How AOpen shifted gears quickly to provide tech solutions for COVID-19
AOpen (建碁), a subsidiary of the Taiwanese computer giant Acer Group, has been operating at a loss, recently bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic on both demand and supply sides. With its market visibility plummeting by 60%, the crisis it faced changed from supply shortage to a mass cancellation of orders overnight. The president of AOpen responded quickly. In two weeks, the company rolled out two new products to help battle the virus: temperature scanning and video conferencing solutions.
Gastronomy stars in dialogue
Shin Yeh vs. Michelin-star Restaurant Mume: The Restaurant Sector Must Restart from Scratch
In the past, a restaurant meant a place for people to eat and drink. However, as the coronavirus pandemic hit hard on the restaurant sector, Res Lee, executive director of the Shin Yeh Restaurant Group, and Richie Lin, executive chef of Mume, started to redefine restaurant’s core values.
Whole Life Insurance Yielding Diminishing Returns Are Your Policies Still Worth Something?
Taiwan has the highest proportion of insurance premiums to national GDP. Yet in April the NT dollar declared interest rate fell below two percent, spelling higher premiums in the future and raising questions about how to prepare for retirement.
Coronavirus pandemic kills Australian working holiday dreams
As the coronavirus epidemic drags on, many young Taiwanese who went to Australia on working holiday visa can no longer find enough work to fund their stay. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has advised them to return to their home countries, putting them between a rock and a hard place. Should they give up their dreams they had when going to Australia? Would they be able to start anew after returning home?
One Rapid Test Kit Produced Every Second: Can Taiwan Provide COVID-19 Testing for Everyone?
South Korea was able to quickly get the COVID-19 pandemic under control through widespread testing of its citizens. They achieved this because they possess the capacity for mass production in the biotech industry. Taiwan also has a local king of test kit production. It has the potential to increase Taiwan’s testing capability by more than tenfold.