Taipei, Aug. 18 (CNA) A "smart" container house has appeared on the bustling streets of downtown Taipei recently, with its creators hoping to promote a lifestyle that brings people closer to nature, and yet retains the comfort and convenience of modern ... ( read original story ...)
Taking in Taipei’s colours and landmarks
It is onward for about five kilometres to Taipei 101, the financial/shopping skyscraper shaped like a gigantic stalk of bamboo. It’s the tallest building in Taiwan at 508 metres and was the world’s tallest when completed in 2004. We zero in on the ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan raises 2017 GDP growth, sees faster pace next year
TAIPEI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Solid demand for the components Taiwan pumps out for tech gadgets has led the island to slightly raise its growth forecast for this year and predict further gains in 2018. On Friday, Taiwan nudged up the 2017 projection to 2.11 ... ( read original story ...)
Swordsman targets Taiwan presidential palace
A man attempted to break in to Taiwan's presidential palace on Friday using a stolen samurai sword. Julian Satterthwaite reports. A man wielding a samurai sword tried to break into Taiwan's presidential palace on Friday (August 18). One military policeman ... ( read original story ...)
Assailant carrying samurai sword injures guard outside Taiwan presidential office
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- An assailant wielding a samurai sword and carrying a Chinese flag in his bag injured a guard outside Taiwan's presidential office building on Friday in what authorities are calling a politically-motivated attack. The 51-year-old man ... ( read original story ...)
Samurai sword attack at Taiwan’s presidential palace
A man has been arrested in Taipei after injuring a military policeman outside Taiwan's presidential building using a samurai sword. The man, surnamed Lu, allegedly stole the sword from a museum. He was carrying a Chinese flag and told police he was ... ( read original story ...)
Ubiquiti Investors Seek OK On $6.8M Deal Ending IPO Suit
Saudi Arabia and elsewhere were adversely affecting the company's business model at the time of the IPO, and Ubiquiti was particularly susceptible to counterfeiters because it both relied on contract manufacturers in China and Taiwan and used distributors ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan raises 2017 GDP growth forecast to 2.11 pct
TAIPEI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Taiwan raised its 2017 economic growth forecast to 2.11 percent from 2.05 percent, as exports have picked up steam this year on demand for components for the coming iPhone 8 and other tech gadgets. If the new full-year growth ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Upgrades 2017 Economic Growth Forecast on Strong Exports
Taiwan upgraded its economic growth forecast for this year and signaled confidence for 2018, as a strong exports outlook lifts momentum. The statistics bureau revised its estimate for 2017 gross domestic product to 2.11 percent, up from the previous ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Chief of Taiwan gas supplier CPC resigns after power blackout
TAIPEI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The chairman of Taiwan gas supplier CPC Corp resigned on Friday, three days after a power blackout hit businesses and homes across the island, affecting nearly seven million households. The resignation of Chairman Chen Chin-te ... ( read original story ...)
Stolen samurai-wielding swordsman targets Taiwan Presidential Office
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A man wielding a stolen samurai sword tried to break into Taiwan's presidential palace on Friday and wounded a military policeman who stopped him, the Presidential Office said. The man stabbed the policeman in the shoulder, media reported. ( read original story ...)
Cambodia arrests nearly 400 mainland Chinese, Taiwanese telecom fraud suspects
China has been battling telecoms fraud that has cost billions of dollars in financial losses, according to the authorities in Beijing who accuse Taiwan of harbouring criminal gangs behind many of the scams. Cambodia is one of China’s closest allies in ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: At least 1 Wisconsin Democrat backs Foxconn
A $3 billion tax break bill for Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn Technology Group is poised to pass the Wisconsin Assembly on a bipartisan vote. Democratic state Rep. Cory Mason said during debate Thursday that he intends to vote for the bill. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan lays out NT$16 billion development plan for AI
Taiwan's technology minister on Thursday laid out an ambitious plan to spend NT$16 billion to beef up the domestic artificial intelligence (AI) industry. In a news conference, Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liang-gee (陳良基) said his ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to discuss lithium ion battery energy storage with Tesla following blackout
Tsai has pledged to make Taiwan nuclear energy free by 2025. "Tesla is using its lithium ion battery technology to help Australia and California to implement smart grid and grid storage, and we can learn from them in the future," Taiwan's Minister of ... ( read original story ...)
Wisconsin moves one step closer to Foxconn plant
The logo of Foxconn, the trading name of Hon Hai Precision Industry, is seen on top of the company's headquarters in New Taipei City, Taiwan on March 29 ... massive display panel factory in the state, a project President Trump touted as a transformational ... ( read original story ...)