Genesis introduces Match LED

Oct 29, 11:20

Taiwan-based LED firm Genesis Photonics introduces a new LED lighting product, Match LED. The new product emphasizes cost-saving features to attract LED packaging houses. Match LED...

Lextar participates in Hong Kong International Lighting Fair

Oct 26, 16:08

Lextar Electronics has announced it will participate in the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair where it will display a number of product lines such as high CRI downlight series,...

Smartphone platforms can be transferred to TVs, says Sengital CEO

Oct 23, 10:30

During the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition), Alan Lam, founder and CEO of Hong Kong-based design and engineering company, Sengital, indicated that demand for tablets and...

Accessory vendors ready to sell products for iPad mini

Oct 17, 16:26

Accessories for Apple's expected 7.85-inch iPad mini tablet have become one of the most inquired about product at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) with most vendors...

Cybermart turns to run store itself

Jul 17, 01:50

Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) channel retailing subsidiary Cybermart is set to transform its business model from acting as a landlord of its IT mall to running...

China Mobile to operate FDD LTE in Hong Kong

Apr 20, 15:02

The Hong Kong branch of China Mobile on April 19 announced that the mobile telecom carrier will launch FDD LTE mobile communication services with a maximum data download speed of...

PTI to acquire operator of Apple franchise chain in Hong Kong

Mar 28, 01:10

Power Quotient International (PTI), a Taiwan-based maker of memory modules, on March 27 announced the acquisition of a 100% stake in Hong Kong-based Designer Group Company, the operator...

China Mobile to set up TD-LTE network in Hong Kong

Feb 8, 10:09

The Hong Kong subsidiary of China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, has acquired 15-year licensed use of 30MHz-bandwidth radio frequency band 2,330-2,360MHz from...

GCL Group enters sapphire substrate market

Oct 31, 16:17

Following its recent accouncement to suspend development of its LED epitaxy due to low demand in the LED industry, Hong Kong-based GCL Group has spelt out the intention to enter the...

Lextar, Aeon Lighting to participate in Hong Kong lighting fair

Oct 26, 11:56

The Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) will take place from October 27-30. Many upstream and downstream LED firms such as Bridgelux, Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar...

Taiwan PC supply chain players facing bankruptcy crisis in China

Aug 4, 01:10

Taiwan-based PC supply chain players are facing a crisis of being bankrupted in China as the China government started executing new social insurance policies in July which will significantly...

Asustek may have difficulties achieving 2011 notebook shipment goal

Jul 26, 01:30

Taiwan-based notebook vendor Asustek has achieved a strong performance in the tablet PC market, but may not be able to achieve its shipment goal of 20 million notebooks and netbooks...

Foxconn reportedly considering ECS acquisition

Jul 19, 01:30

Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly is considering to acquire motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer...

Taiwan 1H11 trade surplus drops

Jul 12, 14:23

The appreciation of Taiwan's currency has caused the trade surplus from January-June 2011 to show a negative 25.5% growth, according to a recent report by Taiwan's Ministry of Fina...

Chunghwa Telecom participates in construction of SJC undersea cable

Apr 13, 11:45

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced that Donghwa Telecom, its wholly-own Hong Kong-based subsidiary, will invest US$36-40 million to participate in a joint venture to construct and...

Taiwan market: Gray import digital cameras seeing increase in price

Mar 22, 01:20

Gray import digital cameras in Taiwan have seen their prices increasing as channel retailers concerned that the Japan's earthquake could cause the digital camera industry to see supply...

Soft-World lands sales right for MyCard Facebook in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau

Jan 27, 11:07

Taiwan-based online games developer/operator Soft-World International has secured an exclusive agent right from Facebook to issue and sell MyCard Facebook, a designated stored-value...

HTC and MediaTek make equity investment in NetQin

Jan 6, 11:56

HTC and MediaTek have both committed equity investment in Hong Kong-based mobile security service provider NetQin Mobile. With the new capital, NetQin will continue to strengthen...

Bluetooth headphone vendor Plantronics expects strong sales in 2011

Dec 21, 02:05

Bluetooth headphone vendor Plantronics expects its sales in Hong Kong in 2010 will grow 30% on year and will double in China as consumers demand rising. As for Taiwan, since Plantronics...

Mobile Asia Congress 2010 to take place in Hong Kong

Nov 17, 10:27

The Mobile Asia Congress 2010 hosted by the GSM Association will take place in Hong Kong from November 17-18, with China-based enterprises including China Mobile, China Unicom, Huawei...

GT Solar opens Asia-Pacific headquarters

Oct 14, 01:05

Solar-manufacturing equipment maker GT Solar International has announced the establishment of its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. The regional headquarters will better serve...

China-based thin-film PV module maker Trony debuts on Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Oct 8, 01:45

Trony Solar Holdings, the largest China-based amorphous and micromorphous thin-film PV module maker, on October 7 listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at a opening price of HK$5.85...

Customer service provider DYXnet works with Dell and VMWare for cloud computing

Sep 16, 01:50

Hong Kong-based customer server provider DYXnet has recently announced cooperation with Dell and VMWare to cut into the cloud computing services market in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China,...

Hong Kong market: Smartphones account for over 50% of handset sales, says Motorola executive

Jul 23, 13:50

Smartphones currently account for a 50% share of Hong Kong's mobile phone market, up from 25% in 2009, according to Ritchie Ma, general manager of mobile device business for Motorola...

China Mobile may adopt CMMB for mobile TV in Hong Kong

Jul 7, 12:28

China Mobile Communications' subsidiary China Mobile Hong Kong has won the only mobile TV operating license in Hong Kong through a HK$175 million (US$22.5 million) bid, and is likely...

TPV-Inventec joint venture to be set up in Hong Kong not Taiwan

Jun 23, 15:52

TPV Technology and Inventec originally planned to set up their all-in-one PC joint-venture, TPV-Inventa Technology, in Taiwan, but because of a delay in the legal process, both sides...

Chunghwa Telecom offers daily charge for data roaming in China and other Asian regions

May 14, 14:58

Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced a daily charge rate of NT$199 (US$6.28) for using up to 40MB of data roaming service in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia,...

Wistron to produce 6-inch e-book readers for Hong Kong publisher

Apr 1, 16:46

Wistron is cooperating with a Hong Kong-based publisher to tap China's e-book market, and plans to launch a 6-inch e-book reader in June 2010, according to industry sources.

Chunghwa Telecom to downsize capital by 20%

Mar 31, 15:28

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will reduce its paid-in capital by 20% from NT$96.968 billion (US$3.04 billion) to NT$77.574 billion, returning NT$19.394 billion to shareholders at NT$2 per...

WPG continues acquisitions with purchase of AIO Components

Mar 31, 13:51

IC distributor WPG Holdings has announced that it will acquire Hong Kong-based passive component distributor AIO Components for US$3 million. The announcement came just one week after...

STB maker Sandmartin signs strategic agreement with ZZNode

Mar 26, 16:14

Hong Kong-listed STB (set-top box) maker Sandmartin International Holdings has signed a strategic agreement with ZZNode Technologies, a Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of China-based...

Telecom providers in Asia gear up for LTE services

Sep 9, 15:23

A number of telecom service providers in Asia are gearing up to establish LTE networks, with plans to launch LTE-enabled services in 2010-2012, according to market sources.

Ju Teng has more revenues coming from Compal in 2009

Sep 3, 14:10

Chassis maker Ju Teng International Holdings has pointed out that Compal Electronics' contribution to its revenues are expected to increase from 12-13% in 2008 to more than 30% in...