Taipei, March 23 (CNA) U.S. President Donald Trump's announced ... The U.S.'s tariff plan is aimed at protecting the intellectual property rights of American high-tech companies and is expected to have a big impact on Taiwanese companies with factories ... ( read original story ...)
Author Li Ao Remembered by Former Colleague
Li Ao died in Taipei of brain cancer on March 18 ... and the claims he stole his friend’s property. On the one hand, bragging was part of his jocular manner. Sometimes he would say, “Whenever I am looking for someone to admire, I look in the mirror.” ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s HTC to get Google boost as it posts biggest loss
Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC posted its worst-ever quarterly loss on Monday, but said it expects a boost from the $1.1 billion deal with Google sealed earlier this year. The deal, completed in January, saw Google buy part of HTC's smartphone ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan offers innovative eco product to Qatar
DOHA: Taiwan is set to introduce its globally acclaimed innovative energy saving/generating eco smart glasses to Qatar’s property market. By replacing a building’s ceiling and walls with the specially-developed thin-film PV modules, harmful radiation ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Intros First Testing Facility For Autonomous Vehicles
The city government of Taipei in Taiwan has introduced the country’s first ... Called the K-City, it will be open to a wide range of companies including Samsung, SK Telecom, Naver, Hyundai, and Kia, which will all be allowed to test their self-driving ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan edges toward liberalizing cryptocurrency as other asian countries tighten rules
Liberalization would nurture a domestic financial technology sector, timely as Taiwan’s signature high-tech hardware gives up ground to foreign firms. Today the government and ruling party-dominated legislature show early signs of veering toward ... ( read original story ...)
LG inaugurates first flagship retail store in Taiwan
LG Electronics has opened its first flagship retail store in Taipei. The store is expected to boost the sale of LG's major product lines, including ultra-thin TVs, IT products, smart household appliances and mobile devices in the Taiwanese market. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seeking closer tech cooperation with Israel
Taipei, March 19 (CNA) Taiwan is hoping to cooperate more closely with Israel in the technology field to strengthen its ability to innovate, Science and Technology Minister Chen Liang-gee (陳良基) said Monday. One way to achieve this, Chen said ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom Taps Tata Communications MOVE Ecosystem for Global IoT Roaming
Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest mobile network operator and Tata Communications are collaborating to bring global connectivity to consumer electronics and industrial Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Tata Communications MOVE – IoT Connect allows IoT ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s science ministry plans to counter China’s incentives
Taipei, March 16 (CNA) Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on Friday announced three main directions it plans to take to counter China's efforts to attract Taiwanese investment and talent by offering a raft of incentives According to a ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom Enhances Connectivity to Asia with Southeast Asia-Japan 2 (SJC2) Submarine Cable
TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 15, 2018 –Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”) and the members of the Southeast Asia – Japan 2 (SJC2) consortium signed an agreement with NEC Corporation to build a high ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Star expects positive EBITDA in 2018
Taiwan Star Telecom expects its EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) to become positive in 2018 as the number of its mobile service subscribers and ARPU (average return per user) have continued to increase, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom : Tata Com ink deal for global IoT connectivity
Tata Communications is joining forces with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom to bring global connectivity to consumer electronics and industrial Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In a joint statement, the companies said the partnership will enable Chunghwa ... ( read original story ...)
Smartphones: No Recovery In Sight, Says Morgan Stanley
Taiwan Semi may see some boost from fabb’ing parts for crypto currency mining, which may offset poor trends assembling Apple’s A-series processors for the iPhone. MediaTek has guided its 1Q'18 smartphone chipset shipments to decline 20-30% Q/Q ... ( read original story ...)
Vancouver-Developed CryptoKitties Launches its Mega-Popular Blockchain Cryptocollectible Game in China, Hong Kong & Taiwan
the world's first and most successful consumer product built on blockchain technology, has officially launched in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. To avoid the Ethereum network overload CryptoKitties caused when it premiered in North America in late 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
Technology helps advance Taiwan democracy: minister without portfolio
The Vatican, March 12 (CNA) Minister without Portfolio Audrey Tang (唐鳳), a digital technology professional, touted Taiwan's democratic development in the current digital age, at a meeting in Vatican City last weekend. During the meeting that was ... ( read original story ...)