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Wednesday 28 June 2017
Taiwan hopes to cooperate with EU in green economy
The Taiwan government hopes to cooperate with the European Union (EU) in a green economy, in particular: plastic materials recycling, garbage reuse, reclamation of precious metals...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Taiwan lags behind in AI development
Compared to US' leadership in AI (artificial intelligence) technology development, Taiwan lags far behind, according to Ho Mei-yueh, a former economicc minister and currently a presidential...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Taiwan cannot ignore trade benefits from markets beyond China, says premier
Taiwan cannot develop economic and trade ties only with China by taking advantage of shared cultural and language backgrounds, but should, instead, break through cultural and language...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Taiwan may benefit from ASEAN economic take-off, says TIER
With the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as forecast by the World Bank, poised to score the fastest growth among emerging markets and become the main growth engine...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Taiwan Chelic expects growth in 2H17 business
Pneumatic automation component maker Taiwan Chelic expects significant growth in the second half of 2017 because its products are mainly used in equipment to process handset chassis,...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Taiwan Union Technology adopts Nexcom IoT solution
Copper-clad laminate maker Taiwan Union Technology (TUT) has adopted an IoT (Internet of Things) solution developed by industrial PC maker Nexcom International for application to...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Taiwan LCD driver IC suppliers 3Q17 revenues to increase over 15%
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers have become more optimistic about their revenue outlook for the third quarter of 2017, as short lead-time orders from mainly China-based handset...
Monday 26 June 2017
Taiwan market: FET to enhance IoT deployment
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) will strengthen its deployment in the IoT segment to lay down the foundations for its next phase of sustained growth, leveraging the forthcoming...
Friday 23 June 2017
Taiwan market: Tainan and Chiayi City looking to try out autonomous driving
The governments of Tainan and Chiayi City, Southern Taiwan have both expressed interest to become trial areas for autonomous driving, according to an official from the Industrial...
Friday 23 June 2017
Taiwan market: HMD Global launches Nokia 5, Nokia 3
HMD Global has launched Nokia 5 and Nokia 3 in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), priced at NT$5,390 (US$177) and NT$3,990, respectively,...
Friday 23 June 2017
Taiwan May manufacturing production index up, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 111.78 for May 2017, increasing 6.75% on month and 2.02% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Thursday 22 June 2017
Qisda pushing to adopt more robotic arms at Taiwan plants
Qisda has been increasing the adoption of robotic arms at its plants in Taiwan and is looking to purchase 500-1,000 units in 2017, which will translate into 1,000-2,000 manpower,...
Thursday 22 June 2017
Taiwan May unemployment rate down, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 431,000 jobless citizens in May 2017, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.66%, down 0.01pp on month and 0.18pp on year, according to statistics released by the Directorate-General...
Thursday 22 June 2017
Taiwan IC design houses seeing orders pick up
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen customer orders pick up on seasonality with some expected to post sequential revenue growth of 10% or more in the third quarter, according...
Thursday 22 June 2017
IOC and Intel announce worldwide TOP partnership through 2024
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Intel have announced a long-term technology partnership at an official signing ceremony in New York with IOC President Thomas Bach and...