TAIWAN News, Jul 10, 2013

Taiwan's Economic Independence Wall Street Journal Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs must take issue with a recent Asian Wall Street Journalop-ed entitled “Taiwan, an Island Adrift,” by William E. Sharp Jr., a professor of East Asian politics at Hawaii Pacific University, in which he argued that ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai of China win women's doubles title at ... Washington Post “It's very special because I don't think tennis is popular in Taiwan,” Hsieh said. “We didn't see many media during this tournament. We're very proud we can win this tournament together with my good friend. It's our first title, for Taiwan, so I think ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan urges sport sponsorship amid 'brawn drain' fear Fox News TAIPEI (AFP) – Taiwan called on more companies Tuesday to finance athletes amid concerns local tennis hero and Wimbledon women's doubles champion Hsieh Su-Wei might take up Chinese citizenship in exchange for a seven figure sponsorship deal. See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan PV Makers Set to Embrace Business Opportunity in the American Solar ... Wall Street Journal TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Taiwan's Green Trade Project Office is bringing a delegation of exhibitors to participate in the Intersolar North America 2013 trade show in San Francisco, USA, aiming to help Taiwan's Photovoltaic (PV) ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan and New Zealand Sign Free-Trade Agreement Wall Street Journal Though its trade with New Zealand is relatively small, the agreement may help Taiwan reach similar pacts with larger trading partners such as Singapore, with which it's now negotiating. Two-way trade is worth 1.6 billion New Zealand dollars (US$1.2 ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan Five-Year Bond Yield at 2011 High on Fed Exit Speculation Businessweek Taiwan's bonds fell, with the five-year yield touching the highest level since July 2011, after a U.S. jobs report spurred speculation the Federal Reserve will begin cutting stimulus this year. Employers in the world's largest economy added 195,000 ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan chip foundries to feel pinch as premium phones peak Moneycontrol.com Taiwan's top chip foundries may need to rein in expectations for the second half of the year as high-end smartphone sales growth cools and chip buyers look to ship more low-cost, low-margin gadgets to emerging markets like China. Source: Reuters ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan's sanction affects over 10000 Filipino workers Focus Taiwan News Channel Manila, July 9 (CNA) Taiwan's job sanction has affected more than 10,000 overseas Filipino workers, whose job contracts were not renewed there amid a lingering diplomatic row between the two countries, according to a Philippine recruitment consultant. See all stories on this topic »

