Andes Technology Corp currently has a total float of 40.61M shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 125 and high of 200.5. In Taiwan, which is home to one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Four NT$10 million receipt lottery prizes unclaimed
Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) Four NT$10 million (US$331,000) uniform invoice lottery prizes remain unclaimed, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) Friday, which urged holders of the invoices to step forward and claim their prizes. ( read original story ...)
Shares in HTC rise 9.96 percent on Google’s Pixel buyout
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Shares in Taiwanese technology company HTC Corp (2498.TW) rose 9.96 pct in early trading on Friday. HTC Corp announced on Thursday that Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O) would pay $1.1 billion for the division at HTC that develops the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
For Asia’s rapidly aging populations, innovation and forward-thinking policies drive retirement security
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The quickening ... as well as insurers, academics and finance professionals. About Prudential Retirement Prudential Retirement delivers retirement plan solutions for public, private, and nonprofit organizations. ( read original story ...)
No VN citizens injured in Mexico quake: MoFA
They will inform the Vietnamese office in Taipei of the investigation’s outcome ... to take place in central Huế City from September 26 to 29 and a Finance Ministerial Meeting and other related meetings to be held between October 19 and 21 in Hội ... ( read original story ...)
Shedding Pixel to Google, HTC to focus on virtual reality
TAIPEI -- Embattled smartphone maker HTC plans to bolster its ... and aggressively developing flagship handsets [to win back market share]," said HTC Chief Finance Officer Peter Shen. He said the remaining 2,000-plus engineers at HTC after the deal could ... ( read original story ...)
Banks back government-led Taiwan Pay QR payments service
Banks offer ministry’s Taiwan Pay services — Taipei Times — “Taiwan Pay aims to provide more convenient, quicker payment services using QR code technology via smartphones, which have become a necessity in daily life,” deputy minister of finance ... ( read original story ...)
Why Google bought part of HTC’s smartphone team for $1.1 billion
CEO and chairwoman Cher Wang said the Taipei company will continue to produce its own hardware, including phones in its flagship “U” series (most recently the HTC U11 Android smartphone), and Vive virtual reality ecosystem. Looking ahead, HTC will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-China ties ‘stable, in good state’, PM Lee says after prominent visit
Beijing has also taken issue with Singapore's long-standing relationship with Taipei. In November last year ... generation Singapore leaders in this week's China trip, such as Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat and Minister in Prime Minister's Office Chan ... ( read original story ...)
Google inks $1.1bn smartphone deal with Taiwan’s HTC
Google has broadened its smartphone manufacturing operations with an agreement to pay $1.1bn to transfer about 2,000 staff from Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC. The companies have also inked a separate non-exclusive licence agreement for HTC’s ... ( read original story ...)
Uptick in China-Taiwan travel gives little signal on cross-Strait relations
A turnround in the numbers of Chinese travelling to Taiwan should not necessarily be taken as a signal of any change in China’s policy towards Taiwan, an expert says. Taiwan officials recorded 249,999 visits made by Chinese to Taiwan in August, up from ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Gogoro raises $300 million in series C funding
Horace Luke, co-founder of Gogoro, talks about how the company's battery-swapping stations make using electric scooters more convenient. ( read original story ...)
Asia Fuel Oil Tender-Taiwan’s Formosa sells Sept PFO cargo
Sept 22 (Reuters) - For spot tender news stories, please click: For tenders of other oil products, please click: Naphtha Gasoline Jet/Diesel * Tender award, ** Tender issuance, *** Further update OUTSTANDING ASIA/MIDEAST FUEL OIL TENDERS: ISSUER VOLUME ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares lower at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted down 1.22%
Investing.com – Taiwan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Other Electronic sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 1.22%. Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s TSMC denies anti-trust allegations
TAIPEI -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on Friday said it is not engaged in anti-competitive practices. The sole supplier of the chips inside Apple's new iPhones came out with the announcement hours after Reuters reported that a small U.S ... ( read original story ...)
President hopeful of U.S.-Taiwan collaboration on cyber security
Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) is looking forward to collaborating with the United States on matters of cyber security, she said when receiving U.S. Senator Steve Daines on Friday. Tsai highlighted many of the shared goals and ... ( read original story ...)