The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is against Taiwan opening a representative office in China that has no substantive functions, a party spokesman said yesterday.

The Doric aircraft financing group signed a provisional order on Monday for 20 Airbus superjumbo A380 airliners with a catalogue price of about US$8 billion (6 billion euros), a statement said.

Hsieh Hsin-hsuan of Taiwan has arrived in South Australia for the final round of a competition to select the people who will get Australia's “Best Jobs in the World.”

Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is buying a Dutch waste and renewable energy company for 943.7 million euros (US$1.3 billion).

Rumors that Hon Hai Precision is keen on getting a 4G license in Taiwan was confirmed on Monday by an official in the National Communication Commission (NCC), who also revealed a long list of new bidders.

Saipem's share price fell by as much as 25 percent on Monday, after Europe's biggest oil industry services group gave its second major profit warning in less than six months due to problems with contracts in Algeria, Mexico and Canada.

Descendants of German automobile entrepreneur Ferdinand Porsche have bought back a 10-percent stake in their holding company from Qatar's sovereign wealth fund.

Telefonica said on Monday it had not received any indication of interest from AT&T, following a Spanish newspaper report that the government had halted a 70 billion-euro (US$93 billion) offer from the U.S. company.

Asus Chairman Jerry Shih yesterday pledged that the company will continue to innovate and take the road less traveled in facing the challenges of the declining PC sector.

EVA Airways Corp., the nation's second-largest airline, will release a commercial in more than 80 countries to promote its services after it becomes a full member of the Star Alliance on Tuesday.