From Taiwan to Alaska, around the world on a bike San Jose Mercury News Mercury News Columnist. Ethan Chang is a muscular young man from Taiwan with a happy, toothy smile and a stringy goatee. And with a yellow bandanna tied around his head, he'd fit into any international hipster scene. But what separates him from the ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan panda cub in good condition despite injury: zoo Xinhua TAIPEI, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The first cub born to a pair of pandas presented to Taiwan by the Chinese mainland has sustained a slight leg injury but is in good condition, according to the Taipei Zoo. The female cub was accidentally injured by her mother ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan's Trade Deal With New Zealand: Two Scenarios Forbes Taiwan's exports to New Zealand should rise by US$624 million and imports to Taiwan by $606 million, local media said earlier this week, citing stats from a legislative briefing. That would raise the TaiwanGDP by $303 million, less than 1,000th of its ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan opposition DPP strives for cross-strait consensus South China Morning Post Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party yesterday started the first of nine closed-door meetings designed to reach an internal consensus on the future direction of the party's cross-strait policy. The meeting, dubbed the Huashan Conference ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan, Germany to cooperate in biotechnology Focus Taiwan News Channel Taipei, July 8 (CNA) Officials from Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) and the world's fourth-largest supplier of poultry vaccines signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Taipei on Monday to work together on biotechnology development. See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan's fishermen ply their trade in troubled waters Financial Times Trucks laden with headless frozen tuna carcases speed down the waterfront as trading gets under way at the Donggang fish market in southern Taiwan. Less than an hour after dawn, dozens of colourfully painted small boats are unloading their holds after ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan urged to settle disputes over trade pact with China Focus Taiwan News Channel Taipei, July 6 (CNA) Taiwan should solve its domestic disputes over the recently signed service trade pact with China or it could face bigger challenges once China and South Korea ink a bilateral free trade agreement, a local scholar warned Saturday. See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan's exports growth expected to accelerate in H2: think tank Focus Taiwan News Channel Taipei, July 9 (CNA) Yuanta-Polaris Research Institute, one of Taiwan's leading economic think tanks, said on Tuesday that the pace of Taiwan's exports growth for the second half of this year will accelerate on the back of peak season effects ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan's IOC presidential hopeful focuses on education Focus Taiwan News Channel Taipei, July 4 (CNA) Wu Ching-kuo, Taiwan's only contender for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency, said Thursday that he will elaborate on the importance of education at an IOC meeting later that day. All IOC presidential candidates ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan Mulls Easing Foreign Investment Rules Wall Street Journal Taiwan started allowing yuan bonds to be distributed locally in February while U.S. dollar bonds have long been sold. The island's nascent yuan bond market has been off to a slow start, with only three issuers raising around 3 billion yuan (US$489 ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan June inflation at lowest level in over one year Focus Taiwan News Channel Though inflation in June remained below 1 percent for the second month in a row, Tsui Chou-ying, a DGBAS specialist, said local consumer prices are still in a mild expansionary mode, and Taiwan is not likely to encounter deflationary pressures any time ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan's Oil Imports Increase in June as Manufacturing Rebounds Bloomberg Taiwan, which imports almost all of its crude requirements, purchased more of the commodity last month as manufacturing rebounded. June shipments rose 12 percent from a year earlier to 27.4 million barrels, according to the Finance Ministry in Taipei. See all stories on this topic »

Film director probed for ruse at Taiwan naval base Anchorage Daily News FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2012 file photo, Taiwanese director Niu Chen-Zer arrives at the 49th Golden Horse Awards at the Luodong Cultural Working House in Yilan County, Taiwan. Niu apologized for letting an award-winning Chinese photographer use false ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan beat US 89-84 for second William Jones win Taipei Times Lin “the Beast” Chih-jeh scored a game-high 30 points, while Quincy Davis boosted the defense with his inside presence as Taiwan went on to defeat the US in an 89-84 final at the Sinjhuang Sports Complex in New Taipei City last night and win their ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan and New Zealand sign free trade deal Channel News Asia The "Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC)" was signed in the name under which the politically isolated island joined the World Trade Organisation ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan signs trade pact with New Zealand Focus Taiwan News Channel The agreement, signed in Wellington by Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Representative Elliot Charng and New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office in Taipei Director Stephen Payton, is considered to be of great importance to trade-oriented Taiwan's ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan CFOs bullish on 2013 earnings outlook: survey Focus Taiwan News Channel "We expect Taiwan-based corporations to be more upbeat in the second half, reflecting potential demand spikes in the technology and electronics sectors driven by a more stable global economy," said Eric Liu, country executive of Taiwan and head of ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan teams win LLB regional title, advance to world series Focus Taiwan News Channel Jolly Gomez, head of the Philippine Sports Commission, said he is grateful to Taiwan for taking part in the tournament despite the recent diplomatic row between the two countries over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan-New Zealand trade deal is of much significance: economist Focus Taiwan News Channel New Zealand, Liu continued, is also part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership -- two free trade blocs Taiwan desires to join. Therefore, establishing free trade relations with members of the blocs "means ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan, New Zealand sign free trade deal AsiaOne TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan signed a free trade agreement with New Zealand Wednesday, its first with a country that has diplomatic relations with China as it seeks to pursue similar deals regionally and halt a competitive slide. The 'economic cooperation ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan rebound hinges on China: UBS Taipei Times Taiwan's key economic indicators moved sideways along the bottom of an L-shaped line in the first half of the year and may fail to pick up significantly if exports to China continue to fall in the second half, UBS Securities Asia said in a recent report. See all stories on this topic »

