Taiwan lauds China for not censoring poll
NEWLY re-elected President Ma Ying-jeou has praised China for not censoring internet reports about Taiwan's recent presidential election. ... Read the full story at News.com.aumore
FIABCI World Congress to be Held in Taichung, Taiwan in 2013
Source: Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Jan. 30, 2012 (CENS)--The Real Estate Association of the Republic of China recently announced it will sponsor the annual World Congress of the FIABCI (The International Real Estate Federation or formerly the Fdrationmore
Taiwan shares close up 2.4%
Source: Taiwan Headlines Taiwan share prices closed up 173.72 points or 2.4 percent at 7,407.41 Monday, the first trading day following the Lunar New Year holiday. Turnover totaled NT$140.51 billion (US$4.72 billion) during the trading session. Read themore
Taiwan ranked 29th in global environmental performance
Taiwan was ranked 29th among 132 countries in a recent report on environmental performance published by renowned U.S. universities, Environmental Protection Administration officials said Sunday. The 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) was carriedmore
Taiwan?s Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Declined in December
(Updates with economist?s comment in third paragraph.) Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan?s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in December, dropping to the lowest in more than three years as restaurants and hotels stepped up hiring. The seasonallymore
Taiwan set for first free trade area
30-JAN-2012 Intellasia | AFP News Free newsletter - click here Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said a free trade area would be set up soon in the south, as the government begins moves to joining a trans-Pacific free trade alliance. "In order to followmore
Comic fans flood Taiwan pavilion at French festival
Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) Tens of thousands of comic fans flooded the Taiwan pavilion at the Angouleme International Comics Festival in France Jan. 26-29, inspired by the diversity of Taiwan's graphic arts, the Taiwan pavilion organizer said Monday. Themore
Taiwan expects expanded global participation: legislative speaker
Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) Taiwan is looking to expand its participation in international organizations on the back of support from the United States and improving Taiwan-China ties, Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng said Monday. In the year ahead, Taiwanmore
Taipei bourse closes higher on 1st trading day after Lunar New Year
Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) Taiwan share prices jumped 2.4 percent Monday on rallies of global stock markets during the Lunar New Year holiday, relief from local political uncertainty and the naming of an important economic official in the new Cabinet,more
Taiwan's representative to U.S. deflects rumors of new posting
Washington, Jan. 29 (CNA) Jason Yuan, Taiwan's representative to the United States, said in Washington Sunday that he was content with his current position and was not thinking about anything other than getting his job done. "My current assignment is asmore
Taiwan's looming digital battle will intensify as demand for genuine 'quadruple play' grows
Across from the Taipei Railway Station, one of the most bustling landmarks in Taiwan's capital city, SNG (satellite news gathering) trucks line up in front of the Chong Sheng Building, ready to head out in pursuit of a breaking story. The location wasmore
Taiwan government continues support of WiMAX
The Taiwan government will step up the development of WiMAX applications and help local operators expand coverage of their networks, according to Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). There are 584 WiMAXmore
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$4.9 billion in 2011
Taiwan approved 2,283 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$4.955 billion in 2011, respectively increasing by 11.80% and by 30.01% on year, according to Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) statistics. Last yearmore
Taiwan unemployment down in December
Taiwan had 471,000 jobless citizens in December 2011, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 4.18% which decreased by 0.10 percentage point on month and by 0.49 percentage point on year, according to the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting andmore
Taiwan 4Q11 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 579Gbps
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 579.309Gbps as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2011, increasing 4.43% on quarter and 17.43% on year, according to the latest quarterlymore
Taiwan officials to attend National Prayer Breakfast in US
::: Home Search Search News 01/30/2012 (CNA) Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang Vice Chairman John Chiang and Mainland Affairs Council Minister Lai Shin-yuan will visit the United States this week to attend the 60th National Prayer Breakfast. The annual eventmore
Taiwanese diplomat likely to be deported this week: official
::: Home Search Search News 01/30/2012 (CNA) Foreign Minister Timothy Yang said Monday that a Taiwanese diplomat in the United States who pleaded guilty in a federal case of fraud in foreign labor contracting will likely be deported to Taiwan this week.more
AIT chairman visits Taiwan to discuss trade issues, U.S. beef imports
::: Home Search Search News 01/30/2012 (CNA) American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Chairman Raymond Burghardt said Monday in Taipei that his visit here was to address a range of issues between Washington and Taipei, including that of the imports of U.S.more
Tujuh Atraksi Wisata Terpopuler di Taipei
TAIPEI, Taiwan, adalah salah satu kota paling menarik untuk dikunjungi. Ini adalah rumah bagi berbagai atraksi dan situs, seperti pasar yang ramai, kuil bersejarah, museum kelas dunia, dan mata air panas. Simak beberapa tempat terpopuler dan menarik dimore
AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt visits Taiwan to press to resume trade talks
Taiwan News, Staff Writer Fonts Size American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Chairman Raymond Burghardt arrived in Taipei late Sunday to exchange views on Taiwan-US relations and bilateral trade. Burghardt said that his visit was to address a range of issuesmore
Taiwan's looming digital battle will intensify as demand for genuine 'quadruple play' grows
Taiwan's looming digital battle will intensify as demand for genuine 'quadruple play' grows Source: The China Post Across from the Taipei Railway Station, one of the most bustling landmarks in Taiwan's capital city, SNG (satellite news gathering) trucksmore
Taiwanese Exporters Tap Emerging Markets to Offset Slowdown
China and HK buy some 40% of Taiwan?s total exports in first eight months With U.S. and Europe still mired in the debt crisis, Taiwanese exporters have managed to offset such impact by building business in emerging markets, having shipped goods to themore
Taiwan M2 Money Supply Growth Weakens In December
(RTTNews) - Taiwan's M2 money supply increased in December, but at a weaker pace than in the previous month, data from the central bank showed Monday. M2 grew 5.01 percent year-on-year in December. This was weaker than the November growth rate mainly duemore
Taiwan 4Q11 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 579Gbps
Taiwan?s direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 579.309Gbps as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2011, increasing 4.43% on quarter and 17.43% on year, according to the latestmore
Taiwan government continues support of WiMAX
The Taiwan government will step up the development of WiMAX applications and help local operators expand coverage of their networks, according to Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). MORE »»»»more
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$4.9 billion in 2011
Taiwan approved 2,283 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$4.955 billion in 2011, respectively increasing by 11.80% and by 30.01% on year, according to Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) statistics.more
Acer confident in making profit in Q1
Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) Taiwanese PC maker Acer Inc. will make a profit in the first quarter of this year as it has completed key management reshuffles in 2011, company chairman J.T. Wang said Monday. "I'm quite confident that we will make a profit in themore
Taiwanese diplomat likely to be deported this week: official
Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) Foreign Minister Timothy Yang said Monday that a Taiwanese diplomat in the United States who pleaded guilty in a federal case of fraud in foreign labor contracting will likely be deported to Taiwan this week. "We hope that she canmore
Taiwan's economics minister cautious about GDP growth target
Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) Economics Minister Shih Yen-shiang voiced caution Monday over Taiwan's growth prospects for 2012, unsure if the country could meet the forecast for growth he confidently backed last month. Shih said at a year-end news conference inmore
Taiwan lauds China for not censoring poll
NEWLY re-elected President Ma Ying-jeou has praised China for not censoring internet reports about Taiwan's recent presidential election. Ma said today that in a break from the past, Chinese authorities allowed Internet sites to give a factual account ofmore