TAIPEI, TAIWAN - 2020/10/26: Apple iPhone 12 seen on display at an Apple store in Taipei. (Photo by ... [+] Walid Berrazeg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) The chorus of people complaining ... ( read original story ...)
Covid? What Covid? Taiwan Thrives as a Bubble of Normality
Citizens have flocked home from abroad, helping to fuel an economic boom. By Amy Qin and Amy Chang Chien TAIPEI, Taiwan — As the coronavirus has upended lives and economies around the world, Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkongers seeking escape from ‘chaos’ benefit from ‘pull factor’ of Taiwan’s coronavirus resistant economy
Attracted by something Hong Kong could not - a mature enough technology ecosystem and a big enough market of paying customers - Alan Chan's decision to take his start-up business to Taiwan in 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
Submarines Could Make China Pay Dearly For Invading Taiwan
China must be and will be reunified.” Meanwhile, Taiwan’s government called on China to “ repent” on the coming 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Much of the media coverage of ... ( read original story ...)
Why Chairman Mao Didn’t Send China’s Armies to Take Taiwan
Shanghai and Nanjing, then China’s capital city, had fallen to Mao Zedong's communist forces, and Chiang's units all over China were collapsing under the weight of mass attack and defections. ( read original story ...)
Microsoft Probes Clue That Hackers Cracked Taiwan Research
Microsoft Corp. is investigating whether hackers who attacked its email system exploited the findings of Taiwanese researchers who were the first to alert the software company to the vulnerabilities, ... ( read original story ...)
BBQ-chicken tycoon gears up to deliver another ‘hot’ IPO
A Philippine tycoon whose two previous initial public offerings flew off the shelves against all odds, could deliver another winner this month, if history is any guide. Edgar “Injap” Sia’s grocer ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Fashion Week AW 21, Launches “Taipei Sustainable Collections” Centered Around Sustainability
Taipei Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2021 is pleased to announce the launch of Taipei Sustainable Collections, Asia's first one-day joint ... ( read original story ...)
“Carbon-absorbing” vertical forest skyscraper nears completion in Taipei
Inspired by the form of DNA strands, this unique green skyscraper is a lush example of eco-conscious architecture in Taipei. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Prays for Rain as Drought Threatens Chip Production
The country is facing its most severe water shortage in 56 years, but officials say water supplies will likely be sufficient until monsoon rains in late May. Taiwan is facing the island’s most ... ( read original story ...)
Impaired Shipment of Qualcomm 5G RFIC Expected to Lower 2Q21 Smartphone Production by About 5%, Says TrendForce
Of the three aforementioned products, the Qualcomm RFIC is primarily supplied to smartphone brands to be used in 5G handsets. This product is delivered to clients as part of either AP bundles or 5G ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Next Move: A Taiwan Invasion?
A Chinese diplomat in Washington recently threatened that China would invade Taiwan if the U.S. Navy sent a ship to visit the democratic island, something that Congress has called upon the Pentagon to ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm struggles to meet chip demand as shortage spreads to phones
Demand for Qualcomm's chips has soared in the past months as Android phone makers seek to win over customers abandoning phones produced by Huawei Technologies Co Ltd due to U.S. sanctions. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia and Taiwan to discuss new migrant worker policy again
"Another virtual meeting will be held before the end of this month," Hsu told reporters in Taipei, when asked about the issue. The new policy, first announced in July 2020, is aimed at easing the ... ( read original story ...)
China Adopts ‘Assertive Posture’ With Eye on Taiwan, Admiral Says
Admiral Philip Davidson, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaking at the American Enterprise Institute on March 4 and in testimony to Congress on March 9, said the People’s Republic of ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm struggles to meet chip demand as shortage spreads to phones: sources
Qualcomm Inc is struggling to keep up with demand for its processor chips used in smartphones and gadgets, as a chip shortage that first hit the auto industry spreads across the electronics business, ... ( read original story ...)