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Monday 2 December 2019
JDI to showcase micro LED display at FinTech Japan 2019
Japan Display Inc (JDI) has announced it has developed a prototype micro LED display, a strong candidate to become a next-generation mainstream display technology, and it will be...
Monday 2 December 2019
Vena Energy building PV power stations in Taiwan
Vena Energy, a major renewable energy investor and project undertaker in Asia, has been building seven PV power stations with total installation capacity of 341MWp in Taiwan with...
Monday 2 December 2019
Taiwan 3Q19 economic growth hits 5-quarter high
Taiwan's economic growth for third-quarter 2019 is estimated at 2.99%, 0.32pp higher than 2.67% forecast in August 2019, reaching the highest quarterly level since third-quarter 2018,...
Friday 29 November 2019
Taiwan chipmakers optimistic about demand for TWS earbuds in 2020
Chip demand for true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds and earphones is set to remain robust in 2020, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Friday 29 November 2019
Commercial applications essential to Taiwan 5G development
Smart-centric commercial applications derived and based on the traits of 5G networks such as IoT and smart manufacturing represent not only new business opportunities but also best...
Thursday 28 November 2019
GLT to expand light guide plate capacity
Light guide plate maker Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) plans to build additional production lines at its plant in Tongluo, central Taiwan to cope with rising demand from the scissor-switch...
Thursday 28 November 2019
Taiwan accelerator AppWorks hosts event to promote AI, blockchain startups
Taiwan-based AppWorks accelerator has recently hosted AppWorks Demo Day#19 in Taiwan to promote 18 of its startups, with the event attracting over 1,200 investors and industry repr...
Thursday 28 November 2019
Cisco sets up smart city solutions demo center in Taiwan
US-based Cisco Systems has teamed up with eight Taiwanese strategic partners to set up a demonstration center for smart city applications and solutions in northern Taiwan, seeking...
Thursday 28 November 2019
Smart manufacturing trend rising in Southeast Asia
The trend of smart manufacturing has begun to spread in Southeast Asia as more manufacturers are looking to move some of their production lines away from China in the wake of the...
Wednesday 27 November 2019
Pure-play online banks to kick off operations in Taiwan in 2020
Taiwan's FinTech will enter a new era of development as three Internet-only banks have been approved to kick off operations in 2020, according to Willington Koo, chairman of the Financial...
Wednesday 27 November 2019
Taiwan telecoms eyeing startups
Taiwan-based telecom operators including Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile and Asia Pacific Telecom have all launched their respective startup accelerator programs as they are...
Wednesday 27 November 2019
Backend firms to gain from strong chip demand for midrange 5G handsets in 2020
As shipments of midrange 5G smartphones are expected to expand significantly in 2020, the resultant strong demand for chipsets will be a major revenue growth driver for Taiwan's backend...
Wednesday 27 November 2019
VFX startup Renovatio looks to North America market
Renovatio Pictures, a Taiwan-based startup specialized in VFX (visual effects) production, has scored points in the domestic market and plans to foray into North America together...
Tuesday 26 November 2019
Taiwan October manufacturing production index down on year
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 114.34 for October 2019, increasing 2.78% sequentially but decreasing 3.27% on year, according to statistics...
Tuesday 26 November 2019
Taiwan to play a technological gatekeeper role for IT firms in ASEAN
Taiwan could play a key "technological gatekeeper" role to help global high-tech companies fine-tune their technologies to enable the delivery of a variety of localized and customized...