With no lockdown imposed, businesses are reluctant to allow staff to work from home. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
America has a rich history of innovation by Asian immigrants
Every semester, I stump the Stanford students in my History of Information class with this query. The company in question is Sprint, which stands for “Southern Pacific Railroad Internal Networking.” ... ( read original story ...)
The Asian American immigrants behind key technology innovations
Why does one of the world’s largest and most successful telecommunications companies have the word “railroad” in its name? Every semester, I stump the Stanford students in my History of Information ... ( read original story ...)
ASUS rolls update for many smartphones including ZenFone 8 series
ASUS brought its 2021 flagships much earlier than usual. While the ZenFone 7 series was released in July last year, the Taiwanese firm took this ... ( read original story ...)
Police in North Macedonia break up Taiwanese criminal ring
Police in North Macedonia say they have broken up a Taiwanese crime ring that had lured unsuspecting Taiwanese workers to the country and forced them to work in slave-like conditions to commit telepho ... ( read original story ...)
Smart Healthcare: New invention integrated with Bluetooth positioning technology and a local…
Population aging increases the prevalence of dementia among Taiwan’s elderly who are at a high risk of getting lost or going missing. The world is facing the population aging pr ... ( read original story ...)
COMPUTEX 2021 Virtual; Tech Leaders Gather to Decode the Progress of the Global Technology Ecosystems
Virtual organized by TAITRA extended keynote and forum speeches to top CEOs and senior executives from leading international companies. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan IC design houses see orders pick up for servers
Chip orders for servers and datacenters have started picking up, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses, which expect the orders pull-in momentum to carry on through the first half of ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic to Derail Thai Telcos’ Recovery
Revenue momentum for Thai telecom operators is likely to slow amid a protracted economic recovery from the thi ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Taiwan working on ‘room temperature’ DNA vaccine to combat Covid-19
Scientists say a vaccine using the radical new technology could be ready to enter human clinical trials by the end of the year after tests on mice and hamsters. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Taiwan chip maker TSMC confirms second coronavirus infection but says operations not affected
Global foundry leader TSMC confirmed its second case of coronavirus infection among staff, but added that its chipmaking operations would not be affected. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s falling birth rate sends population towards ‘super-aged’ status
The island recorded more deaths than births last year, meaning its population officially contracted for the first time. ( read original story ...)
First Tesla Battery in Taiwan’s Grid: Who Leads The Charge Now?
Following its deployments to Australia, California and Texas, Tesla’s utility-scale battery storage system has quietly entered Taiwan, just in time for a major power outrage across the country. ( read original story ...)
Tesla set to pay for chips in advance as way of overcoming shortage
The US maker of electric cars is discussing ways to secure supply with industry operators in Taiwan, South Korea and the US. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 1Q 2021
Taiwan's small- to medium-size panel shipments only went down 2.4% sequentially in the first quarter of 2021, thanks mainly to better-than-expected smartphone panel demand, despite seasonal factors ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese Semiconductor Industry in Crisis, the Nikkei Reports
The Nikkei reported on May 26 that Taiwanese semiconductor companies are facing eight different difficulties and this may adversely affect global chip supply. The difficulties are water shortage, ... ( read original story ...)