Taipei, Aug. 5 (CNA) Taiwan-based Largan Precision Co. (大立光), a smartphone camera lens supplier to Apple Inc., said on Saturday that its sales for July rose about 15 percent from a month earlier at a time when its U.S. client started to increase ... ( read original story ...)
Builder of $100 Million City in Malaysia Looks Beyond Spooked Chinese Buyers
Country Garden said it expects to open galleries targeting customers in the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan and Dubai between ... to slow down or stop the project,” said Yu. Country Garden’s Forest City development, which houses ... ( read original story ...)
Deal Alert: US Cities to Taipei From $634 Round-Trip
This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, visit this page. Last month, United and Canada offered ... ( read original story ...)
United States beat Chinese Taipei to win Under-12 Baseball World Cup
United States claimed a second successive World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-12 World Cup title with a 7-2 victory over Chinese Taipei at the Tainan Municipal Stadium today. It avenged their defeat to their rivals earlier in the tournament and ... ( read original story ...)
Solar companies feel rippling uncertainty from trade complaint
One area business to feel the pressure is McCarthy Building Companies ... and in 2014 imposed average duties of about 20 percent on producers from Taiwan, according to GTM Research. Those levies are still in effect. But Suniva, which filed for bankruptcy ... ( read original story ...)
ZenFone AR Finally Coming, First Smartphone with VR and AR Support On Board
Of the two phones, Zenfone 3 Zoom was unveiled in May but Zenfone AR did not hit the shelves, and the company remained silent at the time. AsusTek Computer is a multinational computer, phone hardware, and electronics company headquartered in Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
How trade complaint could derail fast-growing solar business
One area business to feel the pressure is McCarthy Building Companies ... and in 2014 imposed average duties of about 20 percent on producers from Taiwan, according to GTM Research. Those levies are still in effect. But Suniva, which filed for bankruptcy ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump representatives make move for Macau trademark
In 2001, 21 investors from Macau, Hong Kong, the US, Malaysia, Australia, the UK, Taiwan and other places bid for three ... but to register trademarks is a common business practice,” McCartney said. “It does not mean that it will necessarily be ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn may invest in Michigan
CHINA (WKZO AM/FM) -- Foxconn, the Taiwan based manufacturer of cell-phone parts disappointed ... that there may be plans for the company to diversify into the autonomous car business, and that they will locate that operation in Michigan. ( read original story ...)
Is war between China and the US inevitable? A new book looks to the past for answers
“Harvard Business School runs various executive programmes for ... and almost fell into a deep hole with Taiwan. Then, when he discovered how deep he was in, he reversed course immediately, so he shows great capacity for learning.” ( read original story ...)
8 High-Fashion Airline Uniforms You’ll Find in the Friendly Skies
China Airlines — Taiwan’s largest airline, based in Taipei — elevated its uniform game after tapping ... To celebrate 20 years in business, the airline commissioned famed Filipino couturier Jun Escario to revamp its cabin crew’s daily outfits. ( read original story ...)
Beijing reaches out to young Taiwanese with summertime sweeteners
The Taipei-based China Times said the authorities in Shanghai had recently offered prize money equivalent to NT$12 million (US$397,000) in a business start-up contest for Taiwanese youths, with the winner to be given a cash prize of NT$1 million plus a ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese are obsessed with eyelid surgery, and it’s incredibly controversial
"They want a Caucasian-looking eyelid with a fold or a crease of the upper eyelid, as opposed to the classic Asian lid which doesn't have what we call a tarsal crease," Dr. Daniel Maman, a plastic surgeon in New York City, told Business Insider. Dr. Maman ... ( read original story ...)
US Pressure, Economic Ties Behind ASEAN Warning to North Korea
Language in the statement such as urging parties to "exercise restraint" was to be expected, said Huang Kwei-bo, associate diplomacy professor at National Chengchi University in Taipei ... Diplomatic, financial ties The 10 ASEAN countries recognize ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Railways to develop solar energy at Chaozhou depot
Taipei, Aug. 6 (CNA) Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) has selected Chaozhou Rolling Stock Depot in Pingtung to promote the development of solar energy, the TRA said on Sunday in a statement. The TRA is inviting tenders to install solar panels and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s 1st offshore wind farm to boost capacity 1,500% by 2019
Taipei, Aug. 6 (CNA) Taiwan's first offshore wind farm off the coast of Miaoli County has generated 6.5MW as of late July since the launch of commercial operations in April, with capacity expected to grow to 120MW by 2019, according to local company ... ( read original story ...)