As the bleak year of 2020 plays out under the spectre of a pandemic, it remains to be seen where the movement will head with a new normal. ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Tablet, smartphone sales might hit nine-year low
Sales of tablet computers and smartphones in Taiwan are expected to fall to the lowest level in nine years as they bear the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, International Data Corp (IDC) said yesterday ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC Confident of Replacing Any Huawei Orders Lost to U.S. Curbs
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. hopes to keep supplying Huawei Technologies Co. but is confident its other customers can replace any business lost because of tightening U.S. curbs on China’s ... ( read original story ...)
Acepodia Provides Corporate Update and Unveils New Preclinical Allogeneic NK Cell Therapy Pipeline Candidates at BIO Digital 2020
First clinical trial site for ACE1702 initiated, with clinical data expected in Q4 2020Investigational New Drug clearance expected for ACE1755 in ... ( read original story ...)
Acer Reports May Consolidated Revenues of NT$20.18 Billion, Up 21.1% Year-on-year
Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced its consolidated revenues for May at NT$20.18 billion, up 21.1% year-on-year (YoY) and by 2.2% ... ( read original story ...)
CFH developing EV IoT blockchain financing platform
Taiwan's Cathay Financial Holdings (CFH) has disclosed its technology center is developing an electric vehicle (EV) IoT blockchain financing platform through cooperation with EV charging service ... ( read original story ...)
TaiSol positive about 2H20 shipments of 5G base station, handset cooling solutions
TaiSol Electronics has seen strong shipment pull-ins from Chinese 5G infrastructure and smartphone clients starting June, with its production lines all running at full capacity to support the ... ( read original story ...)
Shoe-marking man likely has OCD, psychiatrist says
Police said that the man, surnamed Lin (林), faces charges of trespassing and damaging personal property. Lin, 23 ... to visit a psychiatrist or neurology specialist, Wen added. Taiwan respects other ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Taipei to offer half-price venue rentals until Dec. 6
Organizations and troupes wanting to book one of the more than 1,400 city-run public facilities in Taipei would be offered a 50 percent discount on venue fees over the next six months, as of Sunday, ... ( read original story ...)
ACLU sues over police force on White House protesters
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday sued US President Donald Trump’s administration Thursday, alleging officials breached the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semi and Samsung Are in the U.S.-China Crosshairs. Why Investors Shouldn’t Worry.
Potential U.S. attempts to choke off China’s advanced technological oxygen will be largely doomed without involving these neutral superpowers, analysts say. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan 5G phone penetration expected at 10% in 2020
As 5G commercial services are not expected to launch in Taiwan until July, 5G smartphones' penetration rate in the local market is expected to reach only 10% in 2020, according to Jonathan Lin, ... ( read original story ...)
Sony Mobile Xperia 1 II 5G phone makes debut in Taiwan
Sony Mobile Communications has launched its first 5G-enabled smartphone, the Xperia 1 II, in the Taiwan market, capitalizing on the official kick-off of 5G commercial services in the local market set ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom secures first 5G license in Taiwan
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has granted Chunghwa Telecom the first 5G license in the country. The NCC said that its commissioners met on 3 June and awarded a license to Chunghwa ... ( read original story ...)
President Trump’s New China Strategy is Just the Realism We Need
The great advance in the 2017 National Security Strategy was its recognition of the great-power competition between the U.S. and China. From that flows the assessments in the Strategic Approach about ... ( read original story ...)
Global smartphone shipments to fall by 12 percent, IDC says
Global smartphone shipments are to fall nearly 12 percent to 1.2 billion units this year, market research firm International Data Corp (IDC) said on Wednesday, citing lower consumer spending due to ... ( read original story ...)