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Tuesday 4 March 2014
Taiwan market: Ambit, Taiwan Star Cellular may cooperate with 7-Eleven, FamilyMart
Ambit Microsystems and Taiwan Star Cellular, two newcomers set to operate 4G mobile communication services in Taiwan, are likely to cooperate with 7-Eleven and FamilyMart, the top...
Tuesday 4 March 2014
Giga Solar Materials obtains JPY3.5 billion joint lending for setting up PV power station in Japan
Taiwan-based PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials on March 3 signed with a few local banks for a 7-year syndicated loan of JPY3.5 billion (US$34.3 million) for constructing...
Tuesday 4 March 2014
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom launches LCD TVs with built-in MOD
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on March 3 announced the launch of 42- and 50-inch smart LCD TVs with built-in MOD (multimedia on demand), CHT's platform for delivering IPTV services, in the...
Monday 3 March 2014
Taiwan panel makers continue to see increased orders for 4G smartphone panels
Taiwan panel makers are continuing to see increased orders for handset panels used in 5- and 5.5-inch 4G smartphones, according to industry sources. Most of the orders are for HD...
Monday 3 March 2014
Taiwan market: Channel retailers unlikely to meet 1Q14 sales goal
Taiwan's channel retailers are expected to have difficulties achieving their sales target for the first quarter as back-to-school demand in February was weaker than expected, according...
Monday 3 March 2014
ASRock to showcase server and workstation products at CeBIT 2014
ASRock is set to exhibit its latest server and workstation products at the CeBIT 2014 hosted from March 10-14 in Hannover, Germany, hoping to attract clients worldwide especially...
Monday 3 March 2014
Taiwan market: E-Life Mall to expand retail chain
E-Life Mall, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, will expand around Taiwan in 2014, with the number of general stores to increase from 330 currently to 350 and...
Monday 3 March 2014
Taiwan panel makers to lead Ultra HD TV display shipments in 2014, says DisplaySearch
Ultra HD TV display panels have become increasingly available and affordable to TV vendors, and Taiwan panel makers Innolux and AU Optronics (AUO) are forecast to lead Ultra HD TV...
Monday 3 March 2014
Taiwan Star Cellular adds 2 shareholders
Taiwan-based memory module maker Power Quotient International (PQI) and real estate developer Cathay Real Estate will invest NT$500 million (US$16.5 million) for a 2.5% stake and...
Thursday 27 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan panel makers look to expand LTPS LCD production capacity
Taiwan-based panel makers had conservative developments in expanding production capacity for LTPS TFT LCD technology in 2013 amid increased competition from Japan-, Korea- and China-based...
Thursday 27 February 2014
Taiwan Star Cellular to increase paid-in capital
Taiwan Star Cellular, one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, will issue 1.2 billion new shares to expand paid-in capital by NT$12 billion (US$395...
Wednesday 26 February 2014
Taiwan January unemployment hits 67-month low, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 462,000 jobless citizens in January 2014, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 4.02%, which was the lowest monthly level since July 2008 and down 0.06pp on month and 0.14pp...
Wednesday 26 February 2014
Taiwan market: FET aims at 500,000 4G users in 2014
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, will start commercial operations on a 700MHz frequency band unit...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Taiwan market: FET launches 4 own-brand smartphones
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on February 25 unveiled the Smart 401, Smart 402, Smart 501 and Smart 502, for immediate...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Supply chain aims to increase production for wearable device components
The upstream supply chain is increasing production and R&D for wearable device components as vendors are gearing up to release or expand product lineups in 2014, according to...