Qualcomm announced an intent to collaborate on 5G NR-enabled small cell technologies with Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a applied research and technical services NGO in Taiwan. The effort is expected to accelerate delivery and global ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm, ITRI collaborate on 5G Small Cell Development
“This joint effort with ITRI is a key part of the investments we are making in Taiwan to ensure the industry continues to move rapidly toward deployment of 5G NR technology,” said Jim Cathey, senior vice president and president, Asia Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
Okura to open third spa hotel in Taiwan as part of Asian expansion
Japan-based Okura Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to open its third spa hotel on the island of Taiwan. The company has signed a deal ... As well as the new Taichung property, the group has eight properties planned in other Asian metropolises. ( read original story ...)
Govt auctions street for $90,000 due to $994 unpaid taxes, fines and interest
... of $5.1m — who lost the property when the governing board failed to pay a $14-a-year property tax, SF Chronicle reported. Lam, who was born in Taiwan, and Cheng, originally from Hong Kong, came across the deal in April 2015 when looking for property ... ( read original story ...)
High housing price-to-income ratio threat to Taiwan: ratings agency
However, the high housing price-to-income ratio in Taiwan could pose a risk to the local property market in the long term, said Daniel Hsiao (蕭黎明), another credit analyst of Taiwan Ratings, a partner of U.S.-based Standard & Poor's. The housing price ... ( read original story ...)
Residents of an exclusive San Francisco street didn’t pay their taxes. So someone bought their street.
"As legal owners of this property, we have a lot of options," Cheng said, adding that nothing has been decided yet. If the association stopped paying taxes earlier in the 20th century, the Taiwan-born Cheng would have been shut out of the sale until after ... ( read original story ...)
Wealthy San Francisco residents lose private street over tax bill
Mr Cheng is originally from Taiwan, and Ms Lam from Hong Kong ... "The association was shocked. The property management firm was not aware of any sale or of any taxes owed," he said. "It is hard to understand why anyone would buy this property for any ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom Announces Management Changes
Mr. Fu-Kuei Chung, the newly-appointed Chief Audit Executive, is the Chairman of Taiwan International Standard Electronics, a subsidiary company of Chunghwa Telecom. Prior to the Chairman position, Mr. Chung had overseen several major business and ... ( read original story ...)
HTC U11 review: Knight in shining armour
HTC took a 'U' turn this year for its smartphone design philosophy as it ditched metal in favour of glass. The Taiwan based smartphone maker announced the U-Play and U-Ultra smartphones earlier in the year which got a very underwhelming response. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares retreat slightly
and Largan Precision Co. (大立光), a smartphone camera lens supplier to Apple Inc., lost 0.79 percent to end at NT$5,650.00. In the non-high-tech sector, China Steel Corp. (中鋼), the largest steel maker in Taiwan, fell 0.39 percent to close at NT$25 ... ( read original story ...)
iPhone 8 rumours we hope are true
More rumoured details of the iPhone 8, Apple’s 10th anniversary smartphone, have surfaced this week, following Apple’s quarterly earnings announcement last week. According to a recent video released by Taiwanese smartphone store Hao, which showed an ... ( read original story ...)
Delegation to Japan expected to sign NT$8 billion in deals
The MOEA said that VR ZONE also represents cooperation between Bandai Namco and Taiwan's smartphone vendor HTC Corp. (宏達電), which has launched its first VR headset, the HTC Vive. ( read original story ...)
Curing the ‘Ghost Island’: Why Taiwan Needs Basic Income
Sun Yat-sen believed that the benefits from natural resources, monopolies, and property should be shared amongst all citizens. This is precisely the philosophy behind UBI, argues Tyler Prochazka. Ask any college aged student in Taiwan about their financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Okura announces its third luxury hotel property in Taiwan.
Source : Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. Hotel Okura announced that it will open The Okura Prestige Taichung, in 2021, for the operation and management of The Okura Prestige Taichung, Hotel Okura has signed a contract with Goldman International Hotel Management ... ( read original story ...)
Google slashes Pixel and Pixel XL price by up to $200 for back-to-school promotion
In October 2016, the search giant formally unveiled the Pixel and Pixel XL, two top-of-the-line smartphones made in partnership with Taipei, Taiwan-based electronics maker HTC. The Pixel and Pixel XL may be produced by HTC, but they’re unquestionably ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei City library fosters love-for-reading atmosphere even for kids too young to read
One major reason is its government has spared neither money nor technology to bring the latest state-of-the-art learning environment to its constituents. Book-processing machines are found throughout the Taipei City Public Library to facilitate the ... ( read original story ...)