BRIEF-Sinyi Realty unit buys land in New Taipei at T$1.07 bln

Feb 17 Sinyi Realty Inc: * Says its subsidiary bought two plots of land of 3,041.5 square meters in New Taipei at T$1.07 billion in total from individual Source text in Chinese: goo.gl/28oY0W Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) Next In Financials ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks down on profit-taking, tracking regional markets

The electronics subindex climbed as much as 0.4 percent, but the financials subindex slipped up to 0.5 percent. Taiwan's financial markets will be open on Saturday for a special trading session related to the government's holiday schedule for February. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Seeing Decline in University Students from China

The number of short-term university students from China has declined in Taiwan this academic year in what some fear is retaliation by Beijing against a president who takes a guarded view toward relations. The number of university students from China to ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks down on profit-taking after five-session rally

but the financials subindex gained 0.2 percent. Profit-taking came after the government raised its growth outlook for the trade-dependent economy this year to a three-year high on expectations of stronger exports. The Taiwan dollar softened T$0.072 to T$30 ... ( read original story ...)

Smart City Expo to focus on IoT: organizers

said transforming Taipei into a smart city is a top priority. He said IoT technology will be used to construct intelligent communities in the city within two years. Taipei will be pleased to share its ideas with other cities in Taiwan and across the world ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan-funded companies remain big players in Dongguan

Taiwan-funded companies that have invested in Guangdong province's city of Dongguan, a major manufacturing center in the Pearl River Delta, have maintained sustainable business growth there and many of them have been introducing smart solutions to cope ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan not South China Sea could trigger war with China

THE chance of a major war breaking out in the Asian Pacific between the super powers remains a latent possibility. Instead there’s one main trigger point for conflict — Taiwan. Recent strategic shocks in the region show that the chance of military ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan parliamentary delegation visits India, China sees red

NEW DELHI: Two days after a parliamentary delegation from Taiwan visited India, China lodged a diplomatic protest with New Delhi asking it to deal "prudently" with Taipei-related issues so as to maintain sound Sino-Indian ties. That this might happen was ... ( read original story ...)

Tour bus crashes in Taiwan, killing at least 32

TAIPEI At least 32 people were killed when a tour bus crashed near Taipei on Monday night, with television footage showing the bus careening toward a road barrier before flipping on its side. Of 44 people on the bus, 30 were pronounced dead at the scene ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan raises GDP forecast to 1.92% for 2017

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's statistics bureau on Wednesday raised its full-year forecast for economic growth, buoyed by strong demand for the island's advanced semiconductor products and other electronics and despite concerns over rising protectionism around the globe. ( read original story ...)