TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- StarVR Corporation – that provides end-to-end virtual reality solutions, enabling high-end commercial and location-based entertainment applications – today announces that it has completed its application ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to call businesses home from mainland: economic minister
TAIPEI -- Taiwan will move fast to disentangle its economy ... equipment and other Chinese products for alleged violations of intellectual property rights. Washington and Beijing are pursuing negotiations on the matter. But the risk remains that supply ... ( read original story ...)
Unit of Taiwan’s Foxconn to buy Belkin for $866 million
HONG KONG (Reuters) - FIT Hon Teng Ltd (>> Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd), the cable and connector division of Taiwan's Foxconn, said on Tuesday it planned to buy Belkin International, a maker of smartphone accessories and home networking products ... ( read original story ...)
US envoy meets TSMC boss amid concerns over Chinese IP theft
TAIPEI -- U.S. senior trade official met with Chairman Morris ... The meetings came as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to penalize China over high-tech intellectual property theft with heavy tariffs and could further weigh on deals linked with Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom and PChome Form Strategic Partnership to Establish CHT-PCH NO.1 VC Platform
Two Taiwanese industry giants join forces to establish "CHT-PCH NO.1," a venture capital fund supporting Taiwan's budding startup ecosystem TAIPEI, Taiwan March 29, 2018 – Chunghwa Telecom Group, the chief telecommunications company in Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
YAY: EVA Air’s Amazing Hello Kitty Jet Is Now Flying To LAX!
Here’s a review I wrote about my experience flying with them last year from Los Angeles to Taipei. While the EVA Air business class experience is ordinarily great, there’s one thing you can do to really elevate it. Specifically, you can book yourself ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump’s possible F-35 deal with Taiwan not ‘worth risk’, experts say
AMID the Trump administration taking an aggressive stance on China, two US senators are pushing for the president to sell F-35 stealth fighters to Taiwan. In a letter to President Trump, senators John Cornyn and James Inhofe said China’s aggressive ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan chipmakers rise despite China threat to favour US suppliers
Beijing’s offer to Washington of diverting purchases from suppliers in Taiwan and South Korea, as reported by the Financial Times, is part of a plan to help reduce an annual $375bn merchandise trade surplus with the US and de-escalate tension in the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Shares Tipped To Open In The Red On Monday
For the day, the index dropped 182.51 points or 1.66 percent to finish at 10,823.33 after trading between 10,758.06 and 10,863.67 on turnover of 145.52 billion Taiwan dollars. Among the actives, Cathay Financial tumbled 2.25 percent, while Mega Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to Go Easy on Crypto Legislations
There is caution within governmental ranks about tax evasion, financial crimes or the currencies to potentially affect Taiwan’s national banks due to these loose guidelines, so Taiwan is not yet a crypto-haven. China, as a comparison, is taking an ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s HTC shares jump more than 7 pct on upbeat outlook
Shares of Taiwan's HTC Corp jumped more than 7 percent on Tuesday after the mobile phone maker said it expects a financial boost from a deal sealed with Alphabet Inc's Google earlier this year. HTC on Monday reported a net loss of T$9.8 billion ($337.3 ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. seeks China trade moves on autos, financials, chips: source
China has offered to buy more U.S. semiconductors by diverting some purchases from South Korea and Taiwan, the Financial Times reported, citing people briefed on the negotiations. China imported $2.6 billion of semiconductors from the United States last year. ( read original story ...)
Why a future fight between China and Taiwan might open with a devastating blow to a US city
China has lived with Taiwan just miles off its shores as an existential threat to the ruling communist party for years, but lately rhetoric has heated up and China's military has become more powerful. A cyberwarfare expert told Business Insider that China ... ( read original story ...)
‘Smart cities’ to spark Taiwan’s future economic development: officials
In her opening speech, Tsai emphasized the importance of technology and creativity in the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) through which Taiwan can develop solutions to many of the challenges faced today. These include how local governments can ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan business community helps family of Filipino caregiver
Manila, March 27 (CNA) Taiwan's representative to the Philippines Gary Lin (林松煥) on Tuesday presented the family of Filipino caregiver Melody Albano Castro, who was killed in an earthquake in Taiwan in February, with a check for PHP600,000 (US$11,443). ( read original story ...)
F-35 Sale to Taiwan Not Worth the ‘Risk,’ Experts Warn
“Taiwan has a legitimate requirement to field a modern fighter ... Marcus Weisgerber is the global business editor for Defense One, where he writes about the intersection of business and national security. He has been covering defense and national ... ( read original story ...)