Tag: business

Taiwan's Foxconn, which assembles iPhones for Apple, on Friday reported first-quarter profit jumped 13-fold amid the work-from-home trend spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic that has stoked demand for ... ( read original story ...)

The island’s world-leading ICT and semiconductor sectors have come under the spotlight following a series of high-profile cyberattacks. In late March, ... ( read original story ...)

The deadline for filing tax returns for last year and making payments has been extended by a month, to June 30, in part to prevent crowding at National Taxation Bureau offices amid a COVID-19 outbreak ... ( read original story ...)

An equipment failure caused an outage at a power plant in southern Taiwan on Thursday, triggering rolling blackouts across the island affecting millions of people. The outage in Kaohsiung trapped at ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan has reported 13 domestic cases of COVID-19 as part of an emerging cluster of infections discovered this week across multiple parts of the island, its health ... ( read original story ...)

Medical Taiwan scheduled to go from July 1st to 3rd of 2021 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2 will feature three themes – ‘health’, ... ( read original story ...)

COVID-19 has given a modest boost to online shopping in Taiwan, with platforms such as Momo, PChome, and Shopee strengthening their market positions. In a ... ( read original story ...)

With Taiwan's benchmark stock index plunging, Jian Shi Cortesi, an investment director at GAM, gives her tips on how to select the right tech investments. ( read original story ...)

The island has already restricted public gatherings after finding a cluster of cases with no clear source of infection. ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese tech companies are expanding investment in the mainland, despite cross-strait tensions and a chorus of voices in Washington calling for tougher restrictions on Beijing. ( read original story ...)

There may not be a huge outflow of FII money since the situation in Taiwan is much better than in other emerging economies like Brazil and India, say experts. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung on Wednesday said the government would tighten COVID-19 prevention measures in all business venues, which will have to close if they are unable to comply. ( read original story ...)

A growing emphasis on social and environmental responsibility among major U.S. corporations has begun influencing the practices and operations of their ... ( read original story ...)

Production of the Apple iPhone 12 at a Foxconn factory in India has slumped by more than 50% because workers infected with COVID-19 have had to leave their posts, two sources told Reuters. The Foxconn ... ( read original story ...)

Although 100-day reviews are typically the norm, I was tempted to use my inaugural President’s View as a self-report on my first 30 days in Taiwan. But it ... ( read original story ...)

For those who are unwilling, or unable, to live a travel-free existence, continued movement during Covid-19 has proved challenging – but it’s better than staying at home. ( read original story ...)