BEIJING — The Marriot hotel chain apologized Thursday to China's government for referring to Tibet and self-ruled Taiwan as countries in a customer survey that news reports said Chinese police investigated as a possible crime. Marriott International ... ( read original story ...)
Marriott apologies after listing Taiwan, Tibet as countries
BEIJING — The Marriot hotel chain apologized Thursday to China's government for referring to Tibet and self-ruled Taiwan as countries in a customer survey that news reports said Chinese police investigated as a possible crime. Marriott International ... ( read original story ...)
Reimagining the Taiwan Family Business: Weavism
My parents spend 20 or 30 years in the textile business, and they both come from a chemistry background ... Weavism currently has stores open in Taipei and Tainan, but the next goal for Cruzan is to share the products with other startup founders back ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan operators’ 3G licenses to expire on 31 December
The 3G licenses held by Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone Telecommunications and Taiwan Star expire on 31 December this year. According to Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC), more than 6.43 million 3G mobile customers must ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan plans to invest in advanced arms as China flexes its muscles
TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Taiwan’s ruling party plans to use a long-term increase in defense spending to pursue advanced weapons systems, government officials say, in what is widely seen as growing determination to forge a stronger deterrent against a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan chosen for Microsoft AI development center
According to Sun, the goal is to amass a development team of 200 people in five years, with a key focus on SwiftKey Chinese language input, user-intent technology and AI forward integration applications. On why Microsoft chose Taiwan to be the base for its ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei’s Upcoming Lifestyle Landmark, Taipei Sky Tower Officially announces its collaboration with Park Hyatt and Andaz Hotel
HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 10 January 2018 - COMMUNE A7, located next to Taipei 101 in Taipei's prime Xinyi District, an urban community space designed as a food market and event space will soon be transformed into Taipei's most anticipated ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan set to become 4G-only nation by year-end
The 3G licences held by Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone and Taiwan Star on the 2.1GHz band expire on 31 December. Asia Pacific Telecom, the country’s smallest operator, ended its 3G service in 2017. Taiwan’s four largest mobile players all ... ( read original story ...)
Global tech demand drives Taiwan’s exports to new high
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports climbed to a record amount in December, boosting confidence solid global technology demand will keep the island economy's growth momentum steady this year. Taiwan's factories are an integral part of the global supply ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan bought 73,635 tonnes of wheat from U.S. last week
HAMBURG, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Taiwan Flour Millers’ Association last week bought 73,635 tonnes of milling wheat to be sourced from the United States, European traders said on Wednesday. The wheat was bought in two consignments for shipment from the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
CES 2018: iStaging Unveils World’s Most Affordable VR Capture Solution
Las Vegas, NV , January 9, 2018 – Today at CES 2018, iStaging Corp. — a real estate retail-focused AR and VR technology company out of Taipei — unveiled VR Maker, the world’s most affordable spatial VR capture solution enabling any individual with ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Shines a Light in the Darkness with Fintech Sandbox
Taiwan has moved one shuffling step closer to being a financial technology (fintech) hub in Asia by creating a regulatory framework for the most innovative companies in the sector to experiment. Under the Financial Technology Innovation Experimentation Act ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan calls China’s new aviation routes in Taiwan Strait irresponsible
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s government has called China’s recent unilateral expansion of civil aviation routes in the Taiwan Strait an irresponsible act that threatens regional security, in the latest row between Beijing and the self-ruled island. ( read original story ...)
BOE Technology
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC packaging and testing service provider Chipbond Technology's latest strategic investment deployments in China are mainly designed to consolidate its market... Global shipment momentum of large-sized LCD panels is expected to slow ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s property market shows contraction: survey
Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) Taiwan's property market flashed a "blue light" in December, pointing to contraction as the number of new residential listings dropped, according to a survey by the real estate magazine My Housing. Citing the survey, the magazine said ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Itinerary: What to do And The Best Places to Stay
This will have no extra cost for you. For further info please refer to our Privacy Policy During the Spring and Autumn is the best time to visit Taipei, it’s not too hot neither too cold. From July to August it’s the high season and the city is packed ... ( read original story ...)