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Telegraph
22-06-2025
- Health
- Telegraph
China increases cyber attacks on hospitals to ‘humiliate' Taiwan
In early February, staff at Taiwan's MacKay Memorial Hospital were attempting to access patient records when they noticed a problem. A virus had ripped through their computer system, causing hundreds of computers to crash and blocking their access to patient records. It was the work of a 20-year-old Chinese hacker named Lo Chengyu, known as 'Crazyhunter', who had stolen 16.6 million patient records, according to police. Lo demanded a ransom of $100,000, but when the hospital refused, he set up a website where he released the victims' names and threatened to post their records as well. However, security experts managed to expel the virus with no money exchanged. Since February, Taiwan has experienced an increase in the number of cyber attacks against hospitals, along with local government and tax offices, with the majority coming from China. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, which the government in Taipei firmly rejects, and has threatened to invade the island on multiple occasions. While Beijing has yet to use full-blown force, it has employed a wide range of 'grey-zone' measures, which fall short of open warfare but seek to coerce Taiwan and grind the country down ahead of a possible attack. Over the last three years, Taiwan has made significant strides in developing mechanisms to protect itself against Chinese grey-zone attacks, but many vulnerabilities remain, especially in cyber space. 'They have no capability to attack our defence department website or foreign affairs website or the Ministry of Digital Affairs website,' said Herming Chiueh, the country's deputy minister of digital affairs. 'So they need to shift their attack to our weak part, which are hospitals,' he said during an interview in June. Mr Chiueh's rise to the job reflects the rapid growth of Taiwan's cyber security team and its expanding capabilities. He assumed the role in 2022 – the same year the ministry was founded – taking leave from his work as an engineering professor at a university in Hsinchu, Taiwan's main technology hub. In three short years, Taiwan's cyber security mandate has grown from a 20-person team within the executive branch to nearly 500 people spread out across the entire government as the country faces a rapidly intensifying crisis. Last year, the island experienced an average of 2.4 million cyber attacks daily – double the daily average in 2023 – with 80 per cent targeting government agencies. While data for the first half of 2025 is not yet available, Mr Chiueh said the amount has only continued to increase. This is partly because Taiwan now has more sensors that are able to detect attacks and partly because China has thrown so many resources into expanding its cyber technology and ability to launch cyber attacks. Attacks on hospitals Hospital networks store some of the most personal information on a person – from family history to detailed accounts of any sicknesses, making them prime targets for an adversary. The attacks against hospitals, which have been primarily centred on obtaining personal data, seem to be an attempt by China to show off its cyber strengths. They are likely part of a multi-pronged effort by China to intimidate Taiwan by highlighting its vulnerabilities, as well as to lay the groundwork for a potential future invasion. 'The only purpose is to try to humiliate and show that they have the capability to disturb us as a society,' said Mr Chiueh. He explained that the hackers will often post the data that they harvest on the dark web as a trophy, similar to what Lo threatened to do with the data from MacKay Memorial Hospital. Lennon Chang, a cyber security expert and associate professor at Deakin University in Australia, said that by posting sensitive information online, Chinese hackers could instil doubt over the government's ability to protect its citizens. 'It could create negative impressions or images of leaders in Taiwan,' he said. Hospitals are also an integral part of a country's resilience during wartime. An adversary's ability to interrupt or incapacitate a target's healthcare network during an assault could provide them with a significant advantage. 