As per tests conducted by the telecom body, data speeds measured from the primary SIM slot were reduced by almost 40% when a 4G-only Jio SIM was placed in SIM slot 2 of a MediaTek powered smartphone. Following up on the issue, Taiwan-based MediaTek has ... ( read original story ...)
With over 100 handset brands in a $15 billion market, consolidation is just around the corner
Recently, Taiwan's HTC exited this segment to focus on the high end. Faisal Siddiqui, president, HTC South Asia, said, "We were never into feature phones and never played strongly in the sub-Rs 10,000 market. We sell between Rs 12,000 and Rs 20,000 with ... ( read original story ...)
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and Union Bank of Taiwan. How it Works Organizers of the Friday press conference put on skits to introduce the two ways in which e-Health Pay on a smartphone can be used to pay one's medical bills. At the app's partner hospitals, e-Health Pay users can ... ( read original story ...)
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The travel guides I had read before coming to Taipei described Longshan Temple as the most famous Buddhist temple in the Taiwanese capital. Because of that, I included the temple in my must-see sights in Taipei. But Longshan Temple is, first and foremost ... ( read original story ...)
O-Bank goes digital in preparation for IPO
O-Bank (formerly Industrial Bank of Taiwan), is keen to transform itself into “a nimble and digitally-focused boutique lender” as it gears on for an IPO. The IPO is scheduled for early May and is the first bank listing in Taiwan in 13 years. ( read original story ...)
Strong IPO pipeline for 2017: Report
The growth was led by Asia-Pacific, with China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan showing the most activity ... to clear an extensive backlog of listings by increasing the pace of IPO approvals throughout the year. “IPO activity in Asia-Pacific has been ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: US relations won’t be harmed by Trump-Xi meeting
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Thursday that it is confident its relations with the U.S. won’t be harmed when President Donald Trump holds his first summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week, citing assurances from the U.S. side. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan unlikely to come off US currency watch list: central bank
Taiwan is unlikely to be taken off the U.S. currency watch list in that country's mid-April foreign exchange market report despite local media speculation, a top central bank official said Thursday. In light of U.S. President Trump's comments in March that ... ( read original story ...)
Review: Grand Hyatt Taipei
Weekend in Taipei: Introduction Review: Eva Air 777-300ER Houston to Taipei Review: Grand Hyatt Taipei Weekend in Taipei: Touring Taipei Weekend in Taipei: Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport Review: Cathay Pacific Taipei to Hong Kong Review: Cathay ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan business keeps heat on Tsai over labor reforms
Taiwanese business leaders have blasted President Tsai Ing-wen's administration over labor reforms enacted last December, in a battle that says much about the demographic changes confronting the island economy. One of the pillars of the amended labor ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to build new subs
Taiwan's submarine project comes in the middle of a four-year design contract ... The announcement follows the March 21 visit to the nation's main sub base at the southern city of Kaohsiung by President Tsai Ing-wen, where she said she was determined ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Oppo leapfrogs Sony Mobile in smartphone vendor rankings
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo outperformed Sony Mobile Communications for the first time to capture the fifth position with a 9.8% share in terms of shipment volume in the Taiwan smartphone market in February, according to data compiled by local ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to build eight submarines under indigenous shipbuilding project
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan plans to build eight submarines to bolster its current fleet of four ageing foreign-built vessels, a senior Taiwanese navy official said on Wednesday. "In our indigenous submarine project, we hope to be able to make eight ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says local listed companies take forex losses of $4.4 bln in 2016
TAIPEI, April 5 Taiwan's financial regulator said on Wednesday that companies listed on the local stock exchange had reported forex losses of T$133.9 billion ($4.4 billion) in 2016, because of the Taiwan currency's strength against the U.S. dollar. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks up as Hon Hai's shares surge on strong Q4 profits
As of 0150 GMT, the main TAIEX index rose 1.1 percent, to 9,915.13 points, after closing down 0.4 percent on Friday. Taiwan's financial markets where shut Monday and Tuesday for public holidays. The electronics subindex rose 1.6 percent, while the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan's president guest raps in this music video that'll make you want to visit the island
As promotional videos go, it's... different. Taiwanese rapper Dwagie has a song called Light Up Taiwan singing the praises of his homeland, which he helpfully points out isn't Thailand or China. Dwagie, also known as Dog G, has worked with the American ... ( read original story ...)