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Friday 24 July 2015
Prices for solar cells produced outside Taiwan, China expected to rise 2-3% in August
As demand for crystalline silicon solar cells produced in countries other than Taiwan and China has rebounded mainly due to higher than expected US final anti-dumping and anti-subsidization...
Friday 24 July 2015
Taiwan market: Xiaomi launches Mi Note 64GB
Xiaomi Technology has launched its Mi Note 64GB version in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET).
Friday 24 July 2015
Asustek, Taiwan ODMs benefit from growing demand for inexpensive smartphones in Japan
There is increasing demand for inexpensive SIM-free smartphones in the Japan market and consequently ZenFone series models launched by Taiwan-based vendor Asustek Computer have been...
Friday 24 July 2015
Taiwan market: HTC releases HTC One E9 dual sim
HTC has added a new member to its HTC One family lineup, the HTC One E9 dual sim, in the Taiwan market. The new model will take on Samsung Electronics' newly released Galaxy A8 and...
Thursday 23 July 2015
Taiwan sees decreased June manufacturing production index, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 106.75 for June 2015, decreasing 0.41% on month and 1.18% on year, according to statistics released by the...
Thursday 23 July 2015
Taiwan to release 2.5-2.6GHz band units for 4G operation in 4Q15
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on July 22 announced the release of 2.5-2.6GHz frequency band units with total bandwidth of 190MHz to six 4G licensees through open-bid...
Thursday 23 July 2015
Taiwan market: ViewSonic to establish online shopping website
LCD monitor vendor ViewSonic has expanded into the e-commerce business in Taiwan and will establish a ViewSonic online shopping website via Yahoo Taiwan's shopping mall platform.
Thursday 23 July 2015
Japan component makers see healthy performances in April-June due to iPhone orders, says report
Six major component makers in Japan saw total revenues from April-June 2015 increase 17% on year for a value of US$10.67 billion, largely due to strong demand from the iPhone, according...
Thursday 23 July 2015
Teco, China Steel establish joint venture for Taiwan wind power business opportunities
Teco Electric & Machinery has established a joint venture with Taiwan-based steel maker China Steel (CSC) specifically to produce offshore wind power-generating turbines, according...
Thursday 23 July 2015
Taiwan market: Fujitsu launches new servers for IoT business opportunities
Japan-based server brand vendor Fujitsu launched several new server products in Taiwan on July 22, eying the business opportunities from Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen, Lenovo enhance cooperation
Tsann Kuen, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, and Lenovo on July 21 strengthened their cooperation, with members of Tsann Kuen entitled to Lenovo products at...
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Taiwan Chelic to debut on TSE in 4Q15
Taiwan Chelic, a maker of pneumatic automation components for own-brand sale and ODM/OEM production, will list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in the fourth quarter of 2015, according...
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Taiwan market: Samsung to unveil new Galaxy Tab S2
Samsung Electronics is planning to unveil 8-inch and 9.7-inch Galaxy Tab S2 tablets equipped with Super AMOLED screens in the Taiwan market on July 28. Both devices adopt 4:3 ratio...
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Taiwan June unemployment rate up on month, down on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 431,000 jobless citizens in June 2015, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.71%, up 0.09pp on month but dropped 0.21pp on year, according to statistics released by the...
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Global direct investment in China increases 8.3% in 1H15 despite decreases from US and Japan, says ministry
Direct investment from Japan in China declined 16.3% on year in the first half of 2015 to $2 billion, according to new statistics from the China Ministry of Commerce.