TAIWAN: WEEK IN REVIEW, 15Jun2013

Some Philippine Coast Guard personnel are heading to court; 64% against Nuke 4; Taiwan SAR in 2014 or 2012?; Taiwan still using cart and buggy according to MSCI; China Steel enters the dash for trash; Foxconn’s toxic factories; Obama stands by Taiwan Relations Act; Here’s what you missed this week.

TAIWAN: CLOSING WRAP, 13Jun2013

TWSE was rochambeau’d today down over 2% to end below 8,000; Weak Yen has driving the Japanese out; Real campaign finance laws on display; Criminal charges for the coast guard; Communications IC en fuego; Here’s what you missed today.

Philippines coast guard personnel to face criminal charges

 

Finally I wonder what the video footage shows.

From Yahoo:

“The NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) has recommended the filing of criminal and administrative charges against the Philippine coastguard personnel,” Justice Secretary Leila de Lima told AFP in a text message from Madrid, where she is on an official trip.

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.

Ma prepared to cancel sanctions

Only if the Philippines investigation comes to a reasonable result. What is reasonable President Ma?

TAIWAN: BEFORE THE OPEN, 03Jun2013

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits Nantou; Philippine Coast Guard thought shooting Taiwanese fishermen was funny; Riding down the pc tablet value chain; Time for a road trip; Property transactions take a pause; Export growth unlikely to be positive; Here’s what you need to know before the open.

Now Philippines claims boat was in shared waters

From Want China Times:

The daily, which is one of the top three newspapers in the country based on circulation, said the anonymous source had confirmed Taiwan’s claims that the boat Kuang Ta Hsing No. 28 was attacked in the overlapping territorial waters between the two countries, although it was “on the Philippines side and not on the Taiwan side.”

Philippine Coast Guard laughed as they shelled helpless Taiwanese fisherman

From Taiwan News:

Daily Inquirer said “the video showed the soldiers acted unprofessionally. They were laughing while they were shooting the boat.” “It is disturbing and embarrassing for Philippine law enforcers,” the source was quoted as saying, on condition of anonymity.

TAIWAN: BEFORE THE OPEN, 31May2013

HTC cancels Windows tablet; China Steel cuts prices; Two shooters; Pegatron less greedy; DRAM continues to surge; Here’s what you need to know pre open.

Two Shooters