Low income earners are major credit card spenders in Taiwan

Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) Low income earners have been Taiwan's major credit card spenders over the past two years, with those earning less than NT$750,000 (US$24,824) per annum accounting for a majority of total credit card spending, the National Credit Card ... ( read original story ...)

TSMC operations base to remain in Taiwan: Chairman

As such, the majority of TSMC's operations will remain in Taiwan, where Chang hopes the availability of ... Chang, who was recently named one of the 100 most visionary business leaders in the world by New York-based business magazine Forbes, proved just ... ( read original story ...)

Economic optimism index hits highest in over 2 years: survey

Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) An index measuring optimism about the local economy over the next six months hit its highest in more than two years after a recent slew of economic data pointed to improvements, according to Cathay Financial Holding Co. (國泰金). ( read original story ...)

Google deal expected to affect HTC smartphone R&D capability

Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) A deal for Taiwan-based HTC Corp. (宏達電 ... a deal that will also allow the U.S. buyer to receive a non-exclusive license for HTC intellectual property. HTC has built good business ties with Google over the years. ( read original story ...)

Emerging Display Technology Corp (3038) Soars 1.22% on Sep 23

Emerging Display Technology Corp currently has a total float of 171.41M shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 8.88 and high of 12.3. Taiwan is one of the fastest-growing countries in Asia in terms of ... ( read original story ...)

India, Taiwan hoping to cooperate on health care

New Delhi, Sept. 22 (CNA) Taiwan and India have expressed interest in cooperating on health care in several areas, including national health insurance systems and health information technology, during a visit to India by a Taiwanese health delegation. ( read original story ...)

It’s official: Singapore unicorn Sea files for IPO on NYSE

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Credit Suisse will be the bookrunners for the IPO. The number of shares and their price ... the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Singapore. It rebranded itself Sea from Garena on its eighth birthday on May 8 this ... ( read original story ...)

That Queasy Feeling Down Under

Why risk Los Angeles for Seoul or Taipei? I’d like to think White is too pessimistic ... Australia’s scandal of the year concerns two Chinese-born property developers, both allegedly connected to the Chinese Communist party, who funneled more than ... ( read original story ...)

Google buys Pixel team for $1.1B

Google is also getting a nonexclusive license for Taiwan-based HTC's intellectual property to help support Pixel phones ... said at a news conference in Taipei. "We've been focusing on building our core capabilities. But with this agreement, we're taking ... ( read original story ...)

Google steps up its hardware push with $1.1bn HTC deal

TAIPEI/SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc's Google said late Wednesday ... It will also acquire a non-exclusive licence for HTC's intellectual property and the two firms agreed to look at other areas of collaboration in the future. While Google is not acquiring ... ( read original story ...)

Google and HTC Announce US$1.1 Billion Cooperation Agreement

and TAIPEI, Taiwan , Sept. Google (NASDAQ GOOG ... Separately, Google will receive a non exclusive license for HTC intellectual property (IP). The agreement is a testament to the decade-long strategic relationship between HTC and Google around the ... ( read original story ...)

Citizen M to launch new sites in 15 locations by 2020

In the US, the group has secured two properties in Los Angeles and another two in San Francisco, a second property in New York on the Bowery ... In Asia, a site in Taipei opened in July, with Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur to join next summer. ( read original story ...)