[{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"98","ar_id":"2003830499","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-20","ar_head":"Cabbage competition","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Magong Mayor Huang Chien-chung, left, Penghu County Commissioner Chen Kuang-fu, center, and Penghu County Councilor Hsu Wen-chen, right, hold cabbages in Penghu County\u2019s Magong City yesterday. As the vegetable enters its peak season ahead of the Lunar New Year, the city\u2019s Wukan Community held a cabb","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/20\/2003830499","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830499","ph_attr":"Photo: CNA","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/20","ph_fname":"P09-250120-604.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/20\/P09-250120-604.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/20\/thumbs\/P09-250120-604.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Arriana McLymore,\r\nHelen Reid\r\nand Doyinsola Oladipo\r\n","ar_views":"435","ar_id":"2003830446","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-19","ar_head":"TikTok\u2019s purveyors of creams and candies under threat from US ban","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"TikTok\u2019s expected shutdown today poses the biggest threat to the universe of small and medium-sized firms and so-called influencers who depend on the short-form video site for their livelihood, while big brands are expected to move to other sites.TikTok said its US 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local tourism sector yesterday jumped 3.98 percent, outperforming the TAIEX\u2019s 0.53 percent increase, after China voiced more interest in resuming cross-strait tourist exchanges in Shanghai and Fujian Province.The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism yesterday morning wrote on its We","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/18\/2003830396","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830396","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of Taoyuan International Airport Corp","ph_cap":"People walk in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in an undated photograph.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/18","ph_fname":"p09-250118-601.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/18\/p09-250118-601.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/18\/thumbs\/p09-250118-601.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"BRACING FOR IMPACT: ","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"494","ar_id":"2003830397","ar_sbhdbody":"Beijing has vowed further monetary easing as well as stronger public spending with US president-elect Trump\u2019s looming 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yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/18","ph_fname":"p09-250118-325.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/18\/p09-250118-325.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/18\/thumbs\/p09-250118-325.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"128","ar_id":"2003830400","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-18","ar_head":"China\u2019s shipbuilding policies warrant \u2018urgent action\u2019: US trade representative","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"The Office of the US Trade Representative on Thursday said that its probe into China\u2019s practices in the shipbuilding, maritime and logistics sectors found that Beijing\u2019s undermining of fair competition warranted \u201curgent action.\u201dThe conclusion comes after the office launched an investigation last yea","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/18\/2003830400","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830400","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"Ships under construction are pictured in the yard of a shipbuilding company in Taicang, 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China recorded one of its slowest rates of economic growth in decades last year.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/18","ph_fname":"p09-250118-310.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/18\/p09-250118-310.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/18\/thumbs\/p09-250118-310.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"89","ar_id":"2003830401","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-18","ar_head":"Japanese architecture","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Heavy beams, part of the towering wooden \u201cGrand Ring,\u201d are pictured yesterday during a tour of the Osaka Expo site, which is due to open on April 13, on Yumeshima island, an area of reclaimed land in the city of Osaka. The World Expo, held every five years, allows participating nations to show off t","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/18\/2003830401","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830401","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/18","ph_fname":"p09-250118-327.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/18\/p09-250118-327.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/18\/thumbs\/p09-250118-327.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"INDUSTRY LEADER: ","ar_byline":"By Lisa Wang","ar_views":"853","ar_id":"2003830328","ar_sbhdbody":"TSMC aims to continue outperforming the industry\u2019s growth and makes 2025 another strong growth year, chairman and CEO C.C. 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Nvidia is working on silicon photonics together with SPIL, a subsidiary of ASE Technology Holding Co, Huang said.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/17","ph_fname":"p09-250117-327.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/17\/p09-250117-327.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/17\/thumbs\/p09-250117-327.