'They could be trying to reveal the vulnerabilities of these hospitals so that during critical times they will be able to hack into and shut down the system or create a mess within the hospitals,' said Mr Chang. Seven 'cyber armies' Taiwan has traced the majority of its cyber attacks back to China and the Ministry of Digital Affairs suspects that the Chinese Communist Party is behind many of them, although the exact proportion is unknown. Mr Chiueh explained that China has seven 'cyber armies' – two of which are focused exclusively on Taiwan, while, by contrast, only one is focused on the United States. In April last year, China established the People's Liberation Army Cyberspace Force – the latest iteration of a cyber warfare military unit, which it runs in secret to maintain 'national cyber sovereignty'. Mr Chiueh said: 'If you compare cyber attacks with the US and Taiwan federal governments, our government gets seven times the number of attacks.' The Ministry of Digital Affairs' monthly cyber security report from April found that the most common type of attack was information collection, followed by intrusion, which mostly involved unauthorised access to systems. One type of intrusive attack that the ministry has followed closely are distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, which flood servers with traffic to shut them down. These attacks have increased six-fold in the last three years, with a notable spike following Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan in August 2022 while she was the speaker of the US House of Representatives. Ms Pelosi was the first high-level official to visit Taiwan in 25 years. China saw the visit as a sign of US support for the island and responded with a wave of grey-zone tactics, which have continued up to now. 'With DDoS attacks, there is a pattern. The attack will begin at 9 o'clock in the morning, then there will be a lunch break from 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock, then the attacker will end at 5,' said Mr Chiueh. 'The working hours are in the same time zone as us.' Taiwan has also traced the IP addresses of many of the hacks to compromised devices known to be connected to the Chinese military. The types of information targeted in many cyber attacks also suggests that the Chinese government is responsible. Chinese hackers have been using 'very sophisticated social engineering', such as phishing software, to target the personal devices of 'specific government officials' and 'collect lots of intel around these people,' said Mr Chiueh. 'The reason they need to collect data is to cyber attack our critical infrastructure or use the information they collect to spread disinformation or misinformation. Both of these are the behaviours of a hostile enemy,' said Mr Chiueh. Underwater vulnerabilities While cyber security remains a focus for Taipei, another rising grey-zone threat is the country's undersea submarine cables. Taiwan relies on 24 underwater cables – 14 international ones and 10 domestic – to carry 99 per cent of its internet traffic. These cables are normally buried at least a couple of metres below the sea bed to protect them, but Chinese vessels continue to find ways of dredging them up. Since 2019, there have been dozens of incidents involving Chinese ships – often fishing or cargo boats – which have destroyed the cables and cut off internet access to entire islands. In 2023, two boats cut the cables providing internet to Taiwan's outlying Matsu Island, leaving 12,000 residents without connection for almost two months. Beijing has routinely denied any responsibility for these incidents, claiming they were either accidents or that the damages were caused by natural decay. Mr Chiueh said the likelihood of an attack against Taiwan's undersea cables today is higher than that of a large-scale cyber attack because 'the cost is much higher than to hire a few boats to cut our subsea cables'. Taiwan has taken measures to deter any kind of destruction. In 2023, after the Matsu incident, Taiwan amended its telecommunications law to criminalise undersea cable attacks with a punishment of one to seven years in prison and a fine of up to NTD$10 million (£250,000). Last week, Taiwan sentenced a Chinese boat captain to three years in prison for damaging an undersea cable linking Taiwan's main island to the outlying Penghu Islands. However, stronger punitive action is not the only way that Taiwan has been responding to China's growing pressure – the island has also been improving its own resilience and deterrence capabilities. Mr Chiueh said that the two cables to Matsu were damaged again earlier this year due to natural causes, yet instead of waiting six weeks, residents were back online almost immediately thanks to new microwave back-ups installed on the island. Taiwan's ability to deter cyber attacks is also improving. While the number of attacks increased this year, there were fewer breaches compared to last year. But experts caution that the country still has a way to go. Mr Chang said that if China were to launch a full-scale cyber attack tomorrow, Taiwan would 'definitely be in a lot of trouble'. 'Taiwan has built quite a good capacity in cyber resilience in the past few years, but there are still areas that need to be addressed,' added Mr Chang.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OPTIMIZES ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTS THE ENERGY TRANSITION VIA ENEL X'S VIRTUAL POWER PLANT
