It can keep its core technology in Japan but it is about expanding capacity ... He also said it was important the U.S. did not engage in a trade war with China. Taiwan’s tech-dominated manufacturers have been unnerved by U.S. President Donald Trump ... ( read original story ...)
New Highlights for Innovative Applications – Smart City Begins in Taipei
By teaming up with private enterprises, the Department of Information Technology (DoIT) and Taipei Smart City Project Management Office (PMO) of the Taipei City Government (TPCG) quickly implemented the smart innovative applications and services of private ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks edge down on profit-taking
The electronics subindex fell 0.4 percent, while the financial subindex was largely flat. Among actively traded shares, the world's largest contract electronics maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co dropped 0.2 percent. The Taiwan dollar softened T$0.123 ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom recruiting set to grow
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd (2412-TW) will be taking part in campus recruitment fairs for the first time in the company's history in order to recruit young talents for the development of its emerging businesses. The first event the company ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan navy, air force to train in South China Sea due to growing security threat
TAIPEI Taiwan's navy will step up regular patrols around the South China Sea and conduct joint training with the air force in response to China's growing military power in the region, the island's defense minister said on Thursday. "Looking ahead at the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan sits out forex intervention to duck Trump blast
"The effects of Trump's pronouncements that some central banks are manipulating their currencies have been quite toxic," said a vice-president at Mega Financial Holding’s banking arm, which is Taiwan's biggest state-run bank operating in overseas markets. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan unlikely to be labeled currency manipulator by U.S. government: central bank chief
TAIPEI Taiwan's central bank governor said on Thursday the U.S. government is unlikely to label the country as a currency manipulator under the existing criteria used by the U.S. Treasury to assess currency policies of its trading partners. "If the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
BenQ PV3200PT, PV270 high-end video post-production monitors launched: Specifications, features
Taipei-based technology major BenQ has launched PV3200PT and PV270 high-end PV series monitors for advanced cinematic and video post-production for Rs 140,000 and Rs 125,000 respectively. The PV3200PT is a wide-angle 32-inch IPS monitor that features high ... ( read original story ...)
Sky is falling for prime property prices
The value of a luxury apartment in Dazhi has dropped by half its original price amid the slipping property value of other buildings and apartments in greater Taipei. According to a Taiwan Realty statement released Wednesday, a top-of-the-market Dazhi ... ( read original story ...)
Finance ministry plans to raise special deduction for personal income
Taipei, March 1 (CNA) The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Wednesday that it is studying a proposal to increase a special deduction for individual taxpayers, which would lower their income taxes with effect from next year. The proposal is to raise the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan's Foxconn 'definitely bidding' for Toshiba chip business
HONG KONG Taiwan's Foxconn (2317.TW), the world's largest contract electronics maker, is "definitely bidding" for the chip business of Japan's Toshiba Corp (6502.T) and is "very confident" it can buy into it, company founder Terry Gou said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan's Foxconn says is sincere in its interest in Toshiba chip business
Gou was speaking as Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, broke ground for a 61 billion yuan ($8.87 billion) flat-screen display factory in Guangzhou province, southern China. Toshiba is considering selling the majority - or all ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks fall as Trump focuses on tax, immigration reforms
Taiwan stock and financial markets were closed on Monday and Tuesday for a public holiday. The electronics subindex was down 0.8 percent, while the financial subindex fell 0.3 percent. Among actively traded shares, Taishin Financial Holding Co was down 0.8 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan urges reconciliation as China butts in on memorial
TAIPEI Taiwan's president urged truthful reconciliation on Tuesday on the 70th anniversary of an uprising against Nationalist troops that has galvanised independence supporters, an event China is seeking to co-opt to oppose independence. The "228 Incident ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: Can a product package be an artistic work?
Generally, when faced with competitor's illegal copying of a product's package, unless the design of such package is a registered design patent or a trade mark, the claimant used to rely on Article 22 of Taiwan's Fair Trade Act to seek injunctive relief. ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom mulls introducing Nokia 3310
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's leading telecom services provider, is considering introducing the new Nokia 3310 smartphone into the domestic market to help upgrade its 2G consumers to 3G, according to the Central News Agency. The company's ... ( read original story ...)