Co-founded in Taipei in 2012 by current CEO Chih-Han Yu, COO Winnie Lee and CTO Joe Su, it went on to close series A, B and C funding rounds, raising around US$82 million in total funding. ( read original story ...)
Citibank Taiwan wins Excellence’s “Best CSR Award” again
Citibank won the local financial monthly Excellence’s “Best Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2018” for the second consecutive year. April Pan, Citibank Taiwan’s Head of Government Affairs and Cou... ( read original story ...)
Taipei 101 to set up World Cup outdoor TV broadcast
as the 101 Taipei Financial Center Corp. said Saturday it will install a large TV screen over the weekend to provide a venue to watch a live broadcast of the third-place match and the final. The compa... ( read original story ...)
Flights cancelled as Taiwan battens down for powerful typhoon
TAIPEI, July 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan braced for Typhoon Maria ... Local governments in most part of northern Taiwan plan to close offices and schools on Wednesday, but financial markets will remain open ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Shares Tipped To Open In The Green
For the day, the index jumped 111.71 points or 1.05 percent to finish at 10,720.28 after trading between 10,638.90 and 10,746.74 on turnover of 136.27 billion Taiwan dollars. Among the actives, Cathay ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan VFX firm VHQ Seeks Hong Kong Listing for China Expansion (Report)
Taiwan-based post-production and digital effects firm, VHQ Media is seeking to hive off its China operations and list them on the Hong Kong stock market. Company chairman Low Kwok Wah aims to complete ... ( read original story ...)
US Lauds Taiwan for Aiding Areas Once Under IS Control
Taiwan’s representative to the United States, Stanley Kao, announced Monday it was contributing $1 million to finance demining operations in Syria and 20 demining equipment sets to assist with similar ... ( read original story ...)
GigaMedia Launched Mobile Game Sengoku Night Blood in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau
TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- GigaMedia Limited (GIGM) announced today that it has released a new mobile game: Sengoku Night Blood with the exclusive rights to operate in Taiwan, Hong K... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan braces for Chinese meddling ahead of election
Taiwan is bracing for a surge in Chinese influence operations ahead of upcoming elections after the ruling party’s website was hacked, in what experts said was the latest sign of Beijing’s willingness ... ( read original story ...)
Fubon Financial raises Taiwan’s 2018 GDP growth forecast to 2.6%
Taipei, July 7 (CNA) Fubon Financial Holding Co., one of the leading financial holding firms in Taiwan, has raised its forecast of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth for this year, to 2 ... ( read original story ...)
China blocks Micron sales amid U.S. trade tensions, chip battle
TAIPEI/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese court has temporarily barred Micron Technology Inc from selling its main semiconductor products in the world's biggest memory chip market, citing violation of pat... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft Launches Enterprise Blockchain Partnership in Taiwan
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 ...)