Outside of the Apple supply chain, leading dynamic random access memory (DRAM) maker Nanya Technology is the top performer on the NAR's Taiwan tech watchlist. The best performer on the NAR’s Taiwanese tech watchlist in July was memory chipmaker Nanya ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei is now in its longest hot spell on record
TAIPEI - The mercury in Taipei topped 36 degrees Celsius for the 10th day in a row Monday, making it the longest streak in the city on record. Daytime temperatures have passed 36 C every day since Aug. 5, hitting a high today of 38.2 C, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm to enhance development of Taiwan’s wireless ecosystem
NEW DELHI: American technology giant Qualcomm said that the Qualcomm Innovation Lab – Taiwan has made significant progress enabling Taiwan’s global competitiveness. Since its launch in November 2016, the lab has supported more than 50 designs every ... ( read original story ...)
Protectionism heralds new world for Taiwan
Figure 1: Breakdown of Taiwan’s principal export destinations Figure 2: Breakdown of Taiwan’s major exports Source: The Ministry of Finance; Yuanta Investment Consulting Source: The Ministry of Finance; Yuanta Investment Consulting Hamstrung by China ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Formosa to shut secondary units for maintenance in Nov
SINGAPORE, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Formosa Petrochemical Corp. will shut two secondary units at its 540,000-barrels-per-day (bpd) Mailiao refinery for planned maintenance in mid-November, potentially lowering refinery run rates during the period. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says Chinese aircraft conduct more drills near island
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese military aircraft conducted a third day of training near Taiwan on Monday after doing close flybys of the island over the weekend, Taiwan's Ministry of Defense said. Two Chinese military transport aircraft flew through the Bashi ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei 2017 hold carnival to welcome Summer Universiade athletes
A carnival has been held in Taipei to welcome athletes and officials taking part in this year's Summer Universiade. The carnival was organised by the Taipei City Government, with over 30,000 people participating in activities in the city, where the ... ( read original story ...)
FISU President opens Taipei 2017 Athletes’ Village
“FISU has been working with the Taipei Organising Committee from the very beginning on this complicated project. The final result will allow us to comfortably host athletes from all over the world in a wonderful Village, in addition to benefitting the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says Chinese aircraft fly around island in weekend of drills
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese military aircraft carried out two rounds of drills around Taiwan at the weekend, flying past its southern tip and then around its north near Japan, the self-ruled island's defense ministry said. China has been increasingly ... ( read original story ...)
Only 14% of financial funds in Taiwan are managed by women
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Only 14 percent of financial funds in Taiwan are managed by women, according to a new report looking at gender equality in the financial sector. The figure is around average globally, below the best performers like Spain (22 percent) and ... ( read original story ...)
There are a thousand people earning over NT$1 million a month, only 16.8% of them were women
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A tally by the Ministry of Finance revealed an obvious glass ceiling for women in executive roles. According to statistics compiled by the ministry, around one thousand earned more than NT$1 million per month from a single job in 2015. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan MOFA says “totally impossible” for Guatemala to get US$600 mil
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Aug. 10, 2017–Official sources from ... The report went on to reveal that Taiwan had financed previous phases of the project, but it did say how much the financing to Guatemala was. “The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Hojin introduces smartphone for seniors
Taiwan-based Hojin International (also known as iNO) has launched a new smartphone, the iNO S9, targeting the senior citizen market. The iNO S9 carries a price tag of NT$7,990 (US$265). The iNO S9 features a 5.5-inch touch panel, MediaTek MT6737T CPU, 13 ... ( read original story ...)
From rural Taiwan to the frozen north via a great white whale: dance at the fringe spreads its wings
Dance has had an uneven history at the Edinburgh fringe. For decades it seemed to be marooned within the official festival – considered either too posh or too delicate to survive elsewhere. But this year the situation has been entirely reversed, and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Bourse May Extend Losing Streak
Taiwan Cement retreated 1.01 percent, Fubon Financial tumbled 1.87 percent, Mega Financial dropped 1.65 percent and Cathay Financial gave away 1.63 percent. The lead from Wall Street is weak as stocks moved sharply lower on Thursday as the NASDAQ and S&P ... ( read original story ...)
PRESS RELEASE: Taiwan business delegation visit Saint Lucia
Following the first case of Taiwanese private invest in Saint Lucia just been officially introduced to the public two weeks ago, the government of the Republic Of China (Taiwan) organized an eight-member business delegation to visit Saint Lucia August 8-10 ... ( read original story ...)