The quick response codes are used to make the transactions fast and easy to complete. The largest credit card company in the world will be launching a mobile payments system in Taiwan based on Visa QR codes. Local media reports have stated that the quick ... ( read original story ...)
Lonely Giant of the Taipei Skyline Is About to Get Some Company
TAIPEI — The Taipei 101 building, which was for five years the world’s tallest, has towered over the Taiwanese capital for more than a decade. Very much a build-it-and-they-will-come venture, the 1,666.7-foot tower was erected in one of the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
The Canary in the Coal Mine for World Trade Is Taiwan Exports
Global demand for new smartphone models is driving Taiwan’s trade surplus and corporate revenues to record highs, underlining the strength of Asian trade even in the face of geopolitical jitters and rumors of protectionism. Exports account for about two ... ( read original story ...)
ChipMOS SCHEDULES SECOND QUARTER 2017 FINANCIAL RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL
IMOS), an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services ("OSAT"), today announced that it plans to report financial results for the second quarter 2017 after the close of trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and before ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Top-3 telecom companies post higher than expected earnings for 1H17
Taiwan's top-three telecom operators, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), all posted higher-than-expected earnings in the first half of 2017, according to data released by the companies. CHT led rivals with ... ( read original story ...)
Agora Garden – Tao Zhu Yin Yuan
In the heart of Taipei, after having built the city on the landscape, after having then built the city on the city, it is now time for the landscape to rebuild itself on the city ! In this perspective of ecologic resilience, the AGORA GARDEN project must ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
The median target of analyst views collected by Yahoo Finance was as much as $-4.53 below TSM's recent ... Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company by 5.8% in the first quarter. ( read original story ...)
Malaysian students: Taiwan wants you to work here
"We encourage Malaysians who graduate from local universities to work in Taiwan," he told The China Post's fellow Asia News Network member Sin Chew Daily. But he added that they don't necessarily need to have graduated from a Taiwanese university in order ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: New profit-sharing scheme needed for TV operators and content providers
Taiwan Mobile, Taiwan's second largest telecom operator, has voiced its support for CHT's profit-sharing plan, saying that a profit-sharing mechanism based on viewing ratings will be a win-win for TV operators and content providers. Taiwan Mobile currently ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan sees increased June export value, says MOF
according to statistics released by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on July 7. Among different categories of Taiwan-made products, electronic components had the largest export value of US$8.890 billion in June, rising 14.4% on month and 19.5% on year. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Trade Surplus Rises In June
Taiwan's foreign trade surplus increased notably in June, as exports grew much faster than imports, preliminary figures from the Finance Ministry showed Friday. The trade surplus climbed to $5.83 billion in June from $3.57 billion in the corresponding ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing Says U.S. Apologized for Confusing China With Taiwan
HONG KONG — A Chinese official said on Monday that the United States government had apologized for a White House statement misidentifying China’s leader, Xi Jinping, as president of the Republic of China — the formal name for Taiwan. “According to ... ( read original story ...)
China says U.S. has apologized for Taiwan name gaffe
BEIJING -- The United States has apologized for mistakenly describing Chinese President Xi Jinping as the leader of Taiwan, China said Monday. Chinese scholars said the error shows a lack of competence in the White House that is not conducive to healthy U ... ( read original story ...)
Wrong China policy: White House calls Xi Jinping president of Taiwan
Donald Trump hailed his “wonderful relationship” with Xi Jinping during talks at the G20 – although his felicitations were undermined when the White House mistakenly referred to the Communist party chief as the president of Taiwan. Trump and the ... ( read original story ...)
China and Taiwan mixed up in White House gaffe
A formal statement from the White House was issued with a very public error - mixing up China and Taiwan. A press release following Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit called him president "of the Republic of China". ( read original story ...)
A White House transcript misidentified the Chinese president as the leader of Taiwan
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, arrive for a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, Saturday, July 8, 2017. Pool/Saul Loeb via Associated Press A White House transcript is mistakenly linking ... ( read original story ...)