International Business News - Taiwan http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Taiwan's president on Wednesday ruled out a visit to his island by the Dalai Lama, a gesture likely to please rival China, and give new impetus to rapidly improving relations across the volatile Taiwan Strait. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/taiwan-president-nixes-dalai-lama-visit.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:40:11 EST Taiwan shares fell sharply Tuesday, weighed down by a profit warning from industry bellwether Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The weighted price index of the Taiwan Stock Exchange declined 161.45 points, or 3.57 percent, to close at 4,356.98. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/taiwan-shares-sink-after-tsmc-warning.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:36:30 EST Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest chip contractor, lowered its fourth quarter sales forecast by 8.6 percent, as the global economic slowdown continued to cut demand for wafers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/taiwan-chip-maker-tsmc-lowers-sales-forecast.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:17:30 EST A powerful earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Tuesday, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The Central Weather Bureau said the quake hit just offshore at 11:16 a.m. (0316 GMT), about 45 miles (70 kilometers) north of the city of Taidung. It put its magnitude at 6.0. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/powerful-earthquake-strikes-taiwan.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:12:35 EST China has reversed its decision to import a hit Taiwanese film that highlights Japan's 50-year colonial rule over the island because it may be offensive to nationalist sentiment on the Chinese mainland, news reports said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/186676-taiwan-china-movie-politics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/report-china-blocks-japan-flavored-taiwan-film.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/report-china-blocks-japan-flavored-taiwan-film.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:04:31 EST Taiwan's new top diplomat in the United States says his government is working to repair ties with Washington that he feels were damaged by eight years of anti-China policies favored by the island's previous president. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/taiwan-diplomat-works-to-repair-ties-with-us.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:12:19 EST Several thousand demonstrators waved flags and chanted in Taiwan's capital Saturday to protest the detention of former President Chen Shui-bian on graft allegations. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/180287-taiwan-former-president.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081122/several-thousand-rally-in-support-of-taiwans-chen.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081122/several-thousand-rally-in-support-of-taiwans-chen.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:16:25 EST Taiwanese prosecutors said they questioned jailed former President Chen Shui-bian over graft allegations Friday, as he extended a hunger strike for a 10th day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/prosecutors-question-taiwans-chen-in-jail.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:49:52 EST Taiwan's economy contracted 1.02 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, its first decline since 2003, the government said Thursday. Gross domestic product is also projected to shrink 1.73 percent in the current quarter and drop 0.31 percent in the first quarter of 2009, according to a statement on the Web site of the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/taiwans-economy-contracts-in-3rd-quarter.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:40:25 EST Taiwan shares tumbled Thursday, weighed by Wall Street hitting a five-year low overnight and weakness on neighboring Asian bourses. The weighted price index of the Taiwan Stock Exchange fell 194.16 points, or 4.5 percent, to close at 4,089.93, the session low. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/taiwan-shares-tumble-4-5-pct-on-wall-street-rout.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:41:20 EST Taiwan shares fell sharply Tuesday, weighed down by a poor overnight performance on Wall Street, and weakness on neighboring Asian bourses. The weighted price index of the Taiwan Stock Exchange fell 134.62 points, or 3.03 percent, to close at 4,305.18. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/taiwan-stocks-fall.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:29:43 EST Taiwan will give each of its 23 million people shopping coupons worth more than $100 in a bid to stimulate a flagging economy, the island's premier said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/taiwan-to-hand-out-shopping-coupons-to-aid-economy.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:36:14 EST Authorities took former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian from his jail cell to a hospital Sunday when a doctor detected an irregular heartbeat following Chen's five-day hunger strike over his arrest on corruption charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/176325-aptopix-taiwan-former-president.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081116/jailed-taiwanese-ex-leader-hospitalized.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081116/jailed-taiwanese-ex-leader-hospitalized.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:56:40 EST Taiwan's benchmark stock index slid nearly 4 percent Thursday as further evidence of a sharp downturn in the global economy hit shares of high-tech electronics exporters. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/taiwan-shares-fall-3-9-percent-on-global-woes.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:27:51 EST Jailed former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has begun a hunger strike to protest his arrest and highlight his claim that he is being persecuted by his successors, his lawyer said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/173937-aptopix-taiwan-former-president.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/fall-of-taiwans-chen-tests-independence-activists.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/fall-of-taiwans-chen-tests-independence-activists.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:09:42 EST The downfall of the former Taiwanese president, captured in striking images of the ex-leader being led away to jail, has called into question whether his pro-independence movement has been sidelined as a vibrant political force. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/173340-aptopix-taiwan-former-president.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/taiwans-chen-ordered-detained.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/taiwans-chen-ordered-detained.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:39:36 EST A Taiwanese court ordered former President Chen Shui-bian held on corruption charges Wednesday, an ignominious decision for a man who won acclaim for standing up to China with pro-independence policies. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/172737-aptopix-taiwan-former-president.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/taiwans-former-president-says-he-faces-arrest.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/taiwans-former-president-says-he-faces-arrest.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:26:31 EST Taiwan's coast guard says patrol boats are searching for 19 missing seamen after their fishing boat foundered in rough seas. The Coast Guard Administration says another nine crewmen have been rescued from the "Fu Ji Hsiang 767." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/taiwan-searches-for-seamen-from-sinking-ship.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:20:02 EST Taiwan's central bank cut the island's key lending rate Monday, the fourth rate cut in less than two months. Central Bank Governor Perng Fai-nan said the latest rate cut--by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.125 percent--was aimed at cushioning the effect of the global economic slowdown. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/taiwan-cuts-key-rate-by-a-quarter-point.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:18:58 EST At least two groups of Chinese officials have canceled plans to visit Taiwan because of violent protests against a Chinese envoy when he visited the island last week, a Taiwanese official said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/chinese-cancel-taiwan-trips-after-violent-protests.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:28:01 EST