2017 green power program goal achieved; CPC largest buyer so far

Taipei, July 15 (CNA) More than 13,000 subscribers have signed ... of green power. Next in line are telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom Co. (中華電信, 6 million kWh) and integrated circuit packaging and testing firm Advanced Semiconductor Engineering ... ( read original story ...)

Urban land prices continue to fall; Taipei sees steepest drop

Taipei, July 15 (CNA) Land prices in the urban areas of Taiwan continued to fall as the local property market remained in the doldrums with Taipei, the capital, seeing land prices fall at the steepest rate, statistics released by the Ministry of the ... ( read original story ...)

No one at the wheel – Taiwan tests driverless electric bus

Then it picks up pace again. "I think that the system enhances safety just like the subway," Sam Tu, an alumni at National Taiwan University in Taipei, said recently on a test ride of the French-made EZ10 driverless electric bus. Tu, who came with his ... ( read original story ...)

Gigabyte Technology : X299 bests competition with most OC records

Taiwan-Taipei, July 7,2017-GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards is setting a bar very high for its competitors with a dominant five world records and twenty six global first places on GIGABYTE X299 platform ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Shares May Extend Winning Streak

Taiwan Cement added 0.43 percent, Fubon Financial collected 0.96 percent and Mega Financial and Cathay Financial were unchanged. The lead from Wall Street is cautiously optimistic as stocks were lackluster on Thursday but managed to end slightly higher. ( read original story ...)

China says Taiwan remarks on dissident Liu ‘very dangerous’

BEIJING (Reuters) - China accused Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen of aggravating tension across the Taiwan Strait on Friday, citing her comments following the death of Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo as an example of "repeated arbitrary attacks". Tsai said ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan market: Vivo to enter local smartphone market in 4Q17

China-based smartphone vendor Vivo reportedly will enter Taiwan's smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2017, a move which will push it to take on not only fellow China-based companies Vivo and Xiaomi Technology, but also local brands HTC and Asustek ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Semi Gains as Q2 Numbers Disappoint

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (NYSE: TSM) posted weaker than expected second-quarter numbers and softer third-quarter guidance amid signs that smartphone chip demand could be slowing. TSMC said net profit for the three months ending in June fell 8.6% ... ( read original story ...)