Taiwan's export orders for March, released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs on Monday. The data is an indication of the strength of Asian exports and of global demand for technology.

MARCH REUTERS FEBRUARY POLL Export orders (y/y )% +1.2 +3.55 -10.4 Export orders from China +7.7 -5.5 Export orders from U.S. -2.2 -5.8 Export orders from Europe -6.2 -35.6 Export orders from Japan -18.0 -28.0 * revised figure The ministry's website is http://www.moea.gov.tw/ (Reporting by Roger Tung and Faith Hung; Editing by Toby Chopra)