Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) The Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) said Monday that it expects the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) to bring tremendous business opportunities to Taiwan at a time when the country is eager to upgrade its ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan records net fund inflows after 3 months of net outflow
In this file undated photo, a bank clerk displays bills of NT$500. Taiwan's top financial regulator said foreign institutional investors made a fund inflow of US$1.063 billion in October after being responsible for US$2.307 billion in net outflow in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan hopes to find ‘natural way’ to engage with China’s Xi at APEC
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan hopes to find a “natural way” to exchange views with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders that starts in Vietnam this week, the self-ruled island’s envoy to the meeting said on Monday. Relations ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm’s halt of deal with ITRI could hurt Taiwan’s 5G development
Taipei, Nov. 5 (CNA) Qualcomm Inc.'s suspension of its 5G technology development collaboration with Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) will likely affect Taiwan's 5G technology development, Technology Minister Chen Liang-gee ... ( read original story ...)
Fireflies kindle a nostalgic glow in Taiwan’s cities
Over the past four years, Taipei has spent $1.6 million on the project, which has established sustainable firefly populations in the Wenshan, Daan and Chungshan districts of the city. Taipei’s achievement is not unprecedented. When the environmentalists ... ( read original story ...)
Plan for office in China still being assessed: Taipei mayor
Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said Saturday that a plan for the city to set up a liaison office in China to serve Taipei residents there is still being assessed. "If the plan works out, the most likely location would be in ... ( read original story ...)
Housing transactions in 6 major cities down over 10% in October
Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) Transactions of residential and commercial property in Taiwan's six major cities fell more than 10 percent in October from a month earlier as Ghost Month still weighed down the market, according to government statistics. In October ... ( read original story ...)
Once Formidable, Taiwan’s Military Now Overshadowed by China’s
ZUOYING NAVAL BASE, Taiwan — The Hai Pao, one of Taiwan’s four navy submarines, began its service as the Tusk, an American vessel launched in August 1945 at the end of World War II. Its sister submarine, the Hai Shih, is a year older. Neither can fire ... ( read original story ...)
Smartphone manufacturer HTC launches U11+, U11 Life smartphones
Taipei: Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC has launched its flagship U11+ with edge-to-edge display and mid-range U11 Life smartphones. The display on HTC U11+ has been upgraded from 5.5 inches to six inches with shrunken bezels while U11 Life is the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s MediaTek aims to recoup market share with new chips
The Taiwanese company earlier this year lost market share to its biggest competitor Qualcomm, as it trailed behind in modem technology to support faster data transfers and higher-quality phone calls. The iPhone X will be the first smartphone to adopt 3-D ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: HTC launches U11+
HTC has launched its new flagship smartphone, the U11+, in the Taiwan market at NT$19,900 (US$660) unlocked for a 4GB RAM version and NT$21,900 for a 6GB RAM version. The U11+ comes with a 6-inch Quad HD 18:9 panel, Qualcomm 2.45GHz Snapdragon 835 CPU ... ( read original story ...)
HTC U11 Plus Android Flagship Starts At Only $660 In Taiwan
The more premium version of the handset with double the storage space and 6GB of RAM will set Taiwanese consumers back NT$21,900, or approximately $725. Both price tags are significantly below what the smartphone is expected to cost in Europe where only ... ( read original story ...)
AI technology expected to get more humanized, interactive
were showcased in Taipei on Friday, with their developers sharing their vision of the cutting-edge technology that they predict will become more emotionally responsive like humans. With AI applications such as robots, self-driving cars and automated ... ( read original story ...)
iPhone X hits stores in Taiwan
Taipei, Nov. 3 (CNA) Apple's new flagship iPhone X was officially ... Some 70 percent of Taiwan's iPhone users usually buy their phones on contract from a telecom service provider but because of the strong demand for the iPhone X, they are worried that ... ( read original story ...)
Property magnet to buy Eastern Broadcasting
Taipei, Nov. 3 (CNA) A Taiwanese property magnet-led investment firm has agreed to buy Eastern Broadcasting Co. (東森電視), one of the leading cable TV stations in Taiwan. In a statement released on Thursday, Eastern Media International Corp ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president visits U.S. territory of Guam despite Chinese ire
HAGATNA, Guam (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrived on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam on Friday on her way back from visiting Taipei’s diplomatic allies in the Pacific, a trip that caused strong objections from China, which claims Taiwan as ... ( read original story ...)