Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said Saturday that a plan for the city to set up a liaison office in China to serve Taipei residents there is still being assessed. "If the plan works out, the most likely location would be in ... ( read original story ...)
Housing transactions in 6 major cities down over 10% in October
Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) Transactions of residential and commercial property in Taiwan's six major cities fell more than 10 percent in October from a month earlier as Ghost Month still weighed down the market, according to government statistics. In October ... ( read original story ...)
Once Formidable, Taiwan’s Military Now Overshadowed by China’s
ZUOYING NAVAL BASE, Taiwan — The Hai Pao, one of Taiwan’s four navy submarines, began its service as the Tusk, an American vessel launched in August 1945 at the end of World War II. Its sister submarine, the Hai Shih, is a year older. Neither can fire ... ( read original story ...)
Smartphone manufacturer HTC launches U11+, U11 Life smartphones
Taipei: Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC has launched its flagship U11+ with edge-to-edge display and mid-range U11 Life smartphones. The display on HTC U11+ has been upgraded from 5.5 inches to six inches with shrunken bezels while U11 Life is the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s MediaTek aims to recoup market share with new chips
The Taiwanese company earlier this year lost market share to its biggest competitor Qualcomm, as it trailed behind in modem technology to support faster data transfers and higher-quality phone calls. The iPhone X will be the first smartphone to adopt 3-D ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: HTC launches U11+
HTC has launched its new flagship smartphone, the U11+, in the Taiwan market at NT$19,900 (US$660) unlocked for a 4GB RAM version and NT$21,900 for a 6GB RAM version. The U11+ comes with a 6-inch Quad HD 18:9 panel, Qualcomm 2.45GHz Snapdragon 835 CPU ... ( read original story ...)
HTC U11 Plus Android Flagship Starts At Only $660 In Taiwan
The more premium version of the handset with double the storage space and 6GB of RAM will set Taiwanese consumers back NT$21,900, or approximately $725. Both price tags are significantly below what the smartphone is expected to cost in Europe where only ... ( read original story ...)
AI technology expected to get more humanized, interactive
were showcased in Taipei on Friday, with their developers sharing their vision of the cutting-edge technology that they predict will become more emotionally responsive like humans. With AI applications such as robots, self-driving cars and automated ... ( read original story ...)
iPhone X hits stores in Taiwan
Taipei, Nov. 3 (CNA) Apple's new flagship iPhone X was officially ... Some 70 percent of Taiwan's iPhone users usually buy their phones on contract from a telecom service provider but because of the strong demand for the iPhone X, they are worried that ... ( read original story ...)
Property magnet to buy Eastern Broadcasting
Taipei, Nov. 3 (CNA) A Taiwanese property magnet-led investment firm has agreed to buy Eastern Broadcasting Co. (東森電視), one of the leading cable TV stations in Taiwan. In a statement released on Thursday, Eastern Media International Corp ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president visits U.S. territory of Guam despite Chinese ire
HAGATNA, Guam (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrived on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam on Friday on her way back from visiting Taipei’s diplomatic allies in the Pacific, a trip that caused strong objections from China, which claims Taiwan as ... ( read original story ...)
Heraeus reinforces competitive edge as innovation of PV technology accelerates
2017 is definitely a highly volatile year for PV industry in terms of technology advancement, market demand, and international trade barrier. At 2017 PV Taiwan held recently, Andreas Liebheit, the President of Heraeus Photovoltaics, broadly talked about ... ( read original story ...)
NEC Facial Recognition Tech Used to Secure Sports Stadium in Taipei
NEC‘s facial recognition technology has now been deployed at the 29th Universiade, a sports facility in Taipei, Taiwan. The system allows for near-passive authentication of stadium employees. While they are still required to scan their ID cards over a ... ( read original story ...)
Charles Kao: Taiwan should acknowledge China as one of world’s largest economies
and Oriental Financial from Hong Kong. Entrepreneurs and leaders of all sectors from 10 countries, 70 speakers, and about 400 participants attend the two-day dialogue held at Yuan Dong Restaurant in Taipei today. The international and inter-sectors meet of ... ( read original story ...)
As China Continues To Expand Its Military, Rival Taiwan Responds In Kind
To put the project in perspective, this year’s overall military budget is just $2.92 billion. But Taiwan’s odds are good ... company in the northern port city Keelung. For further development of homegrown defenses, in February the ministry picked ... ( read original story ...)
As China Continues To Expand Its Military, Taiwan Responds In Kind
To put the project in perspective, this year’s overall military budget is just $2.92 billion. But Taiwan’s odds are good ... company in the northern port city Keelung. For further development of homegrown defenses, in February the ministry picked ... ( read original story ...)