Sales of handsets, mostly smartphones, in the Taiwan market increased to 640,000 units in October, up 18.5% on month and 10.3% on year, driven by brisk sales of iPhone devices and other Android-based ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan gets ready to vote on gay marriage
Taiwan could become the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage. A referendum this weekend will decide whether an earlier ruling in support of same-sex marriage by the constitutional court is tur... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s pro-independence party faces key elections amid China pressure
Taiwan’s government faces a test of confidence at local elections this weekend as President Tsai Ing-wen grapples with rising pressure from China and criticism that her reform agenda has slowed. Satur... ( read original story ...)
China’s pressure on Tsai weighed in local Taiwan elections
... of confidence across the Taiwan Strait and the lack of communication between the two governments have made Taiwan’s business environment become more difficult,” Huang said. Performance in office, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s same-sex marriage vote divides families
TAIPEI (Reuters) - On a sunny day in a park in Taipei, photographer Austin Haung advises a same-sex couple on how to pose for a pre-wedding photo shoot. For him, Taiwan’s reputation as a beacon of lib... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Vote on Changing Olympic Team Name Risks Angering China
Taiwanese voters will decide this weekend whether to change the name of the island’s Olympic team, a move that could bolster independence advocates and roil already fraught ties with China. One of 10 ... ( read original story ...)
Review: EVA Air Boeing 777-300ER Royal Laurel business class (London-Taipei)
Enjoy up to 120,000 bonus Qantas or Altitude Points when you apply for the two-card bundle, are approved and meet the minimum spend of $3k for each card - Westpac Altitude Black Mastercard and the Ame... ( read original story ...)
European firms counting the cost of icy Beijing-Taipei relations, chamber of commerce says
Strained relations between Beijing and Taipei have had a detrimental impact on European companies doing business in the region, according to an annual report by the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Specter of Meddling by Beijing Looms Over Taiwan’s Elections
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As Taiwan prepares to hold local elections on Saturday, concerns are growing that Beijing’s long effort to sway the island’s politics has been armed with a new weapon: a Russia-style ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Mobile, FET to join web-based Line Bank
Telecom operators Taiwan Mobile (TWM ... Line Financial Taiwan will hold a stake of 49.9% in the planned web-based bank, while Taipei Fubon Bank will take a 25.1% stake. The planned Line Bank still ha... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan prepares to vote in gay marriage referendum
Taiwan is in the final days of a battle over the future of equality in the country, with conservatives campaigning fiercely against LGBT advocates over a referendum on same-sex marriage on Saturday. W... ( read original story ...)
Sex, lies and heated debate: Taiwan prepares to vote in gay marriage referendum
Taiwan has seen a mix of combative newspaper ads and social media misinformation ahead of Saturday’s same-sex marriage referendum. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters Taiwan is in the final days of a battl... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Oscars: Beijing kills coverage as awardee backs Taiwan independence
Her film “Our Youth in Taiwan”, an account of two students who took part in the 2014 Sunflower Movement, won Best Documentary in what is commonly called the “Chinese Oscars” — a traditional award's ce... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Liposome Company prices downsized US offering at $5.80
Cantor Fitzgerald acted as lead manager on the deal. The article Taiwan Liposome Company prices downsized US offering at $5.80 originally appeared on IPO investment manager Renaissance Capital's web s... ( read original story ...)
Taipei City Mall Implemented Parkxper PGS
Taipei Main Train Station not only provides a convenient environment for daily commuters, tourists and field workers but also creates a huge business district around it. This business district located ... ( read original story ...)
TLC announces announces pricing of IPO
Taiwan Liposome (TLC) priced its IPO of 3.75M ADS at a public offering price of $5.80/ADS, raising gross proceeds of approximately $21.75M. Underwriters have an option, exercisable at any time ... ( read original story ...)