QueQ, a Thai company, developed a mobile app that solves the line up issue for restaurant clients. You can book your seats in a restaurant within 2km and no need to wait upon your arrival. QueQ established a subsidiary in Taiwan three months ago, currently they have 1.5 million users in Thailand and Malaysia. QueQ shared the reason to expand to Taiwan was due to…
The start-up event “Meet Taipei” organized by Taiwan’s entrepreneurial magazine “Business Next” has opened at Taipei Expo Dome in Taipei City. The event will be held over a three-day period from 14 to 16 of November, and was attended by more than 400 startups from all over the world, mainly in Asia, as well as a total of 26,000 visitors, entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem officials.…
The integration of this AI software and hardware produces a variety of intelligent products across various industry sectors, such as smart home, smart surveillance, security, mobile devices, robotics, and industrial control. MENEWS met several keynote speakers at Meet Taipei 2019 and below were their insights on AI development: Mr. Kang Hyun-bin, VP of Global Business Development, spoke about how to create an innovative ecosystem for…
How is Taiwan’s rapidly growing startup ecosystem evolving with the full support of the government? Venture capital fund, accelerators, angel investors, and media attended Meet Taipei 2019, which was held from 14-16 Nov at the Taipei Expo Dome in Taiwan for the latest developments and updates of Taiwan startup ecosystem. “There are numerous renowned entrepreneurs who are not Taiwanese but starting their business here, like…
The Neo Star Demo Show is the top picks from 200 startup companies joined the monthly event of Business Next like demo-day or sharing sessions. On 15 November 2019, 30 promising startups in Taiwan do pitching for Neo Star Award. Of these, 10 applied AI technology to healthcare, materials, fintech, and others, symbolizing 2019, when B2B was more than B2C. As a result of the…
Google Maps started providing food delivery services last month, and it is now expanding its traffic features to display practical traffic information for drivers, helping the company enter the food-deliver industry and enhance user experiences. Google’s First Step to Entering Meal Delivery Industry Google Maps launched a new feature of food delivery by cooperating with other food-delivery platforms including DoorDash, Postmates, Delivery.com, Slice, and ChowNow,…
Japan’s health and labour minister Takumi Nemoto opposed workplaces that force female employees to wear high heels to work, arguing the regulation is “socially accepted” after the #KuToo petition was submitted against the tradition. An online petition #KuToo with more than 18,800 signs, which advocating to legislate for stopping enterprises from being able to request women to wear high heels at work, has been submitted…
Mr. Roy Law was present during the “Asia Smart App Awards 2018/2019” and commenced it with a small speech. Mr. Law was no stranger to the people present as he is known for accomplishing a multitude of achievements. Not only is he chairman for WTIA, the organizer for the event, but he is also a CEO and Co-Founder. During the event of the Asia Smarts…
Photo/ The Asia Smart App Summit 2019 and Asia Smart App Awards 2018/2019 was successfully held on June 20 at the Hong Kong Cyberport. The activity attracted many Asian teams to participate and exchange ideas and experience. The Asia Smart App Summit 2019 and the Asia Smart App Awards 2018/2019, organized by the Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association (WTIA), are founded to recognize achievements…
The elite mobile app teams in Asia have been unveiled at the AsiaSmart App Awards Summit cum Award Presentation Ceremony 2018/2019, organized by The Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association (WTIA), held on 20 June 2019 at Cyberport. Hong Kong teams were sweeping five winner awards among the nine, in competing with four other finalists and also the record breaking number of applicants across the Asia Pacific this year. The best team were recognised for earning the prestigious Grand Award as well as the Gold, Silver, Bronze in three award categories
Interview with Mr. Percy ChanCEO of Brainbridge International , 20 years veteran on financial investment Being able to earn a number of awards and also being able to become a CEO is not something that many can do yet Mr. Percy Chan has done quite that. Percy is quite an accomplished individual. He is both CEO and partner of “Brainbridge International Consulting”. MeNews had a chat…