TAIPEI, June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MacKay Memorial Hospital, a leading institution in Taiwan's healthcare sector, is taking a significant step toward its sustainability goals by joining Enel X Taiwan's Virtual Power Plant (VPP) - the largest Demand Response VPP in the country. Through this collaboration, MacKay Hospital will contribute its flexible energy demand to the Taiwan Power Company's Energy Trading Platform, supporting grid stability and the broader energy transition. Enabled by Enel X's advanced energy solutions, the partnership will help the hospital optimize energy efficiency, meet national energy-saving policies, and further its strong commitment to ESG and sustainability leadership. According to the '2024 Non-Production Sector Energy Audit Annual Report', hospitals accounted for the highest proportion of energy consumption among Taiwan's non-production sectors in 2023, reaching 15.97%[1]. Given hospitals' high emphasis on electricity safety and their meticulous power planning to ensure the stability and continuity of medical services, how to balance safety with sustainability has become a crucial issue that major medical institutions cannot ignore. Roger Chen, Head of Enel X Taiwan, explained, "Participating in Demand Response Ancillary Services in the Energy Trading Platform via a Virtual Power Plant is an extremely suitable energy management option for hospitals. With flexible participation hours, the program is best suited to institutions that operate 24-7. When responding to grid dispatch events, the actual reduction in electricity consumption can be recognized as measurable energy-saving performance. In addition, the revenue generated from participating in the electricity market can help offset rising electricity costs and be reinvested into other sustainability initiatives." In the future, during times of grid stress, MacKay Hospital will be able to temporarily reduce energy use from non-essential equipment within ten minutes. Enel X's Virtual Power Plant will aggregate this flexibility alongside other commercial and industrial Demand Response resources, delivering it to the grid as a single, coordinated resource. This helps to enhance grid resilience and support a stable, reliable power supply . Chang Wen-han, Superintendent of MacKay Memorial Hospital, stated, "MacKay Hospital has always prioritized social responsibility and sustainable development. Our goal is not only to provide high quality medical care, but also to actively support the transition to net-zero and to set the standard for other medical centers. As summer brings peak electricity demand, hospitals must consider more effective energy-saving strategies and promote the renewable energy development in order to demonstrate their commitment to energy conservation." Roger Chen, Head of Enel X Taiwan, said, "We are delighted to have MacKay Hospital join our ranks. As power supply shifts from centralized to distributed generation, every energy user plays an important role in stabilizing the grid and promoting the development of renewable energy. With the right Virtual Power Plant, even hospitals – where power reliability is critical – can safely participate in the energy market without compromising operations. We encourage all major energy users to unlock the value of their existing assets, take advantage of opportunities in the energy market, and "contribute to a more resilient and sustainable energy future." Enel X is currently the largest power aggregator of Demand Response Resources in the Energy Trading Platform, with over 200MW of aggregated capacity - equivalent to the electricity load of 80,000 households. Looking ahead, Enel X plans to continue expanding this capacity and, in line with market trends, support users in participating in the energy market through behind-the-meter energy storage systems. Enel X Global Retail is Enel Group's business line dedicated to customers around the world with the aim of effectively providing products and services based on their energy needs and encouraging them towards a more conscious and sustainable use of energy. A world leader in the field of energy supply, energy management services, and electric mobility to foster electrification, it accompanies all of its customers through their energy transition, developing value-creating solutions. Enel X Global Retail offers an ecosystem of sustainable, efficient, easy-to-find, personalized products and services built around customer needs. Enel X Global Retail provides electricity, integrated and innovative energy services to more than 55 million customers worldwide, households, small offices, enterprises, and municipalities. Furthermore, around the world, it offers flexibility services aggregating 9.2 GW and has installed around 3 million lighting points as well as 30,100 owned public charging points for electric mobility. For more information, visit and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook. [1] Taiwan Green Productivity Foundation (2024). Energy Audit Annual Report for Non-Productive Industries 2024. Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Retrieved from View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Enel X Taiwan Sign in to access your portfolio
