Saturday, May 11, 2013
Taiwan will be the first country to taste Heineken Light, the newest light beer brewed up by Heineken, when it hits store shelves on May 15.
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To mark Mother's Day, HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Ltd. yesterday recommended a range of investment portfolios to local moms to help them manage their wealth optimally during every stage of life.
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Panasonic said Friday it had logged another eye-watering net loss in the year to March, coming up US$7.5 billion short, but pledging to turn a profit over the next 12 months.
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Japan's Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp., the world's second-biggest steelmaker, on Friday posted a US$1.2 billion net loss in its fiscal year to March.
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Struggling Japanese electronics giant Sony on Thursday said it booked its first annual net profit in five years, offering a glimmer of hope for the former market leader.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chip-maker, said yesterday it will allocate US$1.5 billion (NT$44.3 billion) in 2013 to boost its capability in research and development (R&D).
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Profit-taking dragged down shares of Pegatron Corp., one of Taiwan's leading contract notebook computer makers, yesterday, but a sales outlook for the second half of this year remains upbeat, dealers said.
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Mortgage giant Fannie Mae earned a record US$58.7 billion from January through March, benefiting from a one-time accounting move that allowed the company to lower its tax liability.
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Shares of UMC yesterday surged by NT$0.50, or 4.31 percent, closing at a seventh-month high of NT$12.01, following the release of encouraging first-quarter results.
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MediaTek Inc., one of Taiwan's leading integrated circuit (IC) designers, said Wednesday that its consolidated sales for April hit a 39-month high on the back of solid demand from China.
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