TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's China-friendly former President Ma Ying-jeou was found innocent Tuesday of libel and leaking confidential information in a case involving suspected influence peddling by a powerful lawmaker. The Taipei District Court found Ma ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan director's courageous tale of family strife
Filmmaker Huang Hui-chen felt bound by labels while growing up in Taiwan -- impoverished, a school dropout and daughter of a lesbian Taoist priestess who she yearned to understand. Her award-winning directorial debut "Small Talk" is the culmination of two ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Tapping US, Itself for New Weapons
Taiwan is pursuing a two-pronged upgrade to its armed forces as people on the island worry about recent shows of force by powerful rival China during a political stalemate. Last week, the Taiwanese navy signed a memorandum of understanding with two local ... ( read original story ...)
AnTuTu’s Top 10 Most Popular Phones in Taiwan, ASUS Tops.
AnTuTu just released a list of its top 10 most popular and indeed highest grossing smartphones in Taiwan for 2016. It’s a little surprising that the statistical data is coming out three months into the New year but then, it is better late than never. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan company says name used in $100 million email fraud
VILNIUS/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer Inc has acknowledged that its name was used as part of an email fraud scheme that bilked two U.S.-based internet companies out of more than $100 million. U.S. prosecutors last ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei, Selangor sign MOUs on cooperation
The cooperation between Taipei and Selangor in the development of e-commerce and smart cities can help raise the visibility of their e-commerce operators and facilitate the development of digital technology and Internet security, he said. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks edge up on gains in electronics, plastics sectors
TAIPEI, March 27 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks edged up on Monday, buoyed by gains in electronics and plastics shares. The main TAIEX index rose 0.1 percent to 9,913.60 points as of 0158 GMT, after closing down 0.3 percent on Friday. Asian stocks were seen to ... ( read original story ...)
Form 6-K CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD For: Mar 27
All submissions must be submitted to the Finance Department of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (21-3 Xinyi Rd., Sec. 1, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.) within the Submission Period in accordance with Article 172-1 of the ROC Company Act. As provided under Section 4.7(b ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan's rising chip-testing provider plans expansion
TAIPEI -- Chunghwa Precision Test Tech ... (Photo by Cheng Ting-fang) CHPT is a subsidiary of Taiwan's leading telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom, which owns about 40% of the chip company. MediaTek, the largest mobile chip supplier to China, is another ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian nickel smelter Indoferro targets $60 mln IPO
JAKARTA, March 27 (Reuters) - Indonesian nickel smelter Indoferro, owned by Growth Steel Group, aims to raise up to $60 million in an initial public offering (IPO) in the third quarter ... India and Taiwan. [http://reut.rs/2nXvpXP ] The company, which ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan steps up
Innovation, say high-ranking officials and business executives, is the key for Taiwanese industries to thrive and generate more export revenue in the years to come. "Taiwan is competitive. All we need is more innovation, new technology and new designs to ... ( read original story ...)
New frontiers for Taiwan
We don't think we can do that from Taiwan so we do need a local partner to do that," said Ms Lin Kuo. Tatung is also studying business opportunities in other Asean countries where electricity supply is spotty, such as the Philippines and Indonesia. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan party blames China for ‘anxiety and panic’ over missing man
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen. Source: AP. CHINA’S failure to respond on the matter of a Taiwan man missing on the mainland is causing his family “anxiety and panic”, Taiwan’s ruling party said on Saturday, as it called on authorities to protect ... ( read original story ...)
What Happens After China Invades Taiwan?
Let’s assume, hypothetically, that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) successfully conquers Taiwan. Most analyses of an attempted invasion consider only if the PRC could successfully subdue Taiwan. The consequences of an attempted invasion –even a ... ( read original story ...)
Student exchange flap tests Taiwan’s resistance to Chinese economic pressure
Wang Hao thrived during her semester as an exchange student in Taiwan. As a native of mainland China, she found it exotic to hang out with Taiwanese students, sitting under a thicket of banyan trees and listening to local bands. Now a fourth-year ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei ‘foiled in bid to open back channel to Beijing’
Taiwan’s independence-leaning government under President Tsai Ing-wen has tried to open “back door” communications channels with Beijing since formal ties were severed last year, but the efforts have proved fruitless, according to a former premier of ... ( read original story ...)