CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: Advanced economies
Advanced economies news coverage
IN THE NEWS
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Plus One Marketing sells 4.0 million smartphones globally in fiscal year 2016, says Nikkei
Plus One Marketing, a Japan-based vendor of inexpensive smartphones for sale under the own brand Freetel, estimates global sales of four million smartphones, consisting of one million...
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Taiwan market: Largan Medical aims to double sales in 2017
Largan Medical's own-brand contact lenses are now available at 1,398 retail stores around Taiwan and it aims to expand the network to 2,000 stores in 2017 and double its sales volume...
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile ramps up share of high-end Android smartphone segment
Sony Mobile Communications saw its share in the over NT$15,000 (US$475) segment of the Android smartphone market in Taiwan increase to 35% in 2016 from 24% of a year earlier, according...
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Tatung starts operation of PV power stations at former landfill sites
Electric machinery and appliance maker Tatung and the Taoyuan city government on January 17 jointly held a ceremony to unveil PV power-generating stations established by the company...
Monday 16 January 2017
Taiwan market: Foxconn online shopping platform launches video content services
A consumer electronics online shopping platform belonging to the Foxconn Group has launched Bandott, a free Android TV 6.0 digital set-top box (STB) integrated with video content...
Monday 16 January 2017
Pegatron chairman talks about capacity expansion in North America, says paper
Commenting on questions on whether Pegatron Technology will move production to North America during the company's year-end banquet, company chairman TH Tung noted that Pegatron currently...
Friday 13 January 2017
HTC eyes better sales for U series
High Tech Computer (HTC) has announced two new high-end smartphones, the U Ultra and U Play in Taiwan, and Chialin Chang, HTC president of Global Sales has pointed out that the company...
Friday 13 January 2017
UL appoints new Taiwan country manager
UL (Underwriters Laboratories) has appointed TH Chen as its country manager in Taiwan, the site of the safety consulting and certification company's largest business operation outside...
Friday 13 January 2017
TSMC could build plant in the US, says Chang
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman Morris Chang has said the company has not ruled out building a wafer fab in the US in response to Donald Trump's plans to...
Thursday 12 January 2017
Taiwan market: Sales of mid-range smartphones to increase in 2017, says Samsung Taiwan executive
The ratio of mid-range smartphones priced at NT$10,000-15,000 (US$313-470) to total smartphone sold in the Taiwan market is expected to grow to 15-16% in 2017, up from 11% at the...
Thursday 12 January 2017
Taiwan to end nuclear power generation by 2025
Taiwan's legislature has amended the Electricity Act, ending nuclear power generation in the country by 2025 and liberalizing the local electricity market.
Wednesday 11 January 2017
Taiwan market: PGM adopts EV power chargers
Pan German Motors (PGM), the Taiwan sales agent for BMW, has adopted AC wall-mounted EV (electric vehicle) power chargers developed by power supply maker and energy management solution...
Tuesday 10 January 2017
Taiwan IC design houses 1Q17 revenues to fall 10-20%
Seasonality will drag down revenues at Taiwan-based IC design houses in the first quarter of 2017, which are expected to register sequential decreases of 10-20%, according to industry...
Monday 9 January 2017
Taiwan sees increased December export value, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$25.70 billion for December 2016, increasing 1.4% on month and 14.0% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$20.83 billion...
Friday 6 January 2017
New Green Power aims at PV installation capacity of 50-80MWp in Taiwan in 2017
PV power generation EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) and operating contractor New Green Power (NGP) expects total new PV installation capacity in Taiwan in 2017 to reach...