A young Taiwanese man who dozed off in his car and crashed into three Ferraris got the shock of his life when he was told it would cost 12 million Taiwan dollars ($390,000; £310,000) to pay for the re... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai delegation to Taipei marks new wave of cross-strait cooperation
“The Shanghai-Taipei Forum is the most important institutionalised platform for business exchange and cooperation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and is a model for cross-strait city-to-ci... ( read original story ...)
Huawei, Xiaomi expect 2019 smartphone shipments to surge over 20%
China-based vendors Huawei and Xiaomi have estimated their smartphone shipments for 2019 to surge over 20% on year, allowing their Taiwan chip suppliers including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, H... ( read original story ...)
JR East’s Atre to open first shopping mall outside Japan in Taiwan
TAIPEI - East Japan Railway Co. will open the first overseas shopping mall of its station complex management arm Atre Co. in Taiwan next month to capitalize ... despite raising record sum for a Japan ... ( read original story ...)
eCloudvalley Ranks No.1 of Taiwan in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte unveils "2018 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific" ranking and names eCloudvalley No.1 in Taiwan. With 3,007% revenue growth ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg : TSMC partners with Taiwan`s Ministry of Science and Technology to create a quantum computer
What just happened? The age of "blast processing" has come and gone, but the future of computing could be on its way sooner than you think. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to shut down 3G networks by year end
Smartphone brands including Samsung and Huawei have also both announced plans to launch 5G phones in 2019. US charges China, Taiwan firms with stealing Micron's DRAM technology Chinese foreign interfe... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Excellence shines at Philconstruct
From the iconic skyscraper Taipei 101, smart buildings ... provides readers with a broader look at the nation’s business in these challenging times. It covers not just economies or industries ... ( read original story ...)
HTC to reboot smartphone sales with mid-tier, high-end models in 2019
HTC is eyeing to reboot its smartphone sales in the first half of 2019 by focusing on mid-tier to high-end models, hoping they can improve its market share and profitability, according to HTC Taiwan p... ( read original story ...)
Taipei mayor plans US trip as worries build over pro-China views
Taipei’s mayor will visit the US in 2019, fuelling speculation that he will challenge Tsai Ing-wen for the presidency in 2020. But the trip has also raised questions about Ko Wen-je’s allegedly pro-Ch... ( read original story ...)
Experience Harvest Season in the Fruit Kingdom, Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Council of Agriculture (COA) has recently launched 170 itineraries featuring 200 farms with 36 fruits around the country, hoping to attract both domestic and forei... ( read original story ...)
HTC To Launch High-end Smartphones To Compete With iPhone
According to the Taiwanese ‘Economic Daily’ report, the Taiwanese high-end smartphone market is occupied by the Apple iPhone. In response to this, HTC Taiwan regional general manager Chen Bajun said t... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seen leaving rates unchanged as trade war concerns remain: Reuters Poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s central bank is expected to leave its policy rate steady for the tenth straight quarter on Thursday, a Reuters poll of analysts showed, amid worries that global trade frict... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai and Taipei rebuild city-to-city cross-strait ties after Taiwan’s local elections
Mainland China is sending its largest delegation in two years to the self-ruled island of Taiwan for a city-to-city forum which has been rejuvenated after a period of rising cross-strait tensions. A r... ( read original story ...)
Everyone’s a winner: Taiwan’s claw crane craze
As Taiwan's economy stagnates, claw crane arcades where customers lower a grabber to try to pick up a prize from a glass box are booming as affordable entertainment, while operators see them as a way ... ( read original story ...)
China’s hybrid warfare against Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As Taiwanese military experts describe how their forces could punish a Chinese invasion of the island, they might almost be describing D-Day in 1944: amphibious landings, fighter plan... ( read original story ...)