A former premier will lead Taipei's delegation as foreign dignitaries from around the world descend on the US capital for the president-elect's swearing in. But Beijing has asked the US to bar the self-ruling island it sees as a renegade province and part ... ( read original story ...)
Thales Wins Kaohsiung Light Rail Transit Signalling Contract in Taiwan
This second Transportation project follows the contract signed in April 2015 for the design and manufacture of signalling, communications and Operational Control Centre (OCC) systems for the Danhai LRT project in Danhai, North of Taipei. With almost 2.8 ... ( read original story ...)
All aboard! Taipei's new sightseeing buses offer double the fun
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A fleet of double-decker buses hit the roads of Taipei Wednesday, offering visitors to city a chance to take in open-topped guided tours in four different languages. The hop-on, hop-off bus service was officially launched at a ceremony at ... ( read original story ...)
A World Of Difference: How Mobile App Distribution Is Shaping Up In Asia
The change from telecom-owned market to a software-owned market happened ... and currently does these five things to help companies succeed. He is based in Taipei, Taiwan. You can email him at e@e15v.com. If you enjoyed reading this, please click the ... ( read original story ...)
China preparing to hit back if trade war erupts: United States business group
And since 1979 the United States has maintained official diplomatic relations only with Beijing, even though it pursued unofficial ties with Taipei. China and Taiwan ... broad range of financial services, plus telecommunications, the internet, culture ... ( read original story ...)
One Foot in the Real World, the Other in a Virtual One
When he created the VR Taipei meetup group on Meetup.com, he wanted to promote virtual reality (VR) in Taiwan by bringing together people who shared an interest in the up-and-coming technology. “I just saw that Taipei had all of this talent,” he said. ( read original story ...)
Innodisk Introduces The World's Smallest Embedded RAID 1 Solution
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Innodisk, the service-driven provider of flash, memory and peripheral modules for industrial and embedded systems has introduced the world's smallest RAID 1 solution. As embedded systems and devices became ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. Confirms “12nm” Chip Technology Plans
A while back, DigiTimes reported that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM), a major contract chip manufacturer, planned to introduce an enhanced variant of its 16nm manufacturing technology dubbed "12nm." On the chipmaker's most recent ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile ramps up share of high-end Android smartphone segment
Sony Mobile Communications saw its share in the over NT$15,000 (US$475) segment of the Android smartphone market in Taiwan increase to 35% in 2016 from 24% of a year earlier, according to a Chinese-language media report, citing Jonathan Lin, general ... ( read original story ...)
As China rattles sabres, US should expand ties with Taiwan
The People’s Republic of China sent its aircraft carrier, Liaoning, through the Strait of Taiwan early this month, responding at least in part to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s phone conversation congratulating US president-elect Donald Trump. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks track Wall Street lower; financials weigh
TAIPEI, Jan 18 TAIPEI Jan 18 Taiwan stocks fell on Wednesday tracking overnight weakness on Wall Street and pressured by financials such as Cathay Financial Holding. As of 0230 GMT, the main TAIEX index was down 0.2 percent at 9,338.14 points. The ... ( read original story ...)
Businesses Throughout Taiwan Can Now Deliver IoT Services with Asia Pacific Telecom and Cisco Jasper
Taipei and San Jose, CA – Businesses throughout Taiwan can now accelerate their adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) and deliver new connected experiences to their customers, thanks to Asia Pacific Telecom and Cisco. Asia Pacific Telecom today ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to limit insurers' investments in global corporate bonds
TAIPEI Jan 17 Taiwan's financial regulator on Tuesday said it would curb investments by domestic insurers in international corporate bonds redeemable by issuers within five years, as it moves to clamp down on risk. Taiwan has sought to attract such bond ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks rise; TSMC, HTC rebound
TAIPEI Jan 17 Taiwan stocks rose on Tuesday as investors snapped ... The electronics subindex rose 0.5 percent, while the financials subindex gained 0.3 percent. The Taiwan dollar softened T$0.038 to T$31.740 per U.S. dollar. (Reporting by Faith Hung ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan simulates China attacks as tension rises
Taiwan began two days of military drills Tuesday simulating an attack by China as the government sought to reassure the public in the face of deteriorating relations with Beijing. The island's armed forces gathered in central Taiwan for annual drills that ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Smart City – Solutions Address Urban Challenge Through Innovation
The Taipei City government established the “Taipei Smart City Project Management Office (PMO)” to implement and stimulate the development of Taipei. The objective of Smart Taipei is to make Taipei more livable and sustainable. The main mission of the ... ( read original story ...)