Adherence to the "1992 consensus" between Beijing and Taipei and opposition to Taiwan independence are the "political foundation of peace and development of cross-Straits relations", Chang said, according to the newspaper. The "1992 consensus" acknowledges ... ( read original story ...)
Apologizing mayors hit the circuit
The mayors of Tainan and Taipei found themselves apologizing for opposite reasons in the wake of twin storms. Tainan's mayor issued a public apology Monday for misjudging the severity of Typhoon Haitang and for announcing a very last-minute typhoon holiday. ( read original story ...)
Having trouble spending Delta SkyMiles? Try these (sort-of) secret options
Business class awards are charged at the partner rate ... Unlike United, Delta’s award rules do not favor booking through Asian hubs like Seoul and Taipei (the airline charges extra miles). Delta cranks up prices on its own flights down under, leaving ... ( read original story ...)
Tigerair Taiwan Sees Scheduled Potential In Charter Services
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Tigerair Taiwan hopes its new charter business will become a foundation for expansion in scheduled air services. Facing an extraordinary level of competition from rival budget airlines, the China Airlines subsidiary is now profitable and ... ( read original story ...)
Kaspersky Lab Hires Channel Vet to Grow Its NA Partner Community
Prior to that, he was vice president of channel sales at Effortless, and has held positions at XO Communications, T-Mobile, TW Telecom, Unitas Global and PSI Network. “Kaspersky Lab is a trusted, well-known leader in the partner community, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Anthony Scaramucci, Russia, John Kelly: Your Tuesday Briefing
The deal comes amid broad consolidation in the media and telecommunications industries ... Here’s a snapshot of global markets. • Taiwan was battered by two storms within 24 hours — Typhoon Nesat followed by Tropical Storm Haitang — leaving ... ( read original story ...)
Prominent chef transforming colonial Buxton homestead into classic smokehouse-restaurant
The seller purchased the property 11 years ago, said Saxby ... Running low on funds, he went to Taiwan, where his brother Jonathan lived in Taipei. The two opened a Mexican restaurant there. "It's one of those things where we had the market cornered ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan and China to face more flooding as Tropical Storm Haitang follows Nesat
Lives and property will be threatened as already swollen and raging ... downed by even marginally strong winds due to the oversaturated soil. Farther north, Taipei should escape Haitang's heaviest rainfall after being blasted by Nesat's powerful winds. ( read original story ...)
MediaTek says China’s non-Apple smartphone demand remains soft in Q3
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's MediaTek, the world's second largest mobile chip provider by revenue, on Monday said smartphone demand was likely to remain slow in the three months ending in September due to the lukewarm Chinese market and its own loss of market share ... ( read original story ...)
Shares of Taiwan firms fall on sale of China Starbucks business
Shares of Taiwan’s Uni-President Enterprises Corp and President Chain Store tumbled in Taiwan for two straight days after they said they were selling their combined 50-per cent stake in the China Starbucks venture, which would grant the US coffee chain ... ( read original story ...)
FIT Ruums partners with China Airlines to create tempting travel packages from Taiwan
we are very happy to be working together with FIT Ruums to bring attractive packages to Taiwan market, further boosting the outbound business. This partnership is exciting and innovative, combining the strengths of our two companies for the benefit of the ... ( read original story ...)
Google brings Android Pay to more markets, adds new partners
This follows recent launches in Taiwan, Poland, Canada and Russia, and Brazil has already been marked for an imminent launch. Google is also expanding the payment service through partnerships with MasterCard-MasterPass and Visa Checkout agreed late last ye ... ( read original story ...)
69 Taiwanese suspects arrested in Indonesia for telecom fraud
Among the suspects, 10 are from Taiwan and the rest are all Chinese nationals, he said. Meanwhile, police apprehended 93 fraud suspects in Surabaya that same day, including 33 Chinese and one Malaysian, according to reports on various Indonesian news websites. ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on Q2 2017 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Thank you, President Sheih. Thank you for your participation in Chunghwa Telecom’s conference. There will be a webcast replay within an hour. Please visit www.cht.com.tw/ir, under the IR Calendar section. You may now disconnect. Goodbye. Copyright policy ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Mediatek posts worst quarterly profit in over 5 years
TAIPEI, July 31 (Reuters) - Mediatek ... due partly to its market share loss in the smartphone business. The company's net income fell to T$2.21 billion ($73.17 million) for the quarter ending June, compared with T$6.59 billion a year ago. ( read original story ...)
Starbucks buys back its eastern China operation in record deal
The former joint-venture partners have had a “strong friendship” with Starbucks for almost 20 years, since they opened a first store in Taipei before extending the business to east China, said Alex Lo, chairman of Uni-President Enterprises, the biggest ... ( read original story ...)