China-based smartphone vendors including Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi Technology have strengthened their marketing efforts in Taiwan aiming to further ramp up their share in the local market, according to industry sources. Buoyed by its well-established ... ( read original story ...)
Chairman of Taiwan navy contract ship firm charged with fraud
Taiwan relies on its main ally the US as its biggest arms supplier, but President Tsai Ing-wen has been pushing to strengthen its own military equipment technology and manufacturing capabilities since she came to power in May 2016. The biggest threat to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Says ‘Insensitive’ China Playing Politics With Papua New Guinea Move Soon After Quake
TAIPEI — Taiwan has accused China of insensitivity by announcing that Papua New Guinea had downgraded its relations with the self-ruled island while Taiwan was still dealing with the aftermath of a deadly earthquake. China has become increasingly hostile ... ( read original story ...)
Regent Taipei is the Perfect Place to Start a New Week
If you ever plan to visit Taipei, for business or pleasure, there’s no better place to start a new day than the stunning Regent Taipei. Poised in the city’s vibrant Zhongshan District, this high-end hotel has been impressing its guests with world ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Germany’s EnBW expands into Taiwan in renewables push
FRANKFURT, Feb 12 (Reuters) - German utility EnBW has made its first investment outside Europe as part of the group’s renewables expansion, taking stakes in three offshore wind projects in Taiwan with a volume of about 2 gigawatts. EnBW, one of the ... ( read original story ...)
AI and Robotics takes centre stage in Taiwan’s latest programme
One such initiative is being spearheaded by the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), a science and technology centre of over a thousand hectares situated in the south of the country established in 1997 as part of Taiwan’s Economic Revitalization Project. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents snap up Taiwan homes
Real estate professionals believe that a spike in the interest from overseas investors, particularly Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Japan, has contributed to the rise in property prices in Taiwan. The island offers temporary residency permits to ... ( read original story ...)
Nokia to cooperate with Taiwan telecom operators for 5G deployments
Nokia has signed MoU agreements with a number of telecom operators in Taiwan calling for collaborating efforts to accelerate their 5G deployments while further enhancing related 4G applications, according to Michael Shieh, vice president of Nokia Greater ... ( read original story ...)
Back to basics: Taiwan’s industrial chic
Ginger Chang of the Taiwan Design Centre, which promotes local designers and brands, said the industrial look featuring cement, brass, aluminum and granite is increasingly popular as an interior design trend on the island. “The public like fresh things ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Germany’s EnBW expands to Taiwan in renewable expansion push
* EnBW to spend 5 bln eur on renewables by 2025 (Adds details on partnership, Taiwan offshore market) FRANKFURT, Feb 12 (Reuters) - German utility EnBW on Monday said it took stakes in three offshore wind projects in Taiwan with a volume of about 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn to use proceeds from unit’s Shanghai IPO to fund $4 billion projects
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics ... China International Capital Corporation is the sponsor and lead underwriter for the IPO. FII made a net profit of 16.2 billion yuan in 2017, according to the filing ... ( read original story ...)
Memorial Service Honors 17 Taiwan Quake Victims
HUALIEN, Taiwan — A memorial service is being held for the 17 people who died after a strong earthquake hit Taiwan's east coast last week. The magistrate of worst-hit Hualien county spoke at Monday's noon ceremony at a local funeral parlor. Members of ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn shareholders approve plan to list unit in Shanghai
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, said on Wednesday its shareholders had approved a plan to list its subsidiary, Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd (FII), on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. ( read original story ...)
JHL Biotech’s Final Trading Day on Taipei Exchange
HSINCHU, Taiwan and WUHAN, China, Feb. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- JHL Biotech, Inc. (TPEx: 6540) announces that today, Monday, February 12, 2018, is the final day for trading of JHL shares on the Emerging Stock Market of the Taipei Exchange ("TPEx"). ( read original story ...)
OFWS in Taiwan raising funds for quake casualty
TUGUEGARAO CITY — Displaying the “bayanihan” (mutual assistance) spirit, a group of overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan had started to raise funds ... but also from customers of her online retail business. “They said they have started to pool ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan quake: Search ends as toll rises to 17
Rescuers today ended their search of a Taiwan building partially toppled by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake as the last trapped pair were presumed dead, bringing the final death toll to 17. Thousands of emergency workers had combed through rubble at the foot of ... ( read original story ...)