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Friday 25 September 2015
Taiwan market: China smartphone vendor OnePlus withdraws from local market
China-based smartphone vendor OnePlus has stopped marketing and delivery of its smartphones in the Taiwan market, saying the decision was made in consideration of its healthy growth...
Thursday 24 September 2015
Taiwan August manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 104.28 for August 2015, decreasing 4.73% on month and 5.52% on year, according to statistics released by the...
Thursday 24 September 2015
Taiwan, China IT industries reach consensuses for cooperation for next 12 months
The 12th Cross-Strait Information Industry and Technology Standards Forum hosted by Sinocon Industrial Standards Foundation, Chinese Electronics Standardization Association and China...
Thursday 24 September 2015
Taiwan, China makers plan to hike solar cell prices in October
Taiwan- and China-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers, in view of strong demand, plan to increase quotes to above US$0.32/W and by 2-3% respectively in October, according...
Thursday 24 September 2015
Pegatron expands investments in chassis manufacturing subsidiary in China
Pegatron Technology has increased investments in its chassis manufacturing subsidiary in China under Casetek Holdings via its three investment subsidiaries. The investment totals...
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Light duty plug-in electric vehicle sales in North America expected to total nearly 7.4 million from 2015-2024
North America is currently the world's largest market for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), with more than 133,000 sold in 2014, and the majority of vehicles concentrated in California...
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Taiwan poised to develop 5G technology
The Taiwan government has set aside a two-year budget of US$50 million specifically to boost Taiwan's participation in international specification of 5G technology standards.
Wednesday 23 September 2015
New ARM CPU design center opens in Taiwan
A new ARM CPU design center located in Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) officially opened on September 22. The workforce of the center will reach 100 employees by the end of 2015,...
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Digitimes Research: 7.5 million smart meters to be installed in Japan in 2015
There will be 7.5 million smart meters installed in Japan, including replacement of conventional electric meters, in 2015, hiking 104.9% on year, according to Japan's Ministry of...
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Taiwan August employment stable, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 456,000 jobless citizens in August 2015, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.90% which rose 0.08 percentage point on month but dropped 0.18 percentage point on year,...
Tuesday 22 September 2015
Foxconn acquires 100% stake in optical product maker Wcube
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has spent US$10.62 million acquiring a 21.18% stake in Wcube from Ace Noble Investments via its investment subsidiary. Following the...
Monday 21 September 2015
Taiwan pushing Industry 4.0 developments geared toward smart production
The Taiwan Electronic Equipment Industry Association (TEEIA) has formed an Industry 4.0 group that will be geared toward fostering development of smart factory and production processes...
Monday 21 September 2015
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$2.7 billion in January-August, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 2,434 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$2.726 billion from January to August 2015,...
Monday 21 September 2015
Taiwan August export order value down on month, year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$35.03 billion in total in August 2015, decreasing 3.5% on month and 8.3% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic...
Friday 18 September 2015
Siemens to help set up offshore wind farm in Taiwan
Siemens AG will provide two wind power-generating turbines each with capacity of 4MW and technical assistance for Formosa I Wind Power to set up an offshore wind farm west of Taiwan,...