Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 105.19 for October 2015, increasing 2.53% on month but decreasing 6.35% on year, according to statistics released...

China-based Tsinghua Unigroup is currently riding high in the global semiconductor industry with a series of acquisitions totaling over US$10 billion in the past two years. Tsinghua...

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 3,118 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$3.689 billion in January-October 2015,...

Taiwan received export orders worth US$42.55 billion in total in October 2015, increasing 2.9% on month but decreasing 5.3% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...

Korea-based panel makers will strengthen investments into 8K TV panel development in anticipation for demand in 2018.

TSM (trusted service manager) Alliance Digital Tech on November 19 announced the launch of RicoPay, a NFC electronic wallet for third-party mobile electronic payments, in the Taiwan...

Huawei plans to double the number of retail outlets for promotion of its smartphones in the Taiwan market to 400 in 2016 from 200 currently, according to sources from local retail...

Seeing declining demand for entry-level digital still cameras, Canon has turned to push DSLR models instead, and is looking to achieve shipment growth. Taiwan's DSC shipments will...

China-based e-commerce operator Alibaba Group has started operating the Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund, a venture capital fund of NT$10 billion (US$308 million) specifically for Taiwan-based...

Open-bids for 2,500-2,600MHz frequency bands available for 4G mobile communications, on November 19, resulted in total bidding prices of NT$18.66 billion (US$574 million), 29.58%...

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has purchased a batch of machinery and engineering equipment from cleanroom constructor United Information Systems (UIS) for about NT$383...

Korea-based panel makers held an over 60% market share of Ultra HD (4K) TV panel shipments during the third quarter of 2015, according to new figures from Sigmaintell Consulting.

Samsung Electronics has launched a new entry-level smartphone, the Galaxy J2, in the Taiwan market priced at NT$4,280 (US$130) unlocked, targeting the younger generation.

Own-brand electric machinery and consumer electronics maker Tatung on November 17 announced the offering of smart home-use appliances through cooperation with Taiwan Secom, the largest...

Taiwan Optical Platform (TOP), the fourth largest MSO (multi-system operator of cable TV) in Taiwan, will be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on December 16 at a tentative...