The China Post
Date: February 9, 2017
By: The China Post news staff

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Hong Kong listed media holdings company HMV Digital China Group

has announced that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase all shares of a Taiwan-based media firm.

In the announcement, HMV Digital China Group did not identify the Taiwanese firm but indicated that it was an entertainment company focusing on investment and movie production. It added that the company was a major investor in the 2015 hit romantic comedy “Our Times”(我的少女時代) and owned the franchising rights to the movie.

The Hong Kong company did not reveal the possible value of the purchase.

HMV Digital China Group Chairman Shiu Stephen Junior (蕭定一) said in the announcement that the purchase was in line with the expansion of the company and would help HMV Digital China Group to further establish its position in movie production and distribution in the Asia-Pacific region.    [FULL  STORY]

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-02-07

The term comes from the German government’s widely imitated policy of introducing

computer technology to manufacturing, including the Internet of Things and cloud computing.

The president said the first mission of the office will be to build on cooperation between industry and academia to raise new networks of professional talent. She said she hopes students will be introduced earlier to cutting edge smart manufacturing technology and the latest market trends. Another point will be to enable people already in the workforce chances to go back to study and update their expertise.

Tsai said the office’s second mission will be to bring together the resources of government, research institutions and corporations. She said she hoped this would speed up the process of manufacturing innovation.    [FULL  STORY]

Drivers dissatisfied with company and government’s decisions

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/02/07
By: Matthew Lubin, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Following the company’s announcement that it would cease

operations in Taiwan on Feb. 10, Uber drivers have announced that they will hold a protest the same day to allow for a resumption of services, UDN reported.

The protest is scheduled for Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) on Renai Rd. At that time the drivers plan to hand over a petition to MOTC Minister Ho-Chen Tan (賀陳旦) to allow Uber to continue operations in Taiwan.

The protestors plan to meet at 8 a.m. at the corner of Hangzhou South Rd. and Aiguo East Rd. to identify drivers participating and to place protest signs on the cars.
[FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/02/07
By: Yang Ming-chu, Jalen Chung and Frances Huang

Taipei, Feb. 7 (CNA) Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (鴻海) is one of several bidders seeking to acquire a stake in Toshiba Corp’s semiconductor operations, the Asahi Shimbun reported on Tuesday.

The report said that Hon Hai, known as Foxconn outside Taiwan, participated in an auction for a minority stake in the company’s semiconductor business held by Toshiba on Feb. 3.

In addition to Hon Hai, other participants in the auction included U.S-based Western Digital and U.S. and European investment funds, the Asahi Shimbun said. The Wall Street Journal reported on its Chinese language website that the bidders also included South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix Inc.    [FULL  STORY]

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-02-06

Last year, 20,000 electric scooters were sold in Taiwan. That set a new record and was

nearly double the figure from the year before. (CNA file photo)
Last year, 20,000 electric scooters were sold in Taiwan. That set a new record and was nearly double the figure from the year before. To date, some 60,000 electric scooters have been sold in Taiwan.

There are currently about 1.65 million two-stroke scooters on the roads in Taiwan. The Environmental Protection Administration is looking to replace them within three years. If riders continue to replace them at last year’s rate, Taiwan may see over 40,000 electric scooters sold this year.

Economics Minister Lee Chih-kung spoke on Monday about plans to develop the market.   [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/02/06
By: Chen Wei-ting and Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, Feb. 6 (CNA) Evergreen Marine Corp. has received recognition for its

performance in a voluntary environmental and ecological protection program aimed at reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of vessels and avoiding collisions with whales by encouraging slower sailing speeds, the Taiwanese company said in a statement Monday.

Evergreen Line was honored in September 2016 with an environmental protection award by the Port Authority of Los Angeles in recognition of its excellent performance in the 2015 Vessel Speed Reduction Program led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States, the company said.

The award ceremony took place on Jan. 23, it added.    [FULL  STORY]

The China Post
Date: February 7, 2017
By: The China Post news staff and CNA

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The weighted index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange will very likely

soar past the 10,000-point mark sometime in the first half of the year, bolstered by the growth momentum of international equity funds flowing into the market amid the weakening of the greenback, according to market observers.

Bullish sentiment seen since the local bourse reopened last Thursday following the Lunar New Year holiday continued on Monday, pushing up the index to end at the session’s high of 9,548 points, the highest level for a year and half.

Financial and old economy shares, which have large property assets, attracted strong buying throughout the session.    [FULL  STORY]