Taipei, March 31 (CNA) Taiwan serves as a good "testbed" for startup companies, with its strong electronics industry, global manufacturing networks, Western business environment and effective protection of intellectual property rights, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan replaces Singapore as world’s 3rd largest IC exporter: MOF
Taipei, March 31 (CNA) Taiwan was ranked as the third largest integrated circuit exporter in the world in 2016, overtaking Singapore, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF). In its latest report on global IC exports, the ministry said Friday that ... ( read original story ...)
IOTA (MIOTA) Starts Testing Digital IDs In Taipei
The German non-profit enters testing phase of their distributed ledger technology-powered identification system, planned for Taipei citizens in a combined effort between IOTA (MIOTA), and the Taiwan-based start-up BiiLabs, tailored to upscale the South ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn fourth-quarter net profit estimated T$71.66 billion, up 4 percent from year ago
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn (Taiwan:2317.TW - News), the world's largest contract electronics maker and a key Apple Inc (:APPL.O) supplier, reported on Friday 4.2 percent growth in fourth quarter net profit from a year ago, defying expectations for ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Suspect in US School Attack Plot Had ‘Unusual Ideas’
TAIPEI, Taiwan — People who know the 18-year-old Taiwanese exchange student charged in the U.S. with threatening to shoot up his school say he liked guns and flamethrowers and also had dreams of a police career. An Tso Sun, who has been jailed in the ... ( read original story ...)
StarVR files for IPO in Taiwan
Newsbrief: StarVR has completed its application for public issuance in Taiwan, the first step of embarking on an IPO in the country. If the company’s application is approved, the VR firm could see itself listed on the Taipei Exchange under the Emerging ... ( read original story ...)
Indoor Farming Vendors Sought for 2nd Annual Asia Agri-Tech Expo in Taipei
TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2 nd edition of Asia Agri-Tech Expo & Forum will be held from July 26-28, 2018 at Taipei World Trade Center featuring agriculture manufacturing technologies and total solutions. This one-stop B2B platform ... ( read original story ...)
Only the U.S. Can Sustain the Peace in Taiwan
Recent weeks have seen significant developments in the awkward three-way relationship between Taiwan, China and the U.S. First, President Donald Trump signed the Taiwan Travel Act, which made it American policy to encourage greater high-level contacts ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Might Get a Completely Pink Museum Park Inspired by Peach Tree Blossoms
Project partners TOPOTEK1 ... The design for a new art museum and cultural center in Taoyuan, Taiwan is inspired by the city's historic connection to the peach tree. ( read original story ...)
Taipei lashes out at Beijing after film with ‘pro-independence’ actor banned
Taipei has accused Beijing of inconsistency between what it says and does after a Taiwanese film was banned on the mainland amid claims its lead actor Lawrence Ko supports independence for the island. It comes a month after Beijing introduced a raft of ... ( read original story ...)
New distributed ledger digital ID project faces a test in Taiwan
A distributed ledger digital ID project in Taipei city, the capital of Taiwan, represents a new frontier for the use of blockchain-style technology for secure authentication. The effort relies not on blockchain—the distributed ledger technology that ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president to visit old African ally amid China pressure
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit one of the island’s oldest and most reliable diplomatic allies next month, amid growing pressure from China to whittle away the number of countries with which Taiwan has formal ties. China ... ( read original story ...)
Wife of Taiwan activist jailed in China says he can’t send letters
TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - The wife of Taiwanese activist Li Ming-che, who is serving a five-year prison sentence in China for subversion, said on Wednesday after visiting her husband that he looks well but can't write letters and some books were not ... ( read original story ...)
A velvet fist in an iron glove? China talks tough about Taiwan, but shows signs of a softer policy
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged this month to punish self-ruled Taiwan for any moves toward legal independence from China. The next day a Chinese aircraft carrier passed through the Taiwan Strait that separates the two sides. You might expect this ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to call businesses home from China, says economic minister
The enticements are "aimed at drawing away [the island's] research and development capabilities and intellectual property, according to Shen. Businesses including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's biggest contract chipmaker, are expanding ... ( read original story ...)
Fujitsu and Taiwan FamilyMart Commence Digital Technology Field Trial in FamilyMart Concept Store
Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Taiwan Limited, and Taiwan FamilyMart Co., Ltd., which operates over 3,000 FamilyMart stores in Taiwan, today announced that they will begin a field trial at the Chongqing South Road FamilyMart location in collaboration with local ... ( read original story ...)