Citing data from comScore MobiLens on the U.S. smartphone market share trends, the report said that Samsung of South Korea followed, with a 28 percent market share. Taiwan's HTC ranked fifth at 2.3 percent, lagging behind LG of South Korea at 10.3 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan official says China doesn't understand how Taiwan works amid suspected spy case
TAIPEI China does not understand Taiwan's laws and its democracy, a senior Taiwanese justice ministry official said Monday, in the latest spat between the self-ruled island and Beijing, after island authorities detained a Chinese man in a suspected spy case. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks rise with overseas markets, broad-based gains
TAIPEI, March 13 Taiwan stocks rose on Monday tracking overseas markets higher amid mostly broad-based gains. As of 0417 GMT, the main TAIEX index was up 0.6 percent at 9,683.82, after closing down 0.3 percent in the previous session. The index has been ... ( read original story ...)
Investment helps unification with Taiwan
China's industry minister Miao Wei says investment across the Taiwan Strait can help achieve China's aim of achieving unification with the self-ruled island, and called for Taiwan to be more open to Chinese businesses. China deems Taiwan a wayward province ... ( read original story ...)
HTC Launches USB Type-C Power Bank with 2-way QuickCharge 3.0 Support
The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, HTC launched the U Ultra and U Play smartphones in January. Both these smartphones come with USB Type-C port and skip the 3.5mm Audio port. However, the HTC 10 Evo (a.k.a HTC Bolt) is the first smartphone from this ... ( read original story ...)
China urges Taiwan to open itself to more mainland investment
BEIJING -- China's minister of industry and information technology on Saturday urged Taiwan to be more open to mainland investment. He said this would strengthen ties and put the two sides on a path toward unification. "We are very open to investment from ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, Indonesia join hands to bust a telecom fraud ring in Jakarta
Taipei, March 10 (CNA) Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau and Indonesian police busted a telecom fraud ring, headed by Taiwanese men in Jakarta, in a joint operation on Thursday. Two suspects, believed to be ringleaders and identified only by their ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn approached SK Hynix for joint Toshiba bid, sources say
TAIPEI/SEOUL -- Key iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, known as Foxconn Technology Group, has approached South Korea's second largest memory chip maker SK Hynix to explore the possibility of collaborating on a bid for the memory business of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
NuVinci® Cycling, Gates Carbon Drive™ and Mobia Bikes Present “Ultimate” Bike Share & Commercial Duty Bicycle at Taipei Cycle
TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Three cycling ... increases the number of days and miles that our bikes can run before servicing. This technology will be a game-changer," says Todd Hoffman, Executive Director of Mobia Bikes. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan bus at double speed limit before fatal crash
Investigators probing a bus crash in Taiwan which killed 33 people in one of the island's worst ever road accidents said Friday the driver was travelling at double the speed limit. The group of local tourists had been returning from a trip to see seasonal ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan detains China student for alleged espionage
Taiwan prosecutors said a man from China, reportedly a recent graduate from one of the island's top universities, was detained Friday on suspicion of espionage, as officials warn of growing China spy threats. It is the latest in a string of espionage cases ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan's Cathay Financial in talks to buy Bank of Nova Scotia's Malaysia unit
TAIPEI, March 9 Taiwan's Cathay Financial Holding Co said on Thursday that it is in exclusive talks to acquire the Malaysian unit of Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia. The Taiwanese group's bank and life insurance units plan to jointly purchase all of Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
Scenic Ballade: An Apartment Above the Trees in Taiwan
HAO Design had two main requests when hired by the Hsu family to design their new apartment in Pingtung City, Taiwan. The first was that the ... Completed in 2016, Scenic Ballade - as is the project's illustrative title - has fully met its marks. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: HMD launches Nokia 6
HMD Global has launched the Android-based Nokia 6 smartphone in the Taiwan market targeting the mid-tier market. The phone will be available from Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) or yahoo.com starting March 8, priced at NT$7,790 (US$253) unlocked. The Nokia 6 ... ( read original story ...)
Snapdeal Partners With Taiwanese Smartphone-Maker ASUS
New Delhi: Online marketplace Snapdeal on Thursday announced its partnership with Taiwanese smartphone-maker ASUS with the launch of ASUS Zenfone 3s Max smartphones on its platform. The ASUS ZenFone 3S Max is powered by 1.5GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6750 ... ( read original story ...)
COMPUTEX Issues Last Call for Tech Companies to Submit Innovations for 2017 d&i awards
COMPUTEX TAIPEI, the leading global ICT show with a complete supply chain, today announced last call for companies to submit their newest ICT products for the tenth annual d&i (design and innovation) awards. The awards are organized by the Taiwan External ... ( read original story ...)