar sure has turned boring. Price swings in the exchange rate over the past month are the smallest among the 16 major currencies tracked globally by ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan PM Aims to Boost Growth
Taiwan aims to stimulate consumer spending and spur private investment as part of measures to boost its trade-reliant economy, Prime Minister William Lai said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. Lai, speaking in Taiwan’s parliament, or Legislative Yuan, for ... ( read original story ...)
JC Flowers seeks buyer for its remaining stake in Shinsei Bank
He also approached JC Flowers executives directly over another deal, proposing to take over their stake in Jie Sun Financial Holdings in Taipei, the people said. His spokesman could not be reached for comment. Despite these initial setbacks JC Flowers is ... ( read original story ...)
IP Week @ SG 2017: Trade secrets at Taiwan Semiconductor
Sylvia Fang, vice president and general counsel at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, outlines to WIPR the importance of trade secrets and how courts have dealt with them, following IP Week @ SG, hosted by the Intellectual Property Office of ... ( read original story ...)
Video streaming giant iQiyi said to be mulling IPO in the US
Both Baidu and iQiyi declined to comment on the potential IPO plan. The acclaimed video streaming platform ... localisation with joint productions targeting markets such as Japan, Taiwan and the UK, whereas the home market remains the major focus for ... ( read original story ...)
Smartphone sales in Taiwan remain sluggish in August
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market reached 589,000 units in August, decreasing 2.48% from the previous month as consumers were waiting for the release of new models from vendors, according to data compiled by local retail channels. Samsung ... ( read original story ...)
Drunk drivers to face higher premiums for liability insurance
Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) Starting in March 2018, motorists convicted of drunk driving will be required to pay a higher punitive premium for Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said Tuesday. The punitive ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seeks continued support of Taiwanese expats: VP
Chen also pointed to the government's New Southbound Policy, which seeks to deepen Taiwan's agricultural, business, cultural, education, tourism and trade ties with the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states, six South Asian countries ... ( read original story ...)
Teco: Taiwan ‘never’ a source of illegal drugs
The head of the Taiwan Economic Cooperation Office (Teco) Dr. Gary Song-Huann Lin said he told some Philippine governmental officials and members of the Senate that Taiwan has never been the source of illegal drugs entering the country. He added the ... ( read original story ...)
Lu hopes to shine again at Mercuries Taiwan Masters
Panuphol Pittayarat of Thailand will have unfinished business at the Mercuries Taiwan Masters where he held the lead for three rounds before settling for sixth place. Playing in his eighth season on the Asian Tour, the 24-year-old is still searching for a ... ( read original story ...)
Made in Taiwan: How an Asian Tiger is Still Searching for its Startup Stripes
“According to the amended policy, professors are allowed to second to the non-profit public, private or public-private enterprises,” says Lydia Huang of the National Taiwan University of Technology and Science, also known as Taiwan Tech. “It enables ... ( read original story ...)
‘Bravo’ introduced as Taipei mascot, embraced by over 1,000 fans
Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) The former Taipei Universiade mascot "Bravo," which became the city's official mascot earlier this month, was greeted by more than 1,000 enthusiastic fans on Tuesday. The Formosan black bear Bravo arrived at Taipei City Hall in style ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei bakes on hottest day this month
Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) Taipei experienced a high of 37.1 degrees Celsius at 12:48 p.m. Tuesday, the highest temperature recorded this month in the city and in the whole of the country, according to the Central Weather Bureau. It was also the third-highest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-to-Taipei tops list of world’s busiest airline routes
The world’s busiest international passenger route averages 80 flights a day, or one flight every 18 minutes. In July alone, a total of 451,801 passengers traveled the 802 kilometer route. The route in question which claims the title as the busiest air ... ( read original story ...)
Why the temperature of an autumn day in Taipei soars to 37.1C
A high-pressure system over the Pacific has continued to bring hot weather to Taiwan on Tuesday, when the mercury reached 37.1 degrees Celsius in Taipei, making it the hottest autumn day in the city so far this year. It was the third highest post-September ... ( read original story ...)
90% of office workers want to run their own business: poll
Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) More than 90 percent of office workers have had the idea of starting their own business, but only 33 percent have taken action, according to a survey released Tuesday by an online job bank. According to the survey on office workers ... ( read original story ...)