Sharp Taiwan invests in local retail chain

Sharp (Taiwan) Electronics has revealed it will acquire a 66% stake in Aurora Telecom retail chain for NT$546.89 million (US$18.1 million) to strengthen marketing of its consumer electronics and home-use electric appliances in the Taiwan market. ( read original story ...)

Modest test of driverless bus may hint at big things to come

commissioner of Taipei's Department of Information Technology. "The rest of the world isn't going to stop and wait for you just because you're sputtering along," he said. Martin Ting, the general manager of 7StarLake, the Taiwanese company testing the ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan to acquire Orbital ATK cannons for local vehicle program

27 that will be used on an infantry fighting vehicle variant of the CM-32 Clouded Leopard. (Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Technology) MELBOURNE, Australia — Taiwan has ordered the Orbital ATK 30mm Mk44 Bushmaster II cannon for an indigenous ... ( read original story ...)

Chaintech Technology Corp (2425) Dips -0.59% on Oct 3

Chaintech Technology Corp currently has a total float of 109.25 million shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 16.2 and high of 24.15. Taiwan is one of the fastest-growing countries in Asia in terms of ... ( read original story ...)

Smartphones made in India? Manufacturing ambition hits hurdles

Plans for Taiwan-based Foxconn to build an electronics plant in the state of Maharashtra, which local officials said in 2015 could employ some 50,000 people, have gone quiet. According to tech research firm Counterpoint, while phones are assembled ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese spend more time on 3C devices than sleeping: survey

Taipei, Oct. 2 (CNA) People in Taiwan spend more than eight hours a day on 3C devices ... of multiple device users tended to use computers while sending text messages on their smartphones, while 39 percent of them said they watched TV and used their ... ( read original story ...)

Adversaries challenge America’s drone dominance

Poland and Taiwan were the most recent entrants into the growing league possessing armed drone technology. Earlier this year, Taipei and Warsaw announced plans to field medium-altitude, long-range aerial drones for military operations. The drone explosion ... ( read original story ...)

Hotel Design of the Future Emphasizes Sustainability

“How can you adapt a resort property in a more Northern climate to improving the ... The only finalist concept that already functions as a hotel, the Play Design Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, is about sustaining a sense of community among artists and designers. ( read original story ...)