Countries from Spain to Indonesia have agreed to deport Taiwanese scammers to China despite protest from Taipei, which says the suspects should be sent back to Taiwan for investigation and trial. Last month, China jailed 44 Taiwanese for telecom fraud ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Navy Likely To Get 60 Stealth Mini-Missile Assault Boats By 2022
Taiwan’s Navy will begin research in stealth technology construction for small-but-powerful frigates with deadly weaponry onboard, in an effort to ramp up asymmetric warfare amid growing threats of Chinese military invasion. Taiwan’s Chief of the ... ( read original story ...)
Clifford Beaumont: UK Inflation Eases
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, January 18, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ — Analysts ... Clifford Beaumont analysts believe that this decline could indicate that the financial pressure on UK households could decrease over the next few months. In the first fall since June ... ( read original story ...)
QNB Group: Financial Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2017
The financial results for 2017 along with the profit distribution ... programme and was listed on the Taipei Stock Exchange. Under this programme, a US$ 630 million tranche was issued with a maturity of 30 years callable every 5 years. ( read original story ...)
China says has goodwill toward Taiwan, but won’t allow separation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is willing to show utmost goodwill towards self-ruled Taiwan but won’t allow its separation from China, the country’s defense ministry said on Thursday after Taiwan’s president said she does not rule out the possibility of a ... ( read original story ...)
Apple ranked best smartphone seller in Taiwan in December
Taipei, Jan. 24 (CNA) Apple Inc., the U.S. consumer electronics giant, retained its title as the top smartphone brand in Taiwan in December following the launch of the premium iPhone X a month earlier, according to industrial sources. A total of 614,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Global games market riding wave of new technology
Taipei, Jan. 25 (CNA) As the technology industry pushes out more and more consoles, PCs, tablets and other devices, seemingly with no end in sight, a huge beneficiary of all the new technology is the global games market. Speaking at the opening ceremony of ... ( read original story ...)
November-December winning uniform invoice numbers released
Taipei, Jan. 25 (CNA) The winning number for the NT$10 million (US$343,949) special prize in the November-December uniform invoice lottery is 75350343, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Thursday. The prize must be claimed by May 7, 2018, the ministry ... ( read original story ...)
What Now For Historic Tree Preservation Efforts By Taipei Dome?
Although the city government states that it intends to transplant ... In particular, Ko has suggested that he is not happy with the Taipei Dome, as a construction project he entered from his predecessors as Taipei mayor. The construction of the Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan remains among top five markets for Google Play
Taipei, Jan. 24 (CNA) Taiwan remained among the top five markets in the world ... Google Play hopes to help Taiwanese developers by first introducing the latest technology and development tools through regular workshops and events to give developers ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan regulator eases insurers’ investment limits in futures funds
Taiwan’s financial regulator, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), has relaxed limits on how much insurance companies can invest in equity futures funds and futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Taiwanese insurers can now invest up to 10% of their ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says ties unaffected with El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Haiti
Taiwan's ties with its 11 diplomatic allies in Latin America and the Caribbean are stable and unaffected by the recent meeting between foreign ministers of El Salvador, Dominican Republic and Haiti with their Chinese counterpart, officials said on ... ( read original story ...)
Andes Technology Processors Not Susceptible to Meltdown and Spectre Attacks
About Andes Technology Corporation Andes Technology Corporation was founded in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan in 2005 to develop innovative high-performance/low-power 32-bit processor cores and associated development environment to serve worldwide rapidly ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei’s latest skyscraper inspired by the shape of bamboo shoots
For their hotel redesign of Beijing's Opposite House, they created bespoke glass interpretations of the city's traditional ... When the project completes in 2020 it will join a skyline dominated by the 508-metre Taipei 101 building, a supertall skyscraper ... ( read original story ...)
The skies over Taiwan just got a little less friendly
of Taiwan Investment Enterprises on the Mainland, which is affiliated with the Chinese government. Member business owners want smooth trips back to the island for the Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 16. “The association should understand the ... ( read original story ...)
Property magnet promises to raise wages at Eastern Broadcasting
Taipei, Jan. 24 (CNA) Property magnet-led investment firm Mao Te International Investment Co. has promised to raise the monthly minimum wage to NT$30,000 (US$1,000) and increase investment in content production as part of its plan to acquire Eastern ... ( read original story ...)