PCB maker Apex to increase investment in Thailand

Oct 19, 12:19

PCB manufