Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) The Taipei segment of an annual training program for young leaders from the Pacific Islands kicked off Monday, with the participation of 27 trainees from 10 countries. Over the next four weeks, the participants will engage in ... ( read original story ...)
Why the US may lose the war for influence in the Pacific to China
Why risk Los Angeles for Seoul or Taipei? I'd like to think White is too pessimistic ... Australia's scandal of the year concerns two Chinese-born property developers, both allegedly connected to the Chinese Communist Party, who funnelled more than ... ( read original story ...)
Gogoro Announces USD 300 Million Series C Investment Round To Drive New Expansion, Research And Development
24, 2017 : Gogoro, a technology leader transforming how innovation is bridging ... Gogoro launched Smartscooter EV and Gogoro Energy Network in 2015 in Taipei and rolled it out across Taiwan with strong momentum and success. "It is great to see new ... ( read original story ...)
2017 USC Global Conference draws to a close in Tokyo
I have long believed that science and technology are mainly the means to an end — but ... Subsequent conferences were held in Shanghai; Seoul, South Korea; Hong Kong; and Taipei, Taiwan. Cesar Jimenez Jr. has help — from his wife, a service dog ... ( read original story ...)
Week In Review: Zai Lab Completes $150 Million U.S. IPO; Investors Push Valuation To $1.4 Billion
Using Infervision technology, a doctor's time-per-scan could be reduced from ten minutes to five seconds, the company said. Qiming Venture Partners led the B round, joined by Sequoia Capital China and Genesis Capital. XW Laboratories of Wuhan and Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
Highlights of World Congress on Information Technology in Taipei
Models demonstrate high-tech gym clothes at the 21st World Congress on Information Technology in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Sept. 11, 2017. The four-day event started on Sunday. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi) ( read original story ...)
How plastic became a victim of its own success
If the industry could do more, then so could many governments: recycling rates differ hugely around the world. One success story is Taipei, Taiwan. It changed its culture of waste by making it easy for citizens to recycle, and fining them if they don't. ( read original story ...)
IPhone Disappointment Hammers Suppliers, Fuels Taiwan Outflows
Apple Inc.’s latest products are getting a thumbs down, at least by investors in the company’s Asian suppliers. That’s especially bad news for Taiwan equities. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., which assembles the iPhone and other Apple devices, has ... ( read original story ...)
Mild Rebound Tipped For Taiwan Stock Market
Mega Financial fell 0.42 percent, Largan Precision plummeted 5.88 percent, Hon Hai Precision tumbled 2.70 percent, Catcher Technology plunged 3.85 percent, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company skidded 1.13 percent, Taiwan Steel shed 0.46 percent and ... ( read original story ...)
Fast Asia Open: Indonesia rates decision, Taiwan unemployment
Steve Bannon flew to Beijing last week for a secret meeting with the second most powerful Chinese Communist party official, less than a month after the former chief White House strategist declared that America was at “economic war with China”. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s ship-builders urged to invest in Indonesia
Maritime business is one potential sector where the two countries can work together, said the official who has visited Taiwan several times over the past few years to study the nation's economy. Edy has said that Indonesia needs Taiwan's metal and steel ... ( read original story ...)
TAITRA sponsors Taiwan IoT solutions for smart living forum in PH
Business owners can leverage this information for operational ... a 2.3 kilowatt electric motor and have a 20% climbing capacity for sloping paths. The Taiwan IoT Solutions for Smart Living Forum is taking place at the SMX Convention Center on September ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan follows United Nations lead, suspends oil exports to North Korea
Taiwan and North Korea have only a minuscule trading relationship ... the Trump administration considered new sanctions in July on small Chinese banks and other firms doing business with Pyongyang, two senior USA officials told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Tsai emphasizes constitutional reform at DPP national congress
Taipei, Sept. 24 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文 ... Other areas include freedom and human rights, political systems, finance and economics, social welfare, labor affairs, agriculture, forestry, fisheries and animal husbandry. ( read original story ...)
HTC Corp (2498.TW)
TAIPEI/SINGAPORE When HTC Corp brought back founder Cher Wang two years ago to turn around the struggling Taiwanese mobile phone maker, investors hoped she could stem a sharp loss in market share to Apple and Samsung Electronics. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s credit card market to grow for the eighth consecutive year
Taipei, Sept. 24 (CNA) Taiwan's credit card market is set to grow for the eighth consecutive year, according to the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). According to FSC data, the local credit card market has increased every year since it hit a slump in ... ( read original story ...)