Kota Kinabalu: About 40 Taiwanese businessmen from Sabah, Kuala Lumpur and Taiwan will participate in the East Malaysia Taiwan Food Expo 2017 from tomorrow (Dec 9) to Dec 17 at Palm Square in Centre Point Sabah, here, from 10am to 9pm daily. The inaugural ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn affiliate Kantatsu plans IPO in 2019
TAIPEI -- Apple lens supplier Kantatsu, a smaller rival to Taiwan's Largan Precision, is eyeing an initial public offering in 2019, according to its biggest stakeholder. "We hope that Kantatsu can go for an IPO in 2019 in Japan," Sharp President Tai Jeng ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan IP Court hands record $50 million victory to a crucial smartphone supplier in trade secret case
A closely watched trade secret case in Taiwan yielded a verdict yesterday, with lens manufacturer Largan Precision prevailing over a competitor it accused of stealing information about manufacturing processes. After four years of litigation, Taiwan’s ... ( read original story ...)
China unhappy as Philippines signs investment deal with Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday it was seriously concerned about the Philippines signing a bilateral investment agreement with self-ruled Taiwan, claimed by China as its own with no right to any official foreign ties. Taiwan’s de facto ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s exports up 14th straight month in November
Taipei, Dec. 8 (CNA) Taiwan's exports for November rose more than 10 percent from a year earlier, marking the 14th consecutive month in which the country's outbound sales had grown on a year-on-year basis, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Friday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, Philippines sign MOU for cooperation on insurance supervision
Taipei, Dec. 8 (CNA) Taiwan's financial supervisory authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Philippines to promote bilateral cooperation in the cross-border supervision of the insurance business. The agreement was signed during a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares end up as electronics, financial sectors rebound
Taipei, Dec. 8 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan ended higher after the bellwether electronics and financial sectors staged a rebound, but the weighted index still ended the day under 10,400 points, dealers said. Market sentiment remained cautious as many investors ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan exports suggest tech boom is still strong
Exports jumped 14% from a year earlier to $28.9 billion, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The result was well above an expected gain of 8.0%, according to analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal. Taiwan's exports are closely watched as a gauge of the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Nov exports hit record high aided by China, U.S. demand
(November exports) again reached a historical high," the finance ministry said in a statement. Taiwan's November exports totalled $28.88 billion, up from $27.54 billion in October. The ministry said machinery shipments gained from foreign investments ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Exports Growth Tops Expectations
Taiwan's exports increased more than expected in November, data from the Ministry of Finance revealed Friday. Exports increased 14 percent year-on-year in November, faster than the 3 percent rise seen in October. Economists had forecast 9.4 percent annual ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, Singapore police crack major fraud ring
Taipei, Dec. 4 (CNA) Police in Taiwan and Singapore have jointly cracked a Taichung-based telecom fraud ring that had swindled about NT$440 million (US$15 million) from 119 ethnic Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB ... ( read original story ...)
5G edge computing platform and facial recognition technology unveiled
A multi-access edge computing (MEC) platform and facial recognition technology has been jointly unveiled by Intel Corp, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, and Asia Pacific Telecom in Taiwan, the Taipei Times reports. The platform is the result a collaboration ... ( read original story ...)
Lenovo names Lin as new head for Taiwan office
Prior to Lenovo, Lin worked for Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard (HP). Lenovo Taiwan recently moved its office to a new business building in Taipei. ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Fitch says Taiwan’s support to state, big private banks still strong
* FITCH- BELIEVE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN‘S STATE BANKS WOULD BE PRIORITISED OVER LARGE PRIVATE BANKS IN CASE OF SYSTEMIC CRISIS * FITCH ON TAIWAN- BELIEVE DEPOSITS ARE UNLIKELY TO SUFFER LOSSES IN A POTENTIAL BANK RESOLUTION DUE TO TAIWAN ... ( read original story ...)
Mysterious Late Drops Stoke Taiwan Dollar Intervention Talk
Fewer than two months after Taiwan was taken off the U.S.’s currency watch list, some observers are suggesting that the island’s central bank is getting more active in the foreign-exchange market. Pronounced declines in the Taiwan dollar near the ... ( read original story ...)
Mysterious Late Declines Stoke Taiwan Dollar Intervention Talk
Fewer than two months after Taiwan was taken off the U.S.’s currency watch list, some observers are suggesting that the island’s central bank is getting more active in the foreign-exchange market. Pronounced declines in the Taiwan dollar near the ... ( read original story ...)