Fubon Financial rose 0.11 percent, Asia Cement advanced 0.85 percent, Taiwan Cement was up 0.12 percent and Formosa Plastic, First Financial and Taishin Financial were unchanged. The lead from ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent’s Not the Only Tech Stock Rallying in Asia
But beyond Internet giant Tencent and the usual suspects in chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and ... Rakuten owns an 11.5 percent stake in Lyft Inc., while Softbank awaits the pending ... ( read original story ...)
China displaces Taiwan in semiconductor equipment market
China has displaced Taiwan in the global semiconductor equipment market. The report said Taiwan fell to the third position with sales of $10.17 billion. A Reuters report in April 2018 said China has ... ( read original story ...)
Michelin Guide Announces Stars for Taipei Restaurants
Taipei is continuing to grow its number of Michelin-starred restaurants. While the first-ever Taipei Michelin Guide was only introduced last year, the Taiwan capital has long been a gastronomic force ... ( read original story ...)
Seven Restaurants Receive New Michelin Stars in Taipei
Michelin awarded new stars to seven restaurants in Taipei in its latest guide, cementing the Taiwanese capital’s reputation as one of the top fine-dining destinations in Asia. Twenty four restaurants ... ( read original story ...)
Grandparents Attend Smartphone Classes to Keep in Touch With Family From Taiwan
It can be hard for previous generations to keep up with the ever-growing advancement of modern technology, which is why some schools are now offering smartphone lessons to teach the elderly how to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan foreign minister: We’re celebrating 40 years of good relations with United States
Taiwan is the 11th-largest U.S. trading partner. The extensive integration of Taiwan’s world-class semiconductor industry in the U.S. technology supply chain speaks to decades of close cooperation. In ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Formosa 1 reaches logistics milestone
All 20 foundation monopiles destined for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm project in Taiwan have left the EEW Special Pipe ... farm is located 3 km off the coast of Miaoli. April 10 - City ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s President Welcomes U.S. Officials as Tensions With China Escalate
TAIPEI, Taiwan — President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan welcomed American dignitaries on Wednesday in the face of rising tensions with China, saying the self-ruled island needed to protect itself “from new, ... ( read original story ...)
US-China trade war damages export powerhouse Taiwan’s growth prospects, as global demand softens
And the Sino-US trade war has caught Taiwan between two superpowers.” Overall, contraction in Taiwan’s signature technology exports intensified from November to December despite year-end holidays in ... ( read original story ...)
Why Google Is Expanding In Taiwan Again And Again
That news, as detailed on Google’s blog at the time, came shortly after the Silicon Valley software giant acquired 2,000 employees who had been working for Taiwanese smartphone developer HTC. Now ... ( read original story ...)
Property Buyers Attracted to Star Politician’s Taiwan Port City
The enthusiasm that swept a political unknown to an unlikely victory as mayor of southern Taiwan’s biggest city is translating into economic optimism, the latest data show. Property transactions rose ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei lawyers urge HK to withdraw extradition bill
The Taipei Bar Association has urged the SAR government to withdraw its planned new extradition legislation to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the people of Taiwan, as well as Hong Kong, RTHK ... ( read original story ...)
The City and the Writer: In Taipei with Afaa Weaver
Afaa Weaver. Photo by Rachel Eliza Griffiths. If each city is like a game of chess, the day when I have learned the rules, I shall finally possess my empire, even if I shall never succeed in knowing ... ( read original story ...)
Iran beaten by Chinese Taipei in AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers
A powerful first-half display ensured any pre-match nerves for Chinese Taipei quickly disappeared, as Kauzo Echigo's side reached the last eight with an emphatic victory at Grand Hamad Stadium. Three ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan doctor finds four sweat bees living inside woman’s eye
A Taiwanese woman was found by doctors to have four small sweat bees living inside her eye, the first such incident on the island. The 28-year-old woman, identified only as Ms He, was pulling out ... ( read original story ...)