Hundreds of lanterns set for the sky in New Taipei City, Taiwan as part of the Sky Lantern Festival. The festival is held to mark the end of the Lunar New Year. Participants hand-write wishes onto the lanterns, most of them are about family and well-being ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s battle with betel nut addiction
For years Huang Sheng-yi helped feed Taiwan’s addiction to the betel nut ... and he is only able to stay afloat because he has another tea-growing business. “Farmers are reluctant because managing a new crop is much harder,” he told AFP. ( read original story ...)
Posiflex Showcases Latest Kiosk, POS Terminal and Mobile POS at GITEX 2017
TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Posiflex Technology, Inc. will showcase its latest products at GITEX 2017, including KT Series Self-service kiosk, RT Series POS terminal and MT-4310W mobile POS. Self-Service Customer Engagement – KT Series Posiflex will ... ( read original story ...)
Hon Hai picks Mount Pleasant as site of U.S. manufacturing plant
Taipei, Oct. 5 (CNA) Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. has chosen Mount Pleasant in Wisconsin's Racine County as the site of a US$10 billion production plant in the United States, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
The hacker who is adding a different flavour to politics in Taiwan
Having returned home to Taipei, Ms Tang had been advising the government on cybersecurity and transparency initiatives before her appointment as a minister last year. She has now been asked to help the island in its bid to become an Asian Silicon Valley by ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to host global bicycle trade shows
Called the Taipei Cycle 2018, it is one of the top three trade shows ... "Through our research, we also found that there are no Malaysian exhibitors (although they) have business opportunities with the manufacturers in Taiwan. We realised also in terms ... ( read original story ...)
Migrants’ rights to be highlighted at Yushan Forum
Taipei, Oct. 4 (CNA) A nongovernmental organization founder ... to assist migrants who wish to open a small business in their home country after they return from working in Taiwan. Together with Chen representing Taiwan in a panel discussion will be ... ( read original story ...)
Over two thirds of Taiwan women interested in entrepreneurship: survey
TAIPEI, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Two-thirds of Taiwan's female residents are interested in setting ... However, only 4.6 percent said they have already started a business, 7.7 percent are preparing to start one, and 6.8 percent tried but failed, the survey ... ( read original story ...)
Over 5,000 products to be showcased at largest Taiwan Expo in Malaysia
Additionally, a series of business matching, seminars, cultural performances and other exciting activities will also be available during the three-day expo to showcase Taiwan industries and culture to Malaysians,” Taiwan External Trade Development ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan entrepreneurs urged to invest in PHL biz ventures
TAIWANESE enterprises are encouraged to do business in the Philippines to further strengthen ... so as to create a win-win situation eventually mutually beneficial for us,” Taiwan Association Inc. (TAI) President Allan Lin said during the opening ... ( read original story ...)
Majority of female workers in Taiwan want to start businesses: poll
Taipei, Oct. 3 (CNA) Almost 67 percent of female employees in Taiwan would like to start a business of their own, mainly so that they could have more flexibility in terms of time and increase their income, according to a survey released Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Showcasing the best of Taiwan
To encourage cultural exchanges and potential business trade between Taiwan and the Philippines, a delegation of more than 170 exhibitors and vendors from Taiwan presented over 4,500 products and services to the attendees at the Taiwan Expo 2017 held at ... ( read original story ...)
Morris Chang, known as father of Taiwan’s chip industry, to retire
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC ... which plans to triple the market share of its contract chip manufacturing business within the next five years by aggressively adding clients. The succession plan has been in the works for years. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s digital imperative
In their report, they assess the current digitization level of three of the most important sectors of Taiwan’s economy – high tech, finance, and the public sector – and they outline some of the strategies that both government and business need to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s manufacturing sector in longest period of expansion
Taiwan's purchasing managers index (PMI ... according to the think tank. The sub-indexes for business activity/production, new orders, employment and supplier deliveries fell 3.9, 1.3, 0.3 and 1.0, respectively, from a month earlier to 53.1, 54.6, 53.1 ... ( read original story ...)
Founder of Apple’s Top Chipmaker to Hand Over Reins in June
He owned 0.48 percent of the business directly as of Aug. 31, according to a filing to the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Its shares rose 1.9 percent in Taipei Monday before his retirement was announced. Chang, one of the chip industry’s most respected figures ... ( read original story ...)