BEIJING — Malaysia deported 74 telecom fraud suspects — including 21 from Taiwan — to China on Tuesday, in the latest instance of Southeast Asian countries deferring to China's claim to sovereignty over the self-governing island. The suspects arrived ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan protests against Malaysia's deportation of fraud suspects to China
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, its China policymaker, said Beijing's unilateral action "damages the tacit understanding and foundation for cooperation between security agencies". It said in a statement that cracking down on cross-border telecom fraud ... ( read original story ...)
HTC Desire 10 Pro smartphone launched at Rs 26,490 in India
(Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO) Firing up the mid-range smartphone segment, Taiwan-based HTC Corporation on Thursday launched Desire 10 Pro at Rs 26,490 in India that comes packed with “selfie panorama” mode to capture wide-angle photos. The smartphone will be ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks slip slightly on profit-taking in technology stocks
TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks fell slightly on profit-taking in technology stocks, but trading was mixed as major airlines advanced on business opportunities following TransAsia Airways’ decision to shut operations earlier this week. As of 0339 GMT, the main ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom Up to Hold on Solid Prospects, Risks Stay
You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Chunghwa is the largest telecom operator in Taiwan. In the future, management expects to enter into the mainland China telecom market where it is likely to face intense ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s HTC believes it “missed the bus” briefly in India to Chinese smartphone makers who sensed the 4G market much sooner
The first ever Android phone of the world was an HTC Dream launched by HTC on 22nd October 2008 and today HTC launched its Desire 10 Pro smartphone trying to make it back in the fastest growing smartphone market. With the Chinese companies sensing the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan-Based OEM Launches Mobile Featuring FPC and Precise Biometrics Tech
In statements announcing this latest deployment of their respective technologies, neither company specified the client in question, but they alluded to an OEM based in Taiwan. Its new smartphone offers fingerprint scanning based on Precise Biometrics ... ( read original story ...)
HTC launches three new smartphone models
Taipei, Nov. 22 (CNA) Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC Corp. (宏達電) launched three new smartphone models, including the 10 Evo which uses a USB Type-C for headphones instead of a headphone jack, in an effort to boost sales in Taiwan, the company ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, Philippines undertake joint telecoms fraud raid
Acting on information provided by Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau, the National Bureau of Investigation of the Philippines raided the base of operations, seizing telecom equipment and handbooks on how to conduct telecoms fraud. Filipino agents are ... ( read original story ...)
INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILE TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM IN TAIWAN (IMTOP)
This program, called the Intergenerational Mobile Technology Opportunities Program (IMTOP), will ... including two hundred fifty (250) patients from Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital and one hundred (100) patients from Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital. ( read original story ...)
Precise Biometrics, FPC fingerprint tech featured in smartphone from Taiwanese OEM
An unnamed OEM in Taiwan today launched a smartphone model featuring Fingerprint Cards sensor FPC1155 and Precise Biometrics’ Precise BioMatch Mobile. Precise BioMatch Mobile is an algorithm solution for fingerprint recognition in mobile devices. ( read original story ...)
HTC might sell its smartphone business in the coming year
The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer was hit with record low sales in February earlier this year. Among the highlights of 2016 is the HTC 10, which is easily the best smartphone in our eyes. Plus HTC just launched a new slightly-less-impressive version of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Considers Fintech Overhaul, Blockchain Tech May See Adoption
The securities industry in Taiwan is looking forward to overhauling its financial technology sector to meet the needs of changing financial landscape. Read more... The blockchain revolution is catching the world by storm. As the adoption of latest ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to punish fraudsters abroad after China deportations
Taipei has accused Beijing of abducting Taiwanese citizens ... But Beijing insists that Taiwanese fraud suspects should be sent to China to face trial because their telecom fraud crimes largely target mainland Chinese. Chinese officials blamed Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan's m-payment user base growth to accelerate in 2017
More than 96 percent of Taiwan's mobile payment users plan to continue using mobile payment to make transactions, acquire merchandises and use services in the future, according to a report from Taipei-based research institute MIC (Market Intelligence ... ( read original story ...)
2017 Smart City Expo to focus on the internet of things: organizer
The exhibition will be held at the Taipei World Trade Center's Nangang Exhibition Hall. A series of forums and conferences will be held in conjunction with the exposition, including the World Telecom Smart City Conference, Sustainable City Forum ... ( read original story ...)