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 ...)
Why Align Technology, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Clorox Slumped Today
Shares of Align Technology dropped 9% after the maker of orthodontic tooth-straightening appliances got negative comments from a Wall Street analyst. Morgan Stanley cut its rating on the maker of the Invisalign system from overweight to equal-weight ... ( 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 ...)
TSMC trims full-year revenue estimate on weaker smartphone demand
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, revised its full-year revenue target to the low end of its earlier forecast due to softer demand for smartphones and uncertainty in ... ( read original story ...)
Flipkart partners with Asus; new smartphone to be launched in India on April 23
Flipkart has made its partnership official with the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, Asus. The e-commerce giant wants to the own 25 per cent of all smartphone sales in India by 2020 and partnerships like these can help the brand grow, according to Flipkart. ( read original story ...)
‘Back off’: China sends warning with military exercise in the Taiwan Strait
Taiwan is a self-ruled island republic ... We must strengthen through reform and technology and promote modernisation, to increase combat capacity and readiness,” President Jinping said during the recent drills in the South China Sea. ( 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 ...)
Chunghwa Telecom : Post reveals Taiwan’s first ‘Digital Post Office’ with ‘smart’ assistant
Taiwan's very first digital post office was formally launched at the Jinnan Road Post Office in central Taipei, April 16. The new digital post station allows customers to manage their post office banking, as well as prepare their parcels for shipping ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Expects a Wait before Acquiring US Submarine Technology
Taiwan expects a slow absorption of U.S. military submarine technology due to technical barriers and opposition from its chief rival China, despite Washington’s agreement this month to let American contractors pass on the sensitive information. ( read original story ...)
Rakuten’s Telecom Plans Are Now Real. So Are the Costs: Gadfly
If Amazon.com Inc. decided to start a telecom firm, it wouldn’t sound weird ... To contact the author of this story: Tim Culpan in Taipei at tculpan1@bloomberg.net. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Katrina Nicholas at knicholas2@ ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan protests to Philippines for sending its nationals to China
Taipei, April 4 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA ... The ministry, meanwhile, urged Taiwanese citizens to not engage in illicit activates overseas, including telecommunications fraud, to avoid facing prosecution and damaging the nation's ... ( 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 ...)