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- 17 Apr 2017:China's economy accelerated for a second-straight quarter as investment picked up, retail sales rebounded and factory output strengthened amid robust credit growth and further strength in property markets.
- 5 Apr 2017:Will there be a trade war? Probably not, because protectionist measures would hurt the US economy and the Chinese are counting on it to be impractical.
- 13 Feb 2017:Osram is focusing the business on semiconductors after the German Economy Ministry signed off on the sale of Ledvance to a Chinese consortium. After the disposal, the company's portfolio will center on automotive lighting as well as sensors and specialty LEDs.
- 23 Jan 2017:China's economy grew by 6.7% in 2016, compared with 6.9% a year earlier, according to official data, marking its slowest growth since 1990.
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- 7 Dec 2016:The Reserve Bank of India acknowledged Wednesday that the country's ongoing cash shortage is hurting the economy.
- 16 Nov 2016:Europe's largest economy grew by 0.2% between July and September, half the 0.4% rate seen in the previous three months.
- 5 Oct 2016:Hitachi is preparing to unload operations in power tools and semiconductor fabrication equipment, further narrowing its focus and resources with the aim of bolstering earning power in an uncertain global economy.
- 15 Jul 2016:The world's second-largest economy grew by 6.7% in the three months to the end of June, compared with the same period a year earlier.
- 4 Jul 2016:Singapore is rushing to reinvent itself as Asia's financial technology, or fintech, hub to fend off a regulatory threat to its wealth management industry and revive a sluggish economy.
- 27 Jun 2016:The Institute of Directors (IoD) surveyed 1,000 of its members and found that a quarter planned to freeze recruitment.
- 24 Jun 2016:UKIP leader Nigel Farage hailed it as the UK's "independence day" but the Remain camp called it a "catastrophe."
- 13 Jun 2016:Foreign investors are selling Japanese stocks at the fastest pace in years, as high hopes for "Abenomics" turn to disenchantment.
- 19 May 2016:When Taiwan's new president takes the oath of office this week, two vital constituencies-one at home, the other across the strait in mainland China-will be listening hard, but for different things.
- 9 Mar 2016:Chinese exports have seen their sharpest drop in almost seven years, adding to concerns over the health of the world's second largest economy.
- 15 Feb 2016:Japan's GDP shrank by 1.4% in the last three months of 2015, the government said Monday, underlining the challenges for officials who have been trying for years to drag the world's third-largest economy out of stagnation.
- 5 Feb 2016:The European Commission has cut its forecast for economic growth in the eurozone this year.
- 19 Jan 2016:China's economy grew by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in a quarter of a century.
- 14 Jan 2016:Oil plummeted below $30 a barrel on Tuesday for the first time since December 2003.
- 15 Nov 2015:The eurozone economy slowed in the three months to September as exports to large developing economies weakened, a development that makes it more likely the European Central Bank will expand its stimulus programs in December.
- US retail sales rose less than expected in October amid a surprise decline in automobile purchases, suggesting a slowdown in consumer spending that could temper expectations of a strong pickup in fourth-quarter economic growth.
- World stock markets face a turbulent open on Monday after the attacks in Paris on Friday night that killed 129.
- 14 Sep 2015:China's decades-long economic boom, based on manufacturing for export, is now going in reverse. With orders in some Chinese manufacturing industries declining, the country is facing factory closures and massive worker layoffs.
- 13 Sep 2015:Growth in China's investment and factory output in August has come in below forecasts, in a further indication that the world's second-largest economy is losing steam.
- 8 Sep 2015:China's imports in August fell 14.3% in yuan-denominated terms from a year ago, while exports fell by 6.1%.
- 26 Aug 2015:The People's Bank of China on Tuesday announced cuts to benchmark interest rates, lowering its lending and deposit rates by 0.25 percentage point.
- 24 Aug 2015:Stock markets in London, Paris and Frankfurt have fallen sharply as fears of a Chinese economic slowdown continue to haunt investors.
- 12 Aug 2015:China's Central Bank has again cut the guiding rate for the national currency, the yuan, a day after Tuesday's record 1.9% devaluation.
- 31 Jul 2015:Taiwan's economy grew at the slowest pace in three years as exports collapsed amid weaker global demand and rising competition from regional rivals.
- 28 Jul 2015:China has tried to calm investors by reassuring it will implement prudent monetary policy to stabilise markets.
- 15 Jul 2015:Growth in the world's second largest economy, China, beat expectations in the second quarter, but it was still the weakest showing since the global financial crisis.
- 7 Jul 2015:Tumbling markets and economic uncertainty in China pose a risk to major chipmakers such as Qualcomm that derive a big portion of their sales from the world's second-largest economy.
