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.

So how does this qualify as exports?

If you produce something outside Taiwan, how do you claim it’s a Taiwanese export?

TAIWAN: CLOSING WRAP, 04Jun2013

TWSE flatlines down 0.12%; Acer and Windows’ love hate relationship; Toxic soy sauce found; Let’s feel sorry for ex-pres Chen; HTC May revenues BOOM; Computex the Taiwan breadwinner; Here’s what you missed today.

TPK May revenue IN LINE

Revenue of NT$14.357bn up 19.3% YoY, up 6.2% MoM

TPK is bringing more production online in 2H13 and expects growth to accelerate.

UDN

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.

Earthquake shuts UMC and Innolux production

UDN

Auto production at Hyundai’s Czech plant surpasses 1 mn

South Korea’s auto giant Hyundai Motor announced Friday that the number of cars produced at its Czech factory topped the one million mark five years after the plant began production.  Read More, MK Business News

TAIWAN: CLOSING WRAP, 15May2013

TSMC to ramp up production in Q2

20nm process production will commence in 2Q. 12-inch fab Hsingchu Science Park fab12 6 will be in mass production by the end of the year, an the 12-inch fab 14 5 at Tainan Science Park will be up and running in the first half of next year.

Commercial Times