Category: Taiwan
Taiwan Independent News Academy Hits at Corporate Media
The media landscape in Taiwan has become a corporate battlefield in the last few years, with the independence of the island’s press the biggest casualty. News outlets [...]
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Taiwan’s central bank seen likely to prop currency Monday
Taipei, April 5 (CNA) Taiwan’s central bank is likely to intervene in the foreign exchange market Monday, in response to a possible depreciation of the Taiwan dollar [...]
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Taiwan trade delegation to visit Pakistan from 9th
A high level trade delegation from Taiwan will visit Pakistan from April 9 to 12. This was disclosed by director, Taiwan Trade centre (Tehran Office) Abraham Lin at a meeting [...]
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Taiwan wastes $8.03b worth of food per year: poll
People in Taiwan waste an estimated NT$240 billion worth of food each year, according to a survey conducted by the local CommonWealth Magazine. The business bi-weekly said [...]
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Taiwan urges N Korean restraint over nuke plans
Taiwan is keeping close tabs on developments on the Korean peninsula and has again urged North Korea to show restraint after reports of Pyongyang’s decision to restart [...]
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Taiwanese banks operate with 7.63b yuan in Shanghai
The total assets of Taiwanese banks in Shanghai had reached 7.63 billion Chinese yuan (US$1.23 billion) as of February, with deposits of 582 million yuan, indicating a sound [...]
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Taiwan’s machine tool sector on a roll
Just how important the machine tool industry is to Taiwan’s economy was demonstrated by a recent exhibition. The biennial Taipei International Machine Tool Show, [...]
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Chinese could buy stakes in state-run banks: Chang
Minister of Finance Chang Sheng-ford (張盛和) said yesterday he could not rule out that Chinese banks might buy shares and become board members of some state-run banks in [...]
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SinoPac shares up on selling 20pct stake to ICBC
Share prices on Taiwan’s SinoPac Financial Holdings rose Wednesday after it announced plans to sell a 20 percent stake to the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China [...]
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Taiwan seeks to fish off Senkakus, not pick sides
Amid the rain that falls almost daily during winter in northern Taiwan, the surrounding East China Sea, normally a striking blue, takes on a heavy, gray hue. For the three [...]
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UPS to expand operations in central, southern Taiwan
Taipei, April 2 (CNA) UPS announced Tuesday that it will expand its presence in central and southern Taiwan, adding a new express air freight service that will allow [...]
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Taiwan urged to become Asia’s knowledge hub
Taipei, April 2 (CNA) Taiwan should build itself into a knowledge hub in Asia to boost its global competitiveness, the president of the Switzerland-based International [...]
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Taiwan, Japan set to open new direct flight route
Taipei, April 2 (CNA) A new direct flight service between Taiwan’s Taoyuan County and Okayama Prefecture in western Japan will be launched Wednesday, in tandem with [...]
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Oman and Taiwan bilateral trade set for further growth
Bilateral trade between Oman and Taiwan over the last five years has shown excellent growth, reaching $3.5 billion in 2012 this year, compared with $80 million five years [...]
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Taiwan’s ICT industry more confident of Q2 economic outlook
Taipei, April 2 (CNA) Taiwan’s information and communication technology (ICT) companies forecast a slightly better 2Q economic outlook for the first time after holding [...]
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