After two years of house price falls, Taiwan’s property market is gaining momentum. Demand is surging. Residential construction activity is also increasing again. During the latest quarter (Q2, 2017), nationwide house prices rose by 1.48% (1.28% ... ( read original story ...)
Probe into possible entry of drugs through Customs misconduct
Taipei, Oct. 11 (CNA) The Taipei District Prosecutors Office ... When the officials went to the factory the next day to investigate further, the machinery was gone. Minister of Finance Sheu Yu-jer (許虞哲) and Customs Administration Director-General ... ( read original story ...)
Urban Resorts in Tropical Taiwan: Discover Shangri-La Far Eastern Plaza and Mandarin Oriental Taipei
THE VIBE I’m partial to palaces in the sky. Shangri-La Far Eastern Plaza Taipei is one of them. The 43-story, 420-room property, which underwent a $50-million renovation in 2015, allows you to stay not in Taipei but well above it. Magnificent views ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei’s Ritziest Neighborhood, Xinyi, Boasts Spacious Apartments and A View of the Mountains
Xinyi, considered one of the top luxury residential areas in Taipei, is where you’ll find the most sophisticated and high-end dining, shopping, and entertainment options Taiwan has to offer. The modern, skyscraper-studded district is the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Developing Jet, Submarines as Homegrown Defense Industry Expands
In February, the ministry commissioned the Taiwan-based Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology to work on the 66 XT-5 Blue Magpie trainer jets, and the institute in turn picked a builder. It is scheduled to fly by 2020, replacing an aging fleet. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media Statistics and Analyses 2017 – Research and Markets
This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Taiwan's telecommunications market. The report analyses the Telecoms Infrastructure, mobile, fixed broadband, and Digital Economy sectors. Mobile Broadband Continues to Drive ... ( read original story ...)
Thai suspects arrested for telecom fraud in Taiwan
Taipei, Oct. 13 (CNA) Over two dozen Thai and Taiwanese ... Their job consisted of carrying out telecommunications fraud against people in Thailand. During the raid, authorities found various telecommunication equipment and instruction manuals at the ... ( read original story ...)
Aviva to sell Taiwan business to local partner for $1
LONDON (Reuters) - British insurer Aviva said on Friday its decision to sell its 49 percent stake in a Taiwan joint venture to its partner First Financial Holding fits into its strategy of withdrawing from less profitable markets. Aviva declined to put a ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm fined $774 million by Taiwan for abusing monopoly on smartphone modems
On Wednesday 11 October, Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said that Qualcomm, maker of Snapdragon processors, abused its monopoly over smartphone modems. This was done to get higher licensing fees and better terms from those who buy its products. ( read original story ...)
Aviva to sell Taiwan business to joint venture partner First Financial
Insurance giant Aviva PLC (LON:AV.) has agreed to sell its 49% stake in its Taiwan business to its joint venture partner, First Financial Holdings, to focus on its core markets in Britain and Canada. The company said a strategic review of the Tawain joint ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seeks to build soft power with retooled southbound policy
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is seeking to boost its regional soft power by throwing its weight behind dozens of companies investing around Asia and by promoting areas such as education and tourism as it looks to reduce its economic reliance on China. ( read original story ...)
Aviva to sell Taiwan business
LONDON (Reuters) - British insurer Aviva (AV.L) said on Friday it is to sell its 49 percent stake in its Taiwan joint venture to its partner First Financial Holding, as it tries to focus on more profitable markets. The decision came after a strategic ... ( read original story ...)
UK insurer Aviva to sell Taiwan business for $1
This is an experimental feature. Give us your feedback. Thank you for your feedback. Aviva looks set to finally say goodbye to its 60,000 customers in Taiwan six years after it first tried to leave the market. The UK insurance firm, which has about 33 ... ( read original story ...)
Uber Faced $1 Billion in Damages in Waymo Self-Driving Car Lawsuit
The Uber logo shown on an iPad during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan on April 13 ... Waymo views winning a permanent injunction against Uber using any Waymo intellectual property as the main priority, another source familiar with the company ... ( read original story ...)
Alarm in Taiwan over triad ties to pro-China groups
But delineating politics, business and the underworld in Taiwan and across the strait to China is not easy. The CIB concedes it will be “difficult to clarify the grey areas”. Triads notorious for drugs, weapons, gambling and prostitution have for years ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Fines Qualcomm $773M for Practices That Hamper Competition
In all, companies in Taiwan over the past several years had bought $30 billion in baseband chips from Qualcomm, the regulators said. The FTC wrote that “the core of the overall [Qualcomm] business model involved, damage[s] the base frequency chip ... ( read original story ...)