FSC, Labuan sign memorandum
The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Labuan Financial Services Authority of Malaysia regarding supervisory cooperation and mutual assistance in various fields.
The Malaysian government in 1990 launched Labuan as an offshore financial center, with two Taiwanese banks, Mega International Commercial Bank (兆豐國際商業銀行) and Cathay United Bank (國泰世華銀行), establishing branches there.
Taiwan has signed 48 MOUs or letters of exchange to provide for cross-border supervisory cooperation with authorities in different jurisdictions.
Fubon online shopping approved
Fubon Insurance Co (富邦產險) has become the first local insurance company to receive regulatory approval for online insurance shopping services, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said.
Consumers may purchase various Fubon Insurance policies online, such as compulsory and voluntary automobile liability insurance, residential fire and earthquake insurance, and residential risk perception, with insurance coverage online restricted to NT$50,000 or lower a year.
The commission is still evaluating applications by four other local insurance companies.
Foreign reserves up US$780m
The nations’ foreign exchange reserves rose to US$421.48 billion at the end of last month, increasing US$780 million from one month earlier, thanks to returns from foreign exchange management, the central bank said yesterday.
The gain came even though most central banks around the world saw their reserves decline against a stronger US dollar.
China recorded a loss of US$10.5 billion in foreign exchange reserves to US$3.89 trillion, Russia shed US$15.1 billion to US$439.1 billion, and Japan lost US$13.6 billion to US$1.26 trillion, the central bank said.
Zones no danger to health: Kuan
Minister of National Development Kuan Chung-ming (管中閔) yesterday said the government’s free economic pilot zone regulations on imports and exports would not be relaxed if if the goods may endanger national security or public health in Taiwan.
Kuan made the remark at the legislature’s Economics Committee meeting, where lawmakers were concerned that article 41 of the draft bill on free economic pilot zones would be a loophole for food manufacturers to import adulterated products into Taiwan without being inspected by customs or health authorities.
Largan posts record sales
Handset camera lens supplier Largan Precision Co (大立光) yesterday reported record sales of NT$5.45 billion (US$178.1 million) for last month, up 86.55 percent from NT$2.92 billion a year earlier and 17.96 percent higher than NT$4.62 billion in September.
Revenue for the first 10 months of the year totaled NT$34.38 billion, up 63.33 percent from the same period last year.
Simplo revenue up 8.85%
Notebook computer battery maker Simplo Technology Co (新普科技), which also supplies battery packs to Apple Inc, yesterday reported revenue of NT$5.95 billion (US$194.44 million) for last month, up 8.85 percent year-on-year and 10.18 percent from the previous month.
The sales figure last month signaled the eighth consecutive month for Simplo to post a month-on-month increase, according to the company’s filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
In the first 10 months of the year, cumulative revenue totaled NT$46.94 billion, up 9.19 percent from a year earlier, it said.
The Eurovision Song Contest has seen a surge in punter interest at the bookmakers, becoming a major betting event, experts said ahead of last night’s giant glamfest in Basel. “Eurovision has quietly become one of the biggest betting events of the year,” said Tomi Huttunen, senior manager of the Online Computer Finland (OCS) betting and casino platform. Betting sites have long been used to gauge which way voters might be leaning ahead of the world’s biggest televised live music event. However, bookmakers highlight a huge increase in engagement in recent years — and this year in particular. “We’ve already passed 2023’s total activity and
Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) today announced that his company has selected "Beitou Shilin" in Taipei for its new Taiwan office, called Nvidia Constellation, putting an end to months of speculation. Industry sources have said that the tech giant has been eyeing the Beitou Shilin Science Park as the site of its new overseas headquarters, and speculated that the new headquarters would be built on two plots of land designated as "T17" and "T18," which span 3.89 hectares in the park. "I think it's time for us to reveal one of the largest products we've ever built," Huang said near the
China yesterday announced anti-dumping duties as high as 74.9 percent on imports of polyoxymethylene (POM) copolymers, a type of engineering plastic, from Taiwan, the US, the EU and Japan. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce’s findings conclude a probe launched in May last year, shortly after the US sharply increased tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, computer chips and other imports. POM copolymers can partially replace metals such as copper and zinc, and have various applications, including in auto parts, electronics and medical equipment, the Chinese ministry has said. In January, it said initial investigations had determined that dumping was taking place, and implemented preliminary
Intel Corp yesterday reinforced its determination to strengthen its partnerships with Taiwan’s ecosystem partners including original-electronic-manufacturing (OEM) companies such as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) and chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC, 聯電). “Tonight marks a new beginning. We renew our new partnership with Taiwan ecosystem,” Intel new chief executive officer Tan Lip-bu (陳立武) said at a dinner with representatives from the company’s local partners, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the US chip giant’s presence in Taiwan. Tan took the reins at Intel six weeks ago aiming to reform the chipmaker and revive its past glory. This is the first time Tan
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