Ridesharing company Uber on Monday announced that the company and its mobile application would be making a return to the Taiwanese market this Thursday with a new business model that ... in fines for violations against Taiwan's transportation laws, Uber's ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba may sell chip business to Foxconn for $27bn
Taiwan manufacturer Foxconn has signalled it could mount a $27bn (£21.7bn) bid for Toshiba's chip business, according to reports. Toshiba has put part or all of its valuable memory chip unit up for sale to plug a gaping hole in its finances. Foxconn's ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn could bid up to $27 billion for Toshiba's chip business – Bbg
Taiwan's Foxconn (2317.TW) has indicated that it may pay as much as 3 trillion yen ($26.99 billion) for Toshiba Corp's (6502.T) chip business, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. South Korea's SK Hynix Inc (000660.KS ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn may bid up to $27-billion for Toshiba’s chip business: report
Taiwan’s Foxconn has indicated that it may pay as much as 3 trillion yen ($26.99-billion) for Toshiba Corp’s chip business, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc and chipmaker Broadcom Ltd ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan business keeps heat on Tsai over labor reforms
Taiwanese business leaders have blasted President Tsai Ing-wen's administration over labor reforms enacted last December, in a battle that says much about the demographic changes confronting the island economy. One of the pillars of the amended labor ... ( read original story ...)
COMPUTEX Taipei 2017: “Building Global Technology Ecosystems”
TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--COMPUTEX TAIPEI, the leading global ICT show with a complete supply chain, IoT and startup ecosystems, will be held between May 30 and June 3, featuring the following themes: AI & Robotics, IoT Applications, Innovations ... ( read original story ...)
China says US-provided weapons won't stop unification with Taiwan
Activists protest a meeting between Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou and China's President Xi Jinping in Taipei, Taiwan, November 7, 2015. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Defence Ministry said on Thursday it was futile for Taiwan to think ... ( read original story ...)
Flight Review: China Airlines Premium Business Class, San Francisco to Taipei (and Back)
Two weeks ago, I took a short trip to visit family in Taiwan. Award availability was wide open, so I snatched a round trip with China Airlines in its Premium Business Class. The booking cost me 160,000 Delta miles and $115 in fees, in addition to $66 ... ( read original story ...)
HondaJet to make first appearance in Hong Kong, Taipei
Greensboro-based Honda Aircraft Co. said Thursday that its $4.85 million HondaJet will make its first appearance in Hong Kong and Taipei next month, immediately following the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Shanghai, China. The company ... ( read original story ...)
HondaJet Adds Taipei, Hong Kong to Greater China Visit
Honda Aircraft, preparing to introduce the HondaJet to the Chinese market during next month’s Asian Business Aviation Conference and ... China with stops that will also include Hong Kong and Taipei. The aircraft first will appear on static display ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei mayor draws ire for calling HK a boring place
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je has embarked on an eight-day trip to promote his city as a tourist destination in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, New Delhi and other Asian markets. Zheng Chujin, vice chairman of the Thai Tourism Business Association,was quoted as saying on ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan and South Korea are closer to being named currency manipulators than China
China, South Korea and Taiwan are all on a US Treasury watch list for allegedly manipulating their currencies. As such, observers will be watching closely on April 15, when the Treasury issues its next report, the first of the Trump administration ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks edge up on gains in electronics, plastics sectors
TAIPEI, March 27 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks edged up on Monday, buoyed by gains in electronics and plastics shares. The main TAIEX index rose 0.1 percent to 9,913.60 points as of 0158 GMT, after closing down 0.3 percent on Friday. Asian stocks were seen to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan steps up
Innovation, say high-ranking officials and business executives, is the key for Taiwanese industries to thrive and generate more export revenue in the years to come. "Taiwan is competitive. All we need is more innovation, new technology and new designs to ... ( read original story ...)
New frontiers for Taiwan
We don't think we can do that from Taiwan so we do need a local partner to do that," said Ms Lin Kuo. Tatung is also studying business opportunities in other Asean countries where electricity supply is spotty, such as the Philippines and Indonesia. ( read original story ...)
Foreign investors net buyers in Taiwan stocks March 23
TAIPEI, March 23 (Reuters) - The table below shows the daily net trading in Taiwan stocks by major categories of institutional investors. Figures in the total column, include net trading by investment trusts, brokers and foreign investors, in millions of ... ( read original story ...)