Taiwan shares closed down 318.98 points, or 1.75 percent, at 17,899.30 Friday on turnover of NT$304.17 billion (US$10.98 billion).   Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel

Taiwan’s export orders reached a new high in 2021, driven by sustained global demand for electronic components and information and communications devices, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Thursday.   According to MOEA data, the country’s export orders grew by 26.3 percent from 2020 to US$674.13 billion last year,

Shares in Taiwan came under heavy pressure Wednesday with selling sparked by steep losses on U.S. markets overnight after a spike in the benchmark 10-year treasury yield, indicating fears over higher interest rates, dealers said.The higher U.S. treasur…

Taiwan’s top economic planner, the National Development Council (NDC), on Tuesday set an economic growth target of 4.6 percent for 2022, higher than a November forecast of 4.15 percent from the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (…

Taiwanese supermarket chain PX Mart is set to work with online food ordering and delivery platform foodpanda this year and gain access to 90 percent of the food delivery market in Taiwan, while also expanding its number of 24-hour outlets to 50, a top …

Largan Precision Co., a supplier of smartphone camera lenses to Apple Inc., reported its lowest earnings in eight years for 2021, with market analysts attributing the decline to escalating market competition.At an investor conference, Largan said its n…