Startups

Will the next Silicon Valley be in Taoyuan?

David Green takes a deep dive into what the 'Asia Silicon Valley' plan really means for Taiwan.

Spurning agricultural economics, Hauer Hsieh found success in turntables and YouTube videos.

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This little-known Taiwan startup may be on the cusp of developing the future of travel.

Foreign venture capital has played a critical role in China’s start-up scene. Why has foreign venture capital played such an outsized role?

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So far, regulators have been more concerned about the risks of financial innovation than the rewards.

Jason Hsu cautioned that the government was yet to reconcile the legal differences between online ride-hailing platforms and the traditional industry.

App developers in both Asia and the US are finally taking advantage of the echo-sized gap in the market for a balanced news diet.

'Taiwan has a large number of regulations that have been on the books for 40 years to solve problems that aren’t relevant to today’s economy.'

'The big picture is: is this law helping solve the problem? And what approach should the government and industry take towards disruptive innovation?'

Ten questions with the co-founder and CEO of Vectr.

Amid an ongoing regulatory battle with the government, Uber today said it would suspend operations in Taiwan.

Uber has faced a hostile regulatory environment in Taiwan and a growing mountain of fines.

The Taiwan Virtual Reality Meetup in Taipei is an experiential social gathering of foreign residents and Taiwanese who share an interest in interactive and immersive technologies.

Ten questions with the co-founder of Taiwan's successful app developer CHOCOLABS.

The Tsai government risks being known internationally as a tech ‘competition killer,' just as it tries to reposition the country as a ‘digital nation.’