Taiwan’s manufacturing growth bounced back in June from an 11-month low touched in May as output rose and new orders rebounded, according to an industry gauge. The latest Nikkei-Markit Taiwan manufacturing purchasing managers’ index came in at 54.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Bourse Draws Positive Lead For Monday
Among the actives, Hon Hai Precision soared 3.35 percent, while Largan Precision surged 2.98 percent, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company spiked 2.12 percent, Formosa Plastic added 3.21 percent, Innolux picked up 0.92 percent, Cathay Financial ... ( read original story ...)
As Taiwan Drops Diplomatic Allies To China, Coffee Traders Rethink A $16M Business
In 2010, coffee exported to Taiwan from Latin America came to just $11 million. Six years later it totaled $16 million, according to the Central America Trade Office semi-governmental agency in Taiwan. That lift reflects lavish Taiwan government support ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Hammers Iran
Iran lost to Taiwan 3-0 in its second match at the 12th Asian Men’s U18 Volleyball Championships in Tabriz on Saturday. Chang H.Y. and Jackman, an originally African player, provided the spark for Taiwan to finish with a gritty three-set victory (25-20 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Technology Secrets Come Under Assault From China
HSINCHU, Taiwan—In late 2016, an engineer at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer, received a call from a Chinese rival company asking if he would be interested in a job as chief engineer to advance ... ( read original story ...)
Is Taiwan Ready for an Aggressive China?
Is Taiwan Ready for an Aggressive China? Taipei has been lucky, having to contend with a regime in Beijing that is distracted. But that luck could run out--and soon. For all the harsh rhetoric coming out of China and growing frequency of exercises by the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan offers cooperation in fire service training with Philippines
Taipei, July 1 (CNA) Taiwan is in talks with the Philippines over a plan to help train firefighters from the Southeast Asian country at the National Fire Agency's training center in the central county of Nantou, John Deng (鄧振中), Taiwan's top trade ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei or Japan – who will make it to the second round?
TAIPEI (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers) - It's a do-or-die affair between Chinese Taipei and Japan, with the victor getting the last ride to the second round of the Asian Qualifiers. Chinese Taipei narrowly won their previous encounter, 70 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan ranked 15th globally in number of ultra-rich individuals
Taipei, June 30 (CNA) Taiwan was ranked 15th in a report on ultra-rich people by country in 2017, with the number up 26 percent from the previous year, according to property market consulting firm REPro Knight Frank. In its latest wealth report ... ( read original story ...)
17 PHL firms eye $25-million sales in major Food Taipei fair
SEVENTEEN local companies are taking center stage in the FoodPhilippines exhibit for the 28th Taipei International Food Show (TIFS) 2018, popularly known as Food Taipei, on June 27 to 30, at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Taipei City, Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
UMC’s subsidiary plans IPO in Shanghai
Taipei, June 30 (CNA) United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), the second-largest contract chipmaker in Taiwan, is planning to sell shares of a subsidiary based in China through an initial public offering (IPO) in Shanghai. In a news conference held on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
China warns Western firms over Taiwan
In recent months, many multinational companies, from airlines to clothing brands, have been getting on the wrong side of Beijing. They have done so by listing Taiwan under the title "country" in their website's drop down menus, or by suggesting the island ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan needs foreign investors for growth, but hurdles remain
Worries about the island’s longer-term economic outlook and the trend of local companies investing abroad also make foreigners pessimistic about pursuing their business ideas in Taiwan. Finally, there is the issue of intellectual property rights ... ( read original story ...)
Reed Cavendish Wealth Management – China’s Property Prices Rise
TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, June 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Analysts at Taipei ... Reed Cavendish Wealth Management analysts say that, on a yearly basis, property prices increased 4.7 percent last month, a slight decline from 4.9 percent annual growth in March. ( read original story ...)
China says U.S. should tell airlines to change websites in Taiwan row
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday that the United States should tell its airlines to change their websites to refer to self-ruled Taiwan as Chinese territory, after the United States said China had rejected requests for talks on the matter. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s top companies over-reliant on Apple: report
Taipei, June 28 (CNA) Six of Taiwan's top 10 corporations by net revenue are electronics companies that are part of Apple's supply chain, resulting in an over-reliance on the American multinational technology company, according to a report by China Credit ... ( read original story ...)