Pegatron chair named Asian business newsmaker

Taipei, Jan. 2 (CNA) Tung Tzu-hsien (童子賢), chairman of Taiwan-based contract electronics maker Pegatron Corp., has been named one of nine business newsmakers in Asia by Japan's Nikkei. In a report posted on its website Monday, Nikkei said as a ... ( read original story ...)

MediaTek may return to flagship-smartphone chip market in 2H18

Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek's Helio X series flagship smartphone chipsets are expected to stage a comeback in the second half of 2018 at the earliest to brace for the advent of the 5G technology era, while continuing tapping the midrange and high ... ( read original story ...)

Urban renewal breathes new life into Taipei’s old city

After nearly 20 months of work, city officials unveiled the newly restored Qing ... Ko might also have pointed out that the North Gate marks the site of Taipei's first urban renewal project, which began in 1895 when the Japanese arrived and began ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan dentist must repay mother for training fees

Taiwan's top court has ordered a man to pay his mother almost $1m (£710,000) for raising him and funding his dentistry training. The mother signed a contract with her son in 1997, when he was 20 years old, stating he would pay her 60% of his monthly ... ( read original story ...)

Sharp Aquos S3 receives certification in Taiwan

The new smartphone has been certified by NCC, Taiwan’s certification body. As per the NCC certification listing, the Sharp Aquos S3 carries a model number of FS8032. It also shows that the device will feature a vertically dual camera and a rear-mounted ... ( read original story ...)

Sharp Aquos S3 reveives certification in Taiwan

The new smartphone has been certified by NCC, Taiwan’s certification body. As per the NCC certification listing, the Sharp Aquos S3 carries a model number of FS8032. It also shows that the device will feature a vertically dual camera and a rear-mounted ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan IPO activity seen to remain soft in 2018

The initial public offering market in Taiwan was unable to sustain its momentum after posting a contracted growth this year. Experts also expect that the IPO activity will continue to be soft next year as companies prefer to list somewhere else. According ... ( read original story ...)

Data transmission skyrockets on New Year’s Eve

Taipei, Jan. 1 (CNA) Data transmission exploded in Taiwan on New Year's Eve on Sunday, with the country's three largest telecommunications companies recording abrupt surges in data transmission during nationwide countdown parties that rang in 2018. ( read original story ...)

PHOTO STORY: The Decline of Taipei’s Shaoxing Community

For someone who has spent an extensive amount of time in the United States, gentrification is a social phenomenon that I have been reading so much about in the past few years. However in Taiwan, this isn’t a topic that attracts much discussion simply ... ( read original story ...)