The Chinese surpassed Canadians as the largest foreign purchasers of U.S. residential property in 2013, according to the National Association of Realtors. Including buyers from Hong Kong and Taiwan, the Chinese accounted for $27.3-billion (U.S.), or 26.7 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks fall slightly; U.S. keeps country on currency monitoring list
"From the beginning of this year, the Taiwan dollar has already strengthened quite a lot, but it likely won't go much further as the impact will be on our exports," said Tony Chen, a FX strategist at Taishin Financial Holdings. "In Q2, we might even see ... ( read original story ...)
Public hearing on infrastructure “war of words” venue: Ko
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je heaped scorn on a government-sponsored ... jointly lobbying for the inclusion of the "three loops and three lines" MRT project into the Cabinet's NT$880 billion Forward-looking Infrastructure Construction ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says ready to review Chinese activist's asylum request
TAIPEI Taiwan said on Monday it was prepared to review a petition for asylum from a Chinese activist who left his tour group in Taiwan without notice last week. Local media reported on Sunday that Zhang Xiangzhong, whose whereabouts remain unknown, has ... ( read original story ...)
The Need for Speed: Taiwan Taking the Slow Road on Fintech
Financial industry observers see big potential for Taiwan in the nascent fintech sector, citing the ways in which emerging technologies could help the banking and insurance components of the nation’s financial conglomerates share information safely and ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan asks insurers to adjust forex hedging as local currency strengthens
TAIPEI, April 14 Taiwan's financial regulator has asked local insurers to adjust their foreign exchange hedging to reduce the impact of the strengthening local currency against the U.S. dollar on their earnings, according to a document from the regulator ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC's directors top earners among Taiwan's listed companies
... the most generous salary for its directors was CTBC Financial Holding Co. (中信金), one of the leading financial companies in Taiwan. Its directors received NT$50.82 million in pay on average last year, the TWSE said. In 2016, CTBC Financial ... ( read original story ...)