Taiwan plans to raise taxes on corporate income and foreign investors’ share dividends but cut personal taxes as part of broader reforms. The government plans to raise the business income tax from 17 per cent to 20 per cent and lower the cap on personal ... ( read original story ...)
Canada drops U18 baseball World Cup opener in extras to Taiwan
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Canada had the winning run in scoring position in the bottom of the 10th but couldn’t take advantage in a 7-6 loss to Taiwan on Friday night in the opener of the WBSC under-18 baseball World Cup. Tied 5-5 after nine innings, Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
WCIT 2017 set to open Sept. 10 in Taipei
Taipei, Sept. 1 (CNA) Dubbed the Olympics of the international technology industry, the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2017 will be held in Taipei from Sept. 10-13, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Friday. This year's theme is ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s peering community in the spotlight
Taiwan’s major Internet Exchange is Taipei Internet eXchange (TPIX), which is operated by Chief Telecom, a company in the Chung Hwa Telecom (CHT) group. Later in the day, the Chairman of Chief Telecom, Yan Hong Wu, explained that TPIX is focused on ... ( read original story ...)
Games over, will Universiade mascot Bravo live on?
However, Bravo was spotted entering an employment services office in downtown Taipei on Friday to fill out a job search form - marking the launch of a new campaign by the city's Department of Information and Tourism to keep its pet project alive. ( read original story ...)
Microsoft launches Azure Stack hybrid cloud system in Taiwan
The system incorporates features of the public and private clouds, Taipei Times reports. The product would be available in 46 countries from next month during Microsoft’s phase one launch program. Microsoft partnered with Far EasTone Telecommunications ... ( read original story ...)
After Taiwan stop, fugitive Red Bull heir’s path a mystery
BANGKOK -- With the clock about to run out on a hit-and-run charge, the whereabouts of an heir to the Red Bull energy-drink empire accused of killing a Bangkok police officer five years ago are unknown. The fugitive, whose family is worth billions, has ... ( read original story ...)
Buying interest rises in Taipei’s upscale homes
1 (CNA) Luxury homes accounted for about 10 percent of the total housing transactions in August in Taipei, the most closely watched property market in Taiwan, up from about 7 percent the previous month, according to statistics released Friday by property ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan gives Guatemala over US$600 million in funding
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Aug. 7, 2017–Taiwan owns 10% of Belize ... adjudicated at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Despite the funding from Taiwan for the road project, Guatemala has reinforced its plan to pursue the matter at the ICJ, and last ... ( read original story ...)
HTC Drops To The Fifth Position In Taiwan’s Phone Market
The Taoyuan City, Taiwan-based smartphone maker was outpaced by OPPO largely due to the launch of the OPPO R11, a selfie-focused handset which was the best-selling Android device in Taiwan last month, according to sources from retail channels in the Far ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan looks to clean up its act on money laundering
The potential costs and increased difficulty of getting transactions done under the new rules worry those in the property market, said Wong Jui-chi, the spokesman for Taiwan’s Chinese Association of Real Estate brokers, while emphasising that his ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-CTBC Financial Holding’s unit sells land and building for T$4.35 bln
Aug 31(Reuters) - CTBC Financial Holding Co Ltd : * Says its unit sells land and building located in Taipei city for T$4.35 billion on Aug. 30 ( read original story ...)
Taiwan train company wants apology for ‘demon doll’ passenger
A train company in Taiwan has complained to Warner Bros for allowing an "unauthorised passenger" on one of its trains, it is reported. The passenger in question was Annabelle, the "demon doll" from US horror film Annabelle: Creation, which hit the box ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan startup develops laser engraver for general users
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Muherz, a Taiwan-based start-up, is aiming to bring laser engraving to the masses with its Kickstarter-funded device Cubiio. Built in the shape of a cube, Cubiio can be used to engrave images saved on a memory card onto leather ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Pacific Telecom Co.,Ltd. (3682) Is Yet to See Trading Action on Aug 31
Asia Pacific Telecom Co.,Ltd. currently has a total float of 4.30B shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 9.28 and high of 11.3. Taiwan is one of the fastest-growing countries in Asia in terms of ... ( read original story ...)
After Taiwan alarm, China says air force drills were routine
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that a recent series of air force exercises around self-ruled Taiwan were routine, after Taiwan's military said this month it was on a high state of alert following three straight days of drills. ( read original story ...)