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 ...)

Taiwan Star expects positive EBITDA in 2018

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 ...)

Smartphones: No Recovery In Sight, Says Morgan Stanley

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 ...)