Global smartphone shipments are to fall nearly 12 percent to 1.2 billion units this year, market research firm International Data Corp (IDC) said on Wednesday, citing lower consumer spending due to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Bourse: Resistance Expected At 11,400 Points
The Taiwan stock market has climbed higher in four straight sessions, advancing almost 450 points or 4.2 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 11,390-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait on Tiananmen anniversary
A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the U.S. and Taiwanese militaries said, on the same day as the 31st anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan successfully used viral memes, animal mascots, and teddy bears to fight its coronavirus outbreak — here’s the playbook
Taiwanese restaurants are using teddy bears to encourage social distancing. A Shiba Inu dog delivers safety guidelines to the public. ( read original story ...)
China honours Tiananmen with a show of force aimed at Taiwan
China marked the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre by issuing footage of a simulated military beach landing while insisting that its economic progress vindicated its use of force against ... ( read original story ...)
Comcast Announces Redemption of $1.430 Billion of 4.05% Senior Notes due August 2046
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) announced today it has elected to exercise its option to redeem on August 1, 2020 (to be paid on August 3, 2020) a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan used police surveillance, government tracking, and $33,000 fines to contain its coronavirus outbreak
Critics say the Taiwan's success with the coronavirus has come at the expense of its citizens' privacy. ( read original story ...)
Hunan TV Chooses Haivision to Deliver the First Ever SRT Powered Live Remote Production of the Singer 2020 Final
Haivision, a leader in video streaming solutions, today announced that it partnered with Chinese provincial broadcaster Hunan TV to help deliver its first ever live remote production on TV using SRT ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan May exports seen down 4.7%, inflation at -0.8%: Reuters poll
Taiwan's exports are expected to have dropped 4.7% in May compared with a year earlier, as the coronavirus outbreak continues to hit global demand for Taiwan's electronics exports, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan issues first 5G license
Taiwan has issued its first 5G commercial license to Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), which is expected to officially launch 5G services in July. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to spend $335 million to woo foreign tech investment
Taiwan will spend more than T$10 billion ($334.49 million) over the next seven years to lure investment in technology from foreign companies, Lin Chuan-neng, the island's vice minister of economic ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Draws Up Plan to Woo $1.3 Billion of Annual Tech Research
Taiwan is dangling incentives to attract more than NT$40 billion ($1.3 billion) of annual investments in research and technology, creating a seven-year blueprint to safeguard the island’s lead in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Eyes $1.3 Billion in Foreign Tech Investment Under New Scheme
Taiwan hopes a new programme will attract T$40 billion ($1.34 billion) of research and development investment by foreign tech companies, creating more than 6,300 jobs a year, the government said on ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan urges Beijing to acknowledge Tiananmen crackdown
Taiwan called on China to officially acknowledge the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown on Thursday, as the island marked the anniversary of the day student-led protests were violently crushed by tanks. Hundred ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan eyes US$1.3 billion in foreign tech investment under new scheme
Taiwan hopes a new programme will attract TUS$40 billion (US$1.34 billion) of research and development investment by foreign tech ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart is ‘bearish’ on the Taiwan dollar as U.S.-China tensions rise, says strategist
Standard Chartered Bank is currently "bearish" on the Taiwan dollar, given Taiwan's trade-dependent economy remains challenged amid a weakened global trade outlook and a "ratcheting up" of U.S.-China ... ( read original story ...)