APEC TALKS: Taiwan officials met with six nations' representatives on the sidelines of a gathering of finance ministers in Chile, as well as a private talk with a Chinese official
By Amber Chung
Taiwan is facing pressure to revaluate its currency, as the issue was raised by the US at a bilateral meeting during the APEC finance ministers' gathering held over the weekend in Chile, Minis-try of Finance officials said yesterday.

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By Jessie Ho
Facing higher fuel prices, the nation's four smaller air carriers have recently applied for permission to raise rates on domestic routes, company officials said yesterday.

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GLOBAL TREND: Though minivans enjoy increasing demand, competitors including Mazda and Mitsubishi will be watching the newcomer
By Lisa Wang
Toyota Motor Co of Japan will unveil the Wish, its first minivan, today in the Taiwan market, riding on a global trend of increasing demand for recreational vehicles. The planned rollout, however, has created a stir among the company's local peers, including Mazda Motor Corp.

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By Lisa Wang
A trend of falling prices for larger-sized flat-display panels is expected to slow in the final quarter due to improving demand for computer monitors in the Christmas shopping season, market researcher Display-Search said yesterday.

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AT THE PEAK: The market research firm warned that semiconductor sales could decline for the first time in five years because of declining prices driven by an oversupply
Worldwide semiconductor sales may peak this year and fall for the first time in five years in 2006 amid concerns of an oversupply in computer chips, Gartner Inc analyst Philip Koh said.

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A talent-seeking mission from Taiwan is scheduled to visit the US and Japan between Sept. 9 and Sept. 24 to recruit high-technology and management talent, Minister without Portfolio Lin Feng-ching (林逢慶) said yesterday.

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Shares ended higher yesterday as foreign investors increased their holdings in financial stocks, analysts said.

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The nation's export growth may slow in coming months in view of high oil prices, a Ministry of Finance official said yesterday.

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■ Beijing policy hurts CMC profits
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