Taiwan eyes cooperation with Indonesia in biomedical industry

Taiwan recorded US$16.73 billion in annual revenue from the biomedical industry in 2017, making it one of the largest industries in the country. The figure increased by 4.5 percent from the previous year. The Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology's ... ( read original story ...)

Rescuers comb Taiwan quake rubble for remaining 7 missing

Rescuers in Taiwan continued their search for survivors in a dangerously tilted building Thursday, more than a day after it was damaged in an earthquake that shook the island's east coast and killed at least 10 people. The Yunmen Tsuiti building was one of ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan reports export growth for 16th straight month in January

The Yuanta-Polaris Research Institute, one of Taiwan's leading economic think tanks, said that as the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday will start Feb. 15, the fewer business days for February could affect Taiwan's export performance. Echoing the think tank ... ( read original story ...)

Two dead, over 200 injured in Taiwan quake

TAIPEI — A 6.4-magnitude quake on the east coast of Taiwan has left two dead and more than 200 injured, the island’s authority said, after buildings crumbled and trapped people inside. A hotel and an apartment block were the worst hit by the quake in ... ( read original story ...)

Heilind Asia Set Up a New Warehouse in Suzhou, China

February 08, 2018 – Hong Kong – Following the opening of a new office in Taipei in 2017 to focus on the electronic components business in Taiwan, Heilind Asia recently opened a new warehouse in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China with a storage area of ... ( read original story ...)

China’s new pitch to win over Taiwan: Our jobs are better

Professionals such as engineers and financiers also handily get work, while people in any field will find more "business opportunities" given China's market size compared with Taiwan's, she said. The Chinese province of Fujian, the one geographically ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan ranked 13th globally in economic freedom

A year after Taiwan achieved its highest ranking of 11th on the index, which was first compiled in 1995, it fell to 13th in the latest rankings, with declines in property rights, business freedom, labor freedom, monetary freedom and investment freedom. ( read original story ...)

HTC begins new chapter following deal with Google

Taipei, Jan. 31 (CNA) 2018 could be a decisive year in the ambition of Taiwanese smartphone and virtual reality (VR) device maker HTC Corp. to be the top business in the global VR, augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) sector, now that ... ( read original story ...)

IBM to enhance private cloud business in Taiwan in 2018

IBM will step up promoting its Cloud Private software platform in Taiwan in 2018 to help enterprise customers in the country better access microservice architectures to create new business values, according to Mars Hsu, president of cloud computing ... ( read original story ...)