The office of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has said that leaders across the strait should seek a new model of interaction for a peaceful relationship. It came in response to a strong-worded speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 19th National ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Xi: China resolved against Taiwan independence
Xi spoke at the opening of the Communist Party's national congress on Wednesday. Taiwan was a Japanese colony for 50 years, then split from the mainland amid civil war in 1949. China cut off contacts with Taiwan's government last year to punish its ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi says can thwart Taiwan independence, Taiwan says democracy first
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China has the resolve, confidence and ability to thwart any attempt by self-ruled Taiwan to declare independence, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday, prompting Taipei to retort that only its people could decide their ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, post-watchlist removal, to continue dialogue with U.S. Treasury: central bank
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s central bank will continue a dialogue with Washington over the U.S. Treasury’s currency report even as Taipei was removed from Washington’s watchlist, deputy governor Ching-Long Yang said on Wednesday. The semi-annual U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan deputy central bank governor says will continue currency dialogue with U.S.
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s central bank said it will still continue dialogue with the Washington over the U.S. Treasury’s currency report in the future, deputy central bank governor Ching-Long Yang said on Wednesday. The semi-annual U.S. Treasury ... ( read original story ...)
Xi says China has prevented Taiwan independence over past five years
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday China has firmly opposed and prevented Taiwan’s independence over the past five years. Xi made the comments in a speech at the beginning of a Communist Party congress. China considers ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan ‘probing alleged funding of triad-linked groups by China’
Pro-China organisations in Taiwan are now under scrutiny as the island's Criminal Investigation Bureau probes the links between political parties and organised crime, the Financial Times reported. The bureau has not said who or which parties it is ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan takes a stance on ICOs
On 6 October 2017, Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission chairman, Wellington Koo, attended a joint session of the Taiwanese parliament and cabinet in response to a request by legislator Jason Hsu to clarify Taiwan’s stance on cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)
APAC CIOoutlook Magazine Awards Andes Technology Corporation ‘Top 25 IoT Solution Providers of 2017’
HSINCHU, TAIWAN - Andes Technology Corporation (TWSE: 6533), the only CPU IP publicly-traded company in Asia, which independently develops small, low-power, high performance embedded CPU cores, was awarded the "Top 25 IoT Solution Providers of 2017" by ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Taiwan military agreement to stay in place despite pressure from Beijing
The city state will step up defence cooperation with China, but it is not in Singapore’s interest to give up its military ties with Taiwan because of pressure from Beijing, they said. Project Starlight was set up in 1975 in a deal between Singapore’s ... ( read original story ...)
The Triangular Sky Cafe / J.R Architects
The project is located in a corner of an intersection next to a park of the residential area in Tainan City. The program is set to be a café ... accommodate the large scooter-commuting consumers in Taiwan, so that they can directly order and take out ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm Inc. Gets Fined Nearly $800 Million in Taiwan
This represents the commission's highest ever fine since its inception in 1992, and marks a big setback for the company in Taiwan, its third largest market after China and South Korea. The FTC claims that Qualcomm holds a monopoly over the chip market with ... ( read original story ...)
Digitimes Research: Taiwan panel makers focusing on 18:9 all-screen smartphone panels
With regard to the development of smartphone-use panels, Taiwan's top-three TFT LCD panel makers all have been focusing on all-screen displays with an 18:9 aspect ratio recently. The new 6G LTPS fabs of AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux in Taiwan have entered ... ( read original story ...)
“hair&makeup IDEA” Opens Exhibition of Photographs Printed on Handmade Japanese Paper in Taipei October 23
Concept of Exhibition, Titled "Impressionisti," Is "Flower-like Woman x Handmade Japanese Paper" - TOKYO, Oct. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- "hair&makeup IDEA," based in Tokyo, opened an exhibition of photographs printed on handmade Japanese paper in Taipei on ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to begin visa-free entry to Philippine Nationals on November 1
This trial is being done to attract Filipino visitors to Taiwan for tourism and business purposes, as well as to increase people-to-people exchanges between the countries. The free visa entry trial runs until July 31, 2018, and will be reviewed for further ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan grants visa-free entry to Pinoys
It said those who intend to visit Taiwan for purposes of tourism, business or visiting relatives can enjoy visa-free entry for 14 days. The visa-free initiative will undergo a nine-month trial period that will last until July 31, 2018 and is part of ... ( read original story ...)