As a result, the trading halt has led to increased speculation that the distributor could be sold, with fellow titan of industry Synnex Corporation - which operates independently from the Taiwan-headquartered ... take place in a re-IPO [initial public ... ( read original story ...)
‘Australia belongs to China’: Taiwan tensions at boiling point in Sydney hot pot restaurant
AN AUSTRALIAN restaurant has been accused of sacking a Taiwanese worker for saying Taiwan was not part of China. The woman, known only as Winnie, claims she was sacked from a hotpot restaurant in Sydney’s inner-west after being grilled by her boss about ... ( read original story ...)
How A Taiwan Startup Plans To Kill The Traditional Phone Charger
When someone drops the term “wireless charging,” this question usually follows straight away: Can I really get juice in my smartphone battery without using a cable, ever? Taiwan startup founder Tank Huang keeps getting asked. His firm is in a global ... ( read original story ...)
How visually impaired Taiwanese are helping make Windows more accessible
TAIWAN: Shen Yan-lin can mix music by computer. His fingers whip across the panel of a smartphone from app to app, changing settings at the same high speed. The faithful Windows user who studied PCs mostly by himself just wants more precision when using ... ( read original story ...)
Profit Taking Tipped For Taiwan Bourse
Taiwan Steel plunged 6.00 percent, Nan Ya Plastics spiked1.92 percent, Fubon Financial collected 0.57 percent, CTBC Financial soared 2.87 percent, Mega Financial jumped 1.00 percent, E. Sun Financial climbed 1.29 percent and Cathay Financial was unchanged. ( read original story ...)
Over 100 foreign suspects in telecom fraud nabbed in Philippines
Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) More than 100 suspects believed to be from Taiwan and China were arrested in the Philippines on Saturday for their alleged involvement in fraudulent telecom activities. Acting on a tip provided by the Chinese police, officers from the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Hybrid Warfare and Taiwan
Whether Taiwan’s existing crisis management mechanism is capable ... Nowadays, under the assistance of technology, there are new variations to this unrestricted warfare, which could be used together with the “three warfares” that China unveiled ... ( read original story ...)
A Wireless Future: Inside The Race To Kill The Traditional Phone Charger
When someone drops the term “wireless charging,” this question usually follows straight away: Can I really get juice in my smartphone battery without using a cable, ever? Taiwan startup founder Tank Huang keeps getting asked. His firm is in a global ... ( read original story ...)
China cracks down on foreign companies calling Taiwan, other regions countries
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's aviation authority on Friday demanded an apology from Delta Air Lines for listing Taiwan and Tibet as countries on its website, while another government agency took aim at Inditex-owned fashion brand Zara and medical device ... ( read original story ...)
China shuts Marriott’s website over Tibet and Taiwan error
The hotel group has apologised for the error and said it did not support separatist movements in China. Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau were listed as individual nations in an online survey sent to customers. Beijing considers self-ruling Taiwan to be a ... ( read original story ...)
China rebukes Zara, Delta for calling Taiwan ‘country’
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese regulators rebuked fashion brand Zara, Delta Air Lines and medical device maker Medtronic on Friday for calling Taiwan a country on their websites in a fresh show of Beijing's acute sensitivity about the self-ruled island. ( read original story ...)
China demands public apology from Delta for listing Taiwan, Tibet as countries
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's aviation authority on Friday said it had asked Delta Air Lines to investigate why Taiwan and Tibet were listed as countries on its website, and demanded an "immediate and public" apology, Civil Aviation Administration of China ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Sky Tower to open as the new landmark of Taipei, housing two Hyatt hotels
COMMUNE A7, located next to Taipei 101 in Taipei's prime Xinyi District, an urban community space designed as a food market and event space will soon be transformed into Taipei's most anticipated development, Taipei Sky Tower, which will house two hotels ... ( read original story ...)
The 8 Best Foods at Taipei’s Night Markets
This spring, the Michelin Guide will launch its first guide to Taiwan’s capital city Taipei, but if you ask any local where to eat, they’ll point to their night markets as the heart of the city’s food scene. Even at times of economic hardship, Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
China shuts Marriott’s website over Tibet, Taiwan error
The hotel group has apologised for the error and said it did not support separatist movements in China. Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau were listed as individual nations in an online survey sent to customers. Beijing considers self-ruling Taiwan to be a ... ( read original story ...)
Apple suppliers drove record Taiwan tech revenue in December
TAIPEI -- While Apple suppliers continued to fuel sales in Taiwan's tech sector in December and helped ... also known as Foxconn Technology Group, whose record monthly revenue surged more than 50% year-on-year, or more than 18% month-on-month. ( read original story ...)