Taiwan has deployed 15 Apache attack helicopters amid increasing tensions with China, according to local reports. The English-language newspaper South China Morning Post reported that a new squadron o... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan CIS suppliers put increased focus on niche-market applications
Taiwan-based CMOS image sensor (CIS) suppliers including related backend service providers have put increased focus on niche-market applications such as automotive and medical, as they intend to reduc... ( read original story ...)
Part one: Taiwanese startups you should know about
Co-founded in Taipei in 2012 by current CEO Chih-Han Yu, COO Winnie Lee and CTO Joe Su, it went on to close series A, B and C funding rounds, raising around US$82 million in total funding. ( read original story ...)
Airbus Near Blockbuster $23 Billion Jet Sale to AirAsia
Airbus, based in Toulouse, France, and AirAsia declined to comment. StarLux, based in Taipei, couldn’t be reached. Airbus and Boeing are poised to announce a slew of orders at the Farnborough air show ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland expedites preferential policy for Taiwan compatriots
will make it easier for Taiwan compatriots in terms of employment, housing, investment, business, education for children and other fields. Elementary and junior high school students from Taiwan in Tia... ( read original story ...)
Taipei featured in Air New Zealand inflight magazine
Singapore, July 17 (CNA) Air New Zealand inflight magazine Kia Ora featured Taipei's traditional and modern culture, art and architecture in the cover story of its July edition as the carrier prepares ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Apache fleet goes into service amid China tensions
Taiwan on Tuesday put into service its fleet of US-made Apache attack helicopters, upgrading its defences against a growing military threat from China. The US sold 30 Apache AH-64E -- also known as th... ( read original story ...)
HTC outs a special U12+ Mayday limited edition in Taiwan
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has officially launched a new Limited edition version of the latest HTC U12+ flagship in Taiwan. The version is called HTC U12+ Mayday limited edition and is different f... ( read original story ...)
Former Estonia president to visit Taiwan for digital forum
The APEC Business Advisory Council-sponsored forum, jointly organized by Taiwan and Papua New Guinea, is being held July 19-20 at the Taipei International Convention Center and will focus on artificia... ( read original story ...)
Bet Big and Bullish on Under-Loved Taiwan Semiconductor Ahead of Earnings
Despite its contracts to supply chips for Apple iPhones, the overall slowdown in the smartphone market has driven investors away from TSM. That is about to change in two ways. Like Micron, Taiwan Semi ... ( read original story ...)
China-Based HTC to Launch Blockchain-Enabled Smartphones
HTC, a Taiwan-based smartphone company, announced that it’s all set to launch its blockchain-enabled smartphones, HTC Exodus. According to the official website, the early access will hit the stores so... ( read original story ...)
CryptoKitties to Launch Mobile App on HTC’s Flagship U12+ Smartphone
CryptoKitties, perhaps the best-known decentralized application (dApp) on the Ethereum network, will launch its first mobile app in partnership with Taiwan-based smartphone manufacturer HTC. CryptoKit... ( read original story ...)
HTC to slash 1,500 Taiwan jobs
Smartphone maker HTC will be eliminate 1,500 manufacturing jobs in its home base of Taiwan. The cuts will reduce the Taiwanese company’s total workforce by almost a quarter (22%). They will be impleme... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan makers urged to develop small and medium LCD panels for emerging applications
Taiwan's LCD panel makers should develop more small- and medium ... Digitimes Research estimates total shipments of smartphone APs worldwide will grow 1.5% on year to 1.67 billion units in 2018. The s... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Largan tops Nikkei’s Asia300 list
Taipei, July 13 (CNA) Taiwan-based Largan Precision Co., a supplier of smartphone camera lenses to Apple Inc., topped Nikkei's 2018 Asia300 list of the 325 fastest growing and most valuable companies ... ( read original story ...)
IOS bug crashes messaging apps on iPhones after typing ‘Taiwan’
which we reckon iPhone users wouldn't want having shelled out for a high-end smartphone. China claimed Taiwan as its territory, but Taiwan insisted on its right to self-govern. Wardle notes that Apple ... ( read original story ...)