Taipei City Government is now working hard to sweep away all the ... pp , S.K. Jason Chang, The Director of the Project, The Draft of Strategies for Sustainable Transportation in Taipei The Case Study of Neihu Light Industrial District, Yen Ching-Ling ... ( read original story ...)
EXPANSION OF CCTV TECHNOLOGY IS JUST ONE DEVELOPMENT IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS’ NATIONAL SECURITY LANDSCAPE
Phase One of the CCTV project has cost EC$5 million…The financing has already ... Dr. Harris took the opportunity to visit the Taipei City Police Department’s CCTV Centre. The Taipei City Police Department credits the comprehensive CCTV program in ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Lantern Festival takes inspiration from Broadway musical
TAIPEI -- The 2017 Taipei Lantern Festival opened Saturday with a theme of "West Side Story, Taipei Glory" borrowing from the title of an American musical to highlight the development of the western area of the city. The main theme lantern in the Year of ... ( read original story ...)
Wistron plant in Indian tech hub solely for iPhone: source
MUMBAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) - An assembly plant that Apple's Taiwanese manufacturing partner Wistron Corp is setting up in Bengaluru will focus solely on assembling iPhones, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The source, who asked not to be ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese toy makers eye business opportunities at Germany trade show
Taipei, Feb. 3 (CNA) The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), a government-sponsored trade promotion organization, said on Friday that toy vendors in Taiwan have set their sights on business opportunities in the European market by attending ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom aims to improve its service in two years
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s largest telecom, Chunghwa Telecom Co., said it aims to improve its Internet TV service within two years after a rule change that would allow it to offer more competitive content. According to details, the National Communications ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan's 'holy pig' festival cruel, says rights group
SANXIA, Taiwan The winner of Taiwan's "holy pig" ceremony on Thursday defended the lunar new year tradition against critics who argue the fattened animals are raised under cruel conditions. The ceremony harkens back to a time when early Chinese settlers to ... ( read original story ...)
Wider Image: Taiwan's "holy pig" festival cruel, says rights group
SANXIA, Taiwan (Reuters) - The winner of Taiwan's "holy pig" ceremony on Thursday defended the lunar new year tradition against critics who argue the fattened animals are raised under cruel conditions. (Photo essay at http://reut.rs/2kl4b9s) The ceremony ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks flat after regional peers wilt on China tightening
TAIPEI, Feb 3 Taiwan stocks were mostly flat on Friday after early gains were eroded when regional and China markets fell after Beijing unexpectedly hiked short-term rates. China's central bank surprised financial markets by raising short-term interest ... ( read original story ...)
TAITRA organizes curtain raiser of Taiwan’s Computex 2017 in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: TAITRA, the Taiwanese Government Body promoting trade between Taiwan and other countries is organizing an event in Bengaluru to introduce COMPUTEX 2017, slated to be held between May 30th… ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom Climbs 1.50% Thursday’s Premarket
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE:CHT) reported fourth-quarter profit of $242.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Taipei, Taiwan-based company said it had profit of 31 cents. The telecommunications company posted revenue of $1.83 billion in the period. ( read original story ...)
Apple Pay m-payment service to go live in Taiwan
Apple will soon launch its Apple Pay mobile payment service in Taiwan. On its website in Taiwan, Apple says Taiwan customer will be able to use mobile devices, including iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and MacBook, equipped with Touch ID sensors to make payments ... ( read original story ...)
Uber is suspending its service in Taiwan because of increased fines
TAIPEI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said it will ... Taiwan has maintained Uber's business is illegal, and at one point last year even considered ordering it to leave the domestic market. The U.S. company has protested fines against it and ... ( read original story ...)
Housing transactions down 16% in 2016
Taipei, Feb. 2 (CNA) Transactions of residential and commercial housing in Taiwan for 2016 fell more than 16 percent from a year earlier in the face of a cautious property market, statistics released by the Ministry of the Interior showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Uber suspends its service in Taiwan as fines mount
Uber is suspending its service in Taiwan after being hit with millions of dollars in fines by the government. The company said it hoped the withdrawal of the ride-hailing app would persuade Taiwan's leadership to think again. "We have not made this ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Taiwan's Hua Nan Financial sees growth in 2017 net profit
Hua Nan Financial Holdings, a major state-run firm with units in banking, brokerage and insurance, says: * Sees net profit this year rising to at least T$16 billion ($512.8 million) versus T$14 billion in 2016 amid Taiwan's mild economic growth * New ... ( read original story ...)