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Chinese and Taiwanese companies are preparing for a closer union. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China , the biggest bank in China, is in talks to buy a $3 billion stake in Cathay Financial Holdings of Taiwan.
Contrary to one report, the foundry business is hot, as Taiwan vendors are sold out and leading-edge yields are improving, according to an analyst.
SINGAPORE — In Taipei and Hong Kong, horrid crimes are no longer left for tabloid readers to imagine. Crimes are now re-enacted by animators, who render the latest real-life carjackings and knifings into video game-quality digital cartoons.
Market research firm revised its 2009 PC sales forecast thanks to better-than-expected third quarter shipments and said Taiwan's Acer moved into the No. 2 position in global PC sales in the third quarter. Taiwan - Acer - Personal computer - Asia - Market research
If there’s one thing besides a fruity fantasy setting that defines the design of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game: its inability to be “beaten.” Think about it. While every other game out there can be beaten, or finished, that’s not in the best interests of MMORPG designers, who want to eke out that $15 monthly [...]
Would you pay $1,200 for an as-of-yet unreleased Intel Core i9 chip? Hard to say if the transaction actually occurred, but an auction recently ended from a Taiwanese eBay user who claims to be selling a six-core, 2.4GHz Xeon Westmere Gulftown processor. We can't vouch for the validity of the listing, but those are some pretty convincing pictures being tossed around -- ones that aren't blurred ...
The lowest birth rate in the world and a rapidly ageing society could lead to a spate of social problems in Taiwan, a report cited the Taiwanese health minister as saying on Saturday.
Computerworld - Lifted by fast-growing notebook shipments, Taiwan's Acer Inc. grabbed the No. 2 spot in the global PC market for the first time over Dell Inc., according to iSuppli Corp.
(RTTNews) - Tuesday, Markit Economics reported that the Taiwan HSBC Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index stood at a seasonally adjusted 58.4 in November, down from 59.8 in the previous month. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while one below 50 suggests contraction.
Taiwanese 3G mobile operator Vibo Telecom launched a trial TD-SCDMA network on Tuesday, an event timed to coincide with a Chinese official's visit to Taiwan to discuss how Taiwan and China can work more closely on developing technology standards.
Taiwan's Ministry of Education plans to offer e-readers to schoolkids on the island next year as part of efforts to further digitize schools and promote reading.
Acer has officially leapfrogged Dell to become the world's second-largest PC builder, iSuppli confirmed in a new study. The Taiwan firm's computer shipments jumped 16.6 percent year-over-year in the summer to nearly 10.74 million PCs, or a 13.4 percent share of the entire market. Meanwhile, Dell actually dropped 5.9 percent to ship 10.34 million PCs, or 12.9 percent of the whole group....
Over the past decade, vaccines have resurfaced as an attractive commercial proposition for Pharma. The developed world has been the initial focus of vaccine makers due to the better healthcare infrastructure and higher price levels.
BANCIAO, Taiwan (AP) — The Taiwanese social drama "No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti" was the big winner at the Chinese-language equivalent of the Oscars, winning best picture and best director for Leon Dai.
(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market on Monday ended the two-day losing streak in which it had lost more than 260 points or 3.3 percent along the way.
November 28, 2009: Chinese and Taiwanese businessmen want closer economic ties between the two countries. But Taiwanese politicians want China to remove some of the weapons (especially over a thousand ballistic missiles aimed at the island) massed on the coast opposite Taiwan.
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