Taiwan Steel skidded 1.87 percent, China Steel lost 0.39 percent, Fubon Financial advanced 0.73 percent, Cathay Financial collected 0.81 percent and Mega Financial dipped 0.57 percent. The lead from Wall Street is soft as stocks fluctuated on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s strategy on North Korea similar to Obama’s
Taiwan Steel skidded 1.87 percent, China Steel lost 0.39 percent, Fubon Financial advanced 0.73 percent, Cathay Financial collected 0.81 percent and Mega Financial dipped 0.57 percent. Consumer prices are expected to hold steady at 1.5 percent on year ... ( read original story ...)
Wisconsin won’t break even on Foxconn plant incentives for 25 years: analysis
Wisconsin is not projected to break even on a $3 billion incentive package for a proposed LCD screen plant by Taiwan's Foxconn for at least 25 years, a legislative analysis showed on Tuesday. Foxconn hopes to open a $10 billion plant in 2020 at a 1,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Sweltering Taiwan’s Power Squeeze Risks First Rationing Since 2002
A late-summer heat wave, storm-damaged power lines and closed nuclear plants may force Taiwan to ration power for the first time in 15 years. State-owned Taiwan Power Co. has issued a red alert as electricity consumption hit an all-time high Tuesday and ... ( read original story ...)
Auden bridging electromagnetic development and IoT solutions
Fifth-generation wireless technology (5G) is attracting a lot of public attention. These industrial communication standards are under developing and preparing to launch for the public services from 2020. Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan governments set ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm Collaborates with OEMs in Taiwan to Develop 5G NR-enabled Small Cell
Qualcomm announced an intent to collaborate on 5G NR-enabled small cell technologies with Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a applied research and technical services NGO in Taiwan. The effort is expected to accelerate delivery and global ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm, ITRI collaborate on 5G Small Cell Development
“This joint effort with ITRI is a key part of the investments we are making in Taiwan to ensure the industry continues to move rapidly toward deployment of 5G NR technology,” said Jim Cathey, senior vice president and president, Asia Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
Okura to open third spa hotel in Taiwan as part of Asian expansion
Japan-based Okura Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to open its third spa hotel on the island of Taiwan. The company has signed a deal ... As well as the new Taichung property, the group has eight properties planned in other Asian metropolises. ( read original story ...)
Govt auctions street for $90,000 due to $994 unpaid taxes, fines and interest
... of $5.1m — who lost the property when the governing board failed to pay a $14-a-year property tax, SF Chronicle reported. Lam, who was born in Taiwan, and Cheng, originally from Hong Kong, came across the deal in April 2015 when looking for property ... ( read original story ...)
High housing price-to-income ratio threat to Taiwan: ratings agency
However, the high housing price-to-income ratio in Taiwan could pose a risk to the local property market in the long term, said Daniel Hsiao (蕭黎明), another credit analyst of Taiwan Ratings, a partner of U.S.-based Standard & Poor's. The housing price ... ( read original story ...)
Residents of an exclusive San Francisco street didn’t pay their taxes. So someone bought their street.
"As legal owners of this property, we have a lot of options," Cheng said, adding that nothing has been decided yet. If the association stopped paying taxes earlier in the 20th century, the Taiwan-born Cheng would have been shut out of the sale until after ... ( read original story ...)
Wealthy San Francisco residents lose private street over tax bill
Mr Cheng is originally from Taiwan, and Ms Lam from Hong Kong ... "The association was shocked. The property management firm was not aware of any sale or of any taxes owed," he said. "It is hard to understand why anyone would buy this property for any ... ( read original story ...)
Financial sector urges eased lending rules for long term care
Taipei, Aug. 8 (CNA) The local financial sector has expressed hope that the government will ease rules on lending in a bid to facilitate the local long term care business in an aging society, according to a white paper from the sector. In the white paper ... ( read original story ...)
China Airlines Business Class Review San Francisco (SFO) to Taipei (TPE) A350 and SFO lounge reviews inc. China Airlines Lounge
I had been looking forward to this flight for quite some time. Ten years ago, China Airlines was THE airline to avoid but the company has had an amazing turnaround; the new business class on the A350 has won several awards already. The Centurion Lounge has ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom Announces Management Changes
Mr. Fu-Kuei Chung, the newly-appointed Chief Audit Executive, is the Chairman of Taiwan International Standard Electronics, a subsidiary company of Chunghwa Telecom. Prior to the Chairman position, Mr. Chung had overseen several major business and ... ( read original story ...)
HTC U11 review: Knight in shining armour
HTC took a 'U' turn this year for its smartphone design philosophy as it ditched metal in favour of glass. The Taiwan based smartphone maker announced the U-Play and U-Ultra smartphones earlier in the year which got a very underwhelming response. ( read original story ...)