MediaTek eyes US expansion, beyond China, smartphones

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's MediaTek, the world's no.2 mobile chip provider after Qualcomm, said it would expand its footprint in the U.S. and seek growth beyond smartphones and China, its largest market in 2018. The remarks by Rick Tsai, co-chief executive of ... ( read original story ...)

State-run Chunghwa Struggles With Taiwan’s Surging Data Use

Nearly all of Taiwan enjoys 4G network coverage, and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the global industry organization, anticipates that 5G technology will be introduced to the market as early as 2020. Mobile internet access employs ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan to open national pavilion at CES 2018

CES is one of the largest consumer electronics shows in the world. At a news conference, Science and Technology Minister Chen Liang-gee (陳良基) said Taiwan's delegation will be made up of 32 representatives from local start-up companies. In addition ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan to recall 285 passports after US airport mistake

Taiwan is set to recall 285 passports that mistakenly feature Washington's Dulles International Airport instead of Taipei's Taoyuan International Airport. The error was pointed out by social media users after the new version of the biometric passport went ... ( read original story ...)

The Leap to Single-Payer: What Taiwan Can Teach

Taiwan is proof that a country can make a swift and huge change to its health care system, even in the modern day. The United States, in part because of political stalemate, in part because it has been hemmed in by its history, has been unable to be as bold. ( read original story ...)

Autonomous Cars Make Headway in Taipei

Li Chen-yu, director of the Taipei Smart City Project Management Office under the city government’s Department of Information Technology, says the ultimate objective is to put driverless buses into service during off-peak hours, especially in the middle ... ( read original story ...)

Manufacturers cautious in November but property sellers upbeat

The TIER's sub-index for the property market hit a 55-month high, however, after a significant rebound in residential and commercial housing transactions in the six largest cities in Taiwan in November, the organization said. TIER, one of the leading ... ( read original story ...)

Smartphone sales rebound in Taiwan in November

Smartphone sales in the Taiwan market expanded 11.88% on month and 3.17% on year to a nine-month high of 650,000 units in November, according to data compiled by local retail channels. Powered by strong sales of iPhone 8 and iPhone X devices, Apple ... ( read original story ...)

Magazine names CAL best airline in North Asia

Taipei, Dec. 25 (CNA) China Airlines (CAL), one of Taiwan's ... which is now in its 14th year. Also winning the "Best Business-Class Seat Design" award for the third consecutive year, the carrier could be especially appealing to business travelers, the ... ( read original story ...)