8th World Consumer Credit Reporting Conference
The 8th World Consumer Credit Reporting Conference will be held on October 21 – 23, 2012 in Taiwan. Joint Credit Information Center (JCIC) along with the Association of Consumer Credit Information...
View ArticleCTRISKS Rating Limited China Reports Financial Stress in Clothing & Accessory...
CTRISKS Rating Limited (“CTRISKS”) publishes the corporate credit ratings Q4 2011 for listed companies in Greater China, covering mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The rating exercise assesses the...
View ArticleTaobao Kicks-off Expansion Plans in Hong Kong and Taiwan
Alibaba Group’s consumer-focused e-commerce platform Taobao is looking to expand its operations outside China in the near future. Taobao reportedly announced at a press conference this month that the...
View ArticleCountry Risk Climate Greater China Region: Coface Survey Reveals Higher...
A survey of corporate credit risks management across the Greater China region, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, was conducted in the fourth quarter of 2012 by Coface, a leading global credit insurance...
View ArticleComputex Draws more than 1,700 Exhibitors
The world’s second largest information and communications technology show, Computex Taipei, opened this year to an impressive 1,724 exhibitors occupying 5,042 booths. The show’s organiser, Taiwan...
View ArticleGoogle to Double Asian Data Center Investment
Google has said it will double its investment in a data center it is building in Taiwan due to a sharp rise in internet use. Google had already invested US$300 million in this data center however...
View ArticleAlibaba to Establish E-commerce Association in Taiwan
The Alibaba Group, will establish an e-commerce network association in Taiwan to help local small- and medium-sized companies to trade more effectively in the global market. After opening its office in...
View ArticleCan Google’s Robots Build a New Future for US Manufacturing?
The Wall Street Journal reported that Google and Foxconn have been working together to develop new robotic manufacturing technologies. Experts say the partnership could have major implications for...
View ArticleALIPAY & PAYPAL BOTH FOCUS ON SMEs
Hangzhou, 14th May: Alipay, an online payment solution provider and a subsidiary of the Alibaba Group, has stated that it anticipates extending RMB 1 billion (US$147 million) in loans to more than...
View ArticleALIBABA UNVEILS NEW PLANS FOR TAIWAN
Hangzhou, 4th November: The Alibaba Group has announced that Taobao.com’s mall service and its B2B e-commerce site, Alibaba.com’s TrustPass and Gold Supplier Starter Pack will be available in Taiwan...
View ArticleAlibaba Faces Uncertainty in Taiwan
Taiwan’s Investment Commission has ordered the New York-listed e-commerce giant Alibaba Group to pay a fine of US$3,800 and withdraw its Taiwan operations within six months. The government’s...
View ArticleAlibaba Launches Entrepreneur-focused Funds
Alibaba Group has officially launched its Entrepreneur Funds in Hong Kong and Taiwan. These funds are a non-profit initiative designed to nurture companies in the start-up, growth and expansion phases....
View ArticleCreditsafe Expands its Instant Global Reach
Creditsafe launches instant company credit reports in another 9 countries across the world. Creditsafe now offers information in 102 languages on over 190 million companies in 51 countries Creditsafe...
View ArticleWorldbox Adds more Asian Countries to Global Company Database
Update to Business Intelligence provider Worldbox’s Company Information Directory adds corporate records for two more countries. Over 40,000 new business records from the Philippines and 80,000 records...
View ArticleCRIF Acquires CCIS-China Credit Information Service
CRIF has announced the acquisition of CCIS, the Taiwanese-based credit information agency, from the previous shareholders, to carry forward its business growth and expansion path in the Asian market....
View ArticleFoxconn Subsidiary Debuts Blockchain-Powered Supply Chain Platform
FnConn, the financial services arm of Taiwan-based Foxconn, launched the platform alongside Dianrong, a Chinese online lending marketplace. Dubbed Chained Finance, the platform is aimed at providing...
View ArticleAtradius Appoints Hong Kong and Taiwan Head
Vincent Ku has been named country manager for Hong Kong and Taiwan at trade credit insurer Atradius. Ku replaces Matthew Cockerill, who left the company late-last year to join Coface. Ku has been...
View ArticleTaiwan’s Entire Population Database Stolen
A secret government database of more than 20 million Taiwanese citizens was leaked on the Dark Web. According to researchers at Cyble a “known and reputable actor” called Toogod was found to have...
View ArticleDigitization Boom: Home Office Work Leads to High Demand in High Tech Devices
Tech News from Asia China’s great leap forward in technology continues. It says it has a quantum supercomputer able to do calculations much faster than rival supercomputers. Digital Renminbi:...
View ArticleTaiwan Rolls Out New Mechanism for Credit Score Data
The Taiwan FSC and JCIC Are Planning to Roll Out a Convenient Forwarding Mechanism for Personal Credit Score Data The Financial Supervisory Commission (hereinafter, the “FSC”) and the Joint Credit...
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