Category: Taiwan
Taiwan chipmaker UMC says December sales fall 3.8pct on year
UMC, the world’s No.2 contract chipmaker, said on Tuesday that its December sales fell 3.8 percent from a year earlier. United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) had sales of [...]
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Taiwan dollar forwards steady as stocks rebound after outflows
Taiwan dollar forwards were little changed as the island’s stocks rose the first time in four days, rebounding after overseas investors cut their holdings of the [...]
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Taiwan aiming to build own handset industry chain
Taipei, January 8 (CNA) The Ministry of Economic Affairs said Tuesday that it aims to develop a mobile handset industry chain in Taiwan and that it is seeking foreign [...]
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Taiwan contributing to global CO2 monitoring
A global programme that detects the level of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere across the Asia-Pacific region has gathered first-hand information that could affect [...]
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Taiwan, Honduras relations remain solid: Foreign Ministry
Taipei, January 8 (CNA) Republic of China Ambassador to Honduras Joseph Kuo and Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa reiterated solid bilateral relations during a meeting [...]
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Taiwan’s exports down 2.3 per cent in 2012
Taiwan’s exports fell 2.3 per cent last year due to sluggish overseas demand for mobile devices in the slowest growth rate since 2009, the government said on Monday. [...]
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Taiwan’s HTC sees Q4 net profit plunge 91pct
Taiwan’s top smartphone maker HTC said Monday its fourth quarter net profit plunged 91 percent from a year ago, with analysts blaming the drop to stiff competition from [...]
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Taiwan dollar advances as export outlook improves; bonds steady
Taiwan’s dollar strengthened after an official report showed exports rebounded last month, brightening the outlook for the island’s economic recovery. government [...]
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Taiwan working to regain once-energetic economic power: President
Taipei, January 7 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou said Monday that his government has started implementing plans that he believes will enable Taiwan to get back its [...]
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Taiwan inflation unexpectedly quickened in December on transport
Taiwan’s inflation unexpectedly accelerated in December, even as the government said it will check price gains as it tries to bolster economic growth. Consumer prices [...]
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Taiwan dollar forwards snap three-day drop on US jobs data
Taiwan dollar forwards strengthened for the first time in four days on optimism an improvement in the US economy will boost demand for the island’s exports. US nonfarm [...]
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Taiwan premier stands firmly by personnel conversion
A civil service ministry official yesterday rejected claims that the ministry agreed to convert finance workers into civil servants in the recent Cabinet restructuring even [...]
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Taiwan premier defends Taipower bonuses decision
Premier Sean Chen yesterday defended his decision in relation to end of the year bonuses for four state-run businesses amid protests from some of their employees. Chen said [...]
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Taiwan may hurt China-US ties this year: expert
A US national security expert is warning that Taiwan could throw US-China relations into a “tailspin” this year. He said Sino-US ties could be compromised if [...]
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Taiwan dollar forwards weaken most in five weeks on fed concern
Taiwan dollar forwards weakened the most in five weeks on concern the Federal Reserve will scale back fund infusions that have fueled demand for riskier assets. government [...]
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