New Zealand, Taiwan sign free trade deal Boston.com WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand on Wednesday signed a free trade agreement withTaiwan in a deliberately low-key ceremony designed to demonstrate the South Pacific nation's fealty to its formal relations with mainland China. See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan makers shift LTE focus from data devices to smartphones Taiwan-based networking/communication device makers originally expected shipments of 8-10 million LTE data terminal devices in 2013 but have seen far lower than expected order volumes so far, and therefore some of them have been ... DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia

Taiwan market: PChome Store launches auction platform - DigiTimes PChome Store, an online shopping service operator in Taiwan, on July 4 launched an auction platform with incentives of free listings and a 2% fee on sales value in the first year to attract sellers, according to the company. DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia

Taiwan market: Epson to launch 3D home theater projector Seiko Epson on July 10 unveiled the Epson EH-TW550, a 3D home theater projector featuring a brightness of 3000lm in both white and color, contrast of 5000:1 and support for Blu-ray Disc playback, for launch in the Taiwan market on July 16 ... DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia

Taiwan retailers stocking fewer notebooks for summer 2013 Seeing that notebook demand may be weaker than expected during the summer, Taiwan channel retailers have prepared less inventory for the summer. Inventory for the back-to-school season of 2013 are 30-40% lower than those in previous years, according ... DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia

Taiwan market: Sony, Microsoft to offer new game console promotions Microsoft and Sony are both set to offer new promotions in Taiwan for their game consoles hoping to boost sales during the summer. DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia

Watch: Panda gives birth at Taiwan's Taipei Zoo - CBS News Video CBS News video: Watch: Panda gives birth at Taiwan's Taipei Zoo - Taiwan welcomed its first baby panda on Saturday after Yuan Yuan, a giant panda from ... www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50150448n

Taiwan News Quick Take - Taipei Times The documentary Go Grandriders (不老騎士), which portrays the story of 17 octogenarians who undertook a 1,178km trip around Taiwan by motorcycle, will also ... www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/.../2003566413

Panda from China delivers first cub in Taiwan | Fox News A giant panda, one of a pair presented by China four years ago to mark warming ties with Taiwan, has given birth to a female cub at a Taipei zoo, officials said ... www.foxnews.com/.../panda-from-china-delivers-first-cub-in-t...

Taiwan's struggle to relight its fire - Business Analysis & Features ... It's an island off the coast of a continental land mass. Wages have been at a standstill for around a decade. The country had an unusually rough time in the 2008 ... www.independent.co.uk/.../taiwans-struggle-to-relight-its-fire-...

Hawaiian debuts nonstop service to Taiwan - Hawaii News ... Hawaiian Airlines became the only U.S. carrier offering nonstop service between Hawaii and Taiwanearly this morning when it took off from Honolulu to the ... www.staradvertiser.com/.../Hawaiian_Airlines_becomes_the_o...

Taiwan freezes renewal contracts of OFWs | ABS-CBN News MANILA - The country may stand to lose as much as P200 million in monthly remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose contracts were neither  ... www.abs-cbnnews.com/.../taiwan-freezes-renewal-contracts-of...

What's changed for 'economic tiger' Taiwan? - ABC News ... Taiwan is famous for being one of the world's leading manufacturers of LCD panels and for being home to brands such as the mobile phone company HTC. www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-06/whats...for.../4804100

16,000 possible jobs lost due to row with Taiwan | Headlines, News ... Some 16000 jobs that would have been filled by Filipino workers have been lost in Taiwan due to soured relations between Manila and Taipei following the ... www.philstar.com/.../16000-possible-jobs-lost-due-row-taiwan

Giant panda donated by China gives birth in Taiwan - Channel ... A female giant panda donated by China to Taiwan four years ago gave birth to a ... The city government said it will share the happy news with a panda base in ... www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/.../721480.html

Red meat sector welcomes Economic Agreement with Taiwan - Scoop New Zealand exports of red meat products to Taiwan incurred around .... 5:38 PM | admin; TaiwanAgreement Excellent News for New Zealand Ec... 5:36 PM | ... www.scoop.co.nz/.../red-meat-sector-welcomes-economic-agre...

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