WCIT 2017 set to open Sept. 10 in Taipei

Taipei, Sept. 1 (CNA) Dubbed the Olympics of the international technology industry, the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2017 will be held in Taipei from Sept. 10-13, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Friday. This year's theme is ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s peering community in the spotlight

Taiwan’s major Internet Exchange is Taipei Internet eXchange (TPIX), which is operated by Chief Telecom, a company in the Chung Hwa Telecom (CHT) group. Later in the day, the Chairman of Chief Telecom, Yan Hong Wu, explained that TPIX is focused on ... ( read original story ...)

Microsoft launches Azure Stack hybrid cloud system in Taiwan

The system incorporates features of the public and private clouds, Taipei Times reports. The product would be available in 46 countries from next month during Microsoft’s phase one launch program. Microsoft partnered with Far EasTone Telecommunications ... ( read original story ...)

Buying interest rises in Taipei’s upscale homes

1 (CNA) Luxury homes accounted for about 10 percent of the total housing transactions in August in Taipei, the most closely watched property market in Taiwan, up from about 7 percent the previous month, according to statistics released Friday by property ... ( read original story ...)

HTC Drops To The Fifth Position In Taiwan’s Phone Market

The Taoyuan City, Taiwan-based smartphone maker was outpaced by OPPO largely due to the launch of the OPPO R11, a selfie-focused handset which was the best-selling Android device in Taiwan last month, according to sources from retail channels in the Far ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan looks to clean up its act on money laundering

The potential costs and increased difficulty of getting transactions done under the new rules worry those in the property market, said Wong Jui-chi, the spokesman for Taiwan’s Chinese Association of Real Estate brokers, while emphasising that his ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan startup develops laser engraver for general users

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Muherz, a Taiwan-based start-up, is aiming to bring laser engraving to the masses with its Kickstarter-funded device Cubiio. Built in the shape of a cube, Cubiio can be used to engrave images saved on a memory card onto leather ... ( read original story ...)

HTC, Asustek smartphone businesses hit headwinds

Taiwan's top-two smartphone vendors HTC and Asustek Computer are facing mounting pressure on how to make a turnaround of their beleaguered smartphone business amid increasing competition, according to industry sources. In the Taiwan market, China-based ... ( read original story ...)

Fewer empty homes recorded in Taiwan last year

http://www.property-report.com/c/document_library/get_file ... average monthly power consumption below 60 kilowatts per hour qualified as empty homes. New Taipei City had an empty home rate of 7.6 percent, representing around 118,067 units, the highest ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei’s most expensive condo comes in a ‘double helix’

Wealthy individuals at home and abroad have flocked to this new property, whose price per unit is said to be over 1 billion New Taiwan dollars ($32.9 million). The condo is being built by Japanese general contractor Kumagai Gumi, which also built Taipei ... ( read original story ...)