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Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 5 minutes ago
Taiwan voters went to the polls Saturday to elect local officials in the first test of China-friendly President Ma Ying-jeou's popularity since he took power a year-and-a-half ago.
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PC World via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 4:40 am ET
China and Taiwan agreed in principal to promote the EPUB e-book format for the Chinese-language market at a technology conference last week, and officials plan to meet again next year to solidify the deal, Taiwan's economics ministry said Wednesday.
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Bloomberg - Wed Dec 2, 6:11 pm ET
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- China Asset Management Co. is the first qualified domestic institutional investor to get approval to invest in Taiwan shares, the Economic Daily News reported, without saying where it got the information from.
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EARTHtimes.org - Thu Dec 3, 9:47 am ET
Taipei - Taiwan said Thurday it will allocate funds to support the island's basketball league to put an end to players defecting to China for more fame and fortune. The National Sports Affairs Council, at a meeting discussing the future of basketball...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 3:42 am ET
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi topped Google Taiwan's list of most searched for celebrities, the company said Thursday, after revealing photographs of her on a beach caused a web sensation.
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INO News - Fri Dec 4, 6:12 am ET
(RTTNews) - Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves stood at US$347.19 billion at the end of November, the Central Bank of the Republic of China said on Friday. This was an increase of US$5.97 billion from the figure recorded at the end of October.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 1, 12:21 pm ET
A state-run academy in China is hosting the biggest show of treasures to reach rival Taiwan in 60 years, offering a plethora of works including wedding sedans and music to teach the island about its Chinese roots.
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EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 4, 1:16 am ET
Taipei - Taiwan on Saturday will hold local elections as President Ma Ying-jeou's ruling Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is scrambling to rally support ahead of a key dialogue with China later this month. The local elections are being held to select ...
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GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 4, 5:00 am ET
LAS VEGAS -- Crown Equity Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to assist Global TTNews, a Taiwan web-based company that is in the business of providing travel websites for people interested in traveling in and around China, to go public immediately.
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Bloomberg - Wed Dec 2, 9:23 am ET
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Primus Financial Holdings Ltd. and China Strategic Holdings Ltd. are in “intensive” talks with Taiwan regulators to allay concerns that China is backing their bid for the island’s second-largest life insurer.
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Bloomberg - Mon Nov 30, 6:26 pm ET
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan and China will speed up the signing of a currency clearance system, the Economic Daily News reported, citing People’s Bank of China Deputy Governor Hu Xiaolian. The central banks of both sides are discussing the details of their proposals, according to the newspaper.
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EARTHtimes.org - 1 hour 35 minutes ago
Taipei - Taiwan's local elections on Saturday are being seen as a test of power for President Ma Ying-jeou who is trying to seek peace with China. Some 7 million eligible voters will cast votes at 6,384 polling stations to select city mayors and coun...
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Jefferson City News Tribune - Mon Nov 30, 5:17 am ET
BANCIAO, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwanese social drama "No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti" won Chinese cinema's top honor on Saturday -- a rare victory for an industry that has been overshadowed by big-budget blockbusters from rival mainland China.
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EETimes - Tue Dec 1, 12:35 pm ET
Contrary to one report, the foundry business is hot, as Taiwan vendors are sold out and leading-edge yields are improving, according to an analyst. Taiwan - Republic of China - Asia - Business - China
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Bloomberg - Wed Dec 2, 2:57 am ET
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Primus Financial Holdings Ltd. and China Strategic Holdings Ltd. aim to resubmit an application to Taiwanese regulators in the next week seeking approval to buy American International Group Inc.