This past Sunday Taipei City Council candidate Hsiao Hsin-sheng (蕭新晟 ... including spearheading the Taiwan National Treasures, a project uncovering public archival documents in the US that relates to Taiwan. There has been many examples of Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
IOTA [MIOTA]’s ‘Tangle’ now will be for digital identity cards!
Air Box project develops small sensors that monitor pollution ... Wei-bin Lee, the commissioner of the city’s Department of Information Technology said: “With Taipei City always thinking ahead and with IOTA’s technology, this partnership is a ... ( read original story ...)
Water supply to four districts in Taichung to be suspended June 27
Taipei, June 20 (CNA) The water supply to four districts in Taichung City will be shut off for 23 hours on June ... The work is part of an urban land consolidation project in Taichung and the suspension will affect some 24,000 households in the city's ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei-based startup TWO IoT is using IoT and blockchain to transform waste management
IOTA is based on a distributed ledger technology (DLT) called Tangle. It is seen as a secure, tamper-proof, and immutable ledger that focuses on solving the scalability issues of IoT devices. The Taipei city government has officially approved a proof of ... ( read original story ...)
TAIPEI MICE Southbound CampaignPromoting Taipei’s Premier MICE Environment with Singapore, Malaysia, and Philippines Industry Professionals
dedicated to making Taipei a preferred MICE choice in the Southeast Asia market. Markets Insider and Business Insider Editorial Teams were not involved in the creation of this post. ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom taking lead on IPv6 in Taiwan
Priding itself on being a leader of Taiwan’s telecommunication sector, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) announced last month that it had become the first commercial telco to launch IPv6 in Taiwan on its mobile, broadband and WiFi networks; in the process lifting ... ( read original story ...)
US announces new de facto ambassador to Taiwan
Both events were opposed by Beijing, which regards Taiwan as part of China. James Moriarty, the US-based chairman of the AIT, confirmed to the Financial Times this month that the US was working with Taiwan officials to help them deal with the rising ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s secret offshore billions lure wealth managers
That caught our attention. So we started asking – why aren’t we managing his money and his needs outside Taiwan? Who else are we missing here?” Yuanta tweaked its business model. The shift was simple but necessary. “A rich guy’s wealth might ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares lower at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted down 0.41%
Investing.com – Taiwan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Semiconductor and Financials sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.41% to hit a new 1-month low. Declining stocks ... ( read original story ...)
Exhibition showcases Taiwan’s technical diplomacy achievements
Taipei, June 26 (CNA) An exhibition on Taiwan's achievements in science and technology diplomacy with three allied countries that opened in Taipei Tuesday shows the county's commitment to contributing to the global community, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s reclusive policy banks break new ground
The chair of Taiwan Business Bank discusses the industry’s future. Policy banks are strange breeds. Little known and rarely mentioned, they tend to edge into the public consciousness only when something, somewhere, has gone awry. Then they step in ... ( read original story ...)
Hyundai Rotem Wins Order for Taiwan’s Unmanned Light Railway Project
units from Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Hyundai Rotem will supply the system facilities for communication, control, and inspection together with the cars. The total project is estimated to be 542.4 billion won (US$486 million). The unmanned light railway of ... ( read original story ...)
Mattis visits China as tensions mount over militarization, trade, and Taiwan
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday visited China for a three-day trip with a goal of improving security dialogue with Beijing despite increasingly fraught Sino-U.S. relations. Mattis has been highly critical of China's muscular military moves in ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese warships drill in waters near Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) - A formation of Chinese warships has been holding daily combat drills for more than a week in waters near Taiwan, China’s state media said on Tuesday, amid heightened tension between Beijing and the self-ruled island. The news comes as ... ( read original story ...)
BioGend Therapeutics Completes Enrollment for The Pivotal Clinical Trial of One-Step Autologous Knee Cartilage Repair/Regeneration
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, BioGend Therapeutics, a leading regenerative medicine company that focuses on bone and cartilage repair and regeneration, announced that BioGend Therapeutics completes enrollment for the pivotal ... ( read original story ...)
Interview: Taiwan Pres. Tsai Ing-wen urges world to stand up to China and reaffirm democratic values
because today it’s Taiwan, but tomorrow it may be any other country that will have to face the expansion of China’s influence,” Tsai told AFP. “Their democracy, freedom, and freedom to do business will one day be affected by China,” Tsai added. ( read original story ...)