TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s new premier, William Lai, vowed on Friday to work towards luring greater investment to the self-ruled island, while sticking to the policies of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party. Lai, formerly the mayor of the ... ( read original story ...)
HTC: Sell to Google or Cut Half Its Staff?
Shares in Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. (2498.TW) have struggled this year but Bernstein reckons there is one dramatic way it could revive its fortunes - cut half its staff. It may sound like a tough prescription for a company that has seen its ... ( read original story ...)
Google is very close to buying HTC’s smartphone business
Google may be close to buying the smartphone business of HTC, the troubled consumer-electronics maker based in Taiwan, according to a report. According to a report in a Taiwanese publication (Google Translate version here), the two companies are in the ... ( read original story ...)
Nokia Secures 3G Network Contract from Chunghwa Telecom
Moreover, Nokia in collaboration with Chunghwa Telecom plans to bring G.Fast — ultra-broadband access technology — in Taiwan. This is because a surge in 4K TV and HD video services in Taiwan is exerting severe pressure on the service providers ... ( read original story ...)
Delta Electronics Unveils Smart Manufacturing to Connect the Entire Factory at Taipei Int’l Industrial Automation Exhibition 2017
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Electronics ... smart manufacturing has become an inevitable trend as well as a new business opportunity. As a leading manufacturer of electronic components and parts, Delta actively applies its ... ( read original story ...)
Google is apparently ready to buy smartphone maker HTC
A report from a Taiwanese news outlet called Commercial Times says Google is in the final stages of acquiring all or part of smartphone maker HTC. The news follows a separate story from late August that suggested Taiwan-based HTC was interested in some ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s financial regulator eyes governance at family-run firms
* New chief regulator is not from financial-services industry (Adds comments, details) By Faith Hung TAIPEI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan's new top financial regulator on Wednesday identified corporate governance at family-owned firms as a problem that he ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan HTC down 8% as August sales plunge
HONGKONG -- HTC, a Taiwanese smartphone maker, extended a losing streak on Thursday, plummeting to 63 Taiwan dollars (US$2.09) at one point, down T$5.5, or 8.02%, from Wednesday. It was the stock's lowest level in about 2 and a half weeks. It finished at T ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan among first wave of markets for iPhone 8 release: source
Taipei, Sept. 7 (CNA) Taiwan is one of the countries targeted ... The source said Apple has been in private discussions with Taiwan's five major telecom carriers -- Chunghwa Telecom, FarEasTone, Taiwan Mobile, Taiwan Star Telecom and Asia Pacific Telecom ... ( read original story ...)
TWSeries: Staying ahead of the Internet pack in Taiwan
Passing through Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei, the first thing many travellers do is scan ... Fu-Kuei Chung is the Chief Audit Executive at Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd, Taiwan’s incumbent telecommunication operator and provider of HiNet. ( read original story ...)
Made in Taiwan: From mass manufacturing to high design
Taiwan's mass manufacturing history dates back to the 1950s, when the government signed a mutual defense treaty with the United States (that agreement expired in 1979 and was partly replaced by the Taiwan Relations Act). Needing a powerful regional ally ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market May Head South Again https://t.co/tU5VHc7UzV via @Nasdaq
06:17p Join Nasdaq today at 4:30 p.m. for CSR @BrownFlynn discussing Women’s #Leader.. 06:01p NetworkNewsBreaks – $ZKIN Completes IPO; Begins Trading on Nasdaq Capital Mar.. 06:01p NetworkNewsBreaks – $ZKIN Completes IPO; Begins Trading on Nasdaq ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian vitamin firm Jamieson Wellness targets Asia expansion after $300m IPO
“I expect the IPO will only help the long-term strategy we’ve put in ... At present, the company’s presence in Asia consists of Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, South Korea and Indonesia. Jamieson employs approximately 800 people at its manufacturing ... ( read original story ...)
CPC to proceed with Taoyuan project despite coral concerns
If the project receives EPA approval before October and work starts in November, Yang said he expects it to be completed by 2023 as scheduled. Yang noted that a massive power outage in Taiwan on Aug ... Meanwhile, Taoyuan City government urged the central ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan appoints new premier amid tense China relations
Taiwan's president on Tuesday appointed a new premier seen as willing to reach out to rival China amid ongoing tense relations between the two sides. President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday named William Lai to head up the government following the resignation ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s new top financial regulator says will more strictly enforce rules for non-compliant firms
TAIPEI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan's new top financial regulator, Wellington Koo, said on Wednesday that he will more strictly enforce rules for non-compliant financial holdings firms. Koo, a well-known lawyer with close connections to the ruling party ... ( read original story ...)