Business Upturn
27-05-2025
- Business
- Business Upturn
Revolutionizing Healthcare: Ubitus and MacKay Memorial Hospital Present AI Robot Collaboration at GTC Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan: Ubitus, a global leader in cloud streaming and AI solutions, announced its collaboration with MacKay Memorial Hospital to unveil AI-powered multi-modal medical robots at NVIDIA GTC Taiwan 2025. The presentation, 'AI-Enabled Healthcare: Multi-Modal Robot Collaboration Inspired by MacKay's Case Study,' will highlight how NVIDIA technologies— NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Isaac GR00T, NVIDIA ACE, and NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin—are transforming smart healthcare through automation, improved patient care, and enhanced efficiency. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: key visual image Three AI-Driven Medical Robots Redefining Healthcare Operations As part of the collaboration, Ubitus and MacKay Memorial Hospital have co-developed three intelligent robots designed for various medical applications, combining NVIDIA's cutting-edge technologies with proprietary AI models: AMR Robot: Equipped with a virtual assistant, this robot provides patient navigation, interactive companionship, and registration assistance, offering a more seamless and personalized patient journey. Humanoid Robot: Built on NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N1, the humanoid robot features advanced dual-arm manipulation, enabling autonomous specimen transport and material handling in unmanned settings to boost logistics efficiency. Quadruped Robot: Built on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin and integrating NVIDIA Isaac GR00T ReMemBr and NVIDIA Isaac GR00T X-mobility technologies, this robot navigates high-risk, hard-to-reach areas to perform environmental monitoring— including gas detection, thermal sensing, and water leakage detection— transmitting real-time data to reduce healthcare risks. Each robot uses the NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs with the Llama 4 large language model and NVIDIA Riva to enable natural, multilingual interactions. The virtual assistant uses NVIDIA ACE digital human technologies to enhance patient engagement with customizable avatars, offering emotional support, health education, and companionship for a more empathetic care experience. Virtual-Physical Integration Speeds Deployment The project utilized NVIDIA Omniverse and NVIDIA Isaac Sim to simulate hospital environments, enabling virtual testing, collaboration, and task training prior to deployment. This virtual-physical integration minimized pre-deployment risks and costs while significantly shortening deployment timelines and optimizing operational workflows. 'We are honored to partner with MacKay Memorial Hospital to pioneer multi-modal medical robot collaboration powered by NVIDIA's comprehensive healthcare AI technologies, assisting MacKay in becoming the first smart hospital in Taiwan to adopt NVIDIA B200,' said Wesley Kuo, CEO of Ubitus. 'This collaboration demonstrates the real-world impact of AI in healthcare and reinforces our commitment to driving innovation in smart healthcare solutions.' Advancing AI in Diverse Healthcare Settings Ubitus plans to deepen its collaboration with MacKay Memorial Hospital and NVIDIA, expanding AI and multi-modal robotics across emergency, inpatient, rehabilitation, and long-term care settings. The goal is to deliver flexible, scalable smart healthcare solutions that seamlessly integrate AI into clinical workflows, enhancing care quality and efficiency. 'We are proud to collaborate with Ubitus in bringing AI and robotics into our hospital,' said President of MacKay Memorial Hospital. 'This partnership not only enhances patient service quality but also optimizes internal workflows and safety management.' Hospital staff praised the AI-powered robots for their practical impact on patient navigation, medical logistics, and safety inspections, citing reduced workload and improved clinical efficiency. Discover how Ubitus uses NVIDIA's technology here: About Ubitus As a member of the NVIDIA Connect program, Ubitus leverages NVIDIA's support and cutting-edge GPU technology to accelerate AI innovation. The company delivers advanced AI solutions, including UbiGPT (a large language model), UbiONE (an AI-powered avatar creation platform), and UbiArt (an image generation tool), providing customized solutions to meet the diverse needs of various industries. As a cloud gaming pioneer, Ubitus enables Nintendo and other game companies to establish cloud gaming services and supports the global streaming of multimedia content, including interactive and virtual reality experiences. View source version on Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with Business Wire. Business Upturn takes no editorial responsibility for the same.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