Telecommunications services market in Taiwan is gradually opened up, telecom businesses proposed user-friendly plans and diversified services in order to attract customers. Advertisements of ‘No Contracts Campaign’ are posted on social networking sites in recent weeks. It is actually an advertisement with the format of a petition, which strives for “Telecommunications Liberation” and “Contracts Abolition”. It is getting increasing signatures. However, a mass of people…
Traveling around with planes has become a new lifestyle of Europeans as the economy developed rapidly. Although the destination can be reached by road transport, people will choose to travel by planes in order to save time. However, there is an increased awareness of environmental protection recently. A rising number of Europeans have discovered that the negative consequences of air travel. This has led to…
Distorted videos of the U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spreading across social media, which led to heated controversy whether social media should delete inaccurate messages, disappeared suddenly. The doctored video of Pelosi’s onstage speech on May 22 at a Centre for America Progress Ideas Conference, in which she commented the U.S. Present Donald Trump’s refusal in cooperating with congressional investigation as a ‘cover-up’, had been…
Photo by NASA on Unsplash Imagine in the future, downloading a movie in less than one second, a 4K movie in 25 seconds or playing several online 4K videos smoothly on your phone. This seemingly unimaginable internet speed, 5G can make it! However, are you willing to swap accurate weather forecast for it? 5G era is approaching, seriously affecting the U.S. weather forecast Fifth Generation Wireless Technology, or…
One month after the general election was held, the General Elections Commission (KPU) of Indonesia finally announced the election results. Joko Widodo won again by gaining 55.5% of votes, while his opponent Prabowo Subianto got only 44.5%. Although Widodo won comfortably this time (last time only won by a thin margin of 6%), Subianto and his supporters took to the streets to protest against the…
Photo/ unsplash KOLs and bloggers pay attention! TechCrunch, an American technology news webpage, reported on 20 May that a database with personal contact information of millions of influential users was found online. The details presumably belonged to KOLs and bloggers with a certain number of followers. TechCrunch then tracked back to Chtrbox, a social media marketing company based in Mumbai. Details like email address, telephone…
The United States has temporarily mitigated trade ban on China’s Huawei, an action which Huawei’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei commented as nearly meaningless since the company already had well-prepared for U.S. restrictions. The U.S. Commerce Department on May 17 blocked Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and 68 enterprises from purchasing U.S. products, a crucial acceleration in the trade war between two world’s largest economies, asserting…
Photo/MemePR Sbot user interface preview (provided by MemePR) Customer service (CS) is the crucial front line of communication between the company and customers. It is also the key to foster brand loyalty. With the arrival of the era of advanced Internet development, consumers do not expect to communicate with companies through phone calls and emails, social platforms and communication software have replaced and acted as…
Beyond Meat, a newly public veggie-burger company invested by Bill Gates, which its shares skyrocketed in 2019, is getting all the attention due to its beef-like burgers. Juicy and tasty veggie burgers on the table, which either nutrition or texture is similar to real beef, is plant protein-based food products developed and manufactured by Beyond Meat. The company released products such as the beyond burger,…
Photo/ unsplash Humans have been burning fossil fuels since the Industrial Revolution and the ecology has now reached the breaking point in carbon dioxide (CO2) level. In order to purify the harmful emissions in the air which lead to global warming, an Icelandic geologist, the “Alchemist of the 21st century”, has turned CO2 into rocks in two years by injecting it into volcanic basalt soil…
Photo/ unsplash As the rainy season in Thailand begins, north-eastern provinces which rely heavily on agriculture hold the Rocket Festival, a traditional activity to pray for rain in Thailand. Farmers launch simple self-made giant rockets to ask for rainfall and bumper harvest, attracting a large number of tourists to take part in the event. Rocket Festival, or in Thai Bun Bang Fai, is a traditional…
