Pakistan whack Chinese Taipei in volleyball opener

KARACHI: Pakistan were off to an impressive start when they whacked Chinese Taipei 3-0 in their opening match of the FIVB World Challenger Cup Qualification Continental Volleyball tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The set scores were 25-22, 26-24, 25-19 in ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan, Telecoms and Our Outlaws of the Marsh

The country’s infamous telecom scammers operate on the margins of international society, target rich Chinese merchants and hide their ill-gotten gains in the 'renegade province.' About 10 years ago an American friend in Taipei received a call from a ... ( read original story ...)

Can a blockchain smartphone save HTC?

For Taiwan smartphone maker HTC, this year is crucial for its business development as it needs to demonstrate its capability as a stand-alone smartphone maker after it sold its ODM business to Google for US$1.1 billion. For loyal HTC fans, the phone is a ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan smartphone sales dip in April

Sales of smartphones in the Taiwan market have continued to drop for the fifth consecutive month to 490,000 units in April 2018, according to data compiled by local retail channels. Apple was the top vendor in April in terms of shipment volume, accounting ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Shares Tipped To Open Under Pressure

Among the actives, China Steel fell 0.43 percent, while Taiwan Steel Union retreated 2.50 percent, Cathay Financial shed 0.55 percent, Fubon Financial collected 0.94 percent, Mega Financial lost 0.74 percent, Formosa Plastics tumbled 2.67 percent ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Economic Sentiment Weakens

Sentiment toward Taiwan’s economy weakened in May after the composite index of monitoring indicators fell slightly at the end of March, a poll released by Cathay Financial Holding Co. said Monday, CNA reported. Citing the results of the survey ... ( read original story ...)

Pillsbury Prepares New Taiwan Office After Raid on V&E

Intellectual property litigators Christopher Kao and David Tsai have left Vinson & Elkins to join Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman as partners in San Francisco. Kao and Tsai, both of whom are among the fewer than 50 registered foreign lawyers in Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan boosts domestic arms makers

Standing on his company's sprawling campus in central Taiwan, Lin Nan-juh says he's able to make any plane his island's government calls for. "We can do whatever's asked," says Lin, president of Aerospace Industrial Development Corp, or AIDC, a leader in ... ( read original story ...)

M17 Entertainment Files For U.S. IPO

Taipei City, Taiwan-based M17 Entertainment was founded in 2015 to operate ... M17 intends to raise $115 million in gross proceeds from an IPO of ADSs. Representing the ADSs will be underlying Class A shares, which will be entitled to one (1) vote per ... ( read original story ...)