According to the TFTC's decision, Qualcomm used its patents, which are standard essential patents (SEP) for CDMA, WCDMA, and LTE mobile technologies, to force rivals to agree to various contractual clauses that had the effect of driving up prices and ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines apologises to China for using Taiwan emblem at diplomatic event
The Philippines has apologised to China for inadvertently using Taiwan's defence ministry emblem instead of China's on a banner displayed at an official event in Manila last week to thank China for donating thousands of assault rifles. Beijing's ambassador ... ( read original story ...)
Will Singapore give up Taiwan to please Beijing?
The armored vehicles were seized when they were on their way back from Taiwan to Singapore after a regular military exercise under a training program known as “Project Starlight ... make an example of the tiny city-state in order to let the rest ... ( read original story ...)
Huang Kuo-Chang’s Recall Risk Provides Opportunity And Challenge For The NPP
It is expected that the petition to recall Huang will reach the necessary amount of signatures to pass the legal threshold to initiate recall procedures within the next few weeks, after which it will be submitted to the New Taipei City Election Commission ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan donates $5000 to Belmopan police
The donation is for gardening projects for three primary schools. About 1,200 students of San Martin and Garden City Primary and Methodist High School will benefit from this project. The Ambassador assured the Belmopan police that this will become an ... ( read original story ...)
A Business Guide to Taipei: 10 Things You Need to Know
Are you planning on visiting Taipei for your next business trip? Perhaps you’ve scheduled some business meetings or you’re visiting a large industry event. Whatever the case you’re going to need a business guide to get a clear picture of what you ... ( read original story ...)
Top 8 Airbnb Vacation Rentals In Ximending, Taipei, Taiwan
If you’re after a cute, cosy apartment to call your own in Taipei, we’ve got the list for you. These Airbnbs are often basic and small, but the stylish furnishings and amazing location will make you fall in love! Ximending is famous for local ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan fines Qualcomm $774 million for antitrust violations
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) faces an antitrust fine in Taiwan, the latest in a years-long streak of regulatory setbacks to its business model that comes as it also fights U.S. regulators and iPhone maker Apple Inc (AAPL.O) in court over ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan fines Qualcomm $774 million for anti-trust violations
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission said on Wednesday it would fine U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) T$23.4 billion ($774.14 million) for anti-trust violations of its chip technology. The Commission said in a Chinese-language ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Qualcomm comments on fine imposed by Taiwan FTC
* Fine imposed by Taiwan FTC bears no relationship to amount of Co’s revenues or activities in Taiwan * Co will appeal amount of fine imposed by Taiwan FTC and method used to calculate it Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm Fined Record $773 Million in Taiwan Antitrust Probe
Qualcomm Inc. was fined a record NT$23.4 billion ($773 million) by Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission in the latest blow from regulators over the way the U.S. company prices mobile phone chips and patents. The company has been violating antitrust rules for ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Taiwan Sept exports surge at best pace in 7 yrs, showing solid tech demand
* Sept exports rise 28.1 pct y/y, compared with Aug's 12.7 pct * Exports to China +29.6 pct y/y in Sept, to US +20.6 pct * Electronics exports a 'historical milestone' - ministry By Jess Macy Yu and Jeanny Kao TAIPEI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan's already ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Fair Trade Commission fines Qualcomm more than $700 mln
HONG KONG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission said on Wednesday it will fine U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc T$23.4 billion ($774.14 million) for anti-trust violations of its chip technology. The Commission said in a Chinese-language statement ... ( read original story ...)
The NYLON Guide To Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan, is the hidden secret of East Asia. But while it may not be as popular a destination as China’s Shanghai or Hong Kong, it’s just as vibrant and bustling, filled with innovative, ambitious, and creative young people looking to make their ... ( read original story ...)
China’s former U.N. ambassador moved to Taiwan role
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s former ambassador to the United Nations has taken up a new role as a deputy head of the country’s Taiwan policy-making body, the Taiwan Affairs Office, part of a leadership reshuffle connected to a key Communist Party ... ( read original story ...)
Three Stone Performing Arts Center
Such shadows exist in the modern Taipei, a city that has a distinctive quality at night, where the darkness represents ambiguity and spaces are no longer perceived as rational entities. Public and private dissolve into one another and the shapes and forms ... ( read original story ...)