the finance ministry said on Wednesday. That was the fastest growth pace since July 2010, when shipments shot up 38 percent, and more than double the 12.50 percent forecast in a Reuters poll. In the three months prior to September, Taiwan’s exports ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan exports rise 28%, outstripping forecasts
Taiwan's exports surged in September, powered by overseas demand for machinery, chemicals and electronics parts for the latest smartphone products. Exports jumped 28.1% from a year earlier to $28.90 billion, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. The result ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s air cargo business forecast to remain strong
Taipei, Oct. 11 (CNA) Taiwanese airlines saw a surge in air cargo business in the first eight months of the year and the momentum is likely to continue, thanks to a stronger global economy, a Boeing executive said Wednesday. With the rapid growth of global ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks higher at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted up 1.03%
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 429 to 352 and 93 ended unchanged. Shares in Nien Hsing Textile Co Ltd (TW:1451) fell to 5-year highs; losing 8.76% or 3.20 to 33.35. Shares in Well Shin Technology Co Ltd (TW ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia-Taiwan Trade To Surpass US$17 Bln This Year
"Among the sectors that could contribute to the improvements in trade include information and communications technology, e-commerce, agriculture, aquaculture and medical devices," he said. He was speaking to reporters after officiating the Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares end above 10,600 points; TSMC market cap hits high
led by stocks such as memory chip maker Micron Technology Corp. Due to the solid gains, TSMC's market cap hit a new high of NT$6.04 trillion, which was also the highest of any stock listed in Taiwan. Among other IC stocks, TSMC's smaller rival United ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia-Taiwan trade to exceed US$17b this year
"Among the sectors that could contribute to the improvements in trade include information and communications technology, e-commerce, agriculture, aquaculture and medical devices," he said. Chang was speaking to reporters after officiating the Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
The NYLON Guide To Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan, is the hidden secret of East Asia. But while it may not be as popular a destination as China’s Shanghai or Hong Kong, it’s just as vibrant and bustling, filled with innovative, ambitious, and creative young people looking to make their ... ( read original story ...)
W Hotels opens The Bund in Shanghai
The Bund, the new 374-room hotel (opened summer 2017) is the first W property in Shanghai ... celebration to top destinations in China with pop-up events at W Hong Kong, W Taipei, W Guangzhou and W Beijing in the coming months. ( read original story ...)
Report exposes size of China’s secretive aid budget
Xiaojun Li, an assistant professor of politics at the University of British Columbia, looked at Chinese assistance to African countries and found conditions put on aid by Western donors were less effective when alternative no-strings-attached finance was ... ( read original story ...)
China may replace US as lead donor to developing world, report says
Xiaojun Li, an assistant professor of politics at the University of British Columbia, looked at Chinese assistance to African countries and found conditions put on aid by Western donors were less effective when alternative no-strings-attached finance was ... ( read original story ...)
China’s former U.N. ambassador moved to Taiwan role
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s former ambassador to the United Nations has taken up a new role as a deputy head of the country’s Taiwan policy-making body, the Taiwan Affairs Office, part of a leadership reshuffle connected to a key Communist Party ... ( read original story ...)
Tech stocks in Seoul and Taipei follow Nasdaq higher
Technology stocks made early gains in Asia on Wednesday, broadly following moves by the sector in New York overnight. Seoul’s Kospi index was up 0.6 per cent as the technology sector, which accounts for 41 per cent of the market capitalisation on the ... ( read original story ...)
Edging away from China: Taiwan flies South
“The milk tea thing was a no-brainer,” says Cua, who’s ethnically Taiwanese and part of a family business that also includes a bakery. “I go to Taiwan a lot, and I always thought, ‘Filipinos would love this’.” That sentiment dovetailed with ... ( read original story ...)
An unhappy birthday for Taiwan
According to the International Monetary Fund, Taiwan has the world’s 15th-largest economy (the seventh-largest in Asia). Not bad for a nation of 23 million. Its trade partners are delighted to do business with a country whose existence they won’t ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan-based Hutong grilled meat restaurant establishes foothold in Hong Kong (with photos)
Taiwan-based grilled meat restaurant Hutong announced today (October 10) that it has opened its first restaurant in Hong Kong, leveraging the city's status as a renowned culinary capital to expand its business outside Taiwan amid an effort to reach the ... ( read original story ...)