Category: TECHNOLOGY

Taipei, March 16 (CNA) Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on Friday announced three main directions it plans to take to counter China's efforts to attract Taiwanese investment and talent by offering a raft of incentives According to a ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 15, 2018 –Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”) and the members of the Southeast Asia – Japan 2 (SJC2) consortium signed an agreement with NEC Corporation to build a high ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Star Telecom expects its EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) to become positive in 2018 as the number of its mobile service subscribers and ARPU (average return per user) have continued to increase, according to ... ( read original story ...)

Tata Communications is joining forces with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom to bring global connectivity to consumer electronics and industrial Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In a joint statement, the companies said the partnership will enable Chunghwa ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Semi may see some boost from fabb’ing parts for crypto currency mining, which may offset poor trends assembling Apple’s A-series processors for the iPhone. MediaTek has guided its 1Q'18 smartphone chipset shipments to decline 20-30% Q/Q ... ( read original story ...)

the world's first and most successful consumer product built on blockchain technology, has officially launched in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. To avoid the Ethereum network overload CryptoKitties caused when it premiered in North America in late 2017 ... ( read original story ...)

The Vatican, March 12 (CNA) Minister without Portfolio Audrey Tang (唐鳳), a digital technology professional, touted Taiwan's democratic development in the current digital age, at a meeting in Vatican City last weekend. During the meeting that was ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, March 10 (CNA) Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC Corp. has set itself a goal of becoming the third largest vendor in the local market in the first half of this year. Darren Chen (陳柏諭), head of HTC Taiwan, said the company will launch models ... ( read original story ...)

Liu Tai-ting was hoping to make money to support his child when he moved to Kenya from Taiwan and joined in what mainland Chinese authorities say was a telephone fraud scheme, posing as a government official to demand bogus payments and gain control of his ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, March 7 (CNA) Corning Incorporated, an American multinational technology company that specializes in glass and ceramics, plans to increase investment in research and development in Taiwan by expanding its Corning Advanced Technology Center in ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan-based telecom operators including Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Taiwan Star Telecom (T Star) made a strong presence at the just-concluded MWC 2018 showcasing their latest mobile service solutions and reaching ... ( read original story ...)

Smartphone sales in the Taiwan market totaled 569,000 units in January 2018, down 7.32% on month and 17.77% on year, according to data compiled by market research firm GfK Taiwan. Apple remained the top vendor in the Taiwan market both in terms of sales ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s central bank is looking into implementing blockchain technology in order to improve its operations. According to news from Finance Magnates, Yang Chin-long, the new governor of the bank, spoke about utilizing new technology — including ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Gorilla Technology, a video IoT platform company based here, recently announced a partnership with VMS provider Airship, based in Redmond, Wash. “It’s a win-win partnership on both technology/products and business,” Dr. Spincer Koh ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's new central bank chief said the bank is open to adopting new technology such as the blockchain to improve the functioning of the financial system. In his inaugural speech, Yang Chin-long said the central bank will adopt "artificial intelligence ... ( read original story ...)

Considering the efficiency of decentralized ledger technology, Taiwan’s central bank has announced that it will explore the option of implementing blockchain technology in order to improve its operations. On Monday, the prospect was revealed by Yang Chin ... ( read original story ...)