Tan Holdings Corporation

Tan Holdings Corporation (THC) is a globally-competitive holdings company located in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Since 1983, the company's headquarters are located in Saipan. The company's CEO is Henry Tan, its President is Willie Tan, and its Executive Vice-President is Jerry Tan. All three are sons of the Charmain of the Board Tan Siu Lin. Tan Holdings is the largest private taxpayer and employer in the CNMI.

In 1972, Dr. Tan Siu Lin and his family moved from Hong Kong to Guam to engage in shipping, real estate and movie distribution businesses. Over the years, the family-run business has evolved to include airline, amusement, fast food, fishing, ground handling service, hotel, information technology, financial services, logistic services, publishing (including the "Saipan Tribune", the largest newspaper on the islands), retail, and wholesale subsidiaries.

DeLay/Abramoff controversy

The business practices of Tan Holdings Corporation gained new prominence during the American political scandals of Congressman Tom DeLay and lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Both were involved in protecting sweatshops and the economic control of CNMI by Tan family businesses. Because the Northern Mariana Islands are part of the U.S. Commonwealth, goods can be produced with the "Made in the U.S.A." title.

External links

* [http://www.tanholdings.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/12/6/11855/7268 Abramoff, sweatshops, China, DeLay & the GOP] at Daily Kos
* [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Weekend/GH13Jp04.html Sweating it out in Saipan] from the Hong Kong "Weekly Standard"
* [http://www.pbs.org/moyers/citizensclass/capitol_crimes/abramoff_inc/ PBS: Moyers on America: Capital Crimes]