February handset sales fall in China, Taiwan

Handset sales in China and Taiwan saw sequential falls of nearly 20% and 55%, respectively, in February 2022. Local retail channels are all pinning their hopes on the new iPhone SE that hit market ... ( read original story ...)

5.2 magnitude quake hits waters off Taiwan

Taipei: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted waters off eastern Taiwan’s Taitung County on Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The tremor occurred a ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan reports 97 new COVID-19 cases

Taiwan reported 97 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, including two locally transmitted infections and 95 imported infections, said the island's disease monitoring agency. Of the new locally transmitted ... ( read original story ...)

TRA workers protest plan to corporatize the agency

More than 1,000 Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) workers yesterday protested the Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ plan to corporatize the agency, saying that the ministry drafted the ... ( read original story ...)

Cathay Financial lowers GDP outlook to 3.7 percent

Cathay Financial Holding Co (國泰金控) has revised downward its forecast for local economic growth from 3.9 percent to 3.7 percent, as the Ukraine war has caused food and metal prices to rise, worsened ... ( read original story ...)