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Wednesday 22 October 2014
China companies to raid talent from Taiwan semiconductor industry
China-based companies reportedly plan to raid talent from Taiwan's semiconductor industry offering monthly pay equal or higher than five-fold that received in Taiwan currently, according...
Wednesday 22 October 2014
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$3.6 billion in January-September, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has said it approved 2,567 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) totaling US$3.620 billion in January-September 2014,...
Wednesday 22 October 2014
AUO sets up PV systems totaling 23.4MWp in Taiwan
TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has extended business operation to EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) services for setting up PV systems and has set up PV systems...
Tuesday 21 October 2014
Samsung, TSMC Solid State Lighting reportedly to quit LED lighting business, say Taiwan makers
Samsung Electronics will reportedly withdraw from the global LED lighting market except South Korea due to low-price pressure from China-based makers, while Taiwan-based TSMC Solid...
Tuesday 21 October 2014
Taiwan market: 4G users to reach 3 million by year-end 2014, says CHT chairman
The number of 4G mobile communication subscribers in Taiwan will continue increasing to three million by the end of 2014, accounting for 13% of Taiwan's population, according to Chunghwa...
Tuesday 21 October 2014
Taiwan science parks January-August total revenues up 1.75% on year, says MOST
The government-run Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$1.459 trillion (US$48.64...
Monday 20 October 2014
Taiwan sees increased September export order value, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$43.31 billion in total in September 2014, increasing by 13.4% on month and by 12.7% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Monday 20 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan new fund raising policy to provide positive benefit to crowd funding market
Following the passing of Japan's 2014 amendment of financial instruments and exchange act, etc. on May 23, 2014, unlisted companies in Japan are now allowed to raise funds through...
Monday 20 October 2014
SAS obtains Taiwan patent for polycrystalline silicon wafer process
Crystalline silicon wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has obtained from Taiwan's Intellectual Property Office a patent for a process to grow polycrystalline silicon...
Monday 20 October 2014
Taiwan 3Q14 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 1.4Tbps, says TWNIC
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 17 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached total bandwidth of 1.422Tbps as of the end of the third quarter of 2014, increasing 0.64%...
Friday 17 October 2014
Taiwan market: Leica X-E to be available in November
Leica has unveiled Leica X-E (Typ102), a fixed-focus digital camera, for launch in the Taiwan market in November 2014 at a recommended retail price of NT$60,000 (US$1,980, not including...
Friday 17 October 2014
Taiwan market: Epson launches 3D home theater projectors
Seiko Epson on October 16 launched three 3D home theater projectors, the high-end EH-TW6600W and EH-TW6600 and entry-level EH-TW570, in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices...
Friday 17 October 2014
Taiwan, Japan LED makers to face price competition from China, says Nichia executive
China-based LED makers have been rapidly developing their operating scale and technological capability and are expected to pose price pressure for Taiwan- and Japan-based makers in...
Thursday 16 October 2014
Taiwan market: Panasonic estimates it will sell 150,000 LCD TVs in 2014
Panasonic estimates it will sell 150,000 LCD TVs in Taiwan during 2014 and that its revenues in the Taiwan market during the year will reach NT$30 billion (US$1 billion).
Thursday 16 October 2014
Taiwan market: Epson aims to hold 50% share in home projector segment
Epson estimates it will ship 4,000 projectors to the home segment in the Taiwan market during 2014, according to the company.