- 3 Jul 2015:South Korea's government has proposed pumping billions of dollars into its economy as it struggles with falling exports and an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).
- 25 Jan 2015:Growth in Asia's fourth largest economy, South Korea, fell to a six year low in the fourth quarter of 2014.
- 20 Jan 2015:The International Monetary Fund has lowered its forecast for global economic growth for this year and next. The IMF now expects growth of 3.5% this year, compared with the previous estimate of 3.8% which it made in October.
- 10 Jan 2015:Germany's falling exports come on the back of weaker figures for industrial orders
- 6 Jan 2015:Investors are worried that combination of a global supply glut and weak demand could cause prices to tumble further.
- 23 Dec 2014:China's national airline, Air China, is to buy 60 Boeing 737 aircraft in a deal worth more than US$6 billion at list prices.
- 18 Nov 2014:Marvell has announced two new 64-bit mobile processors targeting the fast growing global LTE market: a new mobile SoC based on octa-cores for high performance smartphones and tablets and another that uses quad-cores for economy models.
- 14 Nov 2014:The yen fell toward a seven-year low versus the dollar on speculation Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to call a snap election.
SPIL net profits hike in 2Q17
Bits + chips | 3h 27min ago
PTI optimistic about 3Q17
Bits + chips | 3h 30min ago
India reportedly to start anti-dumping probe into PV products from China, Taiwan, Malaysia
Green energy | 4h 27min ago
China January-June software revenues reach CNY2.558 trillion, says MIIT
IT + CE | 4h 40min ago
Merry reports strong earnings for 2Q17
Mobile + telecom | 4h 43min ago
Silicon wafer shipments remain at record highs, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 4h 45min ago
Taiwan market: Asustek, HTC face more competition
Before Going to Press | 4h 32min ago
China January-June software revenues reach CNY2.558 trillion, says MIIT
Before Going to Press | 4h 55min ago
Merry reports strong earnings for 2Q17
Before Going to Press | 4h 56min ago
Aaeon nets NT$2.99 per share for 2Q17
Before Going to Press | 4h 56min ago
Taiwan IC design service and IP firms land AI chip orders from China
Before Going to Press | 4h 58min ago
Deren cooperates with Intel to develop USB 3.1 front-panel internal connectors and cable
Before Going to Press | 4h 58min ago
Young Optics expects to post double-digit shipment growth in 2H17
Before Going to Press | 5h 1min ago
Taiwan to host WCIT 2017
Before Going to Press | 5h 4min ago
- MediaTek to transfer 28nm chip orders to UMC
- PC shipments may be undermined by component shortages in 2H17
- China sets standards for 3rd-round model PV power-generating stations
- NOR flash supply to remain tight in 2018, says Macronix president
- RiTdisplay to report impressive EPS in 1H17, says report
- China-based Horizon Robotics actively materializing autonomous driving solutions
- Taiwan to set up innovation service platform to integrate technology R&D forces
- Kinsus net profits fall 82% in 1H17
- TPK, O-film alliance plan in limbo
- Taiwan market: Mobile e-payments monopoly is unlikely
- China June mobile communication user base grows to 1.365 billion, says MIIT
- KIMM succeeds in producing Micro LED panels using roll-to-roll transfer technology
- MediaTek co-COO reportedly resigns
- Facebook developing smart speaker with 15-inch touch panel
- Foxconn Group increasing presence in smartphone panel market
- Taipower to set up wind turbine assembly site
- Apple sets up OLED panel R&D line in Taiwan, says report
- Large, small LCD panel prices to polarize in 2H17
- Quasi-Micro LED expected to be used in 2018, says LEDinside
- Amazon Echo faces challenge to stay on top of smart speaker market
- IST 2Q17 profits hike over 100%
- Taiwan market: Online shopping operators looking to combine platforms
- Holtek 32-bit MCU shipments to rise significantly in 2Q17
- D-Link introduces smart plugs supporting Google Assistant
- Quanta to see rising incomes from notebooks, servers and wearables in 2H17, says paper
25-Jul-2017 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 10463.15 | +1.87 | +0.02% |
| TSE electronic | 444.25 | +1.44 | +0.33% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 139.23 | +0.68 | +0.49% |
| OTC electronic | 203.27 | +2.06 | +1.02% |
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- Huawei and partners release world's first operational NB-IoT electrical energy smart meters in Portugal (Jul 12) - Company release
- Samsung quietly acquires Greek text-to-speech startup Innoetics for under US$50 million (Jul 11) - TechCrunch
- Microsoft to cut 'thousands' of jobs (Jul 6) - BBC News
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- Tencent introduces limit to combat online gaming addiction (Jul 3) - BBC News
- Samsung salvages Galaxy Note 7 parts for new phone (Jul 3) - BBC News
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