GREENHOUSE ROW: The ministry cited the number of investments that failed to meet environmental tests in defending its record, but there is fear this may change
By Jessie Ho
Local businesses are likely to relocate to other countries, dealing a blow to the domestic economy, if the legislature passes a law strictly regulating carbon dioxide emissions, Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen (陳瑞隆) said yesterday.

[ FULL STORY ]

By Amber Chung
Following President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) call for the Cabinet to resume the second stage of financial reforms, the head of the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) pledged yesterday to continue pushing consolidation and cutting the number of local financial holding firms in half -- although without a fixed timeframe -- through non-hostile takeovers.

[ FULL STORY ]

PLANNING AHEAD: Awareness of the need for savings and retirement planning is widespread in Taiwan, which makes it an attractive market prospect
By Jackie Lin
Taiwan's high savings rate and its aging population make it an attractive market for insurance and pension fund investment products, an Aviva executive said yesterday.

[ FULL STORY ]

By Jason Tan
Computex, the world's second-largest IT trade fair, opens its doors from June 5 to June 9 in Taipei with more vendors participating this year.

[ FULL STORY ]

MOVING ON: Japan's brain drain is Taiwan's gain, as thousands of top Japanese engineers pack their bags and move abroad amid downsizing at Japanese firms
One of the hottest exports from Japan these days is not video games or eco-friendly cars -- it is engineers.

[ FULL STORY ]

Shares close flat

[ FULL STORY ]