Friday 30th July, 2010
Taiwan Semi Should Be a Home Run Stock
this refrain : Profit soars; the stock doesn't. What gives? The world's largest chip foundry, by sales volume, this morning reported second-quarter earnings of $0.24 per
Taiwan's Tseng produces stunning finish Wie in touch
Taiwan's Yani Tseng, a two-time major winner, produced a birdie, eagle finish to share the first round lead with Australian Katherine Hull on four-under-par 68 at the women's British Open Thur...
MAC chairwoman to speak on ECFA in U.S.
Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan is scheduled to visit the United States, where she will deliver a speech to a Washington-based think tank August 4 on a landmark cross-Taiwan St...
VC co Giza gains exit in Taiwan
GlobesGiza Venture Capital Taiwanese portfolio company Danen Technologies Corporation (Taipei: 3686) has held an IPO on the Taipei Stock Exchange, after less than three years in business. Danen manufactures...
Taiwan's HTC posts 50.5 percent rise in Q2 profit
General SourcesPeople walk past High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) logos in Hsintien, Taipei. Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC said Thursday its net profit in the three months to June rose 50.5 percent year on year...
Taiwanese Elite Fastener Makers Cluster in Kaohsiung
General SourcesOn Thursday July 29, 2010, 5:08 am EDT TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first "Taiwan International Fastener Show," organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan I...
Taiwan report warns against China trade pact
General Sources(AP:TAIPEI, Taiwan) An independent legislative research body has warned that Taiwan's recently signed trade pact with China is designed to help Beijing bring the democratic island under its control, o...
Taiwan shares close the highest since May
Taiwan News OnlineTaiwan's Taiex index rose 14.18, or 0.2 percent, to 7,798.99 at the close of Taipei trading at 1:30 p.m., the highest since May 4.HTC Corp. (2498), the world's largest maker of handsets using operatin...
Taiwan Semiconductor posts record profit, raises capital spending plans
Taiwan News OnlineTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest custom manufacturer of chips, posted record quarterly profit and raised its spending budget more than 20 percent as demand for phone compone...
Taiwan executive pleads guilty in LCD case
Taiwan News OnlineA former executive with Taiwan's Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. has agreed to plead guilty and serve time in a U.S. jail for his role in a price-fixing case, the Justice Department said Wednesday.Huang...
International geography contest opens in Taipei
Taiwan HeadlinesTaipei, July 29 (CNA) The 8th International Geography Olympiad (iGeO) -- a competition designed for secondary school students -- opened in Taipei Thursday for the first time, with the highest-ever num...
Secretary ex-minister sentenced to 11 years in ETC scandal
Taiwan News OnlineThe Taiwan High Court yesterday sentenced the secretary of a former transportation minister to 11 years in prison for receiving bribes in the awarding of a contract for the highway electronic toll pay...
Gardening firm in charge of tunnel fire safety, says DPP
Taiwan News OnlineThe opposition Democratic Progressive Party criticized the government yesterday for allegedly putting a gardening firm in charge of fire safety inside the Hsuehshan Tunnel.The tunnel, on the main free...
Yunlin chief protests against naphtha cracker outside premier's office
Taiwan News OnlineYunlin County Magistrate Su Chih-fen knelt outside the Executive Yuan in Taipei yesterday in a protest against the government's attitude to the recent fire at the Formosa Plastics Group naphtha cracke...
U.S., Taiwan still far from resolving beef row: MOEA
Taiwan News OnlineThe Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said yesterday that big differences still remain in the dispute between Taiwan and the U.S. over U.S. beef imports, but both sides are in discussions on the iss...
How ECFA threatens Taiwan news freedom
Taiwan News OnlineTaiwan will face greater challenges in defending existing hard-won levels of news freedom in the wake of the signing of the controversial "Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement" with t...
Guandu Museum of Fine Arts
Taiwan News Online"Post-adolescence"To present the annual major exhibition "Post-adolescence," which was jointly organized by National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA) and Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei National...
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
Taiwan News Online"On the Cutting Edge-Aspects of Korean Contemporary Photography"This exhibition that will be held for the first time in Taiwan has been planned to display interests and level of expression of 20 Korea...
Golden Horse to give special honor to local film workers
Taiwan HeadlinesTaipei, July 29 (CNA) Director Hsu Li-kong and actor-turned charity volunteer Sun Yueh have been named by the Golden Horse Film Festival to receive special awards for their contribution to the local f...
Transit trips to Taoyuan explore modern Taiwan history
Taiwan News OnlineA transit that lasts for more than six hours can be excruciatingly boring if you're reduced to wandering around the airport. Every experienced traveler knows that, and so do Taiwan's tourism administr...
Creature effects in the 'Splice' are terrific
Taiwan News Online'Splice'人工é²åDirected by: Vincenzo NataliStarring: Andrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine CheneacReviewed by: Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy NewspapersOpens Taiwan: todayIn the monster romp "Splice,"...
'Writer' burns with style and sophisticated technique
Taiwan News Online'The Ghost Writer'çµæ®ºå¹½é寫æDirected by: Roman PolanskiStarring: Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor, Kim CattrallReviewed by: Christopher Kelly, McClatchy NewspapersOpens Taiwan: todayRoman Polansk...
Xinyi CPSC: Defining a district's special features is key
Taiwan News OnlineXinyi District is probably the most eye-catching district in Taipei City. Here you will find Taipei City Hall, Taipei 101, Taipei World Trade Center and various shopping complexes making it a popular ...
Taiwan art works on display at FILE
Taiwan News OnlineArt works by four Taiwanese are on display at the 11th International Festival of Electronic Language (FILE) after being selected for a competition at the event in Sao Paulo.The festival, which is bein...
A man is 3rd H1N1 fatality in July
Taiwan News OnlineThe H1N1 swine flu virus has claimed its third Taiwanese fatality in just ten days, the nation's 46th victim overall, the Centers for Disease Control announced yesterday.As in the two previous cases, ...
Legislature likely to tackle ECFA again in August
The China PostTAIPEI -- The recently inked economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) between Taiwan and China and related measures could be approved by the Legislative Yuan by late next month if an extra legi...
Taiwanese woman drowns in river in Yellowstone
General SourcesYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - A Taiwanese woman has drowned in the Firehole River at Yellowstone National Park. Park officials said Wednesday that 22-year-old Lin Ching-Ling died Tuesday n...
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