China’s largest ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing is expanding into Taiwan, months after rival Uber quit then re-entered the market. Didi has awarded local company Ledi Technology Co. the exclusive rights to promote and use the Didi brand and platform in ... ( read original story ...)
China Airlines brings Airbus A350s to Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland
with Auckland-Brisbane-Taipei flights naturally being served by the A350 from the same date. China Airlines’ A350s sport 32 business class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration – based on the same design as Virgin Australia’s Boeing 777 The Business seats ... ( read original story ...)
China sentences 13 Taiwanese nationals for telecom fraud
China sentenced 13 Taiwanese to prison on Thursday for telecom fraud following their extradition from ... Taiwanese arrested abroad have become a sensitive diplomatic issue, with Taipei protesting that suspects should be returned to the self-ruled island ... ( read original story ...)
China jails 22 Taiwanese for telecoms fraud, Taiwan says evidence ignored
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Beijing court on Thursday handed down jail sentences of up to 15 years to 50 people deported from Kenya for telecoms fraud, including 22 from self-ruled Taiwan. Taiwan’s government criticized the case, saying China had ... ( read original story ...)
China jails 13 Taiwanese for telecoms fraud
Over the past two years countries including Kenya, Spain, Vietnam and Cambodia have deported hundreds of people from Taiwan to China for telecoms fraud, sparking accusations from Taipei that Beijing ... contain an explosion of telecom crime it says has ... ( read original story ...)
A 25-year-old entrepreneur from Jamaica set up his own business in Taiwan with the special entrepreneur visa
About the expectation of the entrepreneurial environment in Taiwan in the future, being in Taipei for only 2 months, Ruchmair said that he is still learning the attitudes and behaviors that people have a business here as well as figuring out what ... ( read original story ...)
YouTube co-founder still sees opportunities in Taiwan’s technology sector
GROWING up in Taipei during the Taiwan economic miracle, Steve Chen saw first-hand how ideas could be brought to life with hard work and determination. As the co-founder and former chief technology officer of YouTube, Chen played a significant role in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Says Pro-China Party Is Suspected of Passing Information to Beijing
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan is investigating four members of a small political party that advocates unification with China, on the suspicion that they gave Chinese officials classified information related to an espionage case. Beijing said it was watching ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Central Banker Leaves Legacy of Stability, Sharp Elbows
When Perng Fai-nan took over as Taiwan’s central bank governor, one share in Apple Inc. cost less than 80 cents, China’s economy was smaller than Italy’s and the Asian financial crisis was in full force. Since February 1998, Perng has been a quiet ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing condemns Taiwan probe into tiny pro-China opposition party
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China has condemned a Taiwan government probe into a tiny but passionately pro-China opposition party, the latest flashpoint between Beijing and a self-ruled island it considers its own. Taiwanese investigators searched the homes ... ( read original story ...)
Nationalist Treasure: Taipei’s Streets Contain a Secret Map of China
Taipei's street names are rarely older than 50 years, but their story goes back another century. If you find yourself lost and wandering in Taipei, you may find that there is a secret navigational aide built into the city streets themselves – if you can ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing angered as Taiwan probes tiny pro-China opposition party
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China has expressed its strong opposition and concern after the Taiwan government began a probe into a tiny but passionately pro-China opposition party for national security reasons, the latest flashpoint between Beijing and Taipei. ( read original story ...)
Top 5 Christmas Events in Taipei
Taipei has plenty of Christmas activities for all the holiday lovers out there. If there is anything we left out, be sure to let us know in the comments! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas, Taiwan. Christmas is less than a week away and, while the ... ( read original story ...)
2018 new projects, New York, United States
With impressive views towards the city and in direct relationship with the secluded ... The 27,733 s.m. (298,513 SFT) tower is the first project to be designed and built in Taiwan, and it has been commissioned as an urban landmark by Continental ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Bulls Can Find Cheer in Taiwan
It's not often that Apple Inc. analysts downgrade the stock. And with a 52 percent run-up this year, you can understand why the bulls have pummeled the bears. Head over to Taiwan, though, and you'll notice that sell-side pundits have been concerned about ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Impax Announces Sale Of Taiwan Manufacturing Facility
* IMPAX LABORATORIES - BORA WILL PURCHASE ALL OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL IN IMPAX TAIWAN, CERTAIN LOANS OUTSTANDING BETWEEN CO, UNIT FOR $18.5 MILLION. * IMPAX LABORATORIES INC - AS A RESULT OF SALE, CO EXPECTS TO RECORD A PRE-TAX IMPAIRMENT CHARGE OF ABOUT $ ... ( read original story ...)