Google to buy part of Taiwan smartphone maker HTC for $1.1 bn

Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC said on Thursday it would sell part of its smartphone business to Google for $1.1 billion as the US giant looks to take greater control of its hardware business. Google will take on half of HTC's research staff ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

The company was founded on June 15, 1996 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Chunghwa Telecom is Taiwan's largest telecommunications company, with total assets of more than $14 billion. It operates not only fixed-line and mobile service businesses but ... ( read original story ...)

Google close to buying smartphone maker HTC’s assets: report

Alphabet Inc's Google is close to acquiring assets of Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp , Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. The Taiwan stock exchange said on Wednesday that HTC shares will be halted from Sept. 21 on a pending ... ( read original story ...)

HTC shares suspended amid rumoured Google takeover

Shares in HTC, the beleaguered Taiwanese smartphone maker, have been suspended amid rumours Google is preparing to announce an acquisition. Taiwan's stock exchange announced that shares would not be trading on Thursday morning "pending the release of ... ( read original story ...)

HTC suspends shares in wake of Alphabet takeover rumours

The Taiwanese smartphone and virtual reality headset manufacturer HTC will halt shares from Thursday, pending the “release of material information” following media reports of a purchase by Google’s parent, Alphabet. The once-powerful smartphone ... ( read original story ...)

HTC shares suspended over Google takeover speculation

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC is halting trading in its shares amid mounting speculation it is set to be taken over by Google’s parent group Alphabet. The technology firm told the Taiwan Stock Exchange, which is now closed, that it was suspending ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan moves towards developing software

Officials and experts discuss the latest technological advancements at the World Congress on Information Technology in Taipei recently (Photo courtesy of Taiwan foreign ministry) TAIPEI — Amidst rapidly growing developments in the field of information ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s property prices up 1.2% in Q2: survey

Taipei, Sept. 16 (CNA) Property prices in Taiwan rose 1.2 percent from a year earlier in the second quarter of this year and the increase has put the island on the 44th spot among the 55 countries around the world surveyed, according to London ... ( read original story ...)

Gold iPhone 8 Plus is the preferred new model in Taiwan

making it the first telecom company to do so in Taiwan. According to Asia Pacific Telecom's vice president of marketing Didy Teng (鄧美慧) more than 1,000 people have pre-ordered the iPhone 8 or the iPhone 8 Plus, with 70 percent opting for the iPhone 8 ... ( read original story ...)

20th Beijing-Taiwan Science & Technology Forum Held in Beijing

Mu Hong, head of the liaison department of the All-China Women's Federation, speaks at the Female Forum of Beijing-Taiwan Science & Technology Forum on Sept 9. [China Daily] The 20th Female Forum of Beijing-Taiwan Science & Technology Forum was held in ... ( read original story ...)