Taiwan's trendiest couple these days are neither young celebrities nor teen influencers -- they are an octogenarian duo who run a mom-and-pop laundry service and have become an online sensation by ... ( read original story ...)
Pacita Abad: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Pacita Abad is the Filipino artist who was honored with a Google Doodle on July 31. Abad was born in Basco, Batanes, an island in the South China Sea in 1946. The island is located between Luzon and ... ( read original story ...)
Country Spotlight: Taiwan’s Digital Quarantine System
Taiwan’s response includes a digital quarantine tracking system, which is managed by the CECC and applies to travelers arriving in Taiwan from overseas. The following provides insight into the ... ( read original story ...)
A Covid miracle: How Taiwan beat the virus with technology
Taiwan is only around 100 miles from the coast of south-eastern China. Despite that little distance, and substantial trade and exchange with China, Taiwan has only 455 Covid cases and just seven ... ( read original story ...)
Big tech earnings surge amid virus
The largest US technology companies are thriving in a pandemic that has increased dependence on their products and services, while hammering much of the rest of the US economy. Quarterly results from ... ( read original story ...)
Tsai vows to liberalize finance rules
Taiwan would liberalize banking and investment rules to establish itself as a regional financial hub, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) told the Taiwan Capital Market Forum in Taipei yesterday. Recent ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Economy Unexpectedly Shrinks In Q2
Taiwan's economy unexpectedly shrank in the second quarter after growth in the first three months of the year as demand deteriorated ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cafe Pronto to debut in Taiwan at Yokohama Hakkeijima aquarium
Xcafe by Pronto will debut on Aug. 7 at the Xpark aquarium in Taoyuan, northwestern Taiwan, near a station on a high-speed train line. The aquarium will be the first facility overseas for Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan gov’t, US de facto embassy mourn loss of Lee Teng-hui
Taiwan and Washington's de facto consulate in lieu of formal diplomatic ties with Taipei flew flags at half-staff on Friday, a day a ... ( read original story ...)
ASE Technology Hldg: 2Q Earnings Snapshot
ASE Technology Hldg shares have fallen roughly 8% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 17% in the last 12 months. _____ This story was generated by Automated Ins ... ( read original story ...)
KC Design Studio creates moody grey living spaces in basement of Taipei apartment
The neglected basement of this Taipei apartment has been overhauled by KC Design Studio to feature a series of greyscale rooms and an indoor courtyard. ( read original story ...)
NCC grants 5G licenses to Taiwan Star, Asia Pacific Telecom
Taiwan Star Telecom and Asia Pacific Telecom have received 5G licenses from the National Communications Commission (NCC), Taipei Times reports. Chunghwa Telecom, Far EasTone Telecommunications and ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan Q2 GDP shrinks by most since 2009 as pandemic hits tourism
Taiwan's economy recorded its deepest contraction in nearly 11 years in the second quarter, as the coronavirus pandemic dampened tourism although global demand for the island's tech exports helped ... ( read original story ...)
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Reports Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2020
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 3711, NYSE: ASX) ("We", "ASEH", or the "Company"), the leading provider of semiconductor manufacturing services in assembly and test, today reported unaudited ... ( read original story ...)
FSP Signs Worldwide Partnership With New Distributor Making It the Biggest Deal Ever
FSP, one of the world’s leading power supply manufacturers, is pleased to announce a newly signed contract with FPS (FSP Power Solutions Gmbh) to market and distribute a range of FSP products across ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan plans state funeral for democracy champion labelled ‘sinner’ by mainland media
The Taiwanese government on Friday said it will hold a state funeral for former President Lee Teng-hui, a figure respected on the island for ending autocratic rule but branded by mainland Chinese ... ( read original story ...)