Company Briefs: SLB Development

The public tranche of property developer SLB Development's initial public offering ... These include mobility contracts like a turnkey project for Sanying MRT line in New Taipei City and rail electronics solutions for Bangkok BTS Sky Train. ( read original story ...)

Tourist damages ancient site in quest for good photo

In 2016, a tourist in Portugal was charged with destruction of private property after he climbed up next to a famous ... The previous year, a 12-year-old boy visiting a museum in Taipei, Taiwan, triggered facepalms the world over when he tripped over ... ( read original story ...)

Asia Joins Global Mega-Cities in League of Their Own

In contrast, Jakarta and Seoul saw minimal rises, while Taipei retreated along with Singapore, joining Paris and Rome in negative territory. Rather than simply reflecting local property demand, the IMF argues that “house prices are starting to behave ... ( read original story ...)

Asia’s most refreshing long-term alternatives to Airbnb

“Live in a community rather than a room” is the ethos behind Taipei’s chicest co-living space ... Hmlet has also just announced the opening of another property in District 11, Hmlet @ Sarkies, which will be entirely dedicated to co-living. ( read original story ...)

Apple Jitters Mount on Concerns of Waning Smartphone Demand

Apple Inc. and a slew of chipmakers fell Thursday after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the leading chip manufacturer for the smartphone industry, issued a growth forecast that rekindled concerns that the handset boom is waning. Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

TSMC’s smartphone warning points squarely at Apple: analysts

(Reuters) - Shares in Apple Inc and its suppliers fell on Thursday after a raft of analysts read a prediction of softer smartphone sales from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd as driven chiefly by concern about demand for iPhones. TSMC, the world ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Semi trims revenue outlook on softer smartphone demand

Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) -5.3% premarket after its narrow Q1 earnings miss is accompanied by a reduction in its full-year revenue outlook to the low end of its earlier guidance due to softer demand for smartphones and cryptocurrency-related chips. ( read original story ...)

China air force again circles Taiwan in ‘sacred mission’

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese aircraft have again flown around self-ruled Taiwan in what China’s air force on Thursday called a “sacred mission”, as Taiwan denounced its big neighbour over what it called a policy of military intimidation. ( read original story ...)