including the highly sought after infrastructure projects,” he said during a recent investment forum held at the headquarters of the Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance in Taipei City. The forum, in partnership with the Taiwan Academy for Banking and ... ( read original story ...)
iPhone 8 users complain of swollen batteries, Apple says its looking into matter
The first case was reported in Taiwan where a woman found her iPhone 8 swollen apart after plugging it in to charge. The woman had purchased a 64GB Rose Gold iPhone 8 Plus and she put it on charge, using the supplied cable and adaptor. "After about three ... ( read original story ...)
Wave completes Oregon Coast underground fiber route, links undersea cable landing station, six data centers
Hawaiki Submarine Cable Markets in China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan connect on the New Cross Pacific (NCP) Cable, while Hawaii, American Samoa, New Zealand, and Australia will be added when the Hawaiki Cable is scheduled to land at the station in October. ( read original story ...)
More reports of alleged iPhone 8 Plus battery swelling issues have emerged
All of the other incidents, save for the initial report from Taiwan, claim the phones were broken directly out of the box without charging. Ogden's story is the first reported incident where a wireless charger was used. Ogden told us that Apple Store ... ( read original story ...)
Apple investigates reports iPhone 8 Plus smartphone batteries BURST OPEN while charging
An iPhone 8 Plus owner in Taiwan claims her five-day-old 64GB smartphone ruptured open while on-charge, The Next Web has reported. According to the owner, who is not named, she was using the official Apple charging cable. After about three minutes on ... ( read original story ...)
HTC’s Future Under Google Signals a Shift Away From Smartphones
When HTC brought back founder Cher Wang two years ago to turn around the struggling Taiwanese mobile phone maker, investors hoped she could stem a sharp loss in market share to Apple and Samsung Electronics. But the gamble to rebuild the early smartphone ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Taiwan Sees Crypto & Blockchain as an Opportunity for Growth
Taiwan appears to be taking a different approach than its neighbor China when it comes to distributed ledger technology and cryptocurrency. In a report from the Newslens, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman Wellington Koo told a joint ... ( read original story ...)
Regulation of sales of cats to be broadened: COA
Taipei, Oct. 7 (CNA) With an increasing number of Taiwanese ... The Act requires anyone who "operates breeding, trading and lodging business of specific breeds of pets" to possess a permit, but it currently only applies in practice to those in the dog ... ( read original story ...)
Night Life in Taipei: Where to Go Clubbing?
"ATT4Fun" is the hub of Taipei's night life. At nightfall, the many clubs in the building open their doors to party-goers coming in from all over the city. On the tenth floor of ATT4Fun is Frank, a newly established and lavishly designed club that has a ... ( read original story ...)
Local property market flashes ‘blue light’ for 3rd straight month
Taipei, Oct. 7 (CNA) Taiwan's property market flashed a "blue" light in September, pointing to contraction, as potential home buyers stayed out of the market because of the Ghost Month taboo against buying property, according to real estate market magazine ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to Adopt Crypto-Friendly Stance
In remarks before a joint session of Taiwan’s parliament and cabinet members this week, Financial Supervisory Commission chairman Wellington Koo said that his country intends to remain open and friendly to digital currency and blockchain technology. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s FSC Chairman Opposes Heavy-Handed Cryptocurrency Regulations
The News Lens reports that the Financial Supervisory stated that he would not regulate against bitcoin, describing cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technologies as representing a major potential growth industry for Taiwan. The statements came in ... ( read original story ...)
Number of securities employees in Taiwan dips to 12-year low
The FSC, the top financial regulator in Taiwan, said that the decline in the number of employees in the local securities business largely reflected the fact that turnover in the market remained moderate despite soaring share prices, which has squeezed ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares end marginally up ahead of holiday
while buying in the old economy and financial sectors also lent support to the broader market, the dealers said. The weighted index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange closed up 14.54 points, or 0.14 percent, at 10,532.81, after moving between 10,511.50 and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan-Israel friendship flourishes — even without diplomatic relations
It also boasts one of Asia’s tallest skyscrapers (Taipei 101), ranks as the world’s 18 th-largest ... Arias moved Costa Rica’s embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv—also for business reasons). China relaxed its aggressive efforts to isolate ... ( read original story ...)
Bilateral trade between Taiwan and India
He further announced setting up of South India – Taiwan Business Association. It provides a platform to establish right links for those who want to build business relations with Taiwan. ( read original story ...)