Taiwan premier announces plans to remove investment obstacles

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Premier William Lai announced plans on Wednesday to eliminate investment obstacles, including tackling the slow completion rate of public construction projects. Lai, who attended a meeting attended by the heads of some state-owned ... ( read original story ...)

Uncertainties for iPhone X production over 3-D sensor issues

TAIPEI -- Problems with production of 3-D sensors for facial ... iPhone X is assembled exclusively by Hon Hai Precision Industry, or Foxconn Technology Group, at its factory in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou. According to Pu's estimate, Foxconn ... ( read original story ...)

Exponent invests in UK tech company Bullitt

Bullitt Group, one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK announces today the ... Bullitt Group’s Head Office is in Reading, England with additional office locations in Taipei (Taiwan), Shenzhen (China), New York (USA). ( read original story ...)

Rebound Tipped For Taiwan Stock Market

Taiwan Steel was down 0.75 percent, China Steel and Cathay Financial were unchanged, Mega Financial climbed 1.06 percent and Fubon Financial collected 0.75 percent. The lead from Wall Street is inconclusive as stocks were lackluster on Tuesday, lingering ... ( read original story ...)

How Taiwan’s Currency Became World’s Dullest

For a currency that surged the most in almost a decade in the first quarter of the year, the Taiwan dollar sure has turned boring. Price swings in the exchange rate over the past month are the smallest among the 16 major currencies tracked globally by ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan PM Aims to Boost Growth

Taiwan aims to stimulate consumer spending and spur private investment as part of measures to boost its trade-reliant economy, Prime Minister William Lai said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. Lai, speaking in Taiwan’s parliament, or Legislative Yuan, for ... ( read original story ...)

JC Flowers seeks buyer for its remaining stake in Shinsei Bank

He also approached JC Flowers executives directly over another deal, proposing to take over their stake in Jie Sun Financial Holdings in Taipei, the people said. His spokesman could not be reached for comment. Despite these initial setbacks JC Flowers is ... ( read original story ...)

IP Week @ SG 2017: Trade secrets at Taiwan Semiconductor

Sylvia Fang, vice president and general counsel at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, outlines to WIPR the importance of trade secrets and how courts have dealt with them, following IP Week @ SG, hosted by the Intellectual Property Office of ... ( read original story ...)

Video streaming giant iQiyi said to be mulling IPO in the US

Both Baidu and iQiyi declined to comment on the potential IPO plan. The acclaimed video streaming platform ... localisation with joint productions targeting markets such as Japan, Taiwan and the UK, whereas the home market remains the major focus for ... ( read original story ...)

Smartphone sales in Taiwan remain sluggish in August

Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market reached 589,000 units in August, decreasing 2.48% from the previous month as consumers were waiting for the release of new models from vendors, according to data compiled by local retail channels. Samsung ... ( read original story ...)

Drunk drivers to face higher premiums for liability insurance

Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) Starting in March 2018, motorists convicted of drunk driving will be required to pay a higher punitive premium for Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said Tuesday. The punitive ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan seeks continued support of Taiwanese expats: VP

Chen also pointed to the government's New Southbound Policy, which seeks to deepen Taiwan's agricultural, business, cultural, education, tourism and trade ties with the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states, six South Asian countries ... ( read original story ...)

Teco: Taiwan ‘never’ a source of illegal drugs

The head of the Taiwan Economic Cooperation Office (Teco) Dr. Gary Song-Huann Lin said he told some Philippine governmental officials and members of the Senate that Taiwan has never been the source of illegal drugs entering the country. He added the ... ( read original story ...)