Taiwan Economic News articles from March 2006

Taiwan Economic News archives from March 2006

CBC Raises Policy Interest Rates by 0.125 of a Percentage Point.
March 31, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 31, 2006 (CENS)--In line with market expectations, the board of directors and supervisors at the Central Bank of China (CBC) decided yesterday (March 30) to raise three policy interest rates by...

FPG to Become World's No.2 in Output of Polyester Fibers.
March 31, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 31, 2006 (CENS)--After reaping a good harvest in the field of electronic materials, Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) will begin to see returns for its investments in polyester fibers when it completes...

Exports of Taiwan-made Machine Tools Down 3.9% in January.
March 31, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 31, 2006 (CENS)--Exports of Taiwan-made machine tools amounted to US$212.8 million in January, down 3.9% from the same period of last year, according to statistics compiled by the non-profit...

China Electric, Ta Ya Electric Team Up in Lighting in Vietnam.
March 31, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 31, 2006 (CENS)--China Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Ta Ya Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. of Taiwan recently announced that they would open a 50-50 venture in Vietnam to produce lighting...

Jenn Feng Branches Into LED Lamp Production.
March 31, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 31, 2006 (CENS)--Power-tool supplier Jenn Feng Group recently announced it has been cooperating with Taiwan's National Central University to introduce leading-edge, 180-watt and 30-watt...

Yulon-GM to Push Locally Made Buick in Taiwan in April.
March 31, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 31, 2006 (CENS)--Yulon GM Motors Co., Ltd. (Yulon-GM) recently announced that it would substitute a medium sedan model, dubbed the J2000, for the originally planned compact car model to be the...

Taiwan's Small-displacement ATV Exports Suffer Volume Decreases.
March 31, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 31, 2006 (CENS)--Facing fierce price-cutting competition from rivals in mainland China and other Southeast Asian nations, the exports of small displacement all terrain vehicles (ATVs) by Taiwan...

Taiwan's February Jobless Rate Has First Rise in Six Months.
March 31, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 31, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan's jobless rate bounced up for the first time in six months to 3.92% in February, translating into a total unemployed population of 408,000 persons, according to the...

While Taiwan's Employment Grows, Structural Unemployment Remains a Problem.
March 31, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) While the prevailing economic sentiment throughout Taiwan is one of general helplessness, brought on partly by a growing jobless population, the government insists that the island's job market is improving ...

Realty Market Facing Uncertain Outlook During the '329' Season.
March 30, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 30, 2006 (CENS)--With the launch of the traditional "329" sales season yesterday (March 29), Taiwan's realty market is being shrouded by an uncertain atmosphere, a sharp contrast to the booming...

Compal Communications to Set Up a Plant in India.
March 30, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 30, 2006 (CENS)--Compal Communications Inc., a cellphone subsidiary of the Kinpo-Compal Group, is considering setting up a plant in India in response to customers' requests At present,...

MOEA Organizes a Group to Visit India.
March 30, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 30, 2006 (CENS)--In line with the recent popularity of investing in India, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is organizing a South Asia investment and trade group slated to travel to...

SMIC Becomes World's No.3 Silicon Foundry Supplier.
March 30, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 30, 2006 (CENS)--Mainland Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) unseated Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. of Singapore as the world's...

TSMC May Buy 200-mm Plant To Cope With Strained Capacity.
March 30, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 30, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's No.1 pure silicon foundry, will not rule out the possibility of acquiring one more 200-mm wafer factory to cope with...

Sony, Samsung Expected to Expand TV-panel Procurement from Taiwan.
March 30, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 30, 2006 (CENS)--Both Sony of Japan and Samsung of South Korea are expected to expand their LCD TV panel procurements from Taiwan, according to a recent report by the Chinese-language Economic...

Major LCD TV Brands, Panel Suppliers TV Brand Panel Size (inch) Supplier Funai 15, 20 CMO, CPT JVC 32 Sharp, Samsung, AUO LG 32 LPL, AUO, CMO Panasonic 27, 32 CMO, Hitachi, Sharp, Samsung, LPL Philips 26, 32, 37 LPL, AUO, Sharp, Quanta, CPT Samsung 20, 26.
March 30, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) TPV to Procure up to US$4 B. TFT-LCD Panels From Taiwan This Year Taipei, March 30, 2006 (CENS)--TPV Technology Ltd.-the world's largest LCD monitor maker and operator of the AOC, Envision, and Amark...

