Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/05/18
By: Charles Kang and Kuo Chung-han

New Delhi, May 18 (CNA) Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) established a

“Taiwan Desk” at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in New Delhi on Thursday, to help Taiwanese business people invest in the South Asian country.

The launch ceremony was co-hosted by Taiwan’s representative to India Tien Chung-kwang (田中光) and Dushyant Thakor, deputy head of “Invest India” under India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Thakor said he was glad Taiwan had decided to set up an investment service desk and welcomed Taiwanese businessmen to invest in India, promising that “Invest India” would do its best to provide investors with the information they need.   [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/05/17
By: Taiwan Today

Taiwan ranks 16th among 75 countries and territories in the first Inclusive Internet

Index: Bridging Digital Divides report by London-based Economist Intelligence Unit, according to the Board of Science and Technology under the Executive Yuan May 12.

Published in March, the EIU index assesses the degree to which an economy enables the adoption and beneficial use of the internet. Countries are rated in 46 indicators across the four categories of affordability, availability, readiness and relevance.

With a score of 79.7 out of 100, Taiwan places fourth in Asia, trailing Singapore at No. 1, Japan at No. 5 and South Korea at No. 6. Sweden tied for first place globally, followed by the U.S. at No. 3 and U.K. at No. 4. Congo, Niger and Liberia rounded out the rankings, in that order.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/05/17
By: Scarlett Chai and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, May 17 (CNA) A Taiwan delegation will depart Thursday for Hanoi to attend the

trade ministers’ meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, a government spokesman said Wednesday.

The delegation to the May 20-21 meeting will be led by John Deng (鄧振中), Minister without Portfolio and the head of Cabinet’s Office of Trade Negotiations, the office’s spokesman said.

The annual APEC meeting of Ministers Responsible for Trade will discuss priorities in 2017, including issues such as deepening regional economic integration; supporting multilateral trade systems; and strengthening micro, small and medium-sized enterprises’ competitiveness and innovation, according to the spokesman.

The Taiwan delegation will also attend a trade and innovation seminar on Thursday in Vietnam, the spokesman said. [SOURCE]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/05/16
By: Jeffery Wu and Frances Huang

Taipei, May 16 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed slightly lower Tuesday as the

bellwether electronics sector lost ground, led by chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC,台積電), the most heavily weighted stock in Taiwan’s stock market, dealers said.

Market sentiment took a hit after MSCI Inc. cut Taiwan’s weighting in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which is closely watched by foreign investors, they said.

Despite selling in the high-tech sector, the old economy and financial sectors remained resilient to support the broader market, helping the weighted index remain above the 10,000-point mark at the close, dealers said.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: May 17, 2017
By: Lauly Li / Staff reporter

Taiwanese smartphone vendor HTC Corp (宏達電) yesterday unveiled the HTC U11, a

new flagship handset, at the company’s headquarters in Taipei, with the firm hoping the model sparks a turnaround in its loss-making smartphone business.

The introduction of the high-end product is timed to mark HTC’s 20th anniversary, HTC said.

“We chose to launch the U11 today as it represents the beginning of another 20 years of HTC,” HTC president of smartphone and connected devices business Chang Chia-lin (張嘉臨) told a global news conference.

The 5.5-inch U11 is powered by Qualcomm Inc’s latest Snapdragon 835 processor. It features a curved all-glass body. The edges of the device are touch-sensitive, allowing users to squeeze them to take photographs or open applications.
[FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/05/16
By: Yu Hsiao-han and Frances Huang

Taipei, May 16 (CNA) The number of workers on unpaid leave in Taiwan in the first

half of May fell to a low of almost six years at a time when the local economy is showing signs of improvement, the Ministry of Labor (MOL) said Tuesday.

As of May 15, the number of workers who had agreed with their employers to take unpaid leave fell from 184 at the end of April to 102, the lowest level since the government started to release the data in October 2011, the MOL said.

The number of employers who implemented their unpaid leave programs also fell to a six-year low of four as of May 15, down two from the end of April, according to MOL statistics.

During the 15-day period, two employers terminated their unpaid leave programs and no other employers implemented their own programs, the data indicates.
[FULL  STORY]