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Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔TCSCRE Global〕Taiwan’s Large-scale Retail Market Becomes Increasingly Concentrated Taiwan’s large-scale retail market continues to become increasingly concentrated among major retail groups. According to market data compiled by the Taiwan Council of Shopping Centers and Commercial Real Estate (TCSCRE), the five leading retail groups—Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, Far Eastern Department Stores

Top Five Large-scale Retail Groups Account for Nearly 60% of the Market in 2025, with Mitsui Showing the Strongest Growth Taiwan’s large-scale retail market continues to become increasingly concentrated among major retail groups. According to market data compiled by the Taiwan Council of Shopping Centers and Commercial Real Estate (TCSCRE), the five leading retail groups—Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, Far Eastern Department Stores, Far Eastern SOGO, Mitsui Fudosan, and Breeze Group—ac

Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔Taiwan News〕Taiwan-Singapore trade surges 94% in first half of 2026 Taiwan-Singapore trade surged 94.1% year over year to NT$3.78 trillion (S$152 billion) in the first half of 2026, Representative to Singapore Tung Chen-yuan said Monday. Taiwan surpassed China and Malaysia in 2025 to become Singapore’s largest trading partner for the first time, with bilateral goods trade reaching NT

Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔Focus Taiwan〕Taiwan, U.S. to boost semiconductor workforce cooperation: U.S. envoy United States representative to Taiwan Raymond Greene on Monday announced new measures to strengthen bilateral cooperation on semiconductor workforce development, saying at an event in Taipei that the initiative would expand educational pathways to cultivate talent on both sides. "In doing so, we will

Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔Taiwan News〕Far Eastern Garden City to fully open Saturday Far Eastern's Garden City will have a soft opening on Saturday for Zone B, completing the department store complex attached to Taipei Dome. Local media toured the 13,333-square-meter retail space, also known as Monet Garden. Other zones within the department store, such as a gourmet restaurant hall and a cinema, are already o

Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔Taiwan News〕First new N700ST high-speed train arrives in Taiwan from Japan The first N700ST high-speed train arrived in Kaohsiung on Saturday, on a ship from Japan. Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation ordered 12 sets of the train from Japan’s Hitachi Toshiba Supreme Consortium. The first train is expected to start service on July 1, 2027, with delivery of all trains scheduled for comp

Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔Inside Retail Asia〕Gong Cha changes hands in $635 million deal Private equity firm Bain Capital has reportedly acquired global bubble tea chain Gong Cha for approximately US$635 million. The deal follows months of speculation after Bloomberg reported that TA Associates had engaged JPMorgan Chase & Co to explore strategic options for the Taiwan-founded brand, including a potential sal

Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔Focus Taiwan〕Taiwan moving to center stage in fragmented trade order: Economist Taiwan is moving from a largely invisible supplier to a more influential global player as economic power increasingly shapes international trade, economist Roy Lee said Thursday. Speaking at an event in Taipei, Lee said the shift presents opportunities for Taiwan, whose technological, manufacturing and ec

Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔Taiwan News〕Taipei Main Station mall prepares for new operator TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Many stores at Taipei Main Station will close at 3 p.m. Friday to prepare for Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store Co. to take over the shopping mall the following day. In April, Taiwan Railway Corp. announced that Shin Kong Mitsukoshi had been selected as the preferred bidder to operate the comple

Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔Common Wealth Magazine〕TSMC’s $100B Arizona Expansion Triggers Massive Supply Chain Shift to the US Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has fundamentally redrawn the geopolitical and operational map of the global technology sector. Following its blockbuster Q2 earnings report, TSMC Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei announced an additional $100 billion investment in its Phoenix,

Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔Taiwan News〕Cho says Kaohsiung should have Asia Asset Management Center TAIPEI (Taiwan News)–Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said Wednesday that Taiwan has the rare opportunity to build an Asian Asset Management Center in Kaohsiung that could surpass Hong Kong and Singapore. At Asia Summit 2026 in Kaohsiung, hosted by the Commercial Times, Cho said that Kaohsiung has transitioned from hea

Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔Taiwan News〕Taiwan promotes smart inclusive tourism at APEC TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Tourism Administration Director-General Chen Yu-hsiu (陳玉秀) promoted Taiwan’s “smart inclusive tourism” approach at an APEC meeting Saturday, highlighting digital tools such as automated border gates and paperless entry to make travel easier. Chen represented Taiwan at the 13th APEC Tourism Ministers’ M

Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔Focus Taiwan〕Taiwan Expo in Europe opens in Warsaw Warsaw, June 23 (CNA) The Taiwan Expo in Europe 2026 opened in Warsaw on Monday, with Taiwanese and European officials highlighting growing cooperation in sectors including artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles and advanced manufacturing, alongside plans for a technology park in Miękinia. Speaking at the opening ceremony, T

Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔Taiwan News〕Taiwan rises to 4th in world competitiveness ranking TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan rose to fourth place in the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development's annual World Competitiveness Ranking. The ranking, released on Thursday, placed Singapore first, Hong Kong second, and Switzerland third, per CNA. Driven by strong GDP and export growth, as we

Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review. 〔Taiwan News〕Far Eastern Sogo to open Taipei Dome department store TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Far Eastern Sogo Chair Sophia Huang (黃晴雯) said Tuesday that the group’s new department store, Garden City, at Taipei Dome is expected to open in the second half of this year, creating a new shopping corridor linking Taipei’s East District and Xinyi shopping district. Speaking at a shareholders me