TW Biz News｜WK 01/19 - 01/25
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Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review.
〔Taiwan News〕Alex Honnold free-solo climbs Taipei 101
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — American rock climber Alex Honnold scaled Taipei 101 on Sunday morning in a televised event hosted by Netflix, taking advantage of clear weather and calm conditions.
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Simple Mart Retail, the parent company of the Simple Mart supermarket chain, announced on Friday that it plans to acquire convenience store chain Ok Mart. The deal is valued at NT$125 million (US$4 million). It covers all common stock and the intellectual property necessary for operations, according to Global Views Monthly.
〔Focus Taiwan〕Taiwan economy to grow 4.14% in 2026 on AI boom: CIER
Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) Taiwan's economy is forecast to grow by 4.14 percent in 2026, driven by strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI), the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) said Monday. The projection does not take into consideration the agreements reached in the recently concluded trade negotiations between the United States and Taiwan, which could boost the expected economic growth, CIER President Lien Hsien-ming (連賢明) said at a news briefing.
Taipei, Jan. 24 (CNA) Taiwan's retail sales ended a nine-year growth streak in 2025, slipping 0.2 percent from a year earlier as uncertainty over U.S. tariff policies affected demand for durable goods, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Retail sales in Taiwan totaled NT$4.84 trillion (US$153 billion) in 2025, down about NT$9.5 billion, or 0.2 percent, from 2024. Despite the decline, the figure was still the second-highest annual sales total on record.
US Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona met President Lai Ching-te in Taipei. The two touted the deepening relationship as a "win-win" for both places. Gallego said his state is proud to be the recipient of Taiwanese investment through TSMC, and that Arizona is also starting to invest in Taiwan. Lai said the TSMC investment has broadened the Taiwan-US relationship and was good for both countries.
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