But mobile phone workers, who for two consecutive years enjoyed lavish bonuses equivalent to half their annual pay, will see their bonuses drop to around 40 percent of their salary due to a fall in revenues and profits from the previous year.

The laboratory, which is the fourth operating base of NEC Electronics worldwide, will explore engine controls, transmission and body control systems using the new and applied technology. It aims to provide reliable, economic car systems.

...the new model will launch later this month and will use a flat-panel television as its display. The new PC is expected to sell for between 90,000 and 180,000 yen.

Microsoft Japan president and chief executive Darren Huston said Monday that the company would release Vista in Japan on Jan 30. "Since summer, PC sales have been declining. We think the launch will change that," he told a news conference.

"...AMD may have slashed server processor prices 40%, given that its quarterly processor revenue grew only 3%... it may take several months before the new AMD chips translate into fresh share gains..."

Samsung Electronics said on Friday that it formed a deal with Bayanat, leading telecom services provider in Saudi Arabia, to provide WiBro equipment and handsets over the next two years.

The Hynix computer-chip plant in west Eugene is asking to nearly triple the annual amount of one hazardous air pollutant it emits.

...solar stocks did well across the board even with Crude Oil dropping another 5.38%. This compared to last week when we saw the solar stocks decline across the board with Crude Oil dropping 7.76%...

Taiwan revealed plans Monday to issue biometric passports to counter passport forgery, but some lawmakers expressed fears that the new document could leak personal data.

Taiwan's top financial regulatory body denied Sunday that a leak by its officials had allowed a prominent businessman to flee the island amid an expanding scandal.

Bluetooth chip maker CSR is acquiring two major players in the GPS technology sector and plans to incorporate their software to make GPS and PND devices a much cheaper and better performance option for handset makers.

Sharp on Monday denied a media report that the Japanese electronics maker plans to build a $1 billion flat-panel display factory in China with the local government and TCL Corp.