Taiwan Saw Export Order Value Shoot Up by 25.13% to US$20 B. in February.
March 30, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 30, 2006 (CENS)--The value of export orders received by Taiwan's manufacturers and traders in February enjoyed a sharp annual rise of 25.13% to US$20.26 billion in February, and for the same...

Taishin to Pay No Stock Dividends for Shareholders This Year.
March 30, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 30, 2006 (CENS)--Taishin International Bank, once the most profitable Taiwanese bank, recently announced that it would not distribute stock dividends to its shareholders this year. This will be...

Taiwan Actively Promoting Safety Industry.
March 30, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) To beef up Taiwan's safety and security industry, the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) are determined to jointly help the industry to tap the world market....

Over US$100 M. China Investment Projects Must Undergo Policy Screening.
March 29, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 29, 2006 (CENS)--Mainland Chinese investment projects involving investment capital of over US$100 million or sensitive scientific technologies must undergo policy-aspect screening, announced the...

Overdue Loans for Domestic Banks Hit NT$383.2 Billion in January.
March 29, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 29, 2006 (CENS)--Overdue loans at Taiwan's domestic banks amounted to NT$383.2 billion (US$11.97 billion at US$1:NT$32) in January, a sharp increase of NT$12.8 billion (US$400 million) from the...

Tatung Group Eyes Sales of NT$450 B. for 2006.
March 29, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 29, 2006 (CENS)--Tatung Group, one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of information-technology and consumer electronic products, will see overall sales grow 50% year-on-year to reach NT$450...

Sony to Increase Procurements From Taiwan to US$6 B. in 2006.
March 29, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 29, 2006 (CENS)--Sony Corp. will procure US$6 billion worth of products in Taiwan this year, increasing from 2004's US$5.2 billion to help Sony remain the third-biggest foreign buyer of...

Organization Forecasts Taiwan IC Industry to Rise 15.9% in 2006.
March 29, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 29, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan's integrated-circuit (IC) industry will likely rise 15.9% in 2006 over last year's level to reach NT$1.29 trillion (US$40.3 billion at US$1:NT$32), according to a study...

Ericsson's Taiwan Center Provides WCDMA, HSDPA, Video TV Tests.
March 29, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 29, 2006 (CENS)--Ericsson Taiwan Ltd. recently announced that its cell-phone interoperability testing (IOT) center in Taiwan has begun providing wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA),...

President Chain to Launch NT$1.8 B. Expansion This Year.
March 29, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 29, 2006 (CENS)--President Chain Store Corp., Taiwan's leading convenience chain store and an affiliate of Uni-President Group, is to accelerate the pace it expands operations on the island ...

13 Taiwanese Banks Saw Capital Adequacy Ratio Below 9% in 2005.
March 29, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 29, 2006 (CENS)--Plagued by worsening cash- and credit-card loans, some 13 domestic banks witnessed their capital adequacy ratio fall below 9% at the end of 2005, according to the statistics...

Inclusion of Taiwan Into MSCI List of Developed Nations Unlikely.
March 28, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 28, 2006 (CENS)--It's rather unlikely for Taiwan to be incorporated into the list of developed nations by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) within the next several years, according to...

Motech Aims to Rank Among World's Top-3 Solar Cell Suppliers by 2010.
March 28, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 28, 2006 (CENS)--Motech Industries Inc. has projected to rank among the world's top three suppliers of solar cells in 2010 by increasing the output capacity of its cells to one gigawatt,...

Alcatel to Open WiMAX Test Lab in Taiwan.
March 28, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 28, 2006 (CENS)--In light of Taiwan's potential WiMAX-wireless market, Alcatel SA of France will open a laboratory in Taiwan to offer test services to Taiwanese suppliers of the fourth-generation...

DCT Actively Pushes New Mercedes-Benz Models for Higher Market Share.
March 28, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 28, 2006 (CENS)--To demonstrate its determination to regain its position as the No. 1 imported luxury car brand on the island, DaimlerChrysler Taiwan (DCT) introduced three new Mercedes-Benz...

Hota Wins Big-ticket Transmission Parts Order From U.S. Automaker.
March 28, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 28, 2006 (CENS)--Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a leading maker of automotive and motorcycle transmission systems and parts in Taiwan, has recently won a NT$1.5 billion (US$46.15...

