May 07, 2017 06:01 ET | Source: Taipei Financial Center Corp. Taipei, Taiwan, May 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- International towerrunning race, the 2017 CTBC-TAIPEI 101 Run-Up, which attracts global attention started today (May 7 th). Not only has this ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei eateries attracting mainland Chinese
Taipei really knows how to cook. And it does it so well that even mainland Chinese are flocking to the city's numerous and famously delicious restaurants. The top draw according to a recent word-of-mouth ranking by Baidu, a popular Chinese search engine ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Service Sector Improves
Taiwan’s local service sector showed signs of improvement in March, with an index gauging the sector’s sentiment indicating that momentum accelerated in March, according to the Commerce Development Research Institute. The CDRI, one of the leading think ... ( read original story ...)
New Phone From Taiwanese OEM Features Cardinal Q Sensor
IDEX has announced that its Cardinal Q fingerprint sensor has been integrated into another new smartphone. The company has not offered ... but in a statement it indicated that the client is “a mobile Taiwanese OEM”. The company also said it’s the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Tire Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2021 – Research and Markets
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Taiwan Tire Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2011-2021" report to their offering. Tire market in Taiwan is projected to surpass USD1.2 billion by 2021, owing to rising production of automobiles and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan issues ruling on new tax guidelines on cross-border e-commerce transactions
VAT will generally be imposed on foreign e-commerce operators (FECOs) without a fixed place of business in Taiwan, who provide e-commerce services to Taiwanese individuals. The term covers the following individuals who purchase e-commerce services ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2017
Taiwan's LCD monitor shipments slipped under the 20 million ... shipments to increase more than 8% in 2017 and surpass the 1.9 billion mark, with smartphones remaining the main application. After slumping in 2015, Qualcomm returned to form in 2016 and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Can’t Negotiate, Likely to Observe Rules on South China Sea
Taiwan is expected to follow any agreements reached by other governments that compete with its claims to nearly the entire South China Sea as a show of strategic goodwill, even though it can neither negotiate nor sign the deals. China and an organization ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan thanks Australia for diamond invitation, as Beijing unhappy
Beijing: The Taiwan government says it will write to thank Australia for its invitation to a 'conflict diamonds' meeting in Perth, despite Taiwanese "observers" being ejected at the request of China. Chinese media has reported the Perth incident as part ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom to sponsor 2017 Universiade
Taipei, May 5 (CNA) Chunghwa Telecom Co. (中華電), the leading telecom operator in Taiwan, said Friday it will provide more than NT$100 million (US$3.32 million) worth of products and services as a sponsor of the upcoming 2017 Universiade in Taipei. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Price competition for mobile telecom services expected to ease
Price competition in Taiwan's mobile telecom service market is expected to ease shortly as the prevailing low rates for unlimited 4G services have significantly cut into the profits of local mobile telecom operators, according to James Jeng, president of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: FET posts highest ARPU for mobile service in 1Q17
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) posted the highest ARPU of NT$883 (US$29.29) for its mobile service subscribers in the first quarter of 2017, compared to NT$861 of Taiwan Mobile and NT$590 of Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), according to data compiled by FET. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan moved up six spots on this year’s World Press Freedom Index. Here’s why that’s troubling.
Taiwan appeared to make a sudden leap forward in press freedom this year, moving up six places to secure the 45th spot in the 2017 World Press Freedom Index. However, its climb should concern people about the state of media freedom — especially in Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan-born Navy officer admits lying, mishandling secrets
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The U.S. Navy abandoned efforts to convict a Taiwan-born Navy officer of spying for China or Taiwan, striking a plea deal on Thursday that instead that portrays him as arrogant and willing to reveal military secrets to impress women. ( read original story ...)
China, Taiwan spar over attendance at conflict diamond meeting
BEIJING/TAIPEI China said on Wednesday it was reasonable to have a delegation from self-ruled Taiwan removed from a conference in Australia about conflict diamonds, as Taipei accused Beijing of playing politics for its own ends. China says Taiwan is part ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan-born officer in US Navy admits revealing defence secrets
The US Navy abandoned efforts to convict a Taiwan-born officer of spying for China or Taiwan, striking a plea deal on Thursday on a lesser charge that portrays him as arrogant and willing to reveal military secrets to impress women. The agreement was a ... ( read original story ...)