BETTING ON ASIA: Barclays Capital analyst Peter Redward recommended investors buy a one month US dollar/NT dollar put option spread to cash in on the potential
By Judy Lin
Strong economic fundamentals and inflation pressure will make room for the appreciation of Asian currencies including the NT dollar against the greenback this year, Pu Yonghao (浦永灝), UBS AG's head of Asia research, said at a media briefing in Taipei on Friday.

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Taiwan should emulate Thailand by marketing its traditional foods internationally, officials from the Council for Economic Planning and Development said yesterday.

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Local computer manufacturer Asustek Computer Inc (華碩電腦) hopes to become one of the world's top-three laptop brands before 2013, chairman Jonney Shih (施崇棠) said on Saturday.

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By Judy Lin
The number of companies that canceled their business operation registrations last year reached the highest level since 1992, Ministry of Economic Affairs figures showed, while the number of factories closing shop dropped significantly.

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By Lisa Wang
Quanta Computer Inc (廣達電腦), the world's biggest contract notebook computer maker, yesterday said it had ended its TV business late last year and transferred some of the 100 employees working in the unit to a computer monitor subsidiary.

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By Kevin Chen
Chunghwa Telecom Co (中華電信) and some of its Asian rivals are expected to see opportunities for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) soon in the Asia-Pacific region, Standard & Poor's (S&P) said last week.

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