A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook southern Japan yesterday, but no major damage was reported and only relatively minor tsunami arrived at the coast. The quake hit at 4:42pm off ...
The 5 Most Economically-Free Countries in the World
Here are the top five from the Heritage Foundation's influential 2024 ranking of the most economically-free countries.
China Rejects $1 Trillion Plan to End Housing Crisis
The IMF recently recommended a four-year plan to deliver unfinished housing and protect homebuyers across the country.
Taiwan to increase technology budget next year, premier says
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said Wednesday (Aug. 7) the government plans to increase the technology budget by 14.9% in 2025.
Taiwan’s Minghsin University of Science and Technology hosts semiconductor workshop
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Twenty-three industry experts participated in the University of Science and Technology’s (MUST) Workshop on Semiconductor Development on Tuesday (Aug. 6).
Taiwan stocks see largest single-day gain in history
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) made its largest single-day gain in history on Wednesday (Aug. 7), recording a 3.87 increase in value with a total turnover of NT$443.32 billion ...
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd (CHT) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd ( NYSE: CHT) Q2 2024 Results Conference Call August 6, 2024 3:00 AM ET Angela Tsai - Director of Investor Relations Harrison Kuo - Chairman Ivan Lin - President Vincent Chen ...
Taiwan wife charges ‘too fat’ husband fee for sex, court grants him divorce
A husband in Taiwan filed for divorce because his wife – who opposed the split – kept demanding cash from him each time he wanted sex. The court granted the man, known by the pseudonym Hao, a divorce ...
Chunghwa Telecom Reports Un-Audited Consolidated Operating Results for the Second Quarter of 2024
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) ("Chunghwa" or "the Company") today reported its un-audited operating results for the second quarter of 2024. All figures were prepared in ...
China launches rocket carrying new constellation of satellites
China says it has launched a rocket carrying a constellation of a reported 18 satellites as part of efforts to assert its presence in space TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China says it launched a rocket Tuesday ...
Chunghwa Telecom Q2 Profit, Margin Down, Revenues Rise
(RTTNews) - Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (CHT) Tuesday reported that its second-quarter net income attributable to stockholders of the parent decreased 1 percent to NT$9.82 billion from NT$9.92 ...
Keep cash dowry in separate account to avoid splitting it in divorce: lawyer
A cash dowry for a marrying daughter should be saved in a separate account, to avoid it being split in half after a divorce, a lawyer said on Friday.
Taiwan stocks plunge more than 8%
The Taiwanese firm controls more than half the world's output of silicon wafers -- considered the lifeblood of the global economy -- that are used to power anything from smartphones and cars to ...
Foreign vessels repeatedly damage underwater cables
Photo: Taipei Times file The nation has 10 domestic submarine cables, all invested, constructed and maintained by Chunghwa Telecom, the report says. There were 36 cases of damage caused by external ...
New technology
The shares declined 5.62 percent to close at NT$924 in Taipei, dragging down the benchmark TAIEX, which fell 3.29 percent to 22,119.21 points amid a technical correction, Taiwan Stock Exchange data ...
At Least 4 Dead and Dozens Missing After Landslide and Flood in China
Hundreds of people were forced to leave their homes in a mountainous part of Sichuan Province. An expressway bridge collapsed amid heavy rains.