Microsoft Taiwan has entered a partnership with Digital China and Hot Cool in the hope that the three companies can use blockchain technology to improve the financial, e-commerce, entertainment, and other industries. The three-party blockchain alliance ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan vows efforts to become global blockchain development hub
Taiwan's national development and financial supervision authorities have announced policy support for turning the country into a global blockchain industry hub, and a separation principle will be adopted in supervising the blockchain and digital currency ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan smartphone maker HTC to lay off 1,500 workers
Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC announced Tuesday it would slash 1,500 jobs, around a fifth of its total workforce, in the biggest staff cull for three years following heavy losses. The announcement of the cuts to its manufacturing workforce comes ... ( read original story ...)
5th Asia Super Team: Dear for Future Calls for participants – Follow the steps of Pride-of-Taiwan and win US$50,000 prize from Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia's top incentive travel contest, the annual Asia Super Team competition, is back. Organizer MEET TAIWAN (commissioned to the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)) has invited corporations from ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan manufacturing growth rebounds in June
Taiwan’s manufacturing growth bounced back in June from an 11-month low touched in May as output rose and new orders rebounded, according to an industry gauge. The latest Nikkei-Markit Taiwan manufacturing purchasing managers’ index came in at 54.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Bourse Draws Positive Lead For Monday
Among the actives, Hon Hai Precision soared 3.35 percent, while Largan Precision surged 2.98 percent, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company spiked 2.12 percent, Formosa Plastic added 3.21 percent, Innolux picked up 0.92 percent, Cathay Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Hammers Iran
Iran lost to Taiwan 3-0 in its second match at the 12th Asian Men’s U18 Volleyball Championships in Tabriz on Saturday. Chang H.Y. and Jackman, an originally African player, provided the spark for Taiwan to finish with a gritty three-set victory (25-20 ... ( read original story ...)
UMC’s subsidiary plans IPO in Shanghai
Taipei, June 30 (CNA) United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), the second-largest contract chipmaker in Taiwan, is planning to sell shares of a subsidiary based in China through an initial public offering (IPO) in Shanghai. In a news conference held on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Korean Brands Increasing Popularity in Taiwan Fast Moving Consumer Good and Beauty Market
Innovative product on health and convenience, professional endorsement and riding on festival are key to success TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- It's no secret all things Korean are hot in Taiwan. Korean dramas have set the stage for a ... ( read original story ...)
US announces new de facto ambassador to Taiwan
Both events were opposed by Beijing, which regards Taiwan as part of China. James Moriarty, the US-based chairman of the AIT, confirmed to the Financial Times this month that the US was working with Taiwan officials to help them deal with the rising ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares lower at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted down 0.41%
Investing.com – Taiwan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Semiconductor and Financials sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.41% to hit a new 1-month low. Declining stocks ... ( read original story ...)
BioGend Therapeutics Completes Enrollment for The Pivotal Clinical Trial of One-Step Autologous Knee Cartilage Repair/Regeneration
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, BioGend Therapeutics, a leading regenerative medicine company that focuses on bone and cartilage repair and regeneration, announced that BioGend Therapeutics completes enrollment for the pivotal ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan hit by jump in cyber attacks from China
Taiwan has been hit by a jump in serious cyber attacks from China during the past two years in the latest sign that Beijing is only increasing its pressure as the US reaffirms its support for the self-ruled island. Taiwan’s government departments are ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay Financial maintains 2.3% growth forecast for Taiwan’s 2018 GDP
Taipei, June 23 (CNA) Cathay Financial Holding Co. has left its forecast for Taiwan's 2018 gross domestic product (GDP) growth unchanged at 2.3 percent, expressing caution due to growing trade tensions between the United States and China. However ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Financial Regulator to Conduct Limited Oversight of Cryptocurrencies
With the executive power in Taipei still mulling over new regulations for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs), representatives of Taiwan’s financial regulator indicated their unwillingness to slow down progress in the fintech industry. ( read original story ...)
Head of Taiwan’s Daily Air detained over fraud
Taipei, June 21 (CNA) Kuo Tzu-hsing (郭自行), chairman of Daily Air Corporation, a domestic airline, was detained and held incommunicado Thursday for allegedly filing bogus company financial statements to fraudulently obtain government funding ... ( read original story ...)