Taipei property market stumbles – new home sales down 24%
Tweet Taipei’s land administration bureau said Friday that new home sales in the city declined by 24% last year with only 85000 units having been sold. In the district of Banqiao,…
Taiwan to invest USD 300 million in China ferry and Cruise ship terminals
Tweet Taiwan will invest over NT$9 billion in Kaohsiung and Keelung harbor for building terminals, Vice Premier Sean Chen said on Wednesday. According to the premier, this will boost international passenger…
Taiwan consumer electronics exports up for year, but only just
Tweet The global demand for consumer electronics has been steady and this saw Taiwan’s export value reach US$ 36.65 billion last month. A report released by the island’s finance department…
Taiwan aims to be an electric vehicle island
Tweet Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), in its efforts to popularize the use of electric vehicles in the Island, recently held a ceremony to launch two electric vehicles (EVs)…
Taiwan now Asia-Pacific headquarters for over 100 multinationals
Tweet A poll released by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) yesterday shows that over a hundred foreign enterprises have put up their Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in the country. During the…
Free skies agreement between Taiwan and Japan starts
Tweet Taiwan and Japan exchanged the revised aviation pact on Nov 11 that will see removal of restrictions on destinations the number of flights, and the number of airlines between the…
Facebook-MediaTek smartphone business alliance underway
Tweet Taiwan’s top chip design company by market revenue MediaTek Inc. has teamed up with world’s most popular social networking site, Facebook to cut a niche in the market for…
Taiwanese home appliance suppliers gaining from strong Yen
Tweet Japanese home appliance vendors have increased orders of flat panel displays (FPDs) from suppliers in Taiwan as the pressure from sharp appreciation of the Japanese yen ripples through. According…
Facebook takes cloud computing to Taiwan
Tweet The world’s largest social networking site is set to establish a multi-million cloud data center in Central Taiwan Science Park. The move by Facebook will see Taiwan become a…
China Steel Corp has USD 2.5 billion to spend on overseas mines
Tweet In a bid to secure raw materials and stabilise costs, China Steel Corporation (CSC) is planning to acquire stakes in coal and iron ore mines across the world. Taiwan’s…
