For its part, HTC remains committed to its own smartphone and virtual reality businesses, CFO Peter Shen said during a press conference in New Taipei City on Thursday ... research analyst for BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research ... ( read original story ...)
HTC Ties Up With Google, Or Does It?
Bottom line: Google's (GOOG, GOOGL) purchase of HTC's (OTC:HTCKF, Taipei: 2498) Pixel assets is a sign of no ... know the company has tried hard to get into the smartphone hardware business, starting with its rollout of Nexus phones back in 2010. ( read original story ...)
At smartphone pioneer HTC: a new, or virtual, reality
TAIPEI/SINGAPORE (Reuters ... “Our main consideration is that our brand will continue,” Chialin Chang, who heads HTC’s mobile business, told reporters. “So our major releases will be as usual. In future, HTC will concentrate not on our portfolio ... ( read original story ...)
Google buys HTC’s Pixel team in $1.1 billion bet on devices
Associated Press video journalist Johnson Lai in Taipei and Business Writers Kelvin Chan in Hong Kong and Youkyung Lee in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese wheat purchases keep 200 Idaho and 800 PNW farms in business
Taiwan’s annual purchases of U.S. wheat are extremely vital to the state’s wheat industry and about 200 Idaho farms are in business because of that, said Idaho Wheat Commission Executive Director Blaine Jacobson. The Port of Portland handles about half ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan signs $576M wheat deal with United States
Taiwan has once again agreed to purchase a large share of U.S. wheat over the next two years, with most of it coming from Idaho, North Dakota and Montana. Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and Taiwanese milling industry officials signed the $576 million ... ( read original story ...)
PSI Opens Office in Taiwan
PSI Health Development Co. Ltd. is located at Level 37 , TAIPEI 101 TOWER, No. 7, Sec.5, Xinyi Road, Taipei 110, Taiwan (Photo: Business Wire) “We are excited about the PSI office opening,” says Ava Lu, PSI’s Clinical Operations Manager in Taipei. ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese firms seek PH aquaculture business opportunities
TEN Taiwanese companies will visit the Philippines next week to explore business opportunities in the country’s aquaculture market, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) said. According to TAITRA, the visit of the Taiwanese firms here ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan conditionally lifts import ban on Japanese beef
TAIPEI – Taiwan has conditionally lifted a 16-year-old ban on beef imports from Japan, clearing a major roadblock in negotiations on an economic partnership agreement. The Executive Yuan, the executive branch of Taiwan’s government, said on its website ... ( read original story ...)
uberTAXI set to launch in Taipei next month
Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) Uber Technologies Inc., a U.S-based ride-sharing company, announced on Tuesday it will share its App technology with two Taiwanese taxi service providers in a bid to re-enter the local market with a new business model. There will be ... ( read original story ...)
Korea welcomes more business visitors from Taiwan
In July, around 300 Taiwanese business events and tourism industry leaders had the opportunity to chat with their Korean counterparts at two special roadshows hosted by the KMB; the first in Taipei on July 11, the second in Kaohsiung on July 13th. ( read original story ...)
Two criminal cases — one in China, one in Taiwan — show a deeper rift between the political systems
usually for business, said Shane Lee, political scientist with Chang Jung Christian University in Taiwan. “I think it’s getting harder and harder to see why these things happen,” he said. The Chinese spy case, though hardly a first for the two sides ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan business leaders eye Dominican tourism industry
Santo Domingo.- The Taiwanese delegation for Central America and the Caribbean’s tourism industry will visit Dominican Republic from Sept. 18 to 22, the Asian nation’s embassy said Fri., EFE reports. The business mission is organized by the Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Business groups propose amendment to controversial work rules
Taipei, Sept. 15 (CNA) Unwilling to wait for the new premier to amend controversial work rules that took effect late last year, major business associations proposed a package of revisions Friday that would relax the rigid overtime and working hour ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Beimen Post Office / 臺北北門郵局 — Geocache of the Week
Well, that’s not completely true since this cache is only accessible during business hours, but you catch the drift. The posted coordinates take you just outside the Taipei Beimen Post Office. There, you must locate a small film canister with a key inside. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, a valuable partner for SDGs
NEW York is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. As with visitors from other countries, those from Taiwan love to experience firsthand the city’s famous attractions—the Statue of Liberty, Times Square and, of course, the very nerve ... ( read original story ...)