China market: Asustek, Gigabyte take 70% motherboard market in September

Oct 15, 12:38

Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology together took a 70% share of the motherboard market in China in September, with shipments totaling 1.1 and 1.0 million units, respectively,...

Component makers preparing for new Apple products

Oct 11, 14:10

Shipments of Apple's new products – a Retina Display 13-inch MacBook Pro, 7.85-inch iPad and iMac – have reportedly been delayed from September to October and with the...

Foxconn sees increased September revenues

Oct 11, 11:22

Taiwan-based EMS provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$240.537 billion (US$8.14 billion) for September, increasing...

Delta Electronics September consolidated revenues up on year

Oct 11, 10:20

Delta Electronics has announced that its consolidated revenues for September 2012 totaled NT$15.198 billion (US$51.2 million), representing a 3% increase as compared to NT$14.717...

Lite-On Technology sees 2-year high in September revenues

Oct 9, 15:04

Taiwan-based EMS provider Lite-On Technology generated global revenues of NT$10.82 billion (US$366 million) for September, a 2-year highest monthly level, with on-month growth of...

Taiwan September export value hits 14-month high

Oct 9, 01:05

Taiwan recorded total export value of US$27.17 billion in September 2012, the highest monthly level since August 2011 and an increase of 10.0% on month and 10.4% on year, while the...

Qisda September revenues up

Oct 5, 14:14

Taiwan-based ODM/OEM Qisda on October 4 reported consolidated revenues of NT$7.933 billion (US$268 million) for September, increasing 3.38% on month and 16.19% on year and the highest...

Delta Electronics lands orders for data center power supply solutions from Baidu

Oct 5, 11:07

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has obtained orders for power supply solutions used in cloud computing data centers from Baidu, the largest search engine in China, according to industry...

Delta Electronics sets up smart charging system for electric vehicles in residential community in Taipei

Oct 5, 10:38

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has announced the establishment of a smart charging system for electric vehicles inside a residential community developed by Farglory Land Development...

Taiwan market: Improvements in exports, financial market to boost growth momentum, says CEPD

Sep 28, 11:43

Although Taiwan's economy remains in a slowdown, a pick-up in export sales and improvements made in the financial and private consumption sectors in September 2012 will help boost...

Commentary: Island dispute delays multi-lateral FTA between China, Japan, and South Korea

Sep 28, 10:58

The recent island disputes between Japan and China, and Japan and South Korea are likely to delay the formation of a multi-lateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the three countries...

Taiwan to not hike minimum monthly wages in 2013

Sep 27, 16:04

Taiwan's labor minister Wang Ju-hsuan has offered his resignation after the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided to postpone a plan proposed by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to raise...

Taiwan economy looks to bottom out, says think tank

Sep 27, 14:05

There are signs indicating that Taiwan's economy may bottom out soon amid an easing of global economic uncertainty, as the sentiment in its manufacturing sector has improved and the...

Riot at Taiyuan facility will not affect shipments, says Foxconn

Sep 26, 01:05

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has issued another statement related to the recent riots at its Taiyuan facility in China saying that production lines that were temporary...

Apple iPhone 5 puts labor shortage pressure on Foxconn

Sep 25, 15:40

Due to strong market demand, Apple's iPhone 5 orders rose significantly from only 8-10 million units in September to 14-16 million units in October, a growth close to 60%, and the...

Taiwan August manufacturing production index up on month, year

Sep 24, 16:26

Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2006 as base year) of 139.43 for August 2012, increasing 2.02% on month and 1.80% on year, according to statistics released by the...

Foxconn details riot at Taiyuan facility in China

Sep 24, 16:02

Commenting on the recent riot that broke out around the company's facility in Taiyuan, China, Foxconn has confirmed that a personal dispute between several employees escalated into...

Taiwan August unemployment rate slightly up sequentially

Sep 24, 13:40

Taiwan had 502,000 jobless citizens in August 2012, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 4.4% rising 0.09pp on month but falling 0.05pp on year, according to statistics released...

Taiwan attracts January-August foreign direct investment of over US$3 billion

Sep 21, 10:19

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,642 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$3.081 billion in January-August 2012, respectively...

Mitac adjusts product lines for better profitability

Sep 21, 01:05

Taiwan-based Mitac International has been gradually adjusting its product lines by increasing production of products with higher gross margins to hike overall profitability, according...

Taiwan August export order value up slightly sequentially

Sep 21, 01:00

Taiwan received export orders worth US$36.15 billion in total in August 2012, increasing by 0.6% on month but decreasing by 1.5% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...

ICP to set up factory in eastern China

Sep 19, 15:22

Taiwan-based industrial PC maker ICP Electronics will begin establishment of a new factory in Kunshan, eastern China, in the fourth quarter of 2012 and complete it three years after...

Foxconn reportedly begins trial proruction of large-size LCD TVs

Sep 18, 14:33

With wired/wireless network infrastructure maturing, large-size LCD screens will serve not only as a TV, but also the center for convergence of all home video entertainment or digital...

Taiwan government delays power price hike

Sep 18, 13:59

Taiwan's government has decided to delay a planned electricity rate hike originally set to take place on December 10, 2012 until October 1, 2013.

Commentary: Taiwan economic revival program lacks substance

Sep 12, 14:49

Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has announced a five-point program aiming to invigorate its flagging economy. Prior to the announcement, all segments of society were expecting the...

Acer, Asustek up and Wistron down in August revenue performance

Sep 11, 02:00

Notebook brand vendors Acer and Asustek Computer, and notebook maker Wistron have announced their August revenue performances with both vendors seeing on-month growth, while Wistron...

Foxconn monthly sales down more than 10% in August

Sep 11, 01:55

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced non-consolidated revenues of NT$222.31 billion (US$7.5 billion) for August, down 10.6% on month, but up 3.68% on year,...

HP, Acer raise notebook shipment proportion from Chongqing to 60% in 2013

Sep 11, 01:20

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer have reportedly notified their upstream supply chain partners that they will raise their Chongqing, China, plants' shipment proportions to 60% in 2013...

Qisda August revenues highest in 2012

Sep 7, 15:32

Taiwan-based ODM/OEM Qisda brought in consolidated revenues of NT$7.67 billion (US$256 million) for August, the highest monthly level so far in 2012 and increasing 15.5% on year....

Foxconn president needs to negotiate cooperation deal with Sharp, says Acer founder

Sep 7, 14:21

Terry Guo, president of the Foxconn Group, is under pressure to negotiate an investment and business cooperation agreement with Japan-based Sharp. Guo must succeed as the result of...

Taiwan makers need to consider transformation, says Quanta chairman

Sep 5, 16:07

Chairman Barry Lam for Taiwan-based notebook ODM Quanta Computer on September 4 commented that Taiwan-based hardware ODM/OEMs are at a turning point and should consider transforming...