Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, VIA’s global network links the high tech centers of the US, Europe and Asia, and its customer base includes the many world’s leading hi-tech, telecommunications, consumer electronics industry brand names. www.viatech.com ( read original story ...)
Probing the Underbelly of Taiwan’s Economic Transformation Plan
The group counts Stan Shih, founder and president of Acer, as its honorary chairman, and includes companies such as Lite-On, KPMG Taiwan, Asia Pacific Telecom, successful startup ... opportunity to work remotely in Taipei. “We are humble and not so ... ( read original story ...)
The Week Ahead: Yellen in the Spotlight
Singapore was the biggest decliner in Southeast Asia, shedding as much as 0.6 percent, dragged by losses in telecom, industrial and real estate ... low volume and minimal movements for markets". Taipei, Wellington and Manila were also higher. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says Chinese carrier sails into its defense zone
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese aircraft carrier the Liaoning entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone early on Wednesday morning on its way back from Hong Kong and is being monitored, Taiwan's defense ministry said, adding there was no cause for alarm. ( read original story ...)
EM ASIA FX-S. Korean won, Taiwan dollar up; Philippine peso down
July 12 (Reuters) - The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0138 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Change on the day at 0138 GMT Currency Latest bid Previous day Pct Move Japan yen 113.620 113.92 +0.26 Sing dlr 1.380 1.3817 ... ( read original story ...)
China says US 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 ...)
Taiwan’s president is now less popular than Trump. Here’s why
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen came to power 14 months ago on pledges to keep the peace with China without declaring formal independence or getting too close to Beijing. It has been a difficult balancing act. Increasingly, Taiwanese voters are ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Excellence Product Showcase 2017 to Highlight Taiwan’s Latest Innovations in Virtual Reality, Gaming Computers and More
Now in its fourth year, the Taiwan Excellence Product Showcase in New York will highlight the latest offerings from 23 brands: Acer, Asus, Atunas, Darfon, Franz, Giant, Heartway, In Win, Karma, Moai, MSI, LWO, Singtex, Pacific Cycles, Tatung, Tern ... ( read original story ...)
Visa QR codes rolled out in Taiwan smartphone payments system
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 ...)