Net profit for the three months to December jumped 57 percent on-year to NT$374.7 billion (US$11.4 billion).

The consumer price index (CPI) accelerated to 2.9 percent last month from a year ago, up from 2.7 percent in November, the Labor Department said in a statement on Wednesday.

"If the US administration chooses to still implement tariffs, we will respond purposefully, forcefully, resolutely," he said.

11 separate teams will be formed to investigate people, companies of 11 groups

The annual figure was well below 2023 deliveries and less than half the 766 aircraft European rival Airbus brought to customers last year.

"Such actions disrupt economic and commercial cooperation between enterprises... and represent typical protectionism and economic coercion," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said

Exports have historically represented a key engine in the world's number two economy, where authorities will release 2024 growth data on Friday that is expected to be among the lowest in decades.

Musk's role at the social network has been marked by numerous controversies and led to various legal actions on the part of investors, former employees and companies that had contracts with Twitter, now called X.

Donald Trump’s second presidential term promises a return to tariffs as he pressures partners and rivals to tackle everything from migration to drug trafficking, while protecting US industries -- in moves that could trigger new trade wars.

DCCI president says at meeting with the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry

A record 17.1 million battery electric vehicles (excluding plug-in hybrids) were sold last year across the world, according to figures compiled by the firm.

Even before taking office, Trump has raised the prospect of fresh levies on companies, countries and groups of states as he seeks to implement his agenda

The United States on Monday unveiled new export rules on advanced computing chips used for artificial intelligence, aiming to facilitate sales to allied nations and further curb access to countries like China.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is due Monday to outline an “action plan” to make the UK “the world leader” in artificial intelligence and spark Britain’s flagging economy.

China’s exports surged to a record high in 2024, providing a much-needed boost for the economy as the prospect of biting tariffs imposed by US president-elect Donald Trump looms.

Increased costs of doing business could weaken operational capacity, the chamber said

The International Monetary Fund will forecast steady global growth and continuing disinflation when it releases an updated World Economic Outlook on Jan. 17, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told reporters on Friday.

Indonesia, the world's leading producer of palm oil, in 2019 requested an expert panel review of the EU restrictions.

Long-run inflation expectations soared to 3.3 percent, the highest level since June 2008, from 3.0 percent in December.

British treasurer Rachel Reeves said Saturday that London was a “natural home” for Chinese finance during a visit to Beijing in the shadow of bond market turmoil back home.