Taipei 2017 hold rigorous testing at Universiade venues

Taipei 2017 and the International University Sports Federation (FISU) are currently testing the event's venues through a number of competitions and simulations. Preparations are being tested to ensure everything is on track for the Opening Ceremony on ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Economy Grows Less Than Forecast as Investment Slides

Taiwan’s economy expanded less than economists estimated in the second quarter, as companies cut capital investment and exports eased. Lower capital spending by Taiwan’s major semiconductor manufacturers and airlines and easing exports contributed to ... ( read original story ...)

Open Source Data: Just How Open Is Taiwan’s Government?

When the Global Open Data Index released their latest worldwide ranking on openness of government data earlier this summer, Taiwan topped the list for the second time in a row, earning an “openness score” of 90 percent. In contrast to Taiwan’s ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan faces challenges to develop service robots

The development of ASICs optimized for industrial robot AI is approaching maturity, and autonomous driving is a trend, but the use of AI technology to develop service-oriented robots in Taiwan faces difficulties, according to industry sources. Service ... ( read original story ...)

Ting Hsin former chairman jailed in oil scandal

Taipei, July 28 (CNA) Wei Ying-chung (魏應充), the former ... After Wei's appeal, the Intellectual Property Court reduced his sentence to two years in the second trial in April 2016. The ruling is final and cannot be appealed because prosecutors charged ... ( read original story ...)

Philippines Morning News For July 28

THE Department of Finance (DOF) targets to incur a total of $1.8 billion ... will stay strong and climb 30 percent over the next 3 years, Minister James Chu of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office said Thursday. The local government of Davao City ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Shares May Hand Back Thursday’s Gains

For the day, the index climbed 89.26 points or 0.86 percent to finish at 10,508.37 after trading between 10,427.83 and 10,516.23 on turnover of 109.083 billion Taiwan dollars. Among the actives, Cathay Financial climbed 1.53 percent, while Mega Financial ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest: Officials call Foxconn project ‘Flying Eagle’

Walker says the project says to the world ... the headquarters of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., also known as Foxconn, in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says President Donald Trump plans to make a "major jobs announcement ... ( read original story ...)