Category: Taiwan
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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ICBC whips out wallet as Taiwan rules ease
Just a day after Taiwan’s financial regulator said it will relax rules to allow mainland banks to take bigger stakes in local lenders, the first sale of a larger stake [...]
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Taiwan raises minimum wage by 1.42pct
Taiwan’s Premier Jiang Yi-hua on Tuesday approved a controversial 1.42 percent increase in the island’s monthly minimum wage because of an improving economy. The [...]
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Taiwan president’s confidante disciplined by party
Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang party on Monday suspended the membership of Lai Su-ju, a confidante of the island’s president, for her alleged involvement in a [...]
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Taiwan to let mainland lenders own bigger stakes of banks
Taiwan will let Chinese banks own as much as 20 percent of some financial institutions, raising a limit on mainland ownership from 5 percent as cross-strait economic [...]
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Taiwan dollar gains most in six weeks on inflows; bonds steady
Taiwan’s currency strengthened the most in six weeks after foreign investors boosted holdings of local stocks on signs the island’s economy is improving. [...]
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Taiwan permits 20pct mainland Chinese stake in banks
Taiwan will let mainland lenders own up to 20 per cent of some financial institutions, raising the limit on ownership as cross-strait economic integration deepens. A single [...]
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Taiwan-New Zealand trade talks going ‘great’: envoy
Taiwan and New Zealand are making great progress in negotiations on a bilateral economic cooperation agreement, New Zealand envoy to Taiwan, Stephen Payton, said. [...]
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Taiwan’s defense policy should be peaceful: report
Taiwan should not ignore its national defense amid the peaceful development of cross-strait ties, a report by special investigative task force formed by the Control Yuan said [...]
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Taiwan set to ease rule on acquisitions
Taiwan is set to ease rules to allow Chinese mainland banks to buy bigger stakes in local banks and permit more mainland firms to invest in its financial industry, a move [...]
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Taiwan, Germany seek potentially vast new energy source
A research vessel carrying German and Taiwanese scientists set sail for waters off the island’s southwestern coast on Sunday in search of methane hydrate, a potentially [...]
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