Taipei Lantern Festival opens with 'West Side Story' theme

lighting technology has been adopted to show old historical buildings in the Xibenyuan Temple Square in the hope of reviving the area, the city government said. In the light sculpture area around the North Gate and Zhongshan Hall, the Taipei City story ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom Climbs 1.50% Thursday’s Premarket

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE:CHT) reported fourth-quarter profit of $242.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Taipei, Taiwan-based company said it had profit of 31 cents. The telecommunications company posted revenue of $1.83 billion in the period. ( read original story ...)

Apple Pay m-payment service to go live in Taiwan

Apple will soon launch its Apple Pay mobile payment service in Taiwan. On its website in Taiwan, Apple says Taiwan customer will be able to use mobile devices, including iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and MacBook, equipped with Touch ID sensors to make payments ... ( read original story ...)

Uber suspends its service in Taiwan as fines mount

Uber is suspending its service in Taiwan after being hit with millions of dollars in fines by the government. The company said it hoped the withdrawal of the ride-hailing app would persuade Taiwan's leadership to think again. "We have not made this ... ( read original story ...)

HTC hands global smartphone brief to Forever Beta

Taiwan-based HTC has awarded London agency Forever Beta to lead the advertising brief on its global smartphone business. The first task for the agency will be to reposition the brand around its smartphone offering, which has already launched. The creative ... ( read original story ...)

T3D Smartphone 3D Printer Could Democratize 3D Printing

That's because this 3D printer uses an ordinary smartphone to print objects with visible light. The T3D 3D printer uses visible light to print objects from photopolymer resin. (Image courtesy of Taiwan 3D Tech.) Unveiled at CES this year was the T3D ... ( read original story ...)

Luxury Living at Taipei Marriott Hotel

The hotel is a convenient home base for business travellers, offering access to Neihu Technology Park, Nangang Software Park and Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall. For those playing tourist, the hotel is a stones throw from the National ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Mobile expects revenues to grow mildly in 2017

Taiwan-based mobile telecom operator Taiwan Mobile (TWM) expects its revenues to grow 2% on year to NT$118.85 billion (US$3.793 billion) in 2017, while operating income will decline 7% to NT$18.56 billion. Net profits for 2017 will drop 6% to NT$14.38 ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom : posts 4Q profit

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Chunghwa Telecom Co. (CHT) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $242.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Taipei, Taiwan-based company said it had profit of 31 cents. The telecommunications company posted revenue of $1.83 ... ( read original story ...)

Apple tops Taiwan's smartphone sales for 4th straight month

Taipei, Jan. 24 (CNA) Apple Inc. ranked as the best smartphone vendor in Taiwan in terms of both sales volume and value last December, holding that spot for the fourth consecutive month, following the launch of its latest iPhone models, industry sources ... ( read original story ...)