TAIPEI, Taiwan — Yafan Wang defeated Eugenie Bouchard 6-4, 6-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Taiwan Open on Friday. Wang took advantage of six double-faults by the 2014 Wimbledon finalist and will next face fourth-seeded Timea Babos, who beat Magda ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan ranked 13th globally in economic freedom
A year after Taiwan achieved its highest ranking of 11th on the index, which was first compiled in 1995, it fell to 13th in the latest rankings, with declines in property rights, business freedom, labor freedom, monetary freedom and investment freedom. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to promote central bank deputy to governor
Yang joined the central bank’s department of economic research in 1989 after working as a researcher at the Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance for several years. A fluent English-speaker, Yang helped communicate with the US to get Taiwan removed from ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan firms seeking Mindanao agri partnerships
THE Board of Investments (BoI) said companies from Taiwan are seeking potential partners for agriculture and aquaculture ventures in Mindanao. In a statement, the Department of Trade and Industry’s investment promotions arm said that the Taiwan External ... ( read original story ...)
Bouchard beats Bogdan to reach Taiwan Open quarterfinals
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Canada's Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the quarterfinals of the Taiwan Open by beating Ana Bogdan 7-5, 7-5 Thursday. Bouchard, of Westmount, Que., broke Bogdan to 6-5 and then converted her second match point. She will next face Yafan Wang ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei City Partners with IOTA to Become a Blockchain-Powered Smart City
As Dominik Schiener, Co-Founder of the IOTA Foundation explained, “partnering with Taipei City lays new foundations for business models and real implementation of our technology. It is great to see IOTA’s technology implemented in a variety of ... ( read original story ...)
IOTA Partners with Taipei City to “Meet its Smart City Needs”
The first project will be digital citizen cards with built-in TangleID. Tangle is IOTA’s spin on blockchain type tech. As Taipei City’s “Smart City Living Lab” opens to proof-of-concept projects, IOTA’s distributed ledger technology may help ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says China air route dispute will determine future ties
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A dispute with China over its opening of new air routes near Taiwan will determine future relations between Taipei and Beijing, Taiwan's government said amid a deepening disagreement that could strand thousands over an important holiday. ( read original story ...)
MAUD’s “Electri-City” entry for the Taiwan power plant competition
The Hsinta Power Plant competition invited international innovation in re-designing the Taiwan power plant location in Kaohsiung City. The project, referred to as the "Hsinta Plan", aims at realizing nuclear-free homes in Taiwan within the year 2025 ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Partners With IOTA To Become A Blockchain-Powered Smart City
The company is already working on a side project for the city to create a palm-sized card with sensors that would detect light, temperature, humidity and pollution. The design is intended to give the citizens of Taipei up-to-date information about ... ( read original story ...)
Morphosis and Leers Weinzapfel on shortlist for Taiwanese power plant competition
a massive harbor city in Taiwan. The project, referred to as the "Hsinta Plan", aims at realizing nuclear-free homes in Taiwan within the year 2025 and addresses the overall need of the country's electricity supply system. The competition's goal is to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s One and Only International Gift & Stationery Show Unveils Creativity and Innovation
TAITRA promotes world trade through more than 40 annual trade shows in Taiwan and runs a network of more than 60 overseas branch offices worldwide. Markets Insider and Business Insider Editorial Teams were not involved in the creation of this post. ( read original story ...)
HTC begins new chapter following deal with Google
Taipei, Jan. 31 (CNA) 2018 could be a decisive year in the ambition of Taiwanese smartphone and virtual reality (VR) device maker HTC Corp. to be the top business in the global VR, augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) sector, now that ... ( read original story ...)
Shareholders of Apple supplier Foxconn OK subsidiary’s IPO
New Taipei City, Taiwan -- Shareholders of key Apple supplier ... Foxconn hopes to raise capital and boost its financials as it faces mounting challenges to grow its core business as global smartphone demand slows. On Wednesday, Foxconn Chairman Terry ... ( read original story ...)
Burton Mills: Germany and France Call for Eurozone Reform
TAIPEI, Taiwan, January 31, 2018 – Burton Mills economists report that French finance minister Bruno Le Maire says Germany and France aim to reach a mutual agreement on euro zone reform, including capital markets, the banking union and tax convergence by ... ( read original story ...)
China says plenty of space separates Taiwan flights amid route row
BEIJING (Reuters) - China rebuffed Taiwan’s objections in a deepening row over the opening of new flight paths in the Taiwan Strait, saying on Wednesday that the space separating routes over the waterway was more than is mandated by international standards. ( read original story ...)