Baccarat binge helped launder the world’s biggest cyber-heist

Walk along the zig-zag lanes of Chendai, a Chinese town on the Taiwan Strait, and you’ll see a lot of Dings ... to maintain covert bank accounts and interact with the global financial system. (Priscilla Fong, a spokeswoman for Macau’s Financial ... ( read original story ...)

The first reading for second quarter GDP came in at +2.6%

Cyclical, value oriented sectors such as Materials, Technology, Energy, and Financials led the way ... Samsung, Alibaba, Tencent, Taiwan Semiconductor, which has helped propel both Tech and EM indices to multi-year highs. Samsung notably reported record ... ( read original story ...)

China curbs challenge Forest City sales

The developer has boosted promotion of its Forest City project outside of China ... It is targeting new Forest City sales galleries in Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines this year, and plans to increase showrooms in Malaysia to 20 by the end of this ... ( read original story ...)

Alegra aims to sell more kiwifruit

The annual conference event of choice for the international berry business. Attracts more than 350 of the ... demanded in some of Asia’s rapidly growing markets, including China, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Laghi says he feels there is plenty ... ( read original story ...)

FISU volunteers set for Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade

Timothy King-Derry was a participant in the Academy and will now play a key role in the management of this year’s Summer Universiade, assisting in a data capture project ... city. Jocelyn Lo, who is studying law at the National Chengchi University in ... ( read original story ...)

Critics of Wisconsin’s proposed Foxconn plant voice concerns

The logo of Foxconn, the trading name of Hon Hai Precision Industry, is seen on top of the company's headquarters in New Taipei City Thomson Reuters By Julia ... Governor Scott Walker have touted the project's investment potential and job creation ... ( read original story ...)

HTC makes PH return, launches 4 phones

MANILA, Philippines – Taiwanese brand HTC officially marked its return to ... in its latter years – around 2012 and 2013 – despite having made a few memorable phones such as 2012's HTC One X. The One X had been critically acclaimed for its design ... ( read original story ...)

HTC officially returns to PH with U smartphone series in tow

Taiwanese smartphone brand HTC has reentered the Philippines, tagging along the U smartphone series to run its comeback show. Headed by the flagship handset U11, the HTC U family arriving in the local market also includes the HTC Desire 10 Pro and HTC Ultra. ( read original story ...)

Asus’ ZenFone AR is now available unlocked in the US

This Tango-powered smartphone which we first heard about previous year was leaked and then unveiled during the CES 2017. Recently released in Taiwan, India and the United Kingdom, the world's first handheld created to work with both Daydream and Tango ... ( read original story ...)