VietJet launches flights to Hue, Taipei from Hanoi

KUALA LUMPUR: VIETJET, the international low-cost airline from Vietnam, has launched two new routes connecting Hanoi with Taipei and Hanoi with Hue at Noi Bai International Airport, as part of its network expansion plan. The exercise is also part of the ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan market: Oppo launches mid-range A39 smartphone

China-based smartphone vendor Oppo has introduced a mid-range smartphone, the A39, into the Taiwan market, priced at NT$7,490 (US$237) unlocked. The phone features a 5.2-inch IPS 720 by 1280 display, MediaTek octa-core M6750 CPU, 13-megapixel main camera ... ( read original story ...)

TSSC inks MoU with Taiwan for collaborative skill development

The Agreement signed by Lt. Gen SP Kochhar (Retd), CEO, Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) and a high level delegation of Taiwan officials and experts led by J.P. Wang, Deputy Director General of the Department of Investment Services, Ministry of Economic ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa posts 3Q profit

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Chunghwa Telecom Co. (CHT) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $302.7 million. The Taipei, Taiwan-based company said it had net income of 39 cents per share. The telecommunications company posted revenue of $1.85 billion in ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's economy expands 2.06 pct in Q3

TAIPEI, Oct. 28 (Xinhua ... decline to grow 1.66 percent in the third quarter as consumers cashed in on automobiles, petroleum and mobile telecommunications gadgets. Fixed-asset investment grew 3.24 percent year on year as semiconductor producers ... ( read original story ...)

A Wonky New Reason Japan, Korea And Taiwan Should Fear China

The list missed telecom firm Huawei because it’s not publicly traded ... it still depends on contract work rather than own-brand inventions. Policy makers in Taipei fear too little attention goes toward software and software-hardware combos as demanded ... ( read original story ...)

Smartphone addicts warned of sight risks

TAIPEI--Taiwanese people are so addicted to smartphones that ... according to the results of a survey by T Star, a telecom service provider in Taiwan. Of the total population, nearly 70 percent of Taiwanese people exceeded the average, spending more ... ( read original story ...)

Motor neuron device

jointly developed by the National Taipei University of Technology and Taiwan Motor Neuron Disease Association. The device can read and transcribe brainwaves of a patient into voice output to help the patient communicate with the outside world. ( read original story ...)

Microsoft launches first IoT innovation hub in Asia

Based in Taipei, Taiwan, the IoT Innovation Center is expected to offer cross-discipline technology transfer, strategic alliances, business model transformation, and innovation opportunities to its clients. “Asia is a critical and rapidly growing IoT ... ( read original story ...)