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Crystal Hsu","ar_views":"422","ar_id":"2003830330","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-17","ar_head":"2025 investment outlook: playing your Trump card","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Standard Chartered Bank is entering 2025 overweight in equities and gold, as the global economy remains resilient with GDP forecast to grow 3 percent.The markets will focus on incoming US president-elect Donald Trump\u2019s policies, particularly the balance between pro-business measures, and trade and i","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/17\/2003830330","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830330","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of Standard Chartered Bank","ph_cap":"Standard Chartered highlighted its latest 2025 outlook on Tuesday. From left, Samrat Khosla, Head of Wealth Solutions of Standard Chartered Taiwan, Steve Brice, Global Chief Investment Officer in Wealth Solutions, Standard Chartered Bank and Allen Liu, Head of Investment Strategy of Standard Chartered Taiwan. \r\n\r\n","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/17","ph_fname":"p09-250117-StandardChartered.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/17\/p09-250117-StandardChartered.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/17\/thumbs\/p09-250117-StandardChartered.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"145","ar_id":"2003830331","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-17","ar_head":"DBS Foundation focuses on supporting vulnerable communities across Asia","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"The DBS Foundation is committed to supporting vulnerable groups through various programs and volunteer services, while supporting the growth of social enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that bring positive change to society. In Taiwan, DBS Foundation announced partnerships wit","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/17\/2003830331","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830331","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of DBS Bank Taiwan","ph_cap":"DBS Bank Taiwan chief executive officer Ng Sier Han, third left, DBS Foundation and DBS Group Strategic Marketing and Communications head Karen Ngui, center, and others gesture at a news conference in Taipei yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/17","ph_fname":"p09-250117-DBS.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/17\/p09-250117-DBS.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/17\/thumbs\/p09-250117-DBS.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Crystal Hsu","ar_views":"137","ar_id":"2003830332","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-17","ar_head":"GDP forecast to expand more than 3%: institute","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Taiwan\u2019s economy might expand 3.22 percent this year, moderating from a 4.3 percent pickup last year, as exports and domestic demand remain healthy despite rising uncertainty linked to global trade tensions, the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER, \u4e2d\u83ef\u7d93\u6fdf\u7814\u7a76\u9662) said yesterday.\u201cTaiwanese fi","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/17\/2003830332","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830332","ph_attr":"Photo: RITCHIE B. TONGO, EPA-EFE","ph_cap":"People walk across the street under Taipei 101 in Taipei on April 30 last year. 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","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/17","ph_fname":"p09-250117-010.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/17\/p09-250117-010.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/17\/thumbs\/p09-250117-010.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"512","ar_id":"2003830261","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-16","ar_head":"Approved outbound investment hits new high in 2024","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"With contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, \u53f0\u7a4d\u96fb) investing huge amounts on building advanced fabs in the US and Japan, approved outbound investment from Taiwanese firms hit a new high last year, the Department of Investment Review under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/16\/2003830261","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830261","ph_attr":"Photo: Taipei Times","ph_cap":"A security guard stands at the entrance of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taipei in an undated photograph.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/16","ph_fname":"P12-250116-add013.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/16\/P12-250116-add013.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/16\/thumbs\/P12-250116-add013.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"VERTICAL INTEGRATION:","ar_byline":"By Lisa Wang","ar_views":"720","ar_id":"2003830262","ar_sbhdbody":"The US fabless company\u2019s acquisition of the data center manufacturer would not affect market competition, the Fair Trade Commission said","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-16","ar_head":"Commission approves AMD, ZT merger","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"The Fair Trade Commission has approved Advanced Micro Devices Inc\u2019s (AMD) bid to fully acquire ZT International Group Inc for US$4.9 billion, saying it would not hamper market competition.As AMD is a fabless company that designs central processing units (CPUs) used in consumer electronics and server","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/16\/2003830262","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830262","ph_attr":"Photo: Reuters","ph_cap":"Rahul Tikoo, senior vice president and general manager of Client Business Unit for Advanced Micro Devices Inc, talks about the Ryzen AI Max processor for laptops during a news conference at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, on Jan. 6.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/16","ph_fname":"P09-250116-337.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/16\/P09-250116-337.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/16\/thumbs\/P09-250116-337.jpg"}}]