Ads arrive without warning or permission Keyboard software from mainland China company preloaded on Taiwanese-made smartphones Suspicions that all typing commands, emails and texts being harvested and spied upon Shades of the Carrier IQ scandal? ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Trump to announce Foxconn plant in Wisconsin
Trump’s official schedule lists a “jobs announcement” at 5 p.m. Eastern time. Taiwan-based Foxconn is best known as the assembler of the iPhone. Wisconsin is among seven states, mostly in the Midwest, that the company has named as possible locations ... ( read original story ...)
Nifty and its returns over the years
Its P/E ratio was 28.25 on January 8, 2008, the peak of the global financial crisis. Nifty-based index derivatives are listed on four exchanges globally, namely, Singapore Stock Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc, Osaka Exchange and Taiwan Futures ... ( read original story ...)
TVB, US-based Imagine Entertainment form US$100m joint venture to develop programmes for overseas markets
Television Broadcasts (TVB) is investing US$100 million in a joint venture with Hollywood film production company Imagine Entertainment to finance development of new ... developed in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Chan said the alliance ... ( read original story ...)
AIBA closes offices after president no-confidence vote
A notice pinned to the door and signed by an interim executive committee said that a motion of no confidence had been called against Taiwan's Wu ... has been struggling with instability and financial difficulties. In a statement issued on Tuesday, AIBA ... ( read original story ...)
These five countries are conduits for world’s biggest tax havens
Hong Kong’s geographic speciality lies in connecting to the British Virgin Islands and Taiwan. Our findings debunk the myth of tax shelters as exotic far-flung islands that are difficult, if not impossible, to regulate. Many offshore financial centres ... ( read original story ...)
UMC Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results
The financial statements included in this release are prepared and published in accordance with Taiwan International Financial Reporting Standards, or TIFRSs, recognized by the Financial Supervisory Commission in the ROC, which is different from ... ( read original story ...)
Principal Financial Group Inc. Buys 116793 Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)
Inc. Principal Financial Group Inc.'s holdings in Applied Materials were worth $67,564,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. (NASDAQ:AMAT) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: "Applied Materials expanding production in Taiwan" on ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Zoo residents getting iced food to beat heat
Taipei, July 26 (CNA) Zookeepers at Taipei Zoo have launched an ice-making project to keep their animals cool in the sultry hot summer weather, with daytime temperatures regularly exceeding 36 degrees Celsius since early July. Taipei Zoo spokesman Tsao ... ( read original story ...)
Canada sends delegation of 393 to Taipei City
Tuesday 393 Canadians will be heading to the 2017 Summer Universiade, Aug. 19-30 in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei, the Canadian delegation includes five teams selected and managed exclusively in-house by U SPORTS, while all remaining teams are managed by ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Excellence side by side with IoT revolution at Taiwan Expo 2017
Taiwan Excellence Experiencing Zoneis one of the main attractions. Here, products are on display by 66 leading Taiwanese brands covering multifaceted categories including information communication technology (ICT), home appliances, health care equipment ... ( read original story ...)
AIT: Taiwan-U.S. dialogue will help bilateral ties
according to a spokeswoman for the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). Sonia Urbom said that the dialogue, which is expected to run through Friday, will cover a wide range of topics, such as intellectual property rights protection, pharmaceuticals ... ( read original story ...)
Learning from Nature: Moth Eyes Inspire Nonreflective Screen Coating
When light moves from one medium to another, it bends and changes speed as the result of differences in a material property called refractive index ... Wu and his colleagues at National Taiwan University created a silicon dioxide mold that resembles ... ( read original story ...)
Bangkok’s property market picking up slightly
The major attraction to Bangkok property has been price ... with buyers from Singapore, Taiwan and Japan also making an impact. However, sales to Thai nationals are not anticipated to grow much more than the Bt28bn recorded in 2016, and experts are ... ( read original story ...)
‘Long live the king’: Thais release 1,066 turtles into sea ahead of new monarch’s birthday
The military government this month amended a royal property law to formally give the new king direct ... Extradited Thai monk known for lavish lifestyle faces rape and fraud charges Taiwan responds strongly to recent Chinese patrols: We 'will not back ... ( read original story ...)
Deciphering China’s Economic Resilience
From Thailand and Indonesia to South Korea and Taiwan, China was widely thought to be next ... focused on the twin headwinds of deleveraging and a related tightening of the property market – in essence, a Japanese-like stagnation. Once more, the Western ... ( read original story ...)