Inflation in Taiwan rose at a slower pace than expected in April as price growth for fuels, lubricants, tobacco and betel nuts were offset by falling food prices. The consumer price index rose 0.12 per cent year on year in April, slowing from a 0.18 per ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei intersection to remain closed until Friday
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A busy intersection in Taipei will remain closed to traffic until Friday at the earliest after a botched construction Sunday caused part of the pavement to sink, the Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) said on Tuesday. Taipower expanded the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan IC design houses receiving short lead-time orders
Taiwan-based IC design houses have started to see their customers place short lead-time orders in May, but remain less-optimistic about their outlook for the second quarter. Smartphone demand in China has been slow causing excessive levels of inventory in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: Home to the Total Supply Chain for Agriculture 4.0
The island is a major manufacturer of all of the components used in smart farming, including IoT sensors, solar panels, drones, robotics, LED’s and vertical farms and agricultural technology system integrators. Taiwan is also a perfect base for ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor on a strong footing
A strengthening Taiwan dollar was a drag on contract chipmaker Taiwan ... TSM generates robust cash flows and is on a strong financial footing. Net cash reserves increased from NT$399.25 billion a year ago to some NT$425.53 billion at the end of the ... ( read original story ...)
Premier's motorcade surrounded by protesters
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Premier Lin Chuan's motorcade was briefly surrounded by a group of New Taipei residents protesting property demolitions Thursday, before police reinforcements intervened and cleared the way for Lin and his entourage. The incident occurred ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks flat after eight straight sessions of gains
TAIPEI, May 4 Taiwan stocks traded flat on Thursday ... The electronics subindex rose as much as 0.4 percent, while the financials subindex remained unchanged. Among actively traded shares, display manufacturer Innolux gained as much as 3.2 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Apple dominates local mobile-payment market
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Financial Information Service Chairman Zhao Yang-ching (趙揚清) said on Wednesday that her goal for T wallet + was to have 100,000 registered cards in five years, in response to the lackluster performance of the Taiwanese mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Birmingham technology company expands into Far East
"Our technology has the potential to be placed in every device with an antenna. "By establishing a presence in Taipei, we will be on the front foot to work with our customers in the region. "The market for connected devices in China and the Far East is ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks head to 10,000-pts mark; TSMC, Hon Hai up despite dip in iPhone sales
TAIPEI May 3 Taiwan stocks rose on Wednesday ... The electronics subindex rose 0.3 percent, while the financials subindex gained 0.2 percent. The Taiwan dollar firmed T$0.075 to T$29.987 per U.S. dollar. (Reporting by Faith Hung; Editing by Biju Dwarakanath) ( read original story ...)
Strata problem brewing for Forest City
It is targeting international investors from the Middle East, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan and Taiwan, with new show galleries in ... owners are absent and cannot be located. The Forest City project has been subdivided into separate strata titles ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan datacenter industry continues to lag other Asia-Pacific markets
Thus, the local incumbent carrier, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), dominates Taiwan's overall footprint, for the most part, particularly with its ability to bundle colocation deals with its ubiquitous network service options. Over the last few years, however ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel review: Grand Hyatt Taipei
... from Taipei 101 to the Sun Yat Sen Museum and unfinished Taipei Dome. The circular dining table, rather than traditional work desk, is intentionally designed to offer business travellers a more comfortable in-room dining experience, but there’s ... ( read original story ...)
AccelStor Launches NeoSapphire P310 All-NVMe Flash Array, Delivering Ultra-High Performance and Low Latency
TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AccelStor, the software-defined all-flash array provider, today announced the launch of the NeoSapphire P310, the company’s first all-NVMe flash array. The P310 delivers outstanding IOPS performance and very low latency ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks rise as TSMC, Hon Hai jump; index on track to hit 10,000-mark
TAIPEI May 2 Taiwan stocks rose on Tuesday ... The electronics subindex rose 1.0 percent, while the financials subindex gained 0.8 percent. TSMC, the world's biggest contract chip maker, jumped 2 percent. Hon Hai Precision, a major supplier of Apple ... ( read original story ...)
Cycling in Taipei: Journey of a Newbie Biker
Confession: At 20 something, I still don’t know how to ride a bicycle. Don’t judge me! It has always been my insecurity since childhood. Whenever I see kids swiftly manoeuvring their bikes, I would always exclaim, “Maypa sila!”, with so much envy. ( read original story ...)