Taiwan

Vice president-elect Vincent Siew travelled to the Chinese island of Hainan on April 11 to attend a business forum, in what will be an initial gauge for the prospects of a rapprochement... 2008-04-11

BMI View: The Chinese city of Xiamen stands to benefit greatly from an anticipated thaw in cross-Strait relations, if Ma Ying-jeou wins the Taiwanese presidency on March 22. A major... 2008-03-20

Official View: Full-year GDP growth came in at a surprising 5.72% in 2007 after an impressive 6.39% y-o-y expansion in Q407. The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics... 2008-03-07

BMI View: We see a marked improvement in cross-Strait relations and Taiwan's business environment going forward as the next president is likely to scale back regulatory restrictions... 2008-03-06

Beijing has revealed that it aims to raise military spending by 18% to CNY417.8bn (US$59bn) in 2008, which has raised fears in both Taipei and Washington. The two capitals are becoming... 2008-03-06

BMI View: We are still anticipating a slowdown of the Taiwanese economy in 2008 despite the stronger-than-expected Q407 GDP data. A strong performance by the export-focused manufacturing... 2008-02-21

BMI View: We have lowered our 2008 GDP growth forecast from 4.7% to 4.1% as a bleaker outlook for Taiwan's export sector will impact consumer confidence and domestic demand. However,... 2008-02-04