TAIPEI (Reuters) - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's capital Taipei on Wednesday with several witnesses reporting a slight rocking of buildings in the city's business district. The quake struck about 19 km (11.81 miles) east of Taipei at a depth of ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei rocked by 5.7-magnitude earthquake
TAIPEI (REUTERS) - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of Taipei at 1.59pm local time on Wednesday (Jan 17) afternoon, according to the government, with several witnesses reporting a slight rocking of buildings in downtown Taipei. The quake's epicentre ... ( read original story ...)
‘Economic blackmail’: Zara, Qantas, Marriott and Delta Air Lines reverse position on Taiwan for fear of angering China
Zara, Marriott, Qantas, and Delta Air Lines have all updated their websites in the last week after China slammed several companies for listing Hong Kong and Taiwan as countries. An ethics professor whose book on China's soft power was not published due to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares close above 11,000 points for first time in over 27 years
TAIPEI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s benchmark share index closed above 11,000 points for the first time in more than 27 years on Wednesday. The Taiwan SE Weighted Index ended at 11,018.36 points, with big gains seen by tech, electric and new energy firms. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan chipmaker: Chinese rivals will face scrutiny over trade secrets
TAIPEI -- A senior executive at Taiwanese memory chipmaker Nanya Technology said on Tuesday Chinese rivals ... against its Chinese competitor Fujian Jin Hua Integrated Circuit and Taiwan's United Microelectronics (UMC). Micron alleged that some of its ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei home pricing index rebounds
Taipei, Jan. 16 (CNA) The residential property pricing index in Taipei, the most watched property market in Taiwan, staged a rebound in September of last year on the back of more expensive apartments and buildings, data released by the Department of Land ... ( read original story ...)
TSEC Taiwan Stock Exchange : TAIWAN STEEL UNION CO., LTD. IPO by auction successfully completed today (January 16)
TAIWAN STEEL UNION CO., LTD. conducted its initial public offering (IPO) of common shares by auction and public offer. The company issued 7,703,000 shares by auction and 1,925,000 shares by public offering. A total of 1,995 bids were received with 1,911 ... ( read original story ...)
HTC unveils mid-range U11 Eyes; Vive aims at Taipei Game Show
HTC, one of Taiwan's tech firms that have entered the virtual reality business, is also planning to bring an upgraded VR headset -- the Vive Pro -- to the upcoming Taipei Game Show in a bid to boost sales for the first quarter of this year. On Monday ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission to allow foreign banks to issue TWD bonds in Taiwan
* SAYS TOTAL AMOUNT OF BONDS ISSUED EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY T$500 BILLION ($16.93 billion) ($1 = 29.5260 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. ( read original story ...)
Infortrend Technology : Launches Cloud-ready Network Video Recorder Solutions with Free IP Camera License Promotion
New Taipei City, Taiwan, 16 th January 2018 - Infortrend® Technology, Inc. (TWSE: 2495) today unveiled the new built-in Network Video Recorder (NVR) application for the GSe Pro family, including the rack-mount GSe Pro 3000/1000 and the desktop GSe Pro 200. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to corporations: Ignore China, and call us a country
Taiwan has hit back at companies bowing to pressure from China to stop referring to the self-ruling island state as a country and says political measures not be used to influence business operations. "Political measures should not be deployed to interrupt ... ( read original story ...)
Prodded by China, Qantas amends website references to Taiwan, other regions
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Tuesday it had amended its website to no longer refer to Taiwan and Hong Kong as countries, rather than Chinese territories, after China issued a warning to foreign airlines last week. China has ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan biomedical revenues may break NT$500 billion in 2018
The annual revenues of Taiwan's biomedical industry are estimated to rise 4.5 ... eight IPOs raising total capital funds of NT$5.22 billion, for a 35% share of total IPO funding and much higher than the corresponding figure of NT$900 million posted by ... ( read original story ...)
Line prices listing at top end of range amid tech IPO drought
Two-thirds of its users are in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia ... “Each successful deal builds a more receptive IPO market for tech,” said Matthew Kennedy, an analyst at Renaissance Capital, which runs IPO-focused exchange traded funds. ( read original story ...)
Timeline: the yuan’s journey to being a truly global currency
2011, April: First yuan-denominated IPO in Hong Kong with the listing of Hui Xian Real ... 2013, January: PBOC appoints Bank of China’s Taipei branch as yuan clearing bank for Taiwan. First cross-border yuan loans authorised with 15 banks in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Two men arrested over HK$67m tech firm scam
After setting up the company in 2016, he said fraudsters held investment talks in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland, claiming people could get returns of up to five percent on their investments. They also allegedly claimed to be planning an IPO in the US ... ( read original story ...)