You and I Don’t Live on the Same Planet, the 12th edition of the biennial, will showcase works by artists from 25 different countries and territories. ( read original story ...)
Investors swamp IPO for label of K-pop group
Big Hit Entertainment, the management label of hugely popular South Korean K-pop group BTS, yesterday priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its range, as hopeful buyers chased South ... ( read original story ...)
Trump paid just US$750 in 2016, 2017 taxes: ‘NYT’
US President Donald Trump paid just US$750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House, a report in the () said. Trump, who has fiercely guarded his ... ( read original story ...)
Cardinal Pell set to return to Vatican
Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis’ former finance minister, is to soon return to the Vatican during an extraordinary economic scandal for the first time since he was cleared of child abuse ... ( read original story ...)
Germany’s Scholz calls Navalny poisoning ‘brutal, murderous attack’
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz speaks during a news conference amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Berlin, Germany3, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Pool ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s 2020 Tang Prize Laureates Gather to Address Mankind’s Most Urgent Challenges
The Tang Prize Foundation joined forces with Taiwan's National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University, National Cheng Kung University, National Chengchi University, the Experimental Biology ... ( read original story ...)
Business climate gauge moves into ‘green’ after decline
The government’s business climate monitor last month flashed “green,” as the economy emerged from five months of slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Development Council said ... ( read original story ...)
Study links air pollution to eye strokes
Exposure to air pollution can cause a person to be 2.16 times more likely to experience eye strokes, which can cause vision loss, researchers in Taipei said yesterday. Analyzing National Health ... ( read original story ...)
iWEECARE Extends US$2.4M Pre-Series A Financing to Serve Global Demand for Remote Patient Monitoring
PRNewswire/ -- iWEECARE, the developer of the world's smallest continuous temperature monitoring product, Temp Pal(®), announced that it raised US$2.4 million in extended pre-series A financing. ( read original story ...)
Chipmakers in China and Japan Jolted by U.S. Security Restrictions
Taiwan-based TSMC, the world's largest contract ... Kioxia still plans an IPO eventually. "While we received significant interest from many investors, the lead underwriters and Kioxia do not ... ( read original story ...)
Share Market Highlights: Sensex ends 592 points higher, Nifty at 11,227; ONGC, IndusInd Bank top gainers
Sensex and Nifty closed on a bullish note on Monday, amid positive global equities as hopes of the US Govt to announce a stimulated package cheered investors. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex ended ... ( read original story ...)
Actors Turn Directors at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Project Market
The producing debuts of two actors are among the 27 film projects selected for the Golden Horse Film Project Promotion. The project market is attached to the Golden Horse Film Festival, held annually ... ( read original story ...)
2020 Taiwan Innotech Forum Focuses on IP Strategies in Post-Pandemic Era
China trade war in 2020, IP is the core driver in enabling enterprises to stand out amid the rapidly changing and unpredictable global situation. In light of this, the Industrial Development Bureau ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan IC design houses see demand for smartphones pick up
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders from Android phone vendors start pulling in, and are more upbeat about their sales outlook for the fourth quarter of 2020. ( read original story ...)
Why Facebook Suddenly Closed 155 Accounts Targeting the Philippines
Facebook’s deletion of accounts targeting the Philippines from bases in China shows that the U.S. internet giant wants a better reputation in Southeast Asia after letting things slide in the past, say ... ( read original story ...)
The 2020 World System Integrator Conference online forum takes place in Taiwan
World System Integrator Conference (WSIC) online forum week was held in Taiwan from September 22 to 24, 2020. Themed Developing Safe and Sustainable Smart Cities, the event featured discussions concer ... ( read original story ...)