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Monday 21 August 2017
Digitimes Research: Top-5 notebook brand and top-3 ODMs see shipments slide on month in July
With inventory preparation for back-to-school demand reaching an end in June, first-tier notebook vendors' shipments slowed down in July with the top-5 brands' combined shipments...
Monday 21 August 2017
Competition heating up among Taiwan contact lens makers
Taiwan-based contact lens makers' competition in the domestic and overseas markets has become increasingly intense, according to industry sources.
Monday 21 August 2017
Taiwan to build AI innovation ecosystem, says MOST
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) will undertake five strategic tasks to establish an AI (artificial intelligence) innovation ecosystem in a bid to boost development...
Monday 21 August 2017
Taiwan 2Q17 economic growth estimated at 2.13%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth for first-quarter 2017 has been upward adjusted by 0.06pp from 2.60% estimated in late May to 2.66% and growth for second-quarter 2017 is estimated at 2.13%,...
Monday 21 August 2017
Taiwan science ministry may introduce smart power storage system from Tesla
With a recent massive power outage revealing the fragility of Taiwan's electrical grid and highlighting the need for power storage, the nation's Ministry of Science and Technology...
Monday 21 August 2017
HY Electronic plans TSE listing
Power discrete component supplier HY Electronic plans to be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) between late third-quarter and early fourth-quarter 2017, according to the Cayman-incorporated...
Friday 18 August 2017
Taiwan market: Asustek launches Zen Fone 4 family products
Asustek Computer has officially launched its ZenFone 4 series products at an event in Taiwan, with three out of the family's four models to be available immediately in the local ma...
Friday 18 August 2017
Taiwan ICT vendors have to offer turnkey solutions in Indonesia market: Q&A with TAITRA representative
Taiwan has adopted a New Southbound Policy eyeing trade opportunities from ASEAN and South Asia economies. The government-sponsored Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)...
Friday 18 August 2017
Taiwan market: Acer sponsors smarwatches for Universiade Taipei
Acer has sponsored 13,000 units of its limited-edition Leap Ware smartwatches for the Summer Universiade 2017 sporting event, hosted in Taipei, Taiwan from August 19-30.
Friday 18 August 2017
Wafer Works expects wafer prices to continue rising on strong demand
Taiwan-based Wafer Works, which makes small- to medium-size semiconductor-grade wafers, expects silicon wafer prices to continue rising on strong demand.
Friday 18 August 2017
Simplo expects dramatic growth in electric bicycle battery business
Battery module maker Simplo Technology expects its shipments for electric bicycles to grow over 100% on year in 2017 and will rise another 75% in 2018. Company chairman Raymond Sung...
Friday 18 August 2017
Taiwan market: Acer subsidiary to sell tablets for the elderly
Acer's subsidiary Grandpad, which focuses on designing tablets for elderly users, has chosen Taiwan as the second market for its products.
Friday 18 August 2017
UL Taiwan amid first-round IEC 62619:2017 labs
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Taiwan has disclosed its battery testing lab is among the certification body testing laboratories undertaking testing and certification for IEC 62619:2017...
Thursday 17 August 2017
Commentary: Taiwan faces challenges in energy transition
Taiwan has set a policy to create a "nuclear-free homeland," aiming to phase out nuclear power generation by 2025, increase renewable energy and decrease coal-fueled power. However,...
Wednesday 16 August 2017
ASE output hit by power outage
A sudden massive blackout took place in Taiwan on August 15 which hit Advanced Semiconductor Engineering's (ASE) plants in Kaohsiung. The incident will likely result in losses of...