When asked about the relationship between China and Taiwan it asked, “What are your dark intentions?” Asked what the population of China is, it randomly said, “The nation I most most most deeply love.” And when Business Insider asked if it was ... ( read original story ...)
Interview with Jolene of Scent and Sensibility Inc
This soap was made using the Circling Taiwan Swirl technique ... How did you come up with the name for your business? Scent and Sensibility Inc – the Scent part comes obviously from the scents that one picks up from using essential oils and fragrance ... ( read original story ...)
The spice island they swapped for Manhattan
“Business is steady, don’t worry,” she says ... “I spent six years on a fishing boat, from age 17 to 23, part of it in Taiwan but mostly near Java, fishing for tuna,” says Yudi, 30. He estimates about 100 young men from Run are similarly ... ( read original story ...)
GLOBAL LNG-Prices firm on demand from South Korea, Taiwan
LONDON/SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Asian spot LNG prices rose this week as South Korean importers and Taiwan showed appetite amid a flurry of cargo offerings from projects across Asia and the Atlantic. Spot prices LNG-AS for September delivery rose to $5 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares stage mild rebound
Sun Financial Holding Co. (玉山金 ... It was no surprise that the market in Taiwan failed to make a big move today," Chu said. "Moreover, investors should pay close attention to the July non-farm payroll data due out later in the day in Washington ... ( read original story ...)
Get ready to rumble: Taiwan’s legislative battles feature punching, shoving and tackling
It was a plenary session last month in Taiwan’s parliament. Fei ... said the ruling party blocked anybody else from a turn chairing the finance committee, leaving his own party few options. “If they keep up like this, it’s hard to avoid another ... ( read original story ...)
Airport retailers fight against travellers’ diminishing time
Meanwhile, the election of president Tsai Ing-wen in Taiwan — which China considers its sovereign ... Acquisitive Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, which has interests from airlines to finance, plans to buy a 16.8 per cent stake — although the ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks, dollar rise after strong US jobs report
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.3 percent to 5,720.60. Benchmarks in Singapore and Indonesia fell but markets in Taiwan and other Southeast Asian countries advanced. OIL: Benchmark U.S. crude lost 10 cents to $48.93 per barrel in electronic trading on ... ( read original story ...)
HPCL aims to buy US oil in next few months
India is the latest Asian country to buy US crude, following South Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, Australia and Taiwan, after OPEC cuts drove up ... opens due to global oil supply cuts. HPCL's finance chief J. Ramaswamy said the company is evaluating ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodian police arrest 175 Chinese suspects in phone fraud
Last month, police in neighboring Thailand arrested 44 people — 19 Chinese citizens and 25 Taiwanese — who they said made internet calls in which they claimed to be banking officials and accused their targets of financial crimes. The targets would then ... ( read original story ...)
Baccarat binge helped launder the world’s biggest cyber-heist
Walk along the zig-zag lanes of Chendai, a Chinese town on the Taiwan Strait, and you’ll see a lot of Dings ... to maintain covert bank accounts and interact with the global financial system. (Priscilla Fong, a spokeswoman for Macau’s Financial ... ( read original story ...)
The first reading for second quarter GDP came in at +2.6%
Cyclical, value oriented sectors such as Materials, Technology, Energy, and Financials led the way ... Samsung, Alibaba, Tencent, Taiwan Semiconductor, which has helped propel both Tech and EM indices to multi-year highs. Samsung notably reported record ... ( read original story ...)
A smog-eating twisting tower that features luxury apartments will soon open in Taiwan — take a look inside
A twisting, smog-eating tower is nearly finished in Taipei, Taiwan. The skyscraper's facade ... lead designer Vincent Callebaut told Business Insider. Called the Tao Zhu Yin Yuan Tower, or Agora Garden, the building topped out in July and is set ... ( read original story ...)
China curbs challenge $100 bln Forest City’s Malaysia home sales
The developer has boosted promotion of its Forest City project outside of China ... It is targeting new Forest City sales galleries in Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines this year, and plans to increase showrooms in Malaysia to 20 by the end of this ... ( read original story ...)
China curbs challenge Forest City sales
The developer has boosted promotion of its Forest City project outside of China ... It is targeting new Forest City sales galleries in Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines this year, and plans to increase showrooms in Malaysia to 20 by the end of this ... ( read original story ...)
Made in Taiwan: Re-Positioning a Behind the Scenes Business Success Story
Taiwan’s textile industry, in particular functional textiles, is one of the country’s biggest export success stories. In the face of strong competition from other Asian competitors and increasing production costs, Taiwan has carved out a niche for ... ( read original story ...)