To promote the 2017 Summer Universiade (the second largest international sporting event behind the Olympics) coming to Taipei City August 19th - 31st, Taiwan covered the floors of some of their Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) subway cars with images of photo ... ( read original story ...)
Limerick students set for World University Games
Student Sport Ireland (SSI) has today announced the Team that will represent Ireland in 2017 World University Games in Taipei . Over 10,000 athletes will come together in Taipei, Taiwan to compete in some 300 medal events, across 21 sports at the 29th ... ( read original story ...)
Phương thrives in singles and doubles at ITF tourney
Phương and Huỳnh Thịnh, who claimed a silver from the HCM City event, will play a mixed pair Chen Wei-cheng of Chinese Taipei and Zeng Zicheng of China in the octofinals round. Wildcard holders Lê Trung Tính and Lê Khanh Duy Tú will face Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Snehit wins doubles silver in Amman
They went with their guns blazing 2-3 to Manush Shaw and Parth Virmani. Earlier, they did well to scalp formidable duos from Chinese Taipei and Egypt, according to information received here. Snehit, a product of the city-based Global Table Tennis Academy ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Foxconn news brings bipartisan excitement
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2016, file photo, employees enter and exit the headquarters of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., also known as Foxconn, in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says President Donald Trump plans to make a "major ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Trump says his presidency made Foxconn invest
9:20 a.m. FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2016, file photo, employees enter and exit the headquarters of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., also known as Foxconn, in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says President Donald Trump plans to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Smartphone sales rebound in June
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market staged a rebound in June, with shipment volume reaching 630,000 units, an increase of 4.3% from the previous month and 3.28% from a year earlier, according to data compiled by local retail channels. Samsung ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Motorola launches Moto Z2 Play
Motorola (Lenovo) has unveiled its mid-tier Moto Z2 Play smartphone in the Taiwan market, with the availability to begin in mid-August, priced at NT$14,900 (US$491) unlocked. The Moto Z2 Play, which features a 5.5-inch Full HD display and Qualcomm ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t mess with her: Taiwanese DJ beats up thief to get back her smartphone
This one is fiesty! Taiwanese DJ Maze wasn't spinning at the club the night her mobile phone got stolen but someone else's hand was working on her as the music thumped away. The international DJ, who is also known as Lin Chia-ling, caught a woman red ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares edge up; Largan climbs more than 2%
Taipei, July 25 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed slightly higher Tuesday as large-cap stocks generally stayed in the doldrums, except for smartphone camera lens supplier Largan Precision Co. (大立光), which gained more than 2 percent, lending support to ... ( read original story ...)
Hon Hai in talks with Indian firm to make low-end cell phones: report
Taipei, July 24 (CNA) Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (鴻海) is in talks with a major industrial group in India to roll out low-end mobile phones in the South Asian country, according to an Indian media report. On its ... ( read original story ...)
Badass Taiwanese DJ Beats Up Thief in LA For Stealing Her Phone
A popular female DJ from Taiwan was almost robbed of her smartphone inside a club in Los Angeles but she refused to back down and ended up beating up the thief. Lin Chia-ling (林嘉凌), AKA DJ Maze, was enjoying a night out with friends at a local club ... ( read original story ...)
HTC smartphones start showing ads. A glitch or something more sinister?
Ads arrive without warning or permission Keyboard software from mainland China company preloaded on Taiwanese-made smartphones Suspicions that all typing commands, emails and texts being harvested and spied upon Shades of the Carrier IQ scandal? ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Trump to announce Foxconn plant in Wisconsin
Trump’s official schedule lists a “jobs announcement” at 5 p.m. Eastern time. Taiwan-based Foxconn is best known as the assembler of the iPhone. Wisconsin is among seven states, mostly in the Midwest, that the company has named as possible locations ... ( read original story ...)
Nifty and its returns over the years
Its P/E ratio was 28.25 on January 8, 2008, the peak of the global financial crisis. Nifty-based index derivatives are listed on four exchanges globally, namely, Singapore Stock Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc, Osaka Exchange and Taiwan Futures ... ( read original story ...)
TVB, US-based Imagine Entertainment form US$100m joint venture to develop programmes for overseas markets
Television Broadcasts (TVB) is investing US$100 million in a joint venture with Hollywood film production company Imagine Entertainment to finance development of new ... developed in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Chan said the alliance ... ( read original story ...)