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Taiwan students fight virus with high-tech Lego dispenser
Taiwan students unique way to fight the coronavirus and stay ahead of the curve in epidemic prevention – an automated disinfectant dispenser built from Lego. Read more…
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Taiwan MNOs all announce remarkably similar 5G pricing
Taiwanese MNOs Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile Company and Far EasTone have revealed the initial pricing for 5G connectivity and they are all similar. Read more…
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Taiwan 5G auction finally ends after 261 rounds of bidding
Taiwan’s auction of 5G-suitable spectrum, which got underway last month, has ended after 261 rounds of bidding, raising a total of USD4.6 billion. Read more…
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Mobile payment services in Taiwan are rapidly going international
LINE Pay Taiwan forms “Cross-Border Mobile Payment Alliance” allowing people from Japan, Korea and Thailand to use mobile payment services in Taiwan. Read more…
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Foxconn’s Gou steps away from Taiwan Presidential race
Terry Gou, founder of Apple supplier Foxconn, in a surprise move on Monday said he will not contest in Taiwan’s 2020 presidential election. Read more…
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What slowdown? Foxconn looking to recruit 50,000
Taiwan’s Foxconn said it was trying to recruit for more than 50,000 positions across its China campuses amid reports of mass lay-offs. Read more…
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China upset because Taiwan and Hong Kong listed separately online
One of China’s top government-linked think tanks has called out foreign companies for not referring to Hong Kong and Taiwan as part of China. Read more…
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Taiwan investigating secrets leak by BASF staff
Taiwan is investigating six current and former employees of BASF’s local operations suspected of leaking corporate secrets to a rival Chinese company. Read more…
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5G-Coral group demos fog and edge nodes in Taipei mall
Members of the 5G-Coral consortium recently conducted their first 5G trial in Taiwan to demonstrate how 5G can effectively work from the cloud down to the extreme network edge using low-cost multi-tier fog and edge Read more…
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Qualcomm to pay Taiwan $93m in antitrust settlement
TAIPEI/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm will settle an anti-trust case with Taiwanese regulators for about $93 million, and has also pledged to invest $700 million in Taiwan over the next five years. The Read more…