Taiwan to punish fraudsters abroad after China deportations

Taipei has accused Beijing of abducting Taiwanese citizens ... But Beijing insists that Taiwanese fraud suspects should be sent to China to face trial because their telecom fraud crimes largely target mainland Chinese. Chinese officials blamed Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's m-payment user base growth to accelerate in 2017

More than 96 percent of Taiwan's mobile payment users plan to continue using mobile payment to make transactions, acquire merchandises and use services in the future, according to a report from Taipei-based research institute MIC (Market Intelligence ... ( read original story ...)

Alliance to develop offshore wind power formed

Taipei, Nov. 9 (CNA) An alliance to develop offshore wind power ... also includes Taiwan Power Co., China Steel, Chunghwa Telecom, the Steel Industries Research and Development Centre, the Ship and Ocean Industries R&D Center, Industrial Technology ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. brokerage maintains TAIEX target of 9,500 points

Taipei, Nov. 12 (CNA) A U.S.-based brokerage has left unchanged ... a balanced portfolio by focusing on both high-tech stocks and defensive stocks such as telecom operators and consumer product vendors. Among the stocks the brokerage named were contract ... ( read original story ...)

Qualcomm invests in tech lab with Taiwan government

Qualcomm executive chairman Paul Jacobs, who was in Taipei to sign an MoU with the Ministry of Economic ... Before joining the GSMA, Joseph was group editor for Telecom Asia for more than ten years. In addition to writing features, news and blogs, he... ( read original story ...)

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable : Announces Dividend Policy

TAIPEI, Taiwan, November 11, 2016 -- Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited (NASDAQ: APWC) ('APWC' or the 'Company'), a leading manufacturer of wire and cable products for the telecommunications and electric-power industries in the Asia-Pacific ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s smartphone sales decline

Shipments of smartphones by Taiwan-based brand vendors and handset ODMs showed a surprise fall. According to the beancounters at Digitimes Research smartphone sales from Taiwan fell 35 per cent on year to 12.36 million units in the third quarter of 2016. ( read original story ...)

China arrests 101 suspects involved in telecom frauds

Chinese police have arrested 101 suspects, including 25 Taiwanese from Cambodia, for their alleged role in transnational-telecom crimes involving USD 2.94 million, officials said on Friday. Of the suspects, 76 were from the mainland and 25 from Taiwan and ... ( read original story ...)