Taipei, March 7 (CNA) Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC Corp. (宏達電) has decided not to distribute cash dividends for 2016 because of ongoing losses, the second consecutive year in which it will not issue a dividend. HTC, which has faced escalating ... ( read original story ...)
Smartphone exploded in backpack
A man's smartphone suddenly "exploded" in his backpack several hours after he got off a plane in Nanjing, Yangtse.com reported on Monday. The man, surnamed Song and from Taiwan, said that while he was having dinner with his friends in a restaurant at about ... ( read original story ...)
Number of Taiwanese held on telecom fraud charges in South Korea falls
Taipei, March 9 (CNA) The number of Taiwanese involved in telecom fraud in South Korea has fallen sharply after reaching a peak of more than 400 in December 2009, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. According to the ministry's statistics, the number of ... ( read original story ...)
Report: MediaTek to Stick With Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. for Premium Chips
QCOM)-- plans to manufacture its next-generation flagship mobile processors using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (NYSE:TSM) 7-nanometer technology. MediaTek currently produces its flagship Helio X30 chip for premium smartphones using TSMC's ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan's Cathay Fin in talks to buy Bank of Nova Scotia's Malaysia unit
Unit valued around $200 mln to $300 mln - company estimate * Deal would represent deeper foray by Cathay into SEAsia (Adds likely deal value, context) By Emily Chan TAIPEI, March 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Cathay Financial Holding Co is in exclusive talks to ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan's Cathay Fin in talks to buy Bank of Nova Scotia's Malaysia unit
* Unit valued around $200 mln to $300 mln - company estimate * Deal would represent deeper foray by Cathay into SEAsia (Adds likely deal value, context) By Emily Chan TAIPEI, March 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Cathay Financial Holding Co is in exclusive talks to ... ( read original story ...)
Fitch Upgrades Rating on Taiwan's Hua Nan Commercial Bank
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) TAIPEI, March 09 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has upgraded Taiwan-based Hua Nan Commercial Bank's (HNB) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'A-' from 'BBB+' and its National Long-Term Rating to 'AA ... ( read original story ...)
Israel crushes Taiwan, now 2-0 at World Baseball Classic
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA—Ryan Lavarnway hit a two-run homer in the third inning and Nate Freiman added a three-run shot in the ninth to help Israel beat Taiwan 15-7 Tuesday and improve to 2-0 in the World Baseball Classic. Israel’s batters chased Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks fall, tracking Asian shares
TAIPEI, March 9 Taiwan stocks fell on Thursday, tracking Asian shares while super-strong jobs data in the United States made an interest rate hike a near certainty. The main TAIEX index fell 0.9 percent to 9,665.45 as of 0208 GMT, after closing up 0.2 ... ( read original story ...)
Are Taiwan home prices headed for a fall this year?
While hot money has returned to Taiwan, it has not penetrated the country’s property sector, Central Bank Governor Perng Fai-nan said. However, he did note that an increasing number of Taiwanese businessmen are bringing capital back from the mainland to ... ( read original story ...)
Review: EVA Air Hello Kitty Business Class 777 Taipei To Singapore
I boarded through door L1, where I was greeted by two friendly flight attendants, and escorted to my seat. I had assigned myself seat 11K, which is the window seat in the last row of business class on the right side. I quickly peeked my head into the ... ( read original story ...)
Touring Taipei, Taiwan's sophisticated and surprising capital
Donald Trump’s recent phone call to president Tsai Ing-wen may have further complicated relations between China and Taiwan but prospective visitors shouldn’t be deterred from exploring Taipei. Still only visited by about 38,000 Britons a year, this ... ( read original story ...)
Jailhouse shock: Taiwan prison aims to jump-start island's solar power dream
Prisoners place solar panels on the roof of Pingtung Prison in Pingtung, Taiwan Thomson Reuters By J.R. Wu and Damon Lin PINGTUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - On Pingtung jail's sunlit roof, prisoner no. 24 has a view of a brighter future. Ex-cop Chen, serving time ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan regulator okays CTBC buying stake in Thailand's LH Financial
TAIPEI, March 7 Taiwan's financial regulator approved a deal for CTBC Financial Holding Co to buy a 35.6 percent stake in Thailand's LH Financial Group for 16.6 billion baht ($473.20 million), according to a statement on its website. The deal was announced ... ( read original story ...)
China says Taiwan has 'no future' diplomatically
BEIJING Taiwan's formal relations with its dwindling number of allies around the world lack a basis in international law and have "no future", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday. China has heaped pressure on self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan starts 2017 with solid exports, smaller surplus with US
TAIPEI: Trade-dependent Taiwan produced solid export figures for the start of 2017 that showed a sharp narrowing of its surplus with the United States from a year earlier. In February, exports jumped 27.7 percent from a year earlier, their fastest pace in ... ( read original story ...)