5.31.2001 - 31 May, 2001
Banks allowed to set-up rep offices in China
Winbond to ramp RDRAM production in 2H01

05.30.2001 - 30 May, 2001
Db Tel getting big on OBM in China - facing a great wall?
Semiconductor industry continues to loll in the doldrums

05.29.2001 - 29 May, 2001
First Commercial and Dah An wrangling over merger details
GVC handset shipment resilient in May, but tougher times await
The NT$ dead set on decline - down another 3.0%

05.28.2001 - 28 May, 2001
Chunghwa Telecom weighing up its ADSL options again
MoF releases new guidelines in attempt to restructure debt
Lucrative Taipei-Hong Kong air link up for grabs
1Q01 GDP results surprise on the downside - barely up 1.1% YoY

05.25.2001 - 25 May, 2001
D-Link up beat on outlook for 2Q01, looking to outsource more
Chiao Tung Bank to sell 30m UMC ADRs

05.24.2001 - 24 May, 2001
Looking at recovery in 2H01
Historically low book-to-bill hints at industry bottom?
Unemployment at 3.9% in April, to balloon to 4.6% in August

05.23.2001 - 23 May, 2001
Fubon obtains two seats on board of UWCCB, heightens merger prospects
All Apple PCs to go out with LCD monitors
RDRAM and DDR still at loggerheads
It's all quiet (again) on the trade front

05.22.2001 - 22 May, 2001
Bleak outlook for GaAs demand through 4Q01, Taiwan players may benefit in the long run
Wintek adds NT$2.64m to the bottom line in April
Is the government letting the NT$ slip?

05.21.2001 - 21 May, 2001
Compal makes internal 2001 EPS forecast of NT$2.82
Changes to MSCI Taiwan weighting ushers in 33 new companies
UWCCB mulling an array of merger options
Handset shipment in April still lolling in the doldrums
Minimal impact from MSCI inclusion

05.18.2001 - 18 May, 2001
Fixed-line players gravitating towards TCC, Taiwan Fixed Network joins the club
DTI drops out, Taiwan makers step in
Cheng Uei ready to benefit from November launch of Xbox
Yuanta on expansion drive, takes 9.5% stake in Singaporean house
Macronix invested company goes under, financial impact minimal

05.17.2001 - 17 May, 2001
CDIB to sell 53% of investment trust company to HSBC for NT$3.3b
Delta denies rumours of major order cuts from Cisco

05.16.2001 - 16 May, 2001
US Fed cuts interest rates to 4.0% - CBC to follow with 12.5 bp cut
Amtran ebullient about 2001 prospects, upgrades forecasts
ACM not in celebratory mood this year
Overdue loans rise again in April, show no sign of letting up

05.15.2001 - 15 May, 2001
Taiwan likely to shadow US Fed on interest rate cut
Once again, it's gloves off for RDRAM and DDR
Tecom ties up with Uniden on wireless and wire-line equipment
Sweet memories? Not in 2001 anyway

05.14.2001 - 14 May, 2001
Dell increases outsourcing to Quanta and Compal
Non-life insurance companies burned by fire at Eastern Science Park
GVC reports steady orders, but will not shine this year

05.11.2001 - 11 May, 2001
Rumours of a UWCCB - Taishin merger unsubstantiated
CDIB acquires Grand Cathay by the skin of its teeth
MTI posts disappointing results in April
Can QFII investment save the market?

05.10.2001 - 10 May, 2001
Taiwan Cellular acquires TransAsia, secure as local wireless leader
CDIB efforts to acquire Grand Cathay come to an end
Mixed performance in the NB PC sector in April
New orders for Tecom won't save it from a mediocre year

05.09.2001 - 09 May, 2001
Merger fever spreading: ICBC in talks with Chiao Tung Bank
Realtek's 2Q01 results put a spring in its step
Wintek April sales see a monthly rise, but a yearly decline

05.08.2001 - 08 May, 2001
Compal NB PC shipment rebounding in April
ACM handset shipment starting to pick up momentum
Consumer good prices down, inflation in check

05.07.2001 - 07 May, 2001
Winbond sees revenue trending up in 2Q01
CMC and Ritek revenues pretty flat in April
ACM strikes alternative approach to China market
Opposition lawmakers launch a new attempt to oust Premier
Falling exports and overcapacity result in negative investment growth

05.04.2001 - 04 May, 2001
PCB mega-merger to see UMC team up with Hon Hai on China
Brokerages' earnings results tracking the market down
Compal signs contract with Motorola on GPRS handsets
Gov't issues another NT$30b in bonds, approaches 15% debt-expenditure ceiling

05.03.2001 - 03 May, 2001
IC design houses feeling the pinch of economic downturn
Newer banks' EPS results not about to shatter any records
Zinwell not expecting a banner year in 2001

05.02.2001 - 02 May, 2001
UMC expects sharp drop in 2Q01 orders, to pick up slightly in 2H01
Picvue unmatched in STN-LCD in 1Q01
Four big players report strong EPS scores in 1Q01
Taipei Bank agrees to give 'technical assistance' to Chung Shing Bank
Realtek 2001 financial forecasts short of market expectations
Cabinet may be ready to scrap 0.1% transaction tax on corporate bonds