A concerted effort by the government and private enterprises to market Taiwan’s green achievements abroad would not only benefit the nation’s image, it would also create more business opportunities for Taiwan’s brands, products and services. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan’s Q3 GDP grows at fastest in more than 2 years
TAIPEI, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Taiwan posted unexpectedly strong economic growth in the third quarter - its fastest in 2-1/2 years, boosted by tech exports that will likely sustain momentum over the coming quarters. The island’s fortunes have brightened this ... ( read original story ...)
Prosecutors seek 24-year jail term for property tycoon
Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) The Taipei District Prosecutors' Office on Tuesday sought a sentence of 24 years in prison for Farglory Group (遠雄集團) founder Chao Teng-hsiung (趙藤雄) on charges that include bribery and breach of trust. The Taipei District ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s 3Q Output Accelerates as Asian Exports Boom Endures
Taiwan’s export-oriented economy surged in the third quarter, fed by the smartphone cycle and Asia’s trade boom. Gross domestic product expanded 3.11 percent from a year earlier That beat the median estimate of 2.2 percent in a Bloomberg survey of ... ( read original story ...)
Roots Corp cuts its IPO price to $12 from $14 target, insiders say
The IPO comes two years after the company agreed to sell a majority ... Roots has more than 200 retail stores in Canada, the U.S., China and Taiwan, selling products that seek to capture the essence of the Canadian outdoors. Roots said in a regulatory ... ( read original story ...)
Top 10 Airbnbs In Ximending, Taiwan
The property provides 24 hour security ... It is also just 10 minutes away from the Taipei Main Station, which allows guests to gain access to practically all parts of the city. It is also right where the other forms of transportation (such as the buses ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese mainland allows Taiwan lawyers to handle more cases
... residents who have been awarded professional qualifications will be permitted to handle Taiwan-related civil cases on contract and intellectual property disputes as well as cases related to corporations, securities, insurance and negotiable ... ( read original story ...)
UberTaxi launched in Taipei
Taipei, Oct. 30 (CNA) U.S.-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies Inc. returned to the Taiwan market on Monday when it launched its UberTaxi app technology in Taipei. UberTaxi, which is Uber's way back into Taiwan after its services were banned in ... ( read original story ...)
Rare Argyle Fancy Red Diamond is Being Debuted at Taiwan Jewellery & Gem Fair from 3-6 November
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth edition of the Taiwan Jewellery & Gem Fair, hosted by UBM Asia Ltd Taiwan Branch and Taiwan Jewelry Industry Association and co-organised by Taipei Jewelers' Association, will take place at Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan understands need to spend more on defence, president says in U.S.
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan understands the need to spend more on its defence and will continue to increase its military spending, President Tsai Ing-wen said during a visit to Hawaii that has provoked anger from Beijing. Tsai visited Hawaii at the weekend ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to boost defense spending, U.S. concerned over possible military imbalance: official media
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will increase future defense spending by two percent each year, President Tsai Ing-wen said during a visit to Hawaii where the United States expressed concern over a possible military imbalance in the Taiwan Straits, Taiwan media ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan understands need to spend more on defense, president says in U.S.
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan understands the need to spend more on its defense and will continue to increase its military spending, President Tsai Ing-wen said during a visit to Hawaii that has provoked anger from Beijing. Tsai visited Hawaii at the weekend ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese Brands Will Showcase Their Latest Automobile Technology, Leveraging Their ICT Competitiveness at AAPEX 2017
Taiwan’s leading auto parts brands will showcase their latest automobile technology at the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion at AAPEX 2017, being held October 31-November 2 at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Visitors to the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion ... ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan Asset Doesn’t Think Much of Taiwan’s Stock Rally
Outside of megacap Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Taiwan’s equity universe looks increasingly unappealing to Howard Wang. Wang, who oversees JPMorgan Asset Management’s Greater China fund, has cut its Taiwan holdings to 18 percent of the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. exchanges set for highest number of Asian IPOs since 2010
But the exchange is also meeting with firms from Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. The exchange in May signed an agreement to help Vietnamese online gaming and messaging company VNG Corp explore an IPO, making it a rare U.S. listing from ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president arrives in Hawaii despite Chinese objections
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen landed in Honolulu on Saturday en route to the island’s diplomatic allies among Pacific nations and is expected to visit a Pearl Harbor memorial, despite strong objections to the visit from China. ( read original story ...)