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Monday 14 September 2015
Cathay Real Estate, Cathay Life Insurance subscribe for new shares of Taiwan Star Cellular
Cathay Real Estate and Cathay Life Insurance, two members of the Cathay Group, on September 14 announced the subscription of 65 million new shares issued by 4G operator Taiwan Star...
Monday 14 September 2015
Taiwan market: Huawei launches MediaPad M2 8.0 tablet
Huawei has launched its new connected MediaPad M2 8.0 tablet in Taiwan. The tablet is priced at NT$9,900 (US$305) and will be available at retail outlets of Chunghwa Telecom (CHT),...
Monday 14 September 2015
Epistar to lay off 65 employees at factory in southern Taiwan, says paper
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar will lay off 65 employees working at its factory in the Southern Taiwan Science Park on September, according to Chinese-language newspaper...
Friday 11 September 2015
EMEA thin client market shrinks to 5 year low, says IDC
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) thin client market faced its third consecutive quarter of negative growth in the second quarter of 2015, reaching the lowest volume in five...
Friday 11 September 2015
Taiwan market: Seiko Epson launches home-use projector
Seiko Epson on September 10 announced the Epson EH-TW5300 in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$39,900 (US$1,218), according to Epson Taiwan Technology & Tra...
Friday 11 September 2015
EC anti-circumvention probe team to visit Taiwan in October
The European Commission, which in late May 2015 decided to launch an anti-circumvention investigation of Taiwan- and Malaysia-based solar cell and PV module makers as well as China-based...
Thursday 10 September 2015
Korea TV vendors increasing 4K TV development
As the Ultra HD (4K) TV market is expected to reach 31 million in 2015, up 246% on year, and further reach 97 million in 2019, Korea TV vendors are ramping up production of new models...
Thursday 10 September 2015
Commentary: MediaTek to account for over 50% revenues of Taiwan IC design industry
The landscape of Taiwan's IC design industry is set to undergo significant changes in 2016 as MediaTek has disclosed plans to acquire up to 100% stake in analog IC vendor Richtek...
Thursday 10 September 2015
Taiwan solar cell makers see influx of pre-orders from China
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have seen an influx of pre-orders from China-based PV module makers amid speculation the China government may not lower feed-in...
Wednesday 9 September 2015
Production of new 21-inch iMac begins, say Taiwan makers
Production of a new 21-inch iMac featuring a 4096 by 2304 screen kicked off in early September and will be launched in the fourth quarter, with shipments in the quarter estimated...
Tuesday 8 September 2015
HTC to unveil 2 new flagship models in Japan
HTC plans to launch two new flagship smartphones in Japan at the end of September as the vendor will begin to tap the SIM-free market in the country from October, according to industry...
Tuesday 8 September 2015
iPhone demand estimated at 45-50 million units for 3Q15, 70-80 million units for 4Q15, say Taiwan makers
Total shipments of iPhone devices, including updated iPhones which are to be unveiled shortly, are expected to total 45-50 million units in the third quarter of 2015 and hit 70-80...
Tuesday 8 September 2015
Taiwan August CPI up on month, says DGBAS
Taiwan's August 2015 consumer price index (CPI) of 104.38 (2011 as base year) increased 0.63% sequentially but decreased 0.45% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index...
Tuesday 8 September 2015
Notebook retailers in Europe having difficulty clearing inventory
Channel retailers in Europe are showing signs that they are suffering from slow inventory digestion and cash flow problems, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
Monday 7 September 2015
Taiwan August export value up on month, down on year, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$23.93 billion for August 2015, increasing 1.6% on month but decreasing 14.8% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$19.97...