‘Brave foot Ma’ kicks off Africa ‘sport diplomacy’
April 16, 2012 by editor · Leave a Comment
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – President Ma Ying-jeou has successfully added a new dimension to his state visit to African allies with “sport diplomacy” that will further cement bilateral relationships. China Post Online – Taiwan , News
MOF to tax gains over NT$3 million by 20%
April 13, 2012 by editor · Leave a Comment
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Ministry of Finance (MOF) Minister Christina Liu (劉憶如) announced the MOF’s version of a tax on capital gains in the stock market yesterday. China Post Online – Taiwan , News
Electricity rates may rise before May 20: MOEA
April 9, 2012 by editor · Leave a Comment
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Minister Shih Yen-shiang (施顏祥) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) stated yesterday that it is likely the price of electricity will rise before May 20. China Post Online – Taiwan , News
TAIEX tumbles NT$700 billion in three sessions
April 6, 2012 by editor · Leave a Comment
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The aggregate market value of all the shares listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange shrank by NT$ 700 billion as a result of the weighted share price index plunging in the past three consecutive trading sessions of the week on fears that the government will impose a capital gains tax on stock income, [...]
Taiwan's Machine-tool Firms See Mixed February Sales
April 5, 2012 by editor · Leave a Comment
Taiwan's Machine-tool Firms See Mixed February Sales … Goodway Machine Corp., Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture Co., Shieh Yih Machinery Industry Co., Victor Taichung Machinery Works Co., Taiwan Takisawa Technology Co., Kao Fong Machinery Co. and Tongtai Machine & Tool Co., saw mixed February sales. Read more on The Taiwan Economic News Ming Cycle of [...]
China's military rise
April 5, 2012 by editor · Leave a Comment
China's military rise It would also enable China to carry out its repeated threat to take over Taiwan if the island were ever to declare formal independence. China's military build-up is ringing alarm bells in Asia and has already caused a pivot in America's defence policy. Read more on The Economist US dollar closes lower [...]
Taiwan Five-Year Yields Near 9-Day Low on U.S. Growth Concern
April 5, 2012 by editor · Leave a Comment
Taiwan Five-Year Yields Near 9-Day Low on U.S. Growth Concern Taiwan's dollar weakened for the first time in three days as worse-than-expected US economic data sapped demand for riskier assets. Government bonds were little changed. The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index of stocks dropped after official a report released … Read more on Bloomberg Group donates NT [...]
Air Products Closes DuPont JV Buy
April 4, 2012 by editor · Leave a Comment
Air Products Closes DuPont JV Buy Based in Tempe, Arizona, with regional headquarters in Taiwan, DA NanoMaterials manufactures chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries. Slurries primarily polish semiconductors and wafers used in electronic devices. The current market for CMP … Read more on Zacks.com Military trimming will not be completed until 2015: MND Taipei, April 4 [...]
Lastest Taiwan News
April 4, 2012 by editor · Leave a Comment
Taiwan stocks rise; Hon Hai jumps after Sharp deal TAIPEI, March 28 (Reuters) – Taiwan stocks rose 0.11 percent on Wednesday, with Apple Inc supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry gaining 4.6 percent after a deal with Sharp Corp that will make it the largest shareholder in the Japanese electronics company … Read more on Reuters [...]
Ex-employee at TFD faces deportation
April 4, 2012 by editor · Leave a Comment
Ex-employee at TFD faces deportation A foreign national and single father to a Taiwanese son is facing deportation for allegedly working illegally for the government-linked Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) in a case that raises questions over how the government handled the case. Read more on Taipei Times