TAIPEI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Taiwan raised its 2017 economic growth forecast to 2.11 percent from 2.05 percent, as exports have picked up steam this year on demand for components for the coming iPhone 8 and other tech gadgets. If the new full-year growth ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Upgrades 2017 Economic Growth Forecast on Strong Exports
Taiwan upgraded its economic growth forecast for this year and signaled confidence for 2018, as a strong exports outlook lifts momentum. The statistics bureau revised its estimate for 2017 gross domestic product to 2.11 percent, up from the previous ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Chief of Taiwan gas supplier CPC resigns after power blackout
TAIPEI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The chairman of Taiwan gas supplier CPC Corp resigned on Friday, three days after a power blackout hit businesses and homes across the island, affecting nearly seven million households. The resignation of Chairman Chen Chin-te ... ( read original story ...)
Stolen samurai-wielding swordsman targets Taiwan Presidential Office
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A man wielding a stolen samurai sword tried to break into Taiwan's presidential palace on Friday and wounded a military policeman who stopped him, the Presidential Office said. The man stabbed the policeman in the shoulder, media reported. ( read original story ...)
Cambodia arrests nearly 400 mainland Chinese, Taiwanese telecom fraud suspects
China has been battling telecoms fraud that has cost billions of dollars in financial losses, according to the authorities in Beijing who accuse Taiwan of harbouring criminal gangs behind many of the scams. Cambodia is one of China’s closest allies in ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: At least 1 Wisconsin Democrat backs Foxconn
A $3 billion tax break bill for Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn Technology Group is poised to pass the Wisconsin Assembly on a bipartisan vote. Democratic state Rep. Cory Mason said during debate Thursday that he intends to vote for the bill. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan lays out NT$16 billion development plan for AI
Taiwan's technology minister on Thursday laid out an ambitious plan to spend NT$16 billion to beef up the domestic artificial intelligence (AI) industry. In a news conference, Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liang-gee (陳良基) said his ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to discuss lithium ion battery energy storage with Tesla following blackout
Tsai has pledged to make Taiwan nuclear energy free by 2025. "Tesla is using its lithium ion battery technology to help Australia and California to implement smart grid and grid storage, and we can learn from them in the future," Taiwan's Minister of ... ( read original story ...)
Wisconsin moves one step closer to Foxconn plant
The logo of Foxconn, the trading name of Hon Hai Precision Industry, is seen on top of the company's headquarters in New Taipei City, Taiwan on March 29 ... massive display panel factory in the state, a project President Trump touted as a transformational ... ( read original story ...)
Wisconsin Assembly set to approve $3 billion for Foxconn
The Wisconsin Assembly planned to approve a $3 billion tax break Thursday for Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group to build a massive display panel factory in the state, a project President Donald Trump touted as a transformational win for the U.S. economy. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Wisconsin Assembly passes $3B Foxconn bill
The Wisconsin state Assembly has passed a $3 billion tax break package for Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn Technology Group. The bipartisan vote Thursday now sends the bill to the Senate, where it must also pass in identical form before it goes to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Has Been Hit by a Massive Power Cut, Affecting Millions of Households
Taiwan suffered a massive power blackout on Tuesday evening ... including some of the world's leading technology manufacturers. ChipMOS Technologies Inc (imos) said the outage had not had a big impact on its operations. Its shares fell 2 percent in early ... ( read original story ...)
Where To Stay In Yilan, Taiwan: 10 Hotels & Vacation Rentals
Along with the Jimmy Park, this property is also close to Luna Plaza and Taiwan Theatre. The entire studio apartment is at the disposal of tired travelers, who have their own bed in the city of Yilan. There are four separate single beds which can ... ( read original story ...)
NXP Powers Event Passes for 150,000 Athletes, Government Officials and Delegates at the International 29th Summer Universiade
NXP’s MIFARE-based smart ticketing deployment for the Summer Universiade in Taipei is the second international sports event in 2017 that uses MIFARE technology for event access. NXP contactless smart card technology was deployed at the FIFA ... ( read original story ...)
Asus launches new Zenfone 4 series smartphones in Taiwan
Asus has unveiled six new smartphones in its Zenfone 4 series – ZenFone 4 Pro, ZenFone 4, ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro and ZenFone 4 Selfie – in Taiwan. The devices were unveiled at the We Love Photo event in Taipei. Asus’ new Zenfone 4 series smartphones ... ( read original story ...)
Skey : Key shaped Titanium multi-tool now in black :)
Special Note: Kickstarter recently disabled remote embedding for images on project pages, so embedding code doesn't work on project pages (yet) - just everywhere else. ( read original story ...)