After two years of house price falls, Taiwan’s property market is gaining momentum. Demand is surging. Residential construction activity is also increasing again. During the latest quarter (Q2, 2017), nationwide house prices rose by 1.48% (1.28% ... ( read original story ...)
Urban Resorts in Tropical Taiwan: Discover Shangri-La Far Eastern Plaza and Mandarin Oriental Taipei
THE VIBE I’m partial to palaces in the sky. Shangri-La Far Eastern Plaza Taipei is one of them. The 43-story, 420-room property, which underwent a $50-million renovation in 2015, allows you to stay not in Taipei but well above it. Magnificent views ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Developing Jet, Submarines as Homegrown Defense Industry Expands
In February, the ministry commissioned the Taiwan-based Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology to work on the 66 XT-5 Blue Magpie trainer jets, and the institute in turn picked a builder. It is scheduled to fly by 2020, replacing an aging fleet. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media Statistics and Analyses 2017 – Research and Markets
This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Taiwan's telecommunications market. The report analyses the Telecoms Infrastructure, mobile, fixed broadband, and Digital Economy sectors. Mobile Broadband Continues to Drive ... ( read original story ...)
Thai suspects arrested for telecom fraud in Taiwan
Taipei, Oct. 13 (CNA) Over two dozen Thai and Taiwanese ... Their job consisted of carrying out telecommunications fraud against people in Thailand. During the raid, authorities found various telecommunication equipment and instruction manuals at the ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm fined $774 million by Taiwan for abusing monopoly on smartphone modems
On Wednesday 11 October, Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said that Qualcomm, maker of Snapdragon processors, abused its monopoly over smartphone modems. This was done to get higher licensing fees and better terms from those who buy its products. ( read original story ...)
Uber Faced $1 Billion in Damages in Waymo Self-Driving Car Lawsuit
The Uber logo shown on an iPad during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan on April 13 ... Waymo views winning a permanent injunction against Uber using any Waymo intellectual property as the main priority, another source familiar with the company ... ( read original story ...)
Workplace bullying pervasive in Taiwan: survey
TAIPEI, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Workplace bullying has become a ... Employees in the manufacturing and property sectors, as well as administrative or customer service work, were most susceptible to workplace bullying, the survey showed. Despite pervasive ... ( read original story ...)
iPhone X makers still struggling to refine facial recognition
TAIPEI -- "For never was a story of more woe than this of ... Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn Technology Group. TSMC's sales in September fell 1.25% from a year-ago to 88.57 billion New Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Company in focus: TSMC’s founder ready to hand world’s largest chipmaker to next generation
Chang also said that while Taipei's ties with Beijing have cooled since last ... about taking on South Korea's Samsung Electronics over cutting-edge semiconductor technology. "There is no way to be sure [that we still stay ahead]. We try our best. ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese and Indian business groups sign letters of intent
Taipei, Oct. 12 (CNA) Taiwan's Chinese National Federation ... secretary of India's Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and FICCI representative Manish Sharma. Taiwan's Deputy Economic Affairs Minister Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) said at ... ( read original story ...)
Largan and the 8-Lens iPhone, According to Bernstein
Interestingly, the technology of the iPhone continues to evolve ... He illustrates the lenses with the graphic shown up top. Large shares rose 4% in Taipei trading to close at 5,635 Taiwan Dollars. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s IT sector pushes global envelope, wins WCIT awards
held recently in Taipei, Taiwan. The national ICT industry association of Malaysia, PIKOM, led a delegation of 71 business leaders - the largest foreign delegation attending the 21st WCIT 2017 - organised by World Information Technology & Services Alliance ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm slapped with record antitrust fine in Taiwan
Taipei: Taiwanese authorities have imposed a record fine of ... Qualcomm, in turn, has sued Apple for allegedly using the chip maker's technology without paying for it. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka Makes Arrests in $60 Million Taiwanese Bank Cyberheist
Far Eastern International Bank’s computer systems were attacked by malware that affected several transactions and has since been removed, the Taipei-based lender said ... Swift and appoint external information-technology consultants to review the ... ( read original story ...)
Imperva expands global Incapsula network to increase performance and speed attack mitigation
Imperva has expanded its Incapsula data centre footprint with the addition of points of presence (PoPs) in Delhi, Dubai, Moscow, Mumbai, Taipei and Vancouver ... Second-generation scrubbing technology deployed in mesh network The Incapsula global network ... ( read original story ...)