There comes a moment during every great endurance adventure when, no matter how fit you are, no matter how experienced, a simple, penetrating question arises: Why? During a 150-mile bike trip up the rugged east coast of Taiwan, there are times when this ... ( read original story ...)
Michelin guide set to boost Taipei’s foodie creds even further
TAIPEI – From streetside stalls dishing out one dollar bowls of braised pork rice to upscale eateries tucked away in quiet alleyways, Michelin inspectors are scouring the Taiwanese capital selecting restaurants for its first ever guide. The island’s ... ( read original story ...)
Fashion trade show to kick off in Taipei Thursday
Taipei, Nov. 15 (CNA) The annual fashion trade show Taipei ... Promoted as an all-in-one trade fair, the event comprises house shows, seminars and business matching meetings, Huang said. He said there will 208 booths for the 145 participating local and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seen as well-positioned for sharing economy, despite challenges
Governmental bodies are curious about the worldwide trend and are trying to adjust their long-held policies to fit the new business model, van de Glind said. In Taiwan's private sector, there seems to be growing interest among existing companies and also ... ( read original story ...)
Novena Global buys 4 Singapore eyecare clinics, majority stake in Taiwan’s Hexin Group
SINGAPORE - Novena Global Lifecare Group is expanding beyond the medical aesthetic business with its acquisition of four eyecare clinics in Singapore and a majority stake in Taiwan's Hexin Group, the third largest healthcare screening provider in Taipei. ( read original story ...)
Foxconn’s third quarter profit tumbles after iPhone X production hurdles
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn reported a 39 percent slide in quarterly profit, far worse than expected, as the assembler of Apple Inc products saw margins squeezed by production bottlenecks for the iPhone X. While the 10th anniversary ... ( read original story ...)
China says Catalonia situation shows Taiwan independence effort doomed to fail
BEIJING (Reuters) - The failure of Catalonia’s effort to declare independence shows that Taiwan independence is also doomed to fail as national unity is paramount for all countries, a Chinese official said on Wednesday. China takes a dim view of ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn’s third quarter profit slides below estimates after iPhone X production hurdles
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn (Taiwan:2317.TW - News), the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, saw quarterly profit slide 39 percent - a result far below estimates and widely attributed to production issues for Apple Inc's (:AAPL.O ... ( read original story ...)
Hung Sheng Construction Ltd. (2534) Decline -0.62% on Nov 14
The stock market, which has more than 800 listed companies, is regulated under Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission ... The Firm provides residential projects in Taipei, Taiwan. It has a 6.7 P/E ratio. ( read original story ...)
Foxconn’s quarterly profit slides 39 percent amid shipment woes
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s Foxconn (2317.TW), the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer and a major Apple supplier (AAPL.O), posted a 39 percent drop in third-quarter earnings due to later-than-expected product shipments. The iPhone X ... ( read original story ...)
New Global Smartphone Boom Gives Tech-Reliant Taiwan A Second Chance
But the existing tech sector worth, which is about a fifth of Taiwan’s half-trillion-dollar economy and focused on making electronic hardware for original designers, shows signs of comeback rather than demise. The reason: Smartphone shipments are rising ... ( read original story ...)
Andes Technology N9 CPU Designed in Customer’s SoC Shipping in Home Smart Speaker Artificial Intelligence Device
HSINCHU, TAIWAN - Andes Technology Corporation (TWSE: 6533), the leading Asia-based supplier of small, low-power, high performance 32/64-bit embedded CPU cores, today announced its N9 CPU IP is designed into a world-class Taiwan-based IC design house ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan tells US it does not want to cause trouble in Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI (Nov 13): Taiwan has assured the United States it has no intention of causing trouble in the Taiwan Strait, the self-ruled island's envoy to a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders said on Monday. The comments by James Soong came after he told reporters in ... ( read original story ...)
AIT head praises Taiwan’s leadership in women’s entrepreneurship
... Taiwan’s experience and leadership in the area of women’s entrepreneurship as a Taiwan-U.S. joint workshop on women’s entrepreneurs in the technology sector opened in Taipei. Speaking at the opening of the two-day workshop titled “Building a ... ( read original story ...)
Synopsys extends help for Taiwan AI development
defining 2017 as the first year of AI in Taiwan. The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is going to budget over NT$10 billion (US$333.14 million) to support AI industry development in Taiwan. It is enlisting the help from various entities ... ( read original story ...)
Ili Technology Corp (3598) Is Yet to See Trading Action on Nov 14
Ili Technology Corp currently has a total float of 71.42 million shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 36.05 and high of 61.5. Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index (TAIEX) Driving Taiwan Economy ... ( read original story ...)