Tourist damages ancient site in quest for good photo

In 2016, a tourist in Portugal was charged with destruction of private property after he climbed up next to a famous ... The previous year, a 12-year-old boy visiting a museum in Taipei, Taiwan, triggered facepalms the world over when he tripped over ... ( read original story ...)

Asia Joins Global Mega-Cities in League of Their Own

In contrast, Jakarta and Seoul saw minimal rises, while Taipei retreated along with Singapore, joining Paris and Rome in negative territory. Rather than simply reflecting local property demand, the IMF argues that “house prices are starting to behave ... ( read original story ...)

Asia’s most refreshing long-term alternatives to Airbnb

“Live in a community rather than a room” is the ethos behind Taipei’s chicest co-living space ... Hmlet has also just announced the opening of another property in District 11, Hmlet @ Sarkies, which will be entirely dedicated to co-living. ( read original story ...)

Apple Jitters Mount on Concerns of Waning Smartphone Demand

Apple Inc. and a slew of chipmakers fell Thursday after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the leading chip manufacturer for the smartphone industry, issued a growth forecast that rekindled concerns that the handset boom is waning. Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

TSMC’s smartphone warning points squarely at Apple: analysts

(Reuters) - Shares in Apple Inc and its suppliers fell on Thursday after a raft of analysts read a prediction of softer smartphone sales from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd as driven chiefly by concern about demand for iPhones. TSMC, the world ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Semi trims revenue outlook on softer smartphone demand

Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) -5.3% premarket after its narrow Q1 earnings miss is accompanied by a reduction in its full-year revenue outlook to the low end of its earlier guidance due to softer demand for smartphones and cryptocurrency-related chips. ( read original story ...)

IPBC Taiwan 2018 Reveals the Latest Trends in IP Rights

HSINCHU, Taiwan, April 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and the world-renowned intellectual property (IP) business media platform Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) co-hosted IPBC Taiwan 2018 in Taipei ... ( read original story ...)

Top Apple supplier makes case for branching out

Shares in Foxconn, known formally as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, stood at T$89.10 by mid-morning in Taipei on April 2. The stock has fallen about 6.4 percent so far this year, Eikon data shows. ( read original story ...)