Additionally, this agreement also represents a significant investment by Google in Taiwan as a key innovation and technology hub. “As a pioneer of the smartphone market, we are very proud of our history of innovation. Our unmatched smartphone value chain ... ( read original story ...)
Alphabet’s $1B Smartphone Buy: Street Happy It’s Not $12B Like Motorola
HTC shares, down 13% this year, were unchanged in Taipei trading, at 69.30 in New Taiwan dollars ... centralizing the company’s hardware unit should help Google better integrate proprietary technology and services in areas such as Voice, Google Assistant ... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia games firm Sea, formerly Garena, files for $1 billion US IPO
Sea has begun to monetize it for the first time this year when it introduced advertising and seller commission fees in Taiwan. There are still six other countries to monetize, and Sea said it might consider other types of revenue generation. This IPO is an ... ( read original story ...)
One Surprise Standout for Uber: Food Delivery
The delivery service, available in more than 120 markets globally, sometimes eclipses Uber’s main ride-hailing business in markets like Tokyo; Taipei, Taiwan; and Seoul, South Korea, the company said. The number of trips taken by UberEats drivers grew by ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to showcase innovations at IoT
This technology will become a key tool for significant advances ... Learn more about these technological advancements and many other treats and join Taiwan’s best tech brands in creating a smarter future at the Taiwan IoT Solutions for Smart Living ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Selects Lesbian Documentary ‘Small Talk’ as Oscar Contender
(Variety) Taiwan has selected documentary “Small Talk” as its contender in the Academy Awards foreign-language film category. Directed by Huang Hui-Chen, the film is “a meditative exploration” into Huang and her lesbian mother’s past as a ... ( read original story ...)
Vatican officials offer eulogies for former Taiwan Archbishop
TAIPEI: A requiem Mass for retired Archbishop Matthew Kia Yen-wen of Taipei was held Sept. 16 at Holy Family Church in the Taiwanese capital. He died Aug. 22 at age 92. Eulogies from Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican's Secretary of State, and Cardinal ... ( read original story ...)
Low income earners are major credit card spenders in Taiwan
Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) Low income earners have been Taiwan's major credit card spenders over the past two years, with those earning less than NT$750,000 (US$24,824) per annum accounting for a majority of total credit card spending, the National Credit Card ... ( read original story ...)
Skba Capital Management LLC Sells 10,000 Shares of BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF)
Complete the form below to receive the latest headlines and analysts' recommendationsfor BOK Financial Corporation with our free daily email newsletter: Skba Capital Management LLC decreased its holdings in BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF ... ( read original story ...)
Google Pays $1.1B To Acquire HTC’s Pixel Team, Intellectual Property Rights
In return, the struggling, Taiwan-based consumer electronics firm receives a financial ... around 2,000 employees -- but a non-exclusive license to use HTC's intellectual property. For HTC, the long-term benefits of the agreement are less certain. ( read original story ...)
TSMC operations base to remain in Taiwan: Chairman
As such, the majority of TSMC's operations will remain in Taiwan, where Chang hopes the availability of ... Chang, who was recently named one of the 100 most visionary business leaders in the world by New York-based business magazine Forbes, proved just ... ( read original story ...)
Economic optimism index hits highest in over 2 years: survey
Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) An index measuring optimism about the local economy over the next six months hit its highest in more than two years after a recent slew of economic data pointed to improvements, according to Cathay Financial Holding Co. (國泰金). ( read original story ...)
Google deal expected to affect HTC smartphone R&D capability
Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) A deal for Taiwan-based HTC Corp. (宏達電 ... a deal that will also allow the U.S. buyer to receive a non-exclusive license for HTC intellectual property. HTC has built good business ties with Google over the years. ( read original story ...)
Edom Technology Co Ltd (3048) Is Yet to See Trading Action on Sep 23
Edom Technology Co Ltd currently has a total float of 222.57M shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 15.2 and high of 18.3. Taiwan is one of the fastest-growing countries in Asia in terms of economic ... ( read original story ...)
Emerging Display Technology Corp (3038) Soars 1.22% on Sep 23
Emerging Display Technology Corp currently has a total float of 171.41M shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 8.88 and high of 12.3. Taiwan is one of the fastest-growing countries in Asia in terms of ... ( read original story ...)
India, Taiwan hoping to cooperate on health care
New Delhi, Sept. 22 (CNA) Taiwan and India have expressed interest in cooperating on health care in several areas, including national health insurance systems and health information technology, during a visit to India by a Taiwanese health delegation. ( read original story ...)