Collins Co. to Spend US$2 M. in Overseas Expansion.
March 28, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 28, 2006 (CENS)--Collins Co., Ltd., one of Taiwan leading exporters and garment retailers, is reportedly to spend more than US$2 million to expand its overseas operations The company is...

Nien Hsing Plans to Expand Operations in Nicaragua.
March 28, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 28, 2006 (CENS)--To comply with government's policy of diversifying investments into Latin America, Nien Hsing Textile Co., a prestigious garment maker in Taiwan, intends to invite the...

International Market Developments Boost Hopes of Taiwan Auto-parts Makers.
March 28, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) By QUINCY LIANG Manufacturers of both aftermarket (AM) and original equipment (OE) auto parts in Taiwan are expecting to get a boost this year from a number of factors in the international market. Taiwan is the...

Three U.S. Dollar-Denominated Futures Hit the Road.
March 27, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 27, 2006 (CENS)--The Taiwan Futures Exchange is scheduled to launch three U.S. dollar-denominated futures products, gold futures, MSCI Taiwan Index Futures, and MSCI Taiwan Index Options, today...

Multi-stack Machine Tool R&D Union Formed.
March 27, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 27, 2006 (CENS)--Guided by the Mechanical Industry Research Laboratories (MIRL) under the government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute, the "Multi-stack Machine Tool Research and...

Taiwan Ranks as Asia's No.2 in Bond Trade.
March 27, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 27, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan ranked No.2 among all Asian bond markets in terms of trading volume last year, trailing only Japan, said Susan S. Chang, vice chairwoman of the Cabinet-level Financial...

Taiwanese DVD Suppliers Expected to Escape European Dump Probes.
March 27, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 27, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwanese suppliers of digital versatile discs (DVDs) are expected to escape European probes into alleged dumping by Taiwanese, mainland Chinese and Hong Kong suppliers, as the...

TSMC Helps Mainland Chinese Fabless House Migrate to 90-nm Process.
March 27, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 27, 2006 (CENS)--Silicon-foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) recently helped mainland Chinese wireless-chip vendor Spreadtrum Communications (Shanghai), Inc. to migrate to...

FSC Rejects CMC's ECB-issuance Project.
March 27, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 27, 2006 (CENS)--The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) under Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) recently rejected a US$200 million Euro-Convertible Bond (ECB)-issuance project applied for by...

Google Ties Up With TAITRA to Develop B2B Links in Taiwan.
March 27, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 27, 2006 (CENS)--The large number of small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and well-established industrial infrastructure in Taiwan have attracted many international heavy-weight Internet...

Profit Contribution by Bank Employees Down Sharply in 2005.
March 27, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 27, 2006 (CENS)--The per capita contributions of profits by employees at Taiwan's domestic banks reached only NT$670,000 (US$19,706 at US$1 = NT$34) in 2005, a sharp fall of NT$360,000...

Taiwan's Garment Makers Back to Normal After Textile Quota Cancellation.
March 27, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 27, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan's garment makers seem to have got back on their normal track after the cancellation of the Multi-Fiber Agreement on global textile quotas more than one year ago ...

Hsinchu Science Park Sees Revenue Drop in 2005.
March 27, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) By KEN LIU Benjamin Chen felt that something was amiss in the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) as he drove to work on his first day back after a short vacation. The going was unexpectedly smooth "Usually,...

Board Director Meetings Should Be Video-recorded Beginning 2007.
March 24, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 24, 2006 (CENS)--On March 23, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced that, in order to enhance their efficiency, meetings of the board of directors of companies with public...

Investment Rate Seen to Hit 3-year Low of 19.5% in 2006.
March 24, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 24, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan's investment rate, the percentage of investments over gross domestic product (GDP), will continue declining to 19.5% this year, hitting the lowest level in the past three...

Teco Mulls 'Seven Star' Plan to Expand Overseas Sales.
March 24, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 24, 2006 (CENS)--Teco Group, Taiwan's leading heavy-machinery conglomerate, is mapping out a three-year plan dubbed 'Seven Star' that calls for developing own-brand products in seven major...

PSC Expected to Benefit From Elpida's Output Expansion Plan.
March 24, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 24, 2006 (CENS)--PowerChip Semiconductor Corp. (PSC) will likely become a key beneficiary of Elpida Memory's plan to expand its output, which is aimed at doubling the output of memory chips for...

Taiwan's Top Three Telecom Providers Report Lucrative Profits.
March 24, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 24, 2006 (CENS)--Far EasTone Telecom Co., Ltd., Taiwan Mobile Corp., and Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. reported hefty earnings in the first two months this year Taiwan Mobile had after-tax net...

Lite-On Technology Acquire Full Stake in Lite-On Automotive.
March 24, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 24, 2006 (CENS)--To further integrate group resources for the aggressive development of its automotive electronics business, Lite-On Technology Corp. recently announced that it has acquired a...

Taiwan Gov't Actively Promoting Wireless Network Applications.
March 24, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 24, 2006 (CENS)--The Taiwan government plans to pour an additional NT$2.17 billion (US$66.77 million at US$1: NT$32.5) into constructing wireless network applications on the island this year,...

Two Government-linked Banks Slated to Merge in May.
March 24, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 24, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan Cooperative Bank and Farmers Bank of China-both government-linked banks in Taiwan-are slated to officially merge on May 1 of this year. The merged bank will be named...

Taiwan's Top-2 Garment Makers to See High Profits This Year.
March 24, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 24, 2006 (CENS)--Makalot Industrial Co. and Tainan Enterprises Co., Taiwan's two leading garment makers, have both recently expanded their overseas operations and are enjoyed ballooning profits...

Gov't Control of Mainland Investments Will Cover Board Directors, Managers.
March 23, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 23, 2006 (CENS)--Board directors and managers of companies with public share offering must obtain the approval of shareholders' meeting for their personal investments in China and post the...

Plastics And Rubber Processing Machinery Sector Back on Track.
March 23, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 23, 2006 (CENS)--After hitting the trough of an industrial cycle last year, Taiwan's plastic and rubber processing machinery industry is expected to recover with an estimated annual growth of...

Booth Number At Taipei Plas 2006 Hits New Record.
March 23, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 23, 2006 (CENS)--The 2006 Taipei International Plastics & Rubber Industry Show (Tapei Plas 2006) kicked off today and will run through March 27 at the Taipei World Trade Center. A total of 377...

Executive Exit Does Not Scare Toyoda Gosei Contracts Out of Epitech.
March 23, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 23, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwanese light-emitting diode (LED) supplier Epitech Technology Corp. will begin to deliver its one million LED chip to Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. next month as scheduled, although...

Inotera Bags 30% of World DDRII Chip Market.
March 23, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 23, 2006 (CENS)--Inotera Memories Inc. snatched up about 30% of the world market for double data rate II (DDRII) chips and 8.4% of the world market for 256Mb dynamic random access memory (DRAM)...

Southern Taiwan Auto-parts Makers to Form R&D Alliance.
March 23, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 23, 2006 (CENS)--With the common goal of upgrading their global competitiveness, a group of auto-parts makers in southern Taiwan has announced plans to set up the Southern Taiwan Auto-Parts R&D...

Sanyo, Quanta Form New FPD TV Venture.
March 23, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 23, 2006 (CENS)--Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. of Japan and Quanta Computer Inc. of Taiwan have agreed to form a joint venture company for the flat panel display (FPD) TV business The new company...

Taiwanese Shoe Makers on Both Sides of Taiwan Strait Fighting Against Dumping Suit.
March 23, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 23, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwanese footwear makers located in mainland China and in Taiwan are working together to fight against the European Union's recent charges that footwear manufacturers in the...

Taiwan's China-bound Investments Jumped by 31.88% in First Two Months.
March 23, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 23, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan's outbound investment reached US$160 million in 52 cases in the first two months of this year, a sharp fall of 53.87% in January and 48% in February from the...

Taiwan's Tailing Becomes R&D and Production Base for Suzuki Scooters.
March 23, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. recently decided to move its R&D and production of high-unit-price, under-150cc powered two-wheeler (PTW) products to Taiwan. This will make the island an important manufacturing...

Internet Firms Refuse to Offer On-line Traders' Data to Tax Bureau.
March 22, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 22, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC), registrar of domain names in Taiwan, and its agents, including Yahoo Taiwan, HiNet, PC Home, and Seednet, have recently rejected a...

ITRI Ties Up With GE CommerceGuard.
March 22, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 22, 2006 (CENS)--The RFID (radio frequency identification) Technology Center (RTC) under Taiwan's government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute recently announced it has successfully...

Taiwan's PCB Equipment Makers See Bright Outlook This Year.
March 22, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 22, 2006 (CENS)--Thanks to the strong growth in third-generation cellphones and BGA (ball grid array)-based computer chips, domestic PCB (printed circuit board) equipment manufacturers-including...

Material Shortage Seen to Cast Cloud Over Solar Energy Industry.
March 22, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 22, 2006 (CENS)--The U.S.-based market research organization Solarbuzz LLC recently forecast the world market for solar-energy equipment to see growth pace slow down to 10% from an average of...

UMC Branches Into Solar Cell Business.
March 22, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 22, 2006 (CENS)--Silicon-foundry giant United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) recently opened a solar-cell business through its affiliates, a sign showing that the booming solar-cell market is...

IDB to Hold Quarterly Forums for TFT-LCD Panel Industry.
March 22, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 22, 2006 (CENS)--The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs recently announced that beginning this year, it would host quarterly forums to promote...

HannStar Plans 7.5G TFT-LCD Panel Plant.
March 22, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 22, 2006 (CENS)--David Chou, president of HannStar Display Corp., the No. 5 thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel maker in Taiwan, recently claimed that his company would...

No New Banking Branches Allowed by FSC.
March 22, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 22, 2006 (CENS)--Influenced by the drop in both corporate and consumer banking, Taiwan's banks have in recent years experienced more and operational difficulties, and are seeking strategies to...

Bad Card Loans Plaguing Financial Holding Firms in Taiwan.
March 22, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 22, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan's worsening cash- and credit-card loan situation is believed to be having a serious impact on financial institutions here, particularly those that actively issued the two...

Card-Debt Burden Depresses Private Consumption.
March 22, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Rising prices, reduced real pay, higher interest rates, and soaring card debt are likely to cause a major contraction in private consumption in Taiwan this year, posing a severe challenge to the government's...

MOF Replaces Chairman of China Development Holding Overnight.
March 21, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 21, 2006 (CENS)--The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced on the evening of March 20 the replacement of Chen Mu-tsai, incumbent chairman of China Development Financial Holding, as the...

BenQ Posted NT$6.02 billion Net Losses in Q4, 2005.
March 21, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 21, 2006 (CENS)--Affected by increased costs in marketing and R&D after merging with the cellphone unit of the Germany-based Siemens AG, BenQ Corp., one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of...

FPG Raked in Earnings of NT$240 B. in 2005.
March 21, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 21, 2006 (CENS)--Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), Taiwan's largest petrochemical conglomerate, earned NT$240 billion (US$7.5 billion at US$1:NT$32) last year, hitting the highest level in the 51...

Taiwanese Lock Suppliers Attractive to International Buyers.
March 21, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 21, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwanese lock manufacturers have appeared to become major contract suppliers to high-end international buyers with their production advantages, including competitive costs. Tung...

Morris Chang Urges Economics Minister to Lift Ban on 0.18-micron Investment in China.
March 21, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 21, 2006 (CENS)--Chairman Morris Chang of silicon-foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) yesterday urged Economics Minister Morgan Y.S. Huang to lift a ban on Taiwanese...

Taiwan Automotive Electronics Makers See Powers in Telematics, OBU Products.
March 21, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 21, 2006 (CENS)--In the booming global automotive electronics market, Taiwan companies are expected to gain great opportunities in manufacturing onboard unit (OBU) equipment and telematics...

Lite-On Jumps on Automotive-application Bandwagon.
March 21, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 21, 2006 (CENS)--Lite-On IT Corp. of Taiwan, a leading global maker of optical-disc drives, recently set up an automotive-application business division and has so far recruited about 60 R&D staff...

CBC Scored Profits of NT$187.7 B. in 2005.
March 21, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 21, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan's Central Bank of China (CBC) boasted profits of NT$187.7 billion (US$5.52 billion at US$1 = NT$34) in 2005, making it the most profitable financial institution in Taiwan...

Taiwan's Financial Institutions Saw Massive Idle Funds in January.
March 21, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) Taipei, March 21, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan's financial institutions appropriated a total of NT$5.64 trillion (US$165.88 billion at US$1 = NT$34) as liquid reserves in January of this year, NT$4.23 trillion...

Taiwan Hand Tool Makers Struggle Against Hard Times.
March 21, 2006... (From Taiwan Economic News) By KEN LIU Hard times have hit Taiwan's hand-tool industry, which was replaced by mainland China as the world's No. 1 supplier of the products in 2003, and manufacturers in the line are having to work harder...