Rough Landing: Time to Close Taipei's Songshan Airport?

Given the downtown airport’s ownership structure and importance in serving Taiwan’s outlying islands, closing it would be problematic. Originally from Xindian, Alex Tsai is the manager of a bed and breakfast in the offshore island-county of Penghu and ... ( read original story ...)

China Airlines flies A350 on the Taipei-San Francisco route

China Airlines begin operating A350 on the Taipei-San Francisco route starting May 14, 2017. The airline offers three classes of service on the route -- 32 Premium Business, 31 Premium Economy, and 243 Economy Class seats. This is the first American route ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest: Cyberattack hits schools, hospital in Taiwan

The news agency says WannaCry also infected computers at an office of the Taiwan Power Company, a hospital and a business in the central city of Taichung. The business, whose name was not given, reported paying $1,000 in bitcoin to unlock files held ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei deploys Perry-class frigates to monitor Taiwan Strait

An exclusive report putting perspective on the week's most important developments. May 15 (UPI) --Taiwan has deployed two retired Oliver Hazard Perry Class guided missile frigates as it militarizes an island in the South China Sea. The latest measure is ... ( read original story ...)

Swiss Re in Taiwan parametric aquaculture insurance first

This means that fish farmers can receive their payout faster, reducing the time that is needed in claims process and settlement,” commented David Alexander, Head of Property & Casualty for Hong Kong and Taiwan at Swiss Re. “When the warning signal of ... ( read original story ...)

Tsai Pivots Taiwan Southward

Overall, the more cosmopolitan approach to business enables Taiwan to improve as a global business location. As Alan Hau-Yang, executive director for Southeast Asia Studies at National Chengchi University (政治大學) puts it, the New Southbound Policy ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks fall; TSMC down on profit taking

TAIPEI, May 16 Taiwan stocks fell on Tuesday ... The electronics subindex sank 0.6 percent, while the financials subindex was unchanged. Shares of TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, were off 1.2 percent, as investors continued to book profits ... ( read original story ...)

WannaCry ransomware hits schools in Taiwan

There had been no incidents of ransomware infection involving government agencies, including the Taipei City government and the Ministry of Finance. The threat posed by WanaCrypt0r 2.0 came to worldwide attention last Friday when over a dozen hospitals in ... ( read original story ...)

Smartphone CPE Component Market Trends and 2022 Forecast

1.4.6 South Korea Smartphone CPE Component Status and Prospect (2012-2022) 1.4.7 Taiwan Smartphone CPE Component Status and Prospect (2012-2022) 1.5 Global Market Size of Smartphone CPE Component (2012-2022) 1.5.1 Global Smartphone CPE Component Revenue ... ( read original story ...)