TAIPEI (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 9, 2016--S&P Global Ratings said today it had assigned its 'A+' long-term and 'A-1' short-term counterparty credit ratings to Taiwan Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Taiwan FHC). The outlook on the long-term rating is stable. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan's 4G users top 17 million
Taipei, Dec. 9 (CNA) There are more than 17 million 4G service users in Taiwan, indicating that a majority of local consumers have adopted the technology, according to the results of a survey released Friday. The survey, conducted by the Institute for ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks edge up amid profit-booking
The electronics subindex sank 0.1 percent, while the financials subindex gained 0.1 percent. Among actively traded shares, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co was down 0.3 percent ahead of its November sales data due after market hours. The world's ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks rise on upbeat export data, overseas gains
Taiwan's exports grew at a better-than-expected pace last ... The electronics subindex rose 1.1 percent, while the financials subindex gained 0.9 percent. Hon Hai Precison, which goes by the trade name Foxconn, gained 1.8 percent. The company said on ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Feels Forgotten. But Not by Trump.
told The Financial Times. “With this kind of move, Trump is setting a foundation of enduring mistrust and strategic competition for U.S.-China relations.” The United States maintains a careful balancing act in its relations with Taiwan. Beijing views ... ( read original story ...)
Trump and Taiwan: A little more ambiguity, please
For example, there is no embassy of Taiwan in Ottawa, and no Canadian embassy in Taipei. But the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ottawa functions like an embassy, though its ambassador must call himself a “representative,” not an ambassador. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Oppo launches R9s
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo has launched its R9s smartphone in the Taiwan market, targeting the mid-range segment with a price tag of NT$14,990 (US$473) unlocked. The Oppo R9s comes with a 5.5-inch 1080 by 1920 pixels AMOLED display, Qualcomm octa ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, Philippines to boost cooperation in science, technology
Taipei, Dec. 9 (CNA) Taiwan and the Philippines held a meeting under their Joint Science and Technology Commission in Taipei Friday, in an effort to boost cooperation in natural disaster prevention and personnel exchanges, officials said. During the fifth ... ( read original story ...)
What Micron’s purchase of a Taiwan chipmaker means for the Boise company
Micron Technology Inc. says it will get leading-edge technology and financial benefits from its purchase this week of Taiwan-based memory chip manufacturer Inotera Memories Inc. Micron has had a piece of the company for eight years. It bought 36 percent of ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Calling
Thirty-seven years is a long time to wait for a phone call. That’s how it must have felt to the Taiwanese people when their president, Tsai Ing-wen, had a 10-minute talk with Donald Trump on December 2—the first direct conversation between a Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
Opinion: Canadians should be supporting Trump’s Taiwan phone call
I want to be clear from the outset that I am not a Donald Trump supporter … far from it. I dislike pretty much everything the U.S. president-elect says and represents. I find his personal behaviour and public belligerence disgraceful. But this past ... ( read original story ...)
Bob Dole's role in Trump's Taiwan call
Washington (CNN)Donald Trump's most provocative foreign policy move since winning the presidency played out against the backdrop of a quintessential Washington activity: lobbying. Bob Dole, the 1996 Republican presidential nominee and a former Senate ... ( read original story ...)
Behind Trump's Taiwan Phone Chat, A Veteran Washington Insider
President-elect Donald Trump's phone call with the president of Taiwan last week, initially characterized by Trump transition staffers and Taipei officials as just a small courtesy, has emerged as part of a lobbying strategy by a quintessential Washington ... ( read original story ...)
A public park in Taipei welded from recycled light posts
Matteo Renzi officially stepped down as prime minister on Wednesday, three days after his stinging defeat in a critical referendum, formally... Syrian troops have cleared of terrorists two more quarters of eastern Aleppo, the Russian Center for ... ( read original story ...)
China warns US on Taiwan leader's planned transit
Since the U.S. switched relations from Taipei to Beijing in 1979, the sides have had only unofficial diplomatic dealings, although the U.S. remains a key ally of Taiwan and by law must ensure the island can maintain a credible defence. China, which split ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan orchestra brings distinguished history, prestige with Canadian debut
“Last autumn I was invited to join the NSO on its four-city tour of China. As we flew from Taipei to Xiamen via Hong Kong, then Xiamen back to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Shanghai, train from there to Beijing, and then home to Taipei … The musicians ... ( read original story ...)