Telecommunications operator China Mobile, carmaker SAIC, gas producer PetroChina, phone and telecommunications services provider Huawei and liquor maker Kweichow Moutai were rated the top five companies with the most powerful brands based on their brands ... ( read original story ...)
World’s biggest cyberattack sends countries into ‘disaster recovery mode’
Cybersecurity experts have said the majority of the attacks targeted Russia, Ukraine and Taiwan. But U.K. hospitals ... some of our Windows-based systems caused by malware." Two big telecom companies, Telefónica (TEF) of Spain and Megafon of Russia ... ( read original story ...)
CenturyLink Revs Up Enterprise Engine
To that it can add Level 3's SDN-based Adaptive Network Control services, which were developed years ago now by tw telecom, before SDN was a branded technology, but remain industry-leading for offering flexible bandwidth. The combination is an attractive ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank leads gains for Japanese blue chips after closing $93bn Vision Fund
The telecommunications giant announced today it has closed ... the national wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates, Apple, Taiwan’s Foxconn (also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry), Qualcomm and Sharp as key investors. An overseas wholly-owned ... ( read original story ...)
Ransomware: What you need to know about this latest cyber threat
The attack has reportedly hit 74 countries including the United Kingdom, U.S., China, Russia, Spain, Italy and Taiwan. The name Ransomware suggests ... as well as the Russian Interior Ministry and Russian telecom MegaFon, Nissan and Vivo have shut down ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Lobbies For Invitation To World Health Assembly, China Firmly Bars The Way
You may also offer additional support with your subscription, or donate. Taiwan will not be allowed to participate in the World Health Assembly (WHA) this year as an observer, the WHA has decided on its opening day. Some hours earlier today, Taiwan’s ... ( read original story ...)
HTC: behind the scenes of its Taiwanese smartphone factory
Chances are, you pick up your smartphone dozens of times each day without sparing a thought for how it’s made. Just as phones have gone from a useful accessory a device the vast majority of us would struggle to get through the day without in the past 15 ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan dollar rallies as foreigners snap up local shares
TAIPEI May 22 The Taiwan dollar posted its strongest gains ... but that it will maintain order in the market if excessive volatility is not beneficial to economic and financial stability. Taiwan shares closed up 0.5 percent at 9,997.26 points, fueled ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s MediaTek stakes future on IoT, Indian market
TAIPEI -- Taiwanese computer chip designer MediaTek is seeking to reinvent its future as its bottom line is sagging due to intensifying competition. Under growing pressure to reduce its dependence on Chinese smartphone makers, the company is racing to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks rise; T$ at strongest level vs US$ in 2 1/2 weeks
TAIPEI May 22 Taiwan stocks rose along with other regional ... The electronics subindex rose 0.5 percent, while the financials subindex was unchanged. Among the most actively traded, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) and Hon Hai Precision ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan prosecutors say won’t indict Mega Fin for violating anti-money laundering rules
TAIPEI Taiwan prosecutors said on Monday they will not indict Mega Financial Holding or any Taiwan citizen for violating anti-money laundering rules, following an investigation into whether state-run Mega had breached U.S. anti money laundering rules. ( read original story ...)
Draft Amendment on Taiwan Trade Secrets Act
In 2017, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) proposed further draft amendments (the Draft) to the current Act. Set below are the main points covered by the amendments: Prosecution for trade secrets misappropriation in a foreign jurisdiction ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s financial watchdog to draft strategic plan
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) will draft a strategic plan that will guide the financial sector in these dire times of enormous challenges, especially due to the prevailing low interest rates at home and in other major markets across the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan's opposition Nationalists pick former VP Wu as party chief
TAIPEI Taiwan's biggest opposition group, the China-friendly Nationalists, on Saturday picked as its chief the island's former vice president Wu Den-yih, an advocate of improved and stable cross-strait relations. In his acceptance speech, Wu, 69 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan's Tsai keeps domestic focus amid China's isolation
Yet, the island's first female president seems focused on policy initiatives at home as well as maintaining robust relations with the United States, Taiwan's most important source of arms and political support. "I am expecting the leaders on the other side ... ( read original story ...)
Game over? Taiwan's struggling Kuomintang
The Kuomintang party dominated Taiwan for decades with its wealth and an iron fist -- but now it is battling to keep a foothold in the island's shifting political landscape. Founded by Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen and later led by nationalist Chiang ... ( read original story ...)