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 ...)
Oppo A75 & A75s launched in Taiwan with 6-inch bezel-less display
Oppo A75 and Oppo A75s have been announced in Taiwan with 6.0-inch FHD+ IPS LCD display with 2.5D curved tempered glass protection. Oppo China has launched two new mid-tier smartphones called Oppo A75 and Oppo A75s in Taiwan. These smartphones are almost ... ( read original story ...)
Get used to drills, China tells Taiwan; Taipei says it seeks peace
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will gradually get used to Chinese air force drills that encircle the island, China said on Wednesday, while Taiwan's premier reiterated the self-ruled island's desire for peaceful relations with its giant neighbor. ( read original story ...)
Smartphone sales rebound in Taiwan in November; Apple iPhone dominates with top five bestselling models
“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,” Max Wang and Steve Shen report for Digitimes. “Powered by ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says the Chinese air force did exercises near its island 16 times in the last year
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's air force has carried out 16 rounds of exercises close to Taiwan in the last year or so, Taiwan's defense ministry said on Tuesday, warning that China's military threat was growing by the day. China considers self-ruled and ... ( read original story ...)
Foreigners who have lived in or visited Beijing and Taipei compare life in the two metropolises
Career development: Beijing a better choice However, Beijing ranks much higher than Taipei when it comes to business opportunities and career development for expats. With higher salary, bigger market and brighter prospects, more expats will choose Beijing ... ( 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 ...)
Taiwan says Chinese air force exercised near island 16 times in last year
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China’s air force has carried out 16 rounds of exercises close to Taiwan in the last year or so, Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Tuesday, warning that China’s military threat was growing by the day. China considers self-ruled and ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay Financial sticks with 2% growth forecast for Taiwan in 2018
Taipei, Dec. 25 (CNA) Cathay Financial Holding Co., one of Taiwan's leading financial holding companies, said Monday it was maintaining its forecast of 2 percent growth for Taiwan in 2018 that it originally made in September. National Central University ... ( 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 ...)