Taiwan opens door to mainland

TAIPEI: Effective immediately, Taiwan will allow mainland investors to pour their capital into 100 types of its industries such as manufacturing, service and public construction, "deputy economics minister" John Deng announced yesterday.

The announcement is seen as a major step forward in warming cross-Straits relations.

The list of businesses newly opened to investment includes computer component manufacturers, resort hotels construction, commercial port facilities, cell phone manufactures and automobile manufacturing.