TICTeC@Taipei was the headline event of OCF’s Civic Tech Fest, which was a parallel event of the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT). So attendees not only got to come to TICTeC, but also to a whole range of other civic tech-focused events ... ( read original story ...)
Roots prices IPO at $14-$16 per share, looks to raise $200M
Upon completing the IPO, Searchlight will own about 54 per cent of the company ... The company said in preliminary documents it plans to work with its partner in Taiwan and China to help establish a footprint in Singapore and Malaysia. ( read original story ...)
Fibocom co-founder Tiger Ying on business model transformation
To avoid distraction, bring in professional experts, who can help ensure that your IPO process runs smoothly ... Fibocom is expanding its business and market coverage from mainland China to Taiwan, the the United States, Germany, India, and other markets. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd (3045) Is Yet to See Trading Action on Oct 2
Today, it operates with the supervision of the TWSE Corp. under the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan. Not every company can become the part of TWSE like Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd.More than 800 stocks are publicly traded on the TWSE, as of December 2013. ( read original story ...)
Taipei Itinerary: Three Days and Two Nights of Fun in Taiwan
Because Taiwan is set to implement visa free entry to Filipinos, I am getting a lot of inquiries about my recent trip. So I came up with this post – the itinerary of my weekend escapade in Taipei! Honestly, I have always ignored Taiwan. Aside from the ... ( read original story ...)
Chouchou Babyes & Kids store by Studio Oj, Taipei – Taiwan
Who does not love kids and babies? Or at least be attracted to their lovely tiny cloth. Located in the heart of Taipei, Chouchou babies and kids is a select shop that offers high-quality cloth for babies and kids. “Chouchou” in French means dearly and ... ( read original story ...)
July-August draw shows 11 winning invoices for NT$10m prize
Taipei, Oct. 2 (CNA) Eleven receipts in the uniform invoice lottery are carrying the winning number for the NT$10 million (US$331,000) special prize in the latest draw, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Monday. Holders of invoices bearing the number ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ‘assures’ Taiwan that military training agreement will stay, Taipei says
Project Starlight was signed in 1975 by Singapore’s then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Taiwan’s Premier Chiang Ching-kuo. The deal gives troops from the city state, which lacks land resources, the opportunity to train in more realistic combat situations. ( read original story ...)
TSMC’s Chang, known as father of Taiwan’s chip industry, to retire
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) founder and chairman Morris Chang will retire in June, after having built the Apple Inc supplier into the world’s biggest foundry chipmaker with a market value of about $185 billion. ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom looking overseas with original content
TAIPEI -- Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's fourth-largest company by market capitalization and the island's largest telecom operator, is betting on original video content to drive growth and foster overseas business at a time when its existing services face a ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC’s Founder to Retire and Hand Reins to Co-CEOs in June
Its shares rose 1.9 percent in Taipei Monday. Read more ... He passed through Hong Kong before heading to Harvard and then the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study mechanical engineering, laying the groundwork for his future career. ( read original story ...)
Head of Taiwan microchip giant TSMC set to retire
The man who founded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) and made it the world's biggest microchip producer in terms of contracts announced Monday he would retire next year. Morris Chang, one of Taiwan's most revered business leaders, worked at US ... ( read original story ...)
Registration for the Taipei Cycle awards has opened
Registration for the Taipei Cycle d&i awards 2018 has officially opened. This year, iF Design Asia has once again been invited by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council and the Taiwan Bicycle Association to organize the competition. Designers ... ( read original story ...)
Morris Chang, head of world’s biggest foundry chipmaker TSMC, to retire
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) said its founder and chairman, Morris Chang, will retire next June, after having built the company into the world's biggest foundry chipmaker with a market value of about $185 billion ... ( read original story ...)
This hotel in Taiwan has high-performance gaming PCs in every room
Now, I know what that something was: High-performance gaming PCs! Each room at the iHotel in Taoyuan, Taiwan has not one, but two high-performance gaming PCs — complete with glowing peripherals, large monitors, and expensive chairs designed around gaming. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan concert clash reveals divisions over China’s outreach
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Police are looking for a final suspect involved in clashes at a Chinese-organized concert in Taipei between Taiwanese pro-independence protesters and Beijing supporters that revealed divisions over China's influence on the self ... ( read original story ...)