The Bund, the new 374-room hotel (opened summer 2017) is the first W property in Shanghai ... celebration to top destinations in China with pop-up events at W Hong Kong, W Taipei, W Guangzhou and W Beijing in the coming months. ( read original story ...)
Report exposes size of China’s secretive aid budget
Xiaojun Li, an assistant professor of politics at the University of British Columbia, looked at Chinese assistance to African countries and found conditions put on aid by Western donors were less effective when alternative no-strings-attached finance was ... ( read original story ...)
China may replace US as lead donor to developing world, report says
Xiaojun Li, an assistant professor of politics at the University of British Columbia, looked at Chinese assistance to African countries and found conditions put on aid by Western donors were less effective when alternative no-strings-attached finance was ... ( read original story ...)
China’s former U.N. ambassador moved to Taiwan role
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s former ambassador to the United Nations has taken up a new role as a deputy head of the country’s Taiwan policy-making body, the Taiwan Affairs Office, part of a leadership reshuffle connected to a key Communist Party ... ( read original story ...)
Tech stocks in Seoul and Taipei follow Nasdaq higher
Technology stocks made early gains in Asia on Wednesday, broadly following moves by the sector in New York overnight. Seoul’s Kospi index was up 0.6 per cent as the technology sector, which accounts for 41 per cent of the market capitalisation on the ... ( read original story ...)
Edging away from China: Taiwan flies South
“The milk tea thing was a no-brainer,” says Cua, who’s ethnically Taiwanese and part of a family business that also includes a bakery. “I go to Taiwan a lot, and I always thought, ‘Filipinos would love this’.” That sentiment dovetailed with ... ( read original story ...)
An unhappy birthday for Taiwan
According to the International Monetary Fund, Taiwan has the world’s 15th-largest economy (the seventh-largest in Asia). Not bad for a nation of 23 million. Its trade partners are delighted to do business with a country whose existence they won’t ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan-based Hutong grilled meat restaurant establishes foothold in Hong Kong (with photos)
Taiwan-based grilled meat restaurant Hutong announced today (October 10) that it has opened its first restaurant in Hong Kong, leveraging the city's status as a renowned culinary capital to expand its business outside Taiwan amid an effort to reach the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s CPI climbs 0.5 pct in September
TAIPEI, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's Consumer Price Index (CPI ... However, vegetable, eggs, fruit, telecom fee and consumer electronics saw price drops compared with last September. The core CPI, which excludes vegetables, fruit and energy, saw a year ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn-Sharp partnership
Sharp (Taiwan) Electronics has revealed it will acquire a 66% stake in Aurora Telecom retail chain for NT$546.89 million ... at IFA 2017 in Berlin and also simultaneously in Tokyo, Taipei, and Shanghai as the company is gearing... Sharp has introduced ... ( read original story ...)
Bhullar aims high at Taipei golf tourney
Taipei, Oct 3: Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar hopes to ... THIS WEB SITE MAY BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE FROM TIME TO TIME DUE TO REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERRUPTIONS, OR OTHER DISRUPTIONS. IANSLIVE.IN (AND ITS OWNERS, SUPPLIERS ... ( read original story ...)
NVIDIA CEO Revs Up Auto Industry with New Autonomous Car Computer and VR Design Tool
Huang’s talk — to more than 3,000 developers and executives gathered for the three-day GPU Technology Conference in Europe — continues the GTC world tour that kicked off in Beijing last month and will roll through Tel Aviv, Taipei, Washington and ... ( read original story ...)
4 Mobile Video Game Stocks
Based in Taipei, Taiwan, GigaMedia publishes online games ... while its Virgo Remote Gaming Server Platform gives customers HTML5 games and technology for regulated markets. The9 is a Chinese company specializing in web and mobile games. ( read original story ...)
Three Stone Performing Arts Center
Such shadows exist in the modern Taipei, a city that has a distinctive quality at night, where the darkness represents ambiguity and spaces are no longer perceived as rational entities. Public and private dissolve into one another and the shapes and forms ... ( read original story ...)
Sea IPO: Early Look At This Singapore Gaming Company Listing Stateside
The company is seeking to price its IPO at $12-$14, indicating a capital raise of $646 ... Sea offers investors unique access to 7 high-growth countries in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Bicycle Export Slowing Down
Also, the export value including e-bikes decreased during this period by 18.45 According to TBA reports based on Ministry of Finance statistics ... IoT Zone and Start-Up Pavilion at Taipei Cycle 2018 To provide space to all applicants, the Taipei Cycle ... ( read original story ...)