The United States is staunch informal ally of Taiwan's and a major trading partner. But “there are private relations, business to business,” between Taiwan and North Korea, Liang said. Government trade figures show Taiwan received about $2 million in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Dollar Problem
Taiwan's chief financial officers have a problem. Their currency is among Asia's top performers, strengthening 8 percent against the dollar over the past 12 months. In July, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., with a 19 percent weight on the benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn Builds Taiwan’s Largest Supercomputer
A six-petaflop system has been installed at Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Software Technology Park, making it the most powerful supercomputer in the country. The machine was constructed by Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, aka Foxconn Technology Group ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan investigating man over illegal oil shipments to North Korea
HONG KONG -- Prosecutors in Taiwan said they're investigating a man suspected of involvement in illegal oil sales to North Korea. In a statement late Wednesday, prosecutors said they questioned a man surnamed Chen before releasing him on bail of 1.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan releases man on bail in suspected North Korean oil transfer
TAIPEI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A court in Taiwan has released on bail a man prosecutors allege to have made false declarations in the case of a Hong Kong-flagged tanker suspected of transferring oil to North Korea in violation of international sanctions. ( read original story ...)
Smartphone sales in Taiwan see worst-ever decline in 2017
About 7-7.5 million smartphones were sold in Taiwan in 2017, slipping nearly one million units or 9% from a year earlier - the worst-ever decrease in the local smartphone market, according to an industry estimate. Nevertheless, sales value of smartphones ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung launches Galaxy A8, A8+ in Taiwan
With the availability of the two models, the vendor aims to ramp up its share in the local mid-tier smartphone market to 30%, up from 25% currently, according to Randy Lee, deputy general manager of mobile communications business unit, Samsung Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Mayor Ko heading to Turkey to discuss mosque construction in Taipei
... in making a donation for the construction of a mosque in Taipei City, according to Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) who will visit the country in a few weeks to discuss the project. Ko said during a press conference on Thursday that Turkey has ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan investigates man over illegal North Korean oil sales
HONG KONG (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan said they're investigating a man suspected of involvement in illegal oil sales to North Korea. In a statement late Wednesday, prosecutors said they questioned a man surnamed Chen before releasing him on bail of 1.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan dentist ordered to pay mother, who financed his education, nearly $1 million
TAIPEI, Taiwan — It is an age-old arrangement, and one that is usually implicit: Parents pay for their children’s educations, and hope that in their old age the children will support them. But in a case that made its way to Taiwan’s highest court, a ... ( read original story ...)
Pegatron chair named Asian business newsmaker
Taipei, Jan. 2 (CNA) Tung Tzu-hsien (童子賢), chairman of Taiwan-based contract electronics maker Pegatron Corp., has been named one of nine business newsmakers in Asia by Japan's Nikkei. In a report posted on its website Monday, Nikkei said as a ... ( read original story ...)
ChipMOS to Present at Credit Suisse’s 2018 Greater China Technology and Internet Conference
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC ... ("OSAT"), today announced that it will present at Credit Suisse's 2018 Greater China Technology and Internet Conference, in Hong Kong on Wednesday, January 10 and Thursday, January ... ( read original story ...)
Lineage M and Taipei 101 Launch The World’s Premier of Mysterious Code mission in Counting Down to the New Year
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Netizens in Taiwan are abuzz with excitement at the hidden message contained within the 60-second countdown video shown on the Taipei 101 T-Pad at New Year's Eve. This was the creative collaboration between ... ( read original story ...)
MediaTek may return to flagship-smartphone chip market in 2H18
Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek's Helio X series flagship smartphone chipsets are expected to stage a comeback in the second half of 2018 at the earliest to brace for the advent of the 5G technology era, while continuing tapping the midrange and high ... ( read original story ...)
Urban renewal breathes new life into Taipei’s old city
After nearly 20 months of work, city officials unveiled the newly restored Qing ... Ko might also have pointed out that the North Gate marks the site of Taipei's first urban renewal project, which began in 1895 when the Japanese arrived and began ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan dentist must repay mother for training fees
Taiwan's top court has ordered a man to pay his mother almost $1m (£710,000) for raising him and funding his dentistry training. The mother signed a contract with her son in 1997, when he was 20 years old, stating he would pay her 60% of his monthly ... ( read original story ...)