HTC unveils mid-range U11 Eyes; Vive aims at Taipei Game Show

HTC, one of Taiwan's tech firms that have entered the virtual reality business, is also planning to bring an upgraded VR headset -- the Vive Pro -- to the upcoming Taipei Game Show in a bid to boost sales for the first quarter of this year. On Monday ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan to corporations: Ignore China, and call us a country

Taiwan has hit back at companies bowing to pressure from China to stop referring to the self-ruling island state as a country and says political measures not be used to influence business operations. "Political measures should not be deployed to interrupt ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan biomedical revenues may break NT$500 billion in 2018

The annual revenues of Taiwan's biomedical industry are estimated to rise 4.5 ... eight IPOs raising total capital funds of NT$5.22 billion, for a 35% share of total IPO funding and much higher than the corresponding figure of NT$900 million posted by ... ( read original story ...)

Line prices listing at top end of range amid tech IPO drought

Two-thirds of its users are in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia ... “Each successful deal builds a more receptive IPO market for tech,” said Matthew Kennedy, an analyst at Renaissance Capital, which runs IPO-focused exchange traded funds. ( read original story ...)

Timeline: the yuan’s journey to being a truly global currency

2011, April: First yuan-denominated IPO in Hong Kong with the listing of Hui Xian Real ... 2013, January: PBOC appoints Bank of China’s Taipei branch as yuan clearing bank for Taiwan. First cross-border yuan loans authorised with 15 banks in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Two men arrested over HK$67m tech firm scam

After setting up the company in 2016, he said fraudsters held investment talks in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland, claiming people could get returns of up to five percent on their investments. They also allegedly claimed to be planning an IPO in the US ... ( read original story ...)

News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day

Watch Where the Money Goes After SoftBank Telco IPO The Japanese tech conglomerate is considering ... of combat aircraft and that it has suffered an unrelated legal setback in Taiwan. Ford Increasing Electric Vehicle Investment A top Ford Motor executive ... ( read original story ...)

Is Synnex Corp about to acquire Ingram Micro?

As a result, the trading halt has led to increased speculation that the distributor could be sold, with fellow titan of industry Synnex Corporation - which operates independently from the Taiwan-headquartered ... take place in a re-IPO [initial public ... ( read original story ...)

How A Taiwan Startup Plans To Kill The Traditional Phone Charger

When someone drops the term “wireless charging,” this question usually follows straight away: Can I really get juice in my smartphone battery without using a cable, ever? Taiwan startup founder Tank Huang keeps getting asked. His firm is in a global ... ( read original story ...)