Taiwan stocks fall;
Taiwan stocks fell 0.3 percent on Friday, with Formosa Petrochemical, , Taiwan's only private-run oil refinery, recovering to close flat after a fire at a Taiwan plant forced the shutdown of some facilities.
Taiwan stocks tumbled over 4 percent by midday on Friday after a 3.06 percent decline in the previous session, as investors continued to dump risky assets on worries over a global recession.