Pain at the pump… Refiners jack prices by NT$0.30/liter

But don’t worry there is no inflation.

TAIWAN: WEEK IN REVIEW, 08Jun2013

Exports slow as she goes; Philippines sanctions might be lifted; HTC on the down and out; Property carpet baggers; More toxic food; Want some of this levered European Bank?; Taipower an expert at losing money; Here’s what you missed this week.

TAIWAN: BEFORE THE OPEN, 06Jun2013

Boom times in Taiwanese property, factory transactions up, and foreign capital flocking; Taipower crushed by energy prices; Cathay Financial hits the bid; Hide and go seek at the FDA; Made in China, Taiwan exports; Foxconn changes Chinese name; Here’s what you need to know pre open.

Taipower crushed by higher fuel costs

The Chairman forecasts that Taipower will post a NT$54bn loss.

TAIWAN: BEFORE THE OPEN, 20May2013

Hon Hai overworks staff; RMB deposits soaring; New Taipie the hottest market; Stay in doors Filipinos; More money needed for defense. Here’s what you need to know.

Taiwan’s CPC raises diesel prices by NT$0.10/liter

From The China Post:

Executives said the latest decision for fuel prices was based on the factors of mixed crude oil price movements on the international markets caused by the fall in U.S. inventory, anticipation on the U.S. Fed’s plan to gradually tighten the quantitative easing (QE) monetary policy, and the climbing oil output in North America.

WHO IS THE CPC DISSIDENT!?

One member of the National People’s Congress added a peep of dissent, casting a single vote against Xi versus 2,952 in favor.
Read More, Time World

In China, Pollution = Promotion

 

“A city government’s spending on environmental improvements is actually significantly negatively related to the odds of its (Communist Party) secretary and mayor being promoted,” write Jing Wu of Tsinghua University WSJ

Verbal showdown… China vs. Japan

In an interview with the Washington Post conducted before paying a visit to the US, Abe said China has a “deeply ingrained” need to spar with Japan and other Asian neighbors over territory, as the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) uses the disputes to maintain strong domestic support. Global Times

CPC uses subversive elements to attack Falun Gong in HK

Fernandez had come face to face with a campaign launched by a shadowy group called the Hong Kong Youth Care Association, believed to be a front organization for the mainland’s 610 Office–the Party organ tasked by former Chinese Communist Party head Jiang Zemin with eradicating Falun Gong. Beginning on June 10, 2012, that group had begun covering Hong Kong with its banners and interfering with Falun Gong activities. Epoch Times