Taipei 101 was formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center. In 2004 it was the tallest skyscraper in the world and remained so until the Burg Khalifa in Dubai in 2009. You could see a picture of that building in our report covering Apple's latest ... ( read original story ...)
Apple’s first store in Taiwan opens Saturday
The Forum at Apple Taipei 101 is home to Apple’s new in-store programming, “Today at Apple,” including 60 free, hands-on sessions. Apple Taipei 101 opens Saturday at 11 a.m., bringing Apple’s products, services and in-store experiences to customers ... ( read original story ...)
McConaghy: In warming up to China, Canada mustn’t abandon Taiwan
Since then, Canada has been content to maintain trade relations with an entity called “Taipei” while it deepens formal ties with the PRC. China is now Canada’s third-largest trading partner, with almost $60 billion in annual trade between the two ... ( read original story ...)
People stood in line outside ‘world’s best’ ramen restaurant for 10 days
This is the price to pay for "world's best." Famed Japanese ramen joint Ichiran, crowned the world's best by Forbes in 2016, recently opened a new overseas outlet in Taipei, Taiwan. SEE ALSO: Marry your love of instant noodles and fried chicken with this ... ( read original story ...)
A Guide To Taiwan’s Numerous Tycoons Named Tsai
See full coverage here. Six of Taiwan’s biggest fortunes are owned by Tsais — but by which ones and how are they all related? Turns out half are relatives and can trace their fortunes to the financial industry, while the other half are only tied ... ( read original story ...)
China Airlines to fly Taipei-London on Airbus A350
Behind the business class cabin is the Sky Bistro bar with self-serve ... China Airlines will boost its Taipei-Brisbane flights to a daily schedule from December 1 2017, up from the current four flights a week, although the Sydney–Auckland leg of its ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan offers cancer treatment to China dissident Liu
Taiwan said Wednesday that it was willing to offer cancer-stricken Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo treatment after prison officials granted him medical parole, in a move likely to rile Beijing. The offer came a day after China rejected criticism over its ... ( read original story ...)
Smith Relocates its Taipei Office
The new location will offer the opportunity to deeply support local customers while immersed in a major Taipei business center. Taipei is a key Asian tech hub, with many major players in the electronics market headquartered in the city. This new location ... ( read original story ...)
Unclaimed land in Japan equivalent to size of Taiwan
That is roughly 11% of Japan's total area and larger than Kyushu's land area of 3.7 million hectares or Taiwan's 3.6 million hectares. Some property registers date back so far that the address of the owner is listed in Manchukuo, a region in northeast ... ( read original story ...)
Gigabyte Technology : Releases AB350N-Gaming WIFI Motherboard
Taiwan-Taipei, June 28, 2017-GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, unveiled the AMD AB350N-Gaming WIFI Mini-ITX motherboard, based on AMD B350 chipset. Besides built-in Smart-Fan 5, Hybrid Fan Pin Header ... ( read original story ...)
University helps its Ethiopian students sell coffee to Taiwan
About 80 students from Ethiopia are studying at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in Taipei -- the largest number in any Taiwanese university from the African country, a major coffee producer. Many farmers in Ethiopia grow coffee ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn unit sets sight on North America after Hong Kong IPO
HONG KONG -- FIT Hong Teng, an electronic connector and cable maker controlled by Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry ... 6 and the stock will begin trading July 13. A quarter of the IPO proceeds will be used for mergers and acquisitions, another ... ( read original story ...)
China Airlines to operate nonstop route between Taipei and London
Flights CI069/CI070 will depart every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, offering 32 business lass seats, 31 in premium economy and another 243 in economy. The airline will also be increasing its Taipei-Sydney route to two daily services from ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan offers cancer treatment to China dissident Liu Xiaobo
TAIPEI: Taiwan said Wednesday that it was willing to offer cancer-stricken Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo treatment after prison officials granted him medical parole, in a move likely to rile Beijing. The offer came a day after China rejected criticism over ... ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE – A shift in focus from cost and efficiency to innovation and value in Taiwan’s ICT industry
Last week OpenGov published a joint interview with Mr. Francis Liang Kuo-Hsin, Representative, Taipei Representative Office and Dr. Chiueh Tzi-Cker, Vice President & General Director, Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan (ITRI), discussing ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Chief Telecom debuts on emerging stock market
IP telecom service provider Chief Telecom, a subsidiary of Chunghwa Telecom, made its debut on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board with an initial price of NT$85 (US$2.795) on June 28. Chief Telecom currently has 50% of revenues coming from Internet-based ... ( read original story ...)