This is especially so for the Taipei City government. The Taipei City government established the “Taipei Smart City Project Management Office (TPMO)” in FY2016 to realize the Smart Taipei vision, and solve city sustainability and urban challenges. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president calls for breakthrough in China relations
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and China need to drop historical baggage to seek a breakthrough in relations, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said in her first public comments since China’s ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up. Relations ... ( read original story ...)
Troubleshooter White lifts Chinese Taipei to new heights
Chinese Taipei have enjoyed an unexpected rise in the world ranking New coach Gary White has provided instant dividends The Englishman recently took Guam to new heights Chinese Taipei have just hit their best-ever position on the FIFA/Coca-Coca World Ranking. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president Tsai says Taipei, Beijing need to focus on better dialogue
TAIPEI (REUTERS, AFP) - Taipei and Beijing need to drop their historical retaliation, focus on better dialogue and peacefully develop cross-strait relations, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Thursday (Oct 26). Relations with Beijing have deteriorated ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei forum highlights challenges in refugee protection in East Asia
Taipei, Oct. 25 (CNA) A refugee rights forum in Taipei on Wednesday highlighted the inadequacy of refugee laws in East Asia and the challenges in protecting refugees in the region. In 2013, South Korea became the first country in East Asia to enact its own ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-NVIDIA, Taiwan government partner to accelerate AI development in Taiwan’s commercial sector
* Is collaborating with Taiwan’s Ministry of Science & Technology to accelerate development of artificial intelligence across Taiwan’s commercial sector * Nvidia says co, Taiwan’s ministry of science and technology to accelerate Taiwan AI ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president says Taipei, Beijing need to focus on better dialogue
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taipei and Beijing need to drop their historical retaliation, focus on better dialogue and peacefully develop cross-strait relations, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Thursday. Relations with Beijing have deteriorated sharply since ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-French arms firms fined 227 mln euros in Taiwan dispute
PARIS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Dassault Aviation and two other French aerospace companies said on Wednesday they had been fined a combined 227 million euros ($268 million) in Taiwan, settling what sources familiar with the case have described as a 25-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
French Arms Firms Fined 227 Million Euros in Taiwan Dispute
PARIS — Dassault Aviation and two other French aerospace companies said on Wednesday they had been fined a total of 227 million euros (202.26 million pounds) in Taiwan, settling what sources familiar with the case have described as a 25-year-old dispute ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan central bank governor says bitcoin trading should be regulated by anti-money laundering law
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Bitcoin trading should be added into Taiwan’s notification system for money laundering prevention law, Taiwan central bank governor Perng Fai-nan said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Turnaround: Are regulators killing innovation?
In part 4 and the finale of the Taiwan Turnaround series looking at how Taiwan’s internet tech scene is catching up, TechNode looks at the effects that regulations have had on the startup economy and how the government plans to be more accommodating. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd (3045) Is Yet to See Trading Action on Oct 25
Shares of Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd (TPE:3045) closed at 107.5 yesterday. Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd currently has a total float of 2.72 billion shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 101.5 and high of 116.5 ... ( read original story ...)
How fireflies were brought back from the brink in urban Taipei
Over the past four years, Taipei has spent NT$50 million (about US$1.6 million) on the project, which has established sustainable firefly populations in the Wenshan, Daan and Chungshan districts of the city. Taipei’s achievement is not unprecedented and ... ( read original story ...)
Fireflies make a comeback in Taiwanese, Japanese cities
Over the past four years, Taipei has spent NT$50 million (about US$1.6 million) on the project, which has established sustainable firefly populations in the Wenshan, Daan and Chungshan districts of the city. Taipei's achievement is not unprecedented ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan nudges up 2017 economic growth forecast to 2.15 pct
Taipei, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s central bank edged up its economic growth forecast for 2017 to 2.15 percent from 2.11 percent, thanks to buoyant export orders which are underpinned by a global economic upswing and strong demand for electronics. ( read original story ...)
Hopes and fears in Hong Kong, Taiwan amid China’s congress
HONG KONG – It wasn't just the dark-suited delegates in Beijing who were listening intently last week as Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined his grand ambitions to launch a twice-a-decade Communist Party congress. On China's peripheries there was ... ( read original story ...)