China urges Taiwan to open itself to more mainland investment

BEIJING -- China's minister of industry and information technology on Saturday urged Taiwan to be more open to mainland investment. He said this would strengthen ties and put the two sides on a path toward unification. "We are very open to investment from ... ( read original story ...)

Foxconn approached SK Hynix for joint Toshiba bid, sources say

TAIPEI/SEOUL -- Key iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, known as Foxconn Technology Group, has approached South Korea's second largest memory chip maker SK Hynix to explore the possibility of collaborating on a bid for the memory business of Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan bus at double speed limit before fatal crash

Investigators probing a bus crash in Taiwan which killed 33 people in one of the island's worst ever road accidents said Friday the driver was travelling at double the speed limit. The group of local tourists had been returning from a trip to see seasonal ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan detains China student for alleged espionage

Taiwan prosecutors said a man from China, reportedly a recent graduate from one of the island's top universities, was detained Friday on suspicion of espionage, as officials warn of growing China spy threats. It is the latest in a string of espionage cases ... ( read original story ...)

Scenic Ballade: An Apartment Above the Trees in Taiwan

HAO Design had two main requests when hired by the Hsu family to design their new apartment in Pingtung City, Taiwan. The first was that the ... Completed in 2016, Scenic Ballade - as is the project's illustrative title - has fully met its marks. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan market: HMD launches Nokia 6

HMD Global has launched the Android-based Nokia 6 smartphone in the Taiwan market targeting the mid-tier market. The phone will be available from Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) or yahoo.com starting March 8, priced at NT$7,790 (US$253) unlocked. The Nokia 6 ... ( read original story ...)

Snapdeal Partners With Taiwanese Smartphone-Maker ASUS

New Delhi: Online marketplace Snapdeal on Thursday announced its partnership with Taiwanese smartphone-maker ASUS with the launch of ASUS Zenfone 3s Max smartphones on its platform. The ASUS ZenFone 3S Max is powered by 1.5GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6750 ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan auto parts firm leads way in Okinawa business push

The Taiwanese boss of an auto component-maker in the Okinawan city of Uruma is confident that his decision to come to the island prefecture was the right one. “If you have production bases in Okinawa, your products will be labeled ‘made in Japan’ and ... ( read original story ...)

China official says congress adopting 'new language' on Taiwan

BEIJING China will formulate "new language" towards relations with self-ruled Taiwan when the ruling Communist Party holds a key congress later this year, a senior Chinese official said on Friday, holding out hope for an improvement in strained ties. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan detains Chinese student in unusual suspected spying case

TAIPEI Taiwan authorities detained a Chinese student on Friday on suspicion of breaching national security laws, a court official said, in an unusual espionage case involving a Chinese student on the self-ruled island. No details about the case could be ... ( read original story ...)

HTC decides not to issue cash dividends for 2nd straight year

Taipei, March 7 (CNA) Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC Corp. (宏達電) has decided not to distribute cash dividends for 2016 because of ongoing losses, the second consecutive year in which it will not issue a dividend. HTC, which has faced escalating ... ( read original story ...)