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Revolutionizing Healthcare: Ubitus and MacKay Memorial Hospital Present AI Robot Collaboration at GTC Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 22, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ubitus, a global leader in cloud streaming and AI solutions, announced its collaboration with MacKay Memorial Hospital to unveil AI-powered multi-modal medical robots at NVIDIA GTC Taiwan 2025. The presentation, "AI-Enabled Healthcare: Multi-Modal Robot Collaboration Inspired by MacKay's Case Study," will highlight how NVIDIA technologies— NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Isaac GR00T, NVIDIA ACE, and NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin—are transforming smart healthcare through automation, improved patient care, and enhanced efficiency. Three AI-Driven Medical Robots Redefining Healthcare Operations As part of the collaboration, Ubitus and MacKay Memorial Hospital have co-developed three intelligent robots designed for various medical applications, combining NVIDIA's cutting-edge technologies with proprietary AI models: AMR Robot: Equipped with a virtual assistant, this robot provides patient navigation, interactive companionship, and registration assistance, offering a more seamless and personalized patient journey. Humanoid Robot: Built on NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N1, the humanoid robot features advanced dual-arm manipulation, enabling autonomous specimen transport and material handling in unmanned settings to boost logistics efficiency. Quadruped Robot: Built on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin and integrating NVIDIA Isaac GR00T ReMemBr and NVIDIA Isaac GR00T X-mobility technologies, this robot navigates high-risk, hard-to-reach areas to perform environmental monitoring— including gas detection, thermal sensing, and water leakage detection— transmitting real-time data to reduce healthcare risks. Each robot uses the NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs with the Llama 4 large language model and NVIDIA Riva to enable natural, multilingual interactions. The virtual assistant uses NVIDIA ACE digital human technologies to enhance patient engagement with customizable avatars, offering emotional support, health education, and companionship for a more empathetic care experience. Virtual-Physical Integration Speeds Deployment The project utilized NVIDIA Omniverse and NVIDIA Isaac Sim to simulate hospital environments, enabling virtual testing, collaboration, and task training prior to deployment. This virtual-physical integration minimized pre-deployment risks and costs while significantly shortening deployment timelines and optimizing operational workflows. "We are honored to partner with MacKay Memorial Hospital to pioneer multi-modal medical robot collaboration powered by NVIDIA's comprehensive healthcare AI technologies, assisting MacKay in becoming the first smart hospital in Taiwan to adopt NVIDIA B200," said Wesley Kuo, CEO of Ubitus. "This collaboration demonstrates the real-world impact of AI in healthcare and reinforces our commitment to driving innovation in smart healthcare solutions." Advancing AI in Diverse Healthcare Settings Ubitus plans to deepen its collaboration with MacKay Memorial Hospital and NVIDIA, expanding AI and multi-modal robotics across emergency, inpatient, rehabilitation, and long-term care settings. The goal is to deliver flexible, scalable smart healthcare solutions that seamlessly integrate AI into clinical workflows, enhancing care quality and efficiency. "We are proud to collaborate with Ubitus in bringing AI and robotics into our hospital," said President of MacKay Memorial Hospital. "This partnership not only enhances patient service quality but also optimizes internal workflows and safety management." Hospital staff praised the AI-powered robots for their practical impact on patient navigation, medical logistics, and safety inspections, citing reduced workload and improved clinical efficiency. Discover how Ubitus uses NVIDIA's technology here: About Ubitus As a member of the NVIDIA Connect program, Ubitus leverages NVIDIA's support and cutting-edge GPU technology to accelerate AI innovation. The company delivers advanced AI solutions, including UbiGPT (a large language model), UbiONE (an AI-powered avatar creation platform), and UbiArt (an image generation tool), providing customized solutions to meet the diverse needs of various industries. As a cloud gaming pioneer, Ubitus enables Nintendo and other game companies to establish cloud gaming services and supports the global streaming of multimedia content, including interactive and virtual reality experiences. View source version on Contacts TEL : +886-2-2717-6123 (Taipei)+81-3-6435-3295 (Tokyo)Media contact: pr@ Business inquiry: contact@ Website: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
