Taiwan's crowded telecommunications sector is likely to get even more competitive in the coming months as rival firms strive to woo customers away from each other and launch new services, at a time of economic upheaval.

The telecommunications sector...

Taiwan's main capital markets have felt the pinch of the global financial turmoil in 2008, with the stock market plunging in the second half of the year and bond yields approaching all-time-lows. However, the underlying strength of the economy...

Taiwan's ranking has slipped slightly in the latest World Bank report on ease of doing business, dropping three places to 61st among global economies, though there is a good chance it will bounce back next year.

The World Bank's...

Taiwan's computer industry is looking to shrug off the effects of the economic downturn in the US, hoping that new products and strong sales in other countries will take up the slack caused by the slowdown in the sector's...

Buoyed by incoming head of state Ma Ying-jeou's commitment to closer economic ties with mainland China, Taiwan's real estate sector is looking optimistically at the future.

While on the hustings for the March 22 election, Ma promised to improve...

Taiwan is confident it can ride out the worst effects of the US credit crisis and any slowing of the world's biggest economy, with its exposure to various markets providing a safety net.

On March 18, the cabinet-level Financial...

Taiwan has responded to soaring international metals prices by announcing it will temporarily suspend exports of some processed steel products, with the possibility of extending the ban to include other items in the future.

On February 20, the Ministry...

Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) on January 28 approved a request by UNI Airways to end flights by March 1 between the northern city of Taipei and the southern city of Kaohsiung. This is the third approval for flight...

On January 14 officials at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) said they anticipate the park's annual business revenue will reach almost $31bn in the next 10 years, up from a little over $8bn in 2007. They predicted that...

The year 2007 was Chen Shui-bian's second and last term as the president of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Although Chen has made independence from mainlaind China a major theme for his Taiwanese Democratic Party (DPP) since his election...