Taiwan stocks rise to near 3-week high; techs up

TAIPEI Nov 29 Taiwan stocks rose for a third straight session on Tuesday and hit an almost three-week high, helped by technology heavyweights such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) and Hon Hai Precision Industry . As of 0410 GMT, the main ... ( read original story ...)

Malaysia deports 74 telecom fraud suspects to China

BEIJING — Malaysia deported 74 telecom fraud suspects — including 21 from Taiwan — to China on Tuesday, in the latest instance of Southeast Asian countries deferring to China's claim to sovereignty over the self-governing island. The suspects arrived ... ( read original story ...)

HTC Desire 10 Pro smartphone launched at Rs 26,490 in India

(Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO) Firing up the mid-range smartphone segment, Taiwan-based HTC Corporation on Thursday launched Desire 10 Pro at Rs 26,490 in India that comes packed with “selfie panorama” mode to capture wide-angle photos. The smartphone will be ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom Up to Hold on Solid Prospects, Risks Stay

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Chunghwa is the largest telecom operator in Taiwan. In the future, management expects to enter into the mainland China telecom market where it is likely to face intense ... ( read original story ...)

HTC launches three new smartphone models

Taipei, Nov. 22 (CNA) Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC Corp. (宏達電) launched three new smartphone models, including the 10 Evo which uses a USB Type-C for headphones instead of a headphone jack, in an effort to boost sales in Taiwan, the company ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan, Philippines undertake joint telecoms fraud raid

Acting on information provided by Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau, the National Bureau of Investigation of the Philippines raided the base of operations, seizing telecom equipment and handbooks on how to conduct telecoms fraud. Filipino agents are ... ( read original story ...)

HTC might sell its smartphone business in the coming year

The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer was hit with record low sales in February earlier this year. Among the highlights of 2016 is the HTC 10, which is easily the best smartphone in our eyes. Plus HTC just launched a new slightly-less-impressive version of ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan to punish fraudsters abroad after China deportations

Taipei has accused Beijing of abducting Taiwanese citizens ... But Beijing insists that Taiwanese fraud suspects should be sent to China to face trial because their telecom fraud crimes largely target mainland Chinese. Chinese officials blamed Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's m-payment user base growth to accelerate in 2017

More than 96 percent of Taiwan's mobile payment users plan to continue using mobile payment to make transactions, acquire merchandises and use services in the future, according to a report from Taipei-based research institute MIC (Market Intelligence ... ( read original story ...)