22-05-2025
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Revolutionizing Healthcare: Ubitus and MacKay Memorial Hospital Present AI Robot Collaboration at GTC Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 22, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ubitus, a global leader in cloud streaming and AI solutions, announced its collaboration with MacKay Memorial Hospital to unveil AI-powered multi-modal medical robots at NVIDIA GTC Taiwan 2025. The presentation, "AI-Enabled Healthcare: Multi-Modal Robot Collaboration Inspired by MacKay's Case Study," will highlight how NVIDIA technologies— NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Isaac GR00T, NVIDIA ACE, and NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin—are transforming smart healthcare through automation, improved patient care, and enhanced efficiency. Three AI-Driven Medical Robots Redefining Healthcare Operations As part of the collaboration, Ubitus and MacKay Memorial Hospital have co-developed three intelligent robots designed for various medical applications, combining NVIDIA's cutting-edge technologies with proprietary AI models: AMR Robot: Equipped with a virtual assistant, this robot provides patient navigation, interactive companionship, and registration assistance, offering a more seamless and personalized patient journey. Humanoid Robot: Built on NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N1, the humanoid robot features advanced dual-arm manipulation, enabling autonomous specimen transport and material handling in unmanned settings to boost logistics efficiency. Quadruped Robot: Built on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin and integrating NVIDIA Isaac GR00T ReMemBr and NVIDIA Isaac GR00T X-mobility technologies, this robot navigates high-risk, hard-to-reach areas to perform environmental monitoring— including gas detection, thermal sensing, and water leakage detection— transmitting real-time data to reduce healthcare risks. Each robot uses the NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs with the Llama 4 large language model and NVIDIA Riva to enable natural, multilingual interactions. The virtual assistant uses NVIDIA ACE digital human technologies to enhance patient engagement with customizable avatars, offering emotional support, health education, and companionship for a more empathetic care experience. Virtual-Physical Integration Speeds Deployment The project utilized NVIDIA Omniverse and NVIDIA Isaac Sim to simulate hospital environments, enabling virtual testing, collaboration, and task training prior to deployment. This virtual-physical integration minimized pre-deployment risks and costs while significantly shortening deployment timelines and optimizing operational workflows. "We are honored to partner with MacKay Memorial Hospital to pioneer multi-modal medical robot collaboration powered by NVIDIA's comprehensive healthcare AI technologies, assisting MacKay in becoming the first smart hospital in Taiwan to adopt NVIDIA B200," said Wesley Kuo, CEO of Ubitus. "This collaboration demonstrates the real-world impact of AI in healthcare and reinforces our commitment to driving innovation in smart healthcare solutions." Advancing AI in Diverse Healthcare Settings Ubitus plans to deepen its collaboration with MacKay Memorial Hospital and NVIDIA, expanding AI and multi-modal robotics across emergency, inpatient, rehabilitation, and long-term care settings. The goal is to deliver flexible, scalable smart healthcare solutions that seamlessly integrate AI into clinical workflows, enhancing care quality and efficiency. "We are proud to collaborate with Ubitus in bringing AI and robotics into our hospital," said President of MacKay Memorial Hospital. "This partnership not only enhances patient service quality but also optimizes internal workflows and safety management." Hospital staff praised the AI-powered robots for their practical impact on patient navigation, medical logistics, and safety inspections, citing reduced workload and improved clinical efficiency. Discover how Ubitus uses NVIDIA's technology here: About Ubitus As a member of the NVIDIA Connect program, Ubitus leverages NVIDIA's support and cutting-edge GPU technology to accelerate AI innovation. The company delivers advanced AI solutions, including UbiGPT (a large language model), UbiONE (an AI-powered avatar creation platform), and UbiArt (an image generation tool), providing customized solutions to meet the diverse needs of various industries. As a cloud gaming pioneer, Ubitus enables Nintendo and other game companies to establish cloud gaming services and supports the global streaming of multimedia content, including interactive and virtual reality experiences. View source version on Contacts TEL : +886-2-2717-6123 (Taipei)+81-3-6435-3295 (Tokyo)Media contact: pr@ Business inquiry: contact@ Website:
