HONG KONG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission said on Wednesday it would fine U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc T$23.4 billion ($774.14 million) for anti-trust violations of its chip technology. The Commission said in a Chinese-language ... ( read original story ...)
The Tencent of Southeast Asia Isn’t Really Like Tencent at All
That may make it a stretch for Sea to hit the $4.45 billion valuation it’s seeking at the top of the IPO range, up from $3.75 billion in ... Asia,” a far from standard term because it includes Taiwan. “This is the first time I heard about the ... ( read original story ...)
China threatens U.S. Congress for crossing its ‘red line’ on Taiwan
In a rare pressure campaign, the Chinese government is demanding that the U.S. Congress back off passing new laws that would strengthen the U.S. relationship with Taiwan. Beijing’s efforts are the latest sign that it is stepping up its campaign to ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm fined $773 million by Taiwan trade commission
According to the TFTC's decision, Qualcomm used its patents, which are standard essential patents (SEP) for CDMA, WCDMA, and LTE mobile technologies, to force rivals to agree to various contractual clauses that had the effect of driving up prices and ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines apologises to China for using Taiwan emblem at diplomatic event
The Philippines has apologised to China for inadvertently using Taiwan's defence ministry emblem instead of China's on a banner displayed at an official event in Manila last week to thank China for donating thousands of assault rifles. Beijing's ambassador ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan top-3 telecom operators report increased earnings for September
Taiwan's top-three telecom operators - Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) - all have reported increased profits for September on sales momentum driven by the availability of iPhone 8 devices. CHT saw it net ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm to appeal anti-trust fine decision in Taiwan
Taipei, Oct. 12 (CNA) Qualcomm Inc., a U.S.-based smartphone ... The refusal by Qualcomm, the FTC said, failed to meet the requirement of European Telecommunications Standards Institute, which asked its members to license their technologies to its other ... ( read original story ...)
Premier Lai wants integrated financial information security system
Taipei, Oct. 12 (CNA) Premier Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Thursday that an integrated platform for information security and data protection in the finance sector must be set up in Taiwan by the end of the year. Lai issued the directive to the Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Will Singapore give up Taiwan to please Beijing?
The armored vehicles were seized when they were on their way back from Taiwan to Singapore after a regular military exercise under a training program known as “Project Starlight ... make an example of the tiny city-state in order to let the rest ... ( read original story ...)
Huang Kuo-Chang’s Recall Risk Provides Opportunity And Challenge For The NPP
It is expected that the petition to recall Huang will reach the necessary amount of signatures to pass the legal threshold to initiate recall procedures within the next few weeks, after which it will be submitted to the New Taipei City Election Commission ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan donates $5000 to Belmopan police
The donation is for gardening projects for three primary schools. About 1,200 students of San Martin and Garden City Primary and Methodist High School will benefit from this project. The Ambassador assured the Belmopan police that this will become an ... ( read original story ...)
A Business Guide to Taipei: 10 Things You Need to Know
Are you planning on visiting Taipei for your next business trip? Perhaps you’ve scheduled some business meetings or you’re visiting a large industry event. Whatever the case you’re going to need a business guide to get a clear picture of what you ... ( read original story ...)
Top 8 Airbnb Vacation Rentals In Ximending, Taipei, Taiwan
If you’re after a cute, cosy apartment to call your own in Taipei, we’ve got the list for you. These Airbnbs are often basic and small, but the stylish furnishings and amazing location will make you fall in love! Ximending is famous for local ... ( read original story ...)
A helping hand from Taiwan
Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia James ... Rahman to facilitate investigations into a property scam here involving RM30,000. Also remanded were two men and a woman aged between 30 and 45 who are directors of Syarikat ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm Hit With $773 Million Antitrust Fine In Taiwan
The Taiwanese regulator claimed that the American multinational semiconductor and telecommunications giant has been collecting large sums of money in licensing fees from Taiwanese local tech firms for more than seven years. Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm launching IoT and smart car lab in China
U.S. semiconductor and telecom giant Qualcomm, in partnership with a Chinese ... This announcement comes at a difficult time for Qualcomm, as the government of Taiwan just hit the company with a record-setting $773 million fine as the result of an ... ( read original story ...)