Taiwan

Taiwan's property prices have surged considerably from a year ago, and we believe that Taiwan is indeed facing a property bubble. However, we expect the bubble to be contained by further... 2010-07-13

Taiwan saw industrial production up 30.7% y-o-y in May, down slightly from a 32.0% y-o-y increase in April. While y-o-y figures are set to continue moderating as low-base effects diminish,... 2010-07-06

Taiwan is the latest Asian nation to begin normalising interest rates, instigating a 12.5bps increase in interest rates on June 24. We expect the Central Bank of the Republic of China... 2010-06-25

The HSBC Taiwan Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) slipped to 57.4 in May, down from 60.7 in April. The reading represented the 14th consecutive month that PMI had come in above the... 2010-06-01

After two days of talks in Taipei, Taiwanese and Chinese aviation officials agreed to raise the number of cross-Strait flights on May 22. The number of weekly return passenger flights... 2010-06-01

Taiwan's economy posted a stellar 13.3% y-o-y expansion in Q110, and we see room for further expansion in the coming quarters. We therefore revise up our 2010 real GDP growth forecast... 2010-05-27

The European Union (EU) condemned Taiwan's decision to proceed with four prisoner executions on April 30 - the first on the island since 2005. The EU's foreign affairs representative,... 2010-05-10