TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited (NASDAQ: APWC) ("APWC" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of wire and cable products for the ... ( read original story ...)
In the Face of a Global Farming Crisis, Taiwan’s Tano Security is Helping to Solve the World Bank’s Agriculture Challenges
Undoubtedly, the agriculture industry will become even more important these next few decades. Yet, the global farming sector is facing ever-increasing risks as natural disasters become more frequent ... ( read original story ...)
Australia to back Taiwan’s return to the WHO
Australia will support Taiwan's return to the World Health Organisation as an observer four years after it was ousted by Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Smartphone Production to Drop by 16.5% YoY in 2Q20, Setting Historical Record in YoY Decline, Says TrendForce
According to the latest investigations by TrendForce, the global spread of COVID-19 in 2020 has brought about the greatest magnitude of declines in the smartphone market in recent years. Global ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan first-quarter GDP slows to four-year low as pandemic hurts consumption
Taiwan's economic growth slowed to its weakest in nearly four years in the first quarter, as the coronavirus pandemic crimped domestic consumption though still-strong demand for electronics helped ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa: 1Q Earnings Snapshot
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Chunghwa Telecom Co. (CHT) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $276.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Taipei, Taiwan-based company said it had ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom Reports Un-Audited Consolidated Operating Results for the First Quarter of 2020
PRNewswire/ -- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) ('Chunghwa' or 'the Company') today reported its ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan First-Quarter GDP Slows to Four-Year Low as Pandemic Hurts Exports
The effect from the virus and interrupted supply chains was offset by a "significant boost in domestic production" for products including semiconductors and telecommunications, it added.While Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
The rise of bubble tea, one of Taiwan’s most beloved beverages
A sweet Taiwanese drink nicknamed in honor of a busty Hong Kong celebrity, bubble tea has become an unstoppable worldwide trend since it was invented in the 1980s. We look back at the history of this ... ( read original story ...)
ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd (ASX) on Q1 2020 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Q1 2020 Earnings Conference Call April 29, 2020, 03:00 ET Company Participants Kenneth Hsiang - Head, IR Joseph Tung - ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market May Crack 11,000-Point Barrier
The Taiwan stock market has moved higher in three straight sessions, climbing more than 410 points or 4 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 10,770-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Global Coronavirus Shutdown Tests Taiwan’s Economic Resilience
Taiwan is one of the few places to quickly get its coronavirus outbreak under control, but it’s unclear whether it can also avoid a recession as the global slump in demand looks set to hit the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Coronavirus Moment — And Delicate Balancing Act
The pandemic provides an opportunity for Taiwan to raise its international profile. But that is unlikely to go over well in Beijing, which is facing pressures for its own handling of the virus. ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Lite-On profit up on better product mix
Electronic components maker Lite-On Technology Corp (光寶科技) yesterday reported that first-quarter net profit rose 7.3 percent from a year earlier to NT$1.57 billion (US$52.42 million), despite the ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Prototype of new ventilator set to be built: minister
Local medical equipment suppliers are soon to build a prototype of a ventilator to treat COVID-19 patients, Minister of Economic Affairs Shen Jong-chin (沈榮津) said yesterday. Funding for the Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Fire is latest in avoidable incidents
With the cloud of a recall vote hanging over the head of Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) and the overturning on Friday last week of the first rulings on liability for the 2014 gas explosions in the ... ( read original story ...)