Taiwan News

Evergreen Marine Corp., Asia's largest container shipper, may have its eighth straight quarterly profit on higher demand for the transport of Asia-made goods from U.S. retailers, such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.5

Taiwan's economic prospects in the second half of the year will be better than the past half-year in view of the nation's sound economic structure, President Chen Shui-bian predicted Thursday.4.5

Taiwan's largest steelmaker, will lower prices for seven products for customers in the fourth quarter after prices fell in China.4

It's 5:25 on a chilly Asian morning, and just to the east of Taiwan's Mount Zhu, the sun is bursting through a thick mantle of clouds wedged between sylvan mountain ridges at a height of more than 6,000 feet.1.3

IC design house Etron Technology has started shipping 64Mbit SDRAM to panel makers including AU Optronics and Chi Mei Optoelectronics , with shipments this month contributing over US$1 million to the company's ...1.7

A delegation from Thailand's House of Representatives arrived in Taipei Friday to get more information about the recent riot by around 100 Thai laborers working on the mass rapid transit railway project in the ...2.7

Robin Gibb is the first member of the Bee Gees to make it to Taiwan. When you have sold more records over the past 40 years than anyone else -- except Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and The Beatles -- and your ...4

Royal Philips Electronics NV will release production of 90-nanometer chips, a move that may benefit partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the Economic Daily News reported, citing Philips ...4

Taiwan-based backlight unit maker Radiant Opto-Electronics had unconsolidated revenues of NT$8.251billion in the first half of 2005, up NT$5.142 sequentially.

Progressive world music combo, A Moving Sound will be performing two concerts in Taipei in the coming weeks before jetting off across the Pacific, where the group will be representing Taiwan at music festivals ...4

Taiwanese investment in Vietnam has led other territories and countries with total foreign direct investment of US$7.3 billion so far, said the Ministry of Planning and Investment.2.7

A silly-sweet, gay romantic comedy aimed primarily at teenage and college-age audiences, "Formula 17" placed ninth in Taiwan's 2004 ranking of highest-grossing Chinese-language films.

Ghetto superstar wannabe's and groupies know NORE is the real thing because he has the ex-convict credentials to prove it.4

Thousands of Chinese and Russian troops have concluded their first-ever joint military exercises by staging a mock invasion by paratroopers on China's east coast.2.9

A softly lit moon appears in the darkened theater, and suddenly, an illuminated, iridescent and elaborate dragon slithers smoothly across the stage, wrapping around itself and following the colorful light.

Autumn is around the corner, signaling the upcoming season of international film festivals in Taiwan.2

A press conference was held Aug. 18 by the Government Information Office , the agency that ... According to GIO head Pasuya Yao, the government's role is to encourage the healthy development of Taiwan's media environment.4

A tropical orchid exhibition across the Taiwan Straits will be held in Sanya, a popular seaside resort on the southern tip of Hainan Province, from Dec.1-7. The expo, which is named as "Mainland and Taiwan ...2.7

The Consumers' Foundation yesterday announced the results of a seven-week long inspection of the return and exchange policies of various Taipei City bookstores and book vendors.4

Eighty-year-old publishing veteran Tsai Wen-fu, founder of ChiuKo Publishing Inc., was bestowed a ... In the Taiwanese publishing community, the octogenarian is known as something of a risk-taker.4

Posters showing a Catholic nun holding a condom as part of an anti- The posters, put up recently at several Taipei mass transit stations, feature a woman dressed as a nun saying "Although I don't use it, I know ...2.9

Douglas Hsu, chairman of Far Eastern Group, second left, and Far EasTone Telecommunications Co president Jan Nilsson, left, lead Far Eastone's management team in celebrating the company's listing on the Taipei ...4

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Winbond Electronics Corp. has purchased advanced process equipment from Mattson Technology Inc.

Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, CMP Technologies, a leader and innovator in chemical mechanical planarization technology for the global semiconductor industry, today announced that it will build a pad ...

CLEVELAND, August, 18, 2005 Mayor Jane L. Campbell, OneCleveland and Intel Corporation launched an international announcement today about Clevelands future in technology.

TAINAN, TAIWAN - Portuguese sailors in the 15th century named Taiwain "Formosa," meaning "beautiful island." But on most days, it's hard to even see the mountainous island through the shroud of smog.

Skype Technologies is looking for partners in Taiwan to develop Skype-enabled peripherals that will help broaden Skype's application software to IT hardware other than PCs, company CEO Niklas Zennstrom said ...

Taiwan has withdrawn an anti-AIDS campaign ad featuring a smiling nun holding a condom after it sparked an outcry from Roman Catholics, local media said on Wednesday.

TAIPEI, Aug 24 Asia Pulse - The Alliance of Fairness and Justice on Tuesday criticized the government for drafting a tax law that will allow rich business people to enjoy greater tax exemptions and avoid paying ...2.7

Wireless VOIP: The Path to Enterprise Fixed/Mobile Convergence Voice over wireless LAN is gaining traction in the enterprise as robust wireless networking systems and dualmode 802.11/cellular handsets emerge on ...

PowerDsine Ltd. , a pioneer in Power over Ethernet solutions, announced today that it has granted a license to Netstar Technology Corporation of Taiwan for use of PowerDsine's U.S. Patent 6,473,608 in ...2.7

A peace group yesterday called on the public and the government to support a campaign to change what they call "discriminatory" Chinese translations for terms related to Islam and Jews.4

The leading Taiwan-based LCD driver IC testing and packaging house, ChipMOS Technologies, is confident that the market's bullish outlook will persist through the end of the year, with average selling prices ...

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Australia and China began a second round of talks on a free trade agreement that could eventually ... US, Afghan forces kill 105 rebels in three weeks Mon Aug 22, 3:58 PM ET KABUL (AFP) - US and Afghan forces have killed at least 105 Taliban militants in the past three weeks as they try to secure the country before key legislative elections, the ...2.1

Microsoft is marketing an RFID package for postal services at a stamp exhibition in Taiwan, hoping to woo the government's post office and potentially forge a new line of business for the software maker.2.7

A few Kuanghwa Elementary School students, accompanied by their teacher, pose for a photograph several decades ago.4