Photo/ unsplash WhatsApp, the communication software of 1.5 billion users worldwide, has now become an indispensable application for global smartphone users. However, WhatsApp has recently been confirmed to have a security vulnerability which allows hackers to implant malware for remote monitoring without the users’ knowledge. WhatsApp stated that the exact affected number was not yet known, but it has issued an update on 10 May…
Photo/ The briefing session for investors in Taipei, which received great responses The Taoyuan Hutoushan Innovation Hub will open in June! The Department of Economic Development of Taoyuan organized a briefing session in Innosquare on 8 May with some new Tech ventures such as Tatung System Technologies Inc., Institute for Information Industry and MemePR. The Taipei briefing session which aimed to stimulate Taoyuan entrepreneurial environment…
Photo/unsplash The annual Muslim holy month of Ramadan of this year has begun, from 5 May to 4 June. All people in the world who worship Islam will not eat or drink after sunrise and before sunset. But what is Ramadan? What are the spreading misconceptions? With a population of 250 million and nearly 90% of them is Muslim, Indonesia probably is the country with…
Photo/ A kid reading The New York Times for Kids (Twitter) News tell us more about the world around us and adults make use of news to learn about daily news and new knowledge. How about children? The New York Times for Kids is a special section designed for children aged 8-13. It mimics the conventional layout of the adult newspaper and has similar sections…
Facebook scams, in which users are asked to like and comment on the posts at the real estate companies’ fake fan pages to win apartments in prime locations in Taipei, is alerted by police. Victims, including Sinyi Realty, Farglory Group, Tao Zhu Yin Yuan and Ruentex Group, reported the counterfeit to the police and published statements to remind their customers not to be tricked and…
Photo/ unsplash Being known as one of the must-watch wonders in our lifetime, the indescribable beauty of Manhattanhenge has attracted many photographers to capture its unique charm. You do not have to head to Manhattan for the breath-taking scenery anymore! According to the forecasts of the Central Weather Bureau (CWB), you can check this spectacular view out in Taipei from 29 April to 6 May!…
Photo/ unsplash Google unveiled Google Lens, an artificial intelligence (AI) image recognition technology in May 2017. Over the years, Google Lens has now been able to identify over 1 billion objects. When you take a photo of a name card with Google Lens, the phone number, address and email on it can be added to your contact list directly. When you take a photo of…
Photo/ LOTTE Mart Vietnam Facebook Page The plastic pollution problem in the sea is not only taking countless marine lives away, but humans are also suffering from it. According to the data of the United Nations, at the current growth rate, there will be 120 tons of plastic produced in the globe and only 9% of them can be recycled. Countries are using different methods…
Photo/ unsplash People have a misunderstanding that data is in the cloud, but in fact, they are in the ocean. As more than half of the world population can access the Internet, so the cloud services are important to them. However, only a few people know that the hidden hero behind the cloud is the ‘submarine cable’. This year’s February, Google announced the construction of…
Photo/ Captured from Lil Dicky – Earth (Official Music Video) Environmental protection is the duty and obligation of all who live on Earth. Recently, American rapper Lil Dicky released the anticipating single, ‘Earth’. Lil Dicky called for a collaboration with more than 30 superstars, even the renowned movie star Leonard DiCaprio appeared in the music video (MV) as well. The whole project was to call…
Photo/ Provided by Kaohsiung City Government Information Bureau You can enjoy a little relaxing vacation in Kaohsiung! Facebook page Love Kaohsiung has offered a condensed travel guide for travelers in Kaohsiung. Dividing Kaohsiung city into 5 zones, this 2019-version handbook has summarized traffic information and numerous tourist spots and food stalls. Visitors can experience an unforgettable trip in Kaohsiung with this detailed guidebook. Photo/ Provided…
More than 100 STAR HOTELS of the Taiwan Star Hotel Association joined the 2018 Taipei International Travel Fair, with 376,000 visitors and 1,700 booths from 60 countries or regions around the world participated in this annual event. The event serves as a reminder of the importance of rating hotels. The evaluation for star-rated hotels has five degrees, from one star to five stars with each star having a different meaning…