Second place in the Asia-Pacific Cities of the Future overall was Tokyo, whose success is attributed to job creation in the telecommunications industry ... Tokyo came in third. Overall, Taipei was ranked sixth, ahead of Beijing, Sydney, Osaka and Kuala ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay Financial forecasts Taiwan’s 2018 GDP growth at 2%
Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) Cathay Financial Holding Co. (國泰金), one of Taiwan's leading financial holding companies, on Monday projected that the domestic economy will grow by 2 percent in 2018, slightly slower than its forecast growth for 2017. ( read original story ...)
July-August winning uniform invoice numbers released
Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) The winning number for the NT$10 million (US$338,000) special prize in the July-August uniform invoice lottery is 33612092, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Monday. The prize must be claimed by Jan. 5, 2018, the ministry said ... ( read original story ...)
Rap and the Party: China taps youth culture to hook millennial cadres
"There's only one China, HK, Taipei, they are my fellas," ran the lyrics of the ... though the band says there was no other financial backing. The party connection deepened in September last year when Beijing sent the band to Woody Island, in a disputed ... ( read original story ...)
Hip hop with Chinese characteristics: the Communist Party plan to hook millenials
“There’s only one China, HK, Taipei, they are my fellas,” ran the lyrics of the ... though the band says there was no other financial backing. The party connection deepened in September last year when Beijing sent the band to Woody Island, in a ... ( read original story ...)
HKEX’s delisting proposal lacks needed firepower
At the time Frederick Ma Si-hang, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury apologised ... Nasdaq delists any company trading below US$1 for 30 days. In Taipei, companies can be removed from the exchange if the market capitalisation falls below ... ( read original story ...)
‘Sing! China’ concert in Taiwan halted amid protests
A music concert in Taiwan descended into chaos over the weekend when independence activists clashed with pro-China groups, with three people injured in the scuffles. The incident comes amid heightened tensions between the self-ruled island and the mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Pacific Islanders start Taipei leg of young leaders’ training program
Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) The Taipei segment of an annual training program for young leaders from the Pacific Islands kicked off Monday, with the participation of 27 trainees from 10 countries. Over the next four weeks, the participants will engage in ... ( read original story ...)
Why the US may lose the war for influence in the Pacific to China
Why risk Los Angeles for Seoul or Taipei? I'd like to think White is too pessimistic ... Australia's scandal of the year concerns two Chinese-born property developers, both allegedly connected to the Chinese Communist Party, who funnelled more than ... ( read original story ...)
Gogoro Announces USD 300 Million Series C Investment Round To Drive New Expansion, Research And Development
24, 2017 : Gogoro, a technology leader transforming how innovation is bridging ... Gogoro launched Smartscooter EV and Gogoro Energy Network in 2015 in Taipei and rolled it out across Taiwan with strong momentum and success. "It is great to see new ... ( read original story ...)
2017 USC Global Conference draws to a close in Tokyo
I have long believed that science and technology are mainly the means to an end — but ... Subsequent conferences were held in Shanghai; Seoul, South Korea; Hong Kong; and Taipei, Taiwan. Cesar Jimenez Jr. has help — from his wife, a service dog ... ( read original story ...)
Week In Review: Zai Lab Completes $150 Million U.S. IPO; Investors Push Valuation To $1.4 Billion
Using Infervision technology, a doctor's time-per-scan could be reduced from ten minutes to five seconds, the company said. Qiming Venture Partners led the B round, joined by Sequoia Capital China and Genesis Capital. XW Laboratories of Wuhan and Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
Highlights of World Congress on Information Technology in Taipei
Models demonstrate high-tech gym clothes at the 21st World Congress on Information Technology in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Sept. 11, 2017. The four-day event started on Sunday. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi) ( read original story ...)
How plastic became a victim of its own success
If the industry could do more, then so could many governments: recycling rates differ hugely around the world. One success story is Taipei, Taiwan. It changed its culture of waste by making it easy for citizens to recycle, and fining them if they don't. ( read original story ...)
IPhone Disappointment Hammers Suppliers, Fuels Taiwan Outflows
Apple Inc.’s latest products are getting a thumbs down, at least by investors in the company’s Asian suppliers. That’s especially bad news for Taiwan equities. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., which assembles the iPhone and other Apple devices, has ... ( read original story ...)
Mild Rebound Tipped For Taiwan Stock Market
Mega Financial fell 0.42 percent, Largan Precision plummeted 5.88 percent, Hon Hai Precision tumbled 2.70 percent, Catcher Technology plunged 3.85 percent, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company skidded 1.13 percent, Taiwan Steel shed 0.46 percent and ... ( read original story ...)