taiwan businessman indicted over north korea oil sales

Taiwan businessman indicted over North Korea oil sales

A Taiwanese businessman has been indicted over illegal oil sales to North Korea, prosecutors said Thursday, flouting UN sanctions against the nuclear-armed regime.
taiwan smartphone maker htc to lay off 1500 workers

Taiwan smartphone maker HTC to lay off 1,500 workers

Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC announced Tuesday (Jul 3) it would slash 1,500 jobs, around a fifth of its total workforce, in the biggest staff cull for three years following heavy losses.
philip morris international talks smoke free future

Philip Morris International talks smoke-free future

After an extensive career at Philip Morris International, spanning nearly 25 years in foreign markets as diverse as Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, Brett Taylor has spent the last four years living and working in Vietnam, leading PMI’s joint venture with Vietnam’s state-run Vinataba. Brett shared with Hoang Anh about PMI’s business in Vietnam over a quarter century and its strategy towards a smoke-free future.
taiwan f 16 fighter jet crashes killing pilot

Taiwan F-16 fighter jet crashes, killing pilot

TAIPEI: Taiwan's air force said the pilot of an F-16 fighter jet was killed after his plane crashed on Monday (Jun 4) in the mountains at the start of annual live-fire drills.
formosa conspicuously missing from monre investigation plan

Formosa conspicuously missing from MoNRE investigation plan

Taiwan-based Formosa Group, which caused the largest environmental damage in 2016, is surprisingly not on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE)’s list of enterprises and industrial zones to be inspected this year.
jobs sought for vn workers in taiwan fire

Jobs sought for VN workers in Taiwan fire

The Department of Overseas Labour Management has directed the arrangement of work for over 160 Vietnamese workers who lost their jobs due to a blaze that broke out in a factory dormitory in Taoyuan city, Taiwan (China) on Saturday.
no vietnamese victims found in taiwans factory fire

No Vietnamese victims found in Taiwan’s factory fire

No Vietnamese workers have been found injured or dead in a massive fire that broke out at a factory’s dormitory in Pingzhen District, Taoyuan city, Taiwan (China) around 9:00 pm on April 29.
taiwan to become dong nais largest investor

Taiwan to become Dong Nai’s largest investor

Taiwan Core Pacific Group is seeking investment opportunities in fields like petrochemical manufacturing and industrial park and residential real estate construction in Dong Nai.
vietnam taiwan enjoy marked growth in tourism links

Vietnam, Taiwan enjoy marked growth in tourism links

Vietnam welcomed more than 616,000 Taiwanese tourists in 2017, a year-on-year rise of 121.5 percent, according to the National Administration of Tourism. 
pou chen and far eastern projects at the starting line

Pou Chen and Far Eastern projects at the starting line

Taiwan’s Pou Chen Group is fulfilling all procedures to be certified and kick off the construction of its footwear R&D centre in the next months.
hoa phat group accelerates 3 billion ill fated dung quat steel complex

Hoa Phat Group accelerates $3 billion ill-fated Dung Quat steel complex

Hoa Phat Group is accelerating the construction of the two phases of $3 billion Hoa Phat Dung Quat steel complex in the central province of Quang Ngai's Dung Quat Economic Zone, which the group took over from Taiwanese investors, who failed to develop the project as promised.
taiwans htc to get google boost as it posts biggest loss

Taiwan's HTC to get Google boost as it posts biggest loss

Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC posted its worst-ever quarterly loss on Monday (Mar 26), but said it expects a boost from the US$1.1 billion deal with Google sealed earlier this year.
hoa phat group not afraid to compete with formosa

Hoa Phat Group not afraid to compete with Formosa

One of the leading Vietnamese private steel makers, Hoa Phat Group put down concerns over competition with Taiwanese Formosa project as well as the recent US tariff threats on steel and aluminum imports.
trump approves official travel to taiwan

Trump approves official travel to Taiwan

President Donald Trump signed off on Friday (Mar 16) on new rules allowing top-level US officials to travel to Taiwan to meet their Taipei counterparts, a move that will anger Beijing.
taiwanese shoemaker pou chen granted customs priority

Taiwanese shoemaker Pou Chen granted customs priority

Taiwainese shoemaker Pou Chen Vietnam Enterprise Company Limited has just received customs priority, bringing the number of enterprises recognised as priority firms that can enjoy export-import incentives such as fast-track customs to 65.