Taipei, March 17 (CNA) With Taiwan's property market cooling, there has been a fall in the number of new buildings being built, according to government statistics released on Friday. In 2016, the government issued licenses for buildings with a total floor ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung ranks top of smartphone sales in 2016
TAIPEI -- Undeterred by the widely reported explosion of several Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, Taiwan's consumers have demonstrated a preference for the South Korean firm's smartphone models over other brands, making Samsung the largest smartphone ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. Announces 7nm+ Technology
Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) has been on a roll over the last several years, bringing out new manufacturing technologies and subsequent enhancements thereof like clockwork. That pace of innovation has been one ... ( read original story ...)
Why the appetite for overseas properties will grow
According to figures from Taiwan’s Interior Ministry, 1,086 Hong Kong people emigrated to the island last year, compared to 697 in 2014 and marking one of the highest figures in recent years. There have been many pamphlets in my letter box for property ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Review: Shangri-la’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel Taipei – Excellent Horizon Club Lounge With Amazing Taipei 101 Views
There is perhaps no other hotel in Taipei that has a better view than Shangri-la’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel Taipei. At 43 storeys tall, the property stands at southern section of the main drag of the CBD, Tun Hwa South Road and is adjacent to the Far ... ( read original story ...)
HTC Teaser Hints At New Smartphone Launch In March
HTC has launched two smartphones at the CES 2017, but a post on the company's Taiwanese Facebook Page is giving a serious hint that HTC U Ultra and HTC U Play aren't the only two handsets that it intends to introduce this year. The teaser posted by the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Huawei launches black Mate 9, Porsche Design Mate 9
Huawei also plans to strengthen its presence in the NT$5,000-10,000 segment to ramp up the popularity of Huawei' smartphones in Taiwan, while aiming a 2-fold increase of its smartphone shipments in the local market in 2017, Tsao said. Buoyed by improved ... ( read original story ...)
China says investment will help unification with Taiwan
Long-standing political tension between the neighbours has seen Taiwan put restrictions on Chinese investments in its prized semiconductor sector, with an eye to protecting intellectual property and trade secrets. At least three major deals have fallen ... ( read original story ...)
Dacin launched Vision Residential project
Dacin, the third largest construction company of Taiwan, officially launched the first phase of its Vision Residential project on March 12. Located in Tran Dai Nghia Street of Binh Tan district, at An Lac Roundabout, buyers found Vision Residential so ... ( read original story ...)
Shares in MediaTek unit soar on main board debut
Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Shares in Andes Technology Corp. (晶心科), an embedded microprocessor intellectual property supplier and a subsidiary of leading Taiwanese integrated circuit designer MediaTek Inc., jumped on the company's first day on the Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
China Times: Taiwan's semiconductor industry at critical juncture
For Taiwan, the sector is especially significant as it accounted ... U.S. to upgrade its semiconductor industry by nurturing new talent, protecting intellectual property rights and promoting the Internet of Things. The semiconductor industry has long ... ( read original story ...)
It's the government that runs the court of law
if such a treaty does not include conditions regarding the possession of property and territory taken during the war. The R.O.C. signed a peace treaty with Japan in Taipei in 1952 to end the war that broke out in 1944. This principle enabled Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Chuck Chicken builds a nest in China
Malaysian prodco Animasia Studio has announced key partnerships with three Chinese companies as it continues to expand its Chuck Chicken property. TangChao Animation ... The show has also premiered on Disney China (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau), Disney ... ( read original story ...)
US slips in economic freedom rankings
Taiwan and South Korea, long Dragons of the Far East merit ... It adds poignantly, "The State owns all land, and protection of foreign intellectual property continues to erode." India too, ranking at #143, whose impressive economic growth has reached ... ( read original story ...)
Six Senses to take over management of Canyon Ranch Kaplankaya
It has been open less than a year, but Canyon Ranch’s first location outside of the US will soon change hands, with Six Senses taking over management of the property in May 2017 ... Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile unveils flagship Xperia XZ family products
Sony Mobile Communications has unveiled four new smartphones in the Taiwan market, including the flagship Xperia XZs and XZ Premium, and mid-range Xperia XA1 and XA1 Ultra. Among them, the Xperia XZs and Xperia XA1 will be available in the local market in ... ( read original story ...)