The rights of homemakers and immigrants are among the top priorities for two small political parties, one of which on Friday named its candidates for November’s local elections.
The Taiwan Obasang Political Equality Party which takes its name from the Japanese word <i>obasan</i>, a term of endearment for an aunt or older woman, in common use in Taiwan named 15 candidates, while a party for “new residents and immigrants” was launched in Chiayi City yesterday, although it has yet to decide whether it would put up candidates in the Nov. 26 elections.
Mothers and homemakers make up the core membership
Revenue at the world’s top 10 IC designers soared 48 percent year-on-year to US$127.41 billion last year, with Taiwan’s Novatek Microelectronics Corp (聯詠科技) posting the fastest growth, TrendForce Corp (集邦科技) data showed.
The revenue growth was mainly driven by surging demand for electronics, which led to a global chip crunch and prompted chipmakers to increase prices, TrendForce said.
Four Taiwanese chip designers made the top 10 list for last year.
Hsinchu-based Novatek outperformed its global peers with revenue soaring 79 percent annually to US$4.84 billion last year, which helped raise the company’s ranking two notches to No. 6, data showed.
TrendForce attributed Novatek’s strong
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<strong>TAIEX rallies despite war</strong>
The TAIEX yesterday made a significant technical comeback after heavy losses last week triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Bargain hunters could be found across the board, with the electronics sector which had been hard hit in focus. Buying also rotated to raw material stocks on the back of rising product prices, as well as shipping stocks due to hopes of high cash dividends, dealers said. However, the TAIEX failed to reach 18,000 during the session, as high technical hurdles remained above that level, the dealers added. The TAIEX closed up 246.07 points, or 1.39
Major real-estate brokers last month saw housing transactions decline by double-digit percentages from January as the week-long Lunar New Year holiday and bad weather dampened buying interest.
Evertrust Rehouse Co (永慶房屋) reported a 24 percent slump in sales last month, when persistent rain kept people at home, and the Lunar New Year and 228 Memorial Day holidays cut working days, deputy research manager Chen Chin-ping (陳金萍) said.
The fall also had to do with a spate of unfavorable policy measures to cool the property fever, Chen said.
Property buyers are having more difficulty securing housing loans after the Financial Supervisory Commission raised risk
Hsinchu County Commissioner Yang Wen-ke at a news conference in Jhubei City yesterday introduces citrus fruits grown in the county. The county government is to hold a food festival on Saturday and Sunday at the plaza in front of county government office to promote the seasonal fruits.Photo: Huang Mei-chu, Taipei Times