Taiwan Business News

Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) The Executive Yuan approved Thursday a NT$3.99 trillion (US$122.8 billion) budget for the i-Taiwan 12 projects, which involve carrying out major infrastructure construction to boost economic growth and create jobs. Thursday, NT$2.79 trillion of the budget...

M&M president for automotive sector Pawan Goenka told reporters that there has been a surge in commodity prices, specially that of rubber and sheet metals, which has resulted in pressures on margins. "At the moment we are absorbing the prices...

U.S. and Chinese Presidents Barack Obama and Hu Jintao announced Tuesday a package of measures designed to strengthen U.S.-Chinese cooperation on clean energy. Hu said the two countries' corresponding officials signed agreements to enhance "cooperation on climate change, energy and...

Hong Kong-based Primus Financial Holdings is buying Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Taiwan’s second-largest life insurer, from American International Group for US$2.15 billion (NT$69.3 billion), the companies announced Tuesday. Primus denied it had any links to China, saying it...

Expandable memory with pre-installed 8 GB microSD card • Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3.5 mm headset connectivity • Integrated GPS and a digital compass with a sensor that enables the phone to know what direction it is facing Verizon Droid Smartphone...

A 55-year-old Middlesex County woman’s death, announced today by state officials, was linked to H1N1. The woman had multiple underlying health conditions, according to the state Department of Public Health. If a third of people wind up catching swine flu,...