Chunghwa Telecom Hits New 52-Week High: What’s Driving it?

Catalysts Behind the Upside Chunghwa Telecom is one of the largest telecommunications services company in Taiwan that provides fixed-line, mobile, broadband and Internet services. The telco continues to dominate the Taiwanese telecom market with its ... ( read original story ...)

IOTA (MIOTA) Starts Testing Digital IDs In Taipei

The German non-profit enters testing phase of their distributed ledger technology-powered identification system, planned for Taipei citizens in a combined effort between IOTA (MIOTA), and the Taiwan-based start-up BiiLabs, tailored to upscale the South ... ( read original story ...)

Unit of Taiwan’s Foxconn to buy Belkin for $866 million

HONG KONG (Reuters) - FIT Hon Teng Ltd (>> Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd), the cable and connector division of Taiwan's Foxconn, said on Tuesday it planned to buy Belkin International, a maker of smartphone accessories and home networking products ... ( read original story ...)

Trump should sell F-16V fighter jets, not F-35s, to Taiwan

More problematic is the risk that Taiwan's possession of F-35s would mean that technology falling into Chinese hands. This is no small worry in that China's intelligence presence in Taiwan is both widespread and deeply integrated. I believe that if the F ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan supports Qatar’s puszh for clean energy programmes

Taiwan’s innovative solutions in the field of clean technology can play a significant role in Qatar’s thrust to generate power through renewable energy sources, an official of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (Taitra) has said. According ... ( read original story ...)

Explainer: Why Taiwan is slow to adopt mobile payments

According to research by Mastercard, 61% of consumers in Taiwan are aware of NFC (near-field communication)—the underlying technology of behind many popular mobile payment services including Apple Pay and Samsung Pay—and with more than 80% of consumers ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s HTC to get Google boost as it posts biggest loss

Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC posted its worst-ever quarterly loss on Monday, but said it expects a boost from the $1.1 billion deal with Google sealed earlier this year. The deal, completed in January, saw Google buy part of HTC's smartphone ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei Intros First Testing Facility For Autonomous Vehicles

The city government of Taipei in Taiwan has introduced the country’s first ... Called the K-City, it will be open to a wide range of companies including Samsung, SK Telecom, Naver, Hyundai, and Kia, which will all be allowed to test their self-driving ... ( read original story ...)

LG inaugurates first flagship retail store in Taiwan

LG Electronics has opened its first flagship retail store in Taipei. The store is expected to boost the sale of LG's major product lines, including ultra-thin TVs, IT products, smart household appliances and mobile devices in the Taiwanese market. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan seeking closer tech cooperation with Israel

Taipei, March 19 (CNA) Taiwan is hoping to cooperate more closely with Israel in the technology field to strengthen its ability to innovate, Science and Technology Minister Chen Liang-gee (陳良基) said Monday. One way to achieve this, Chen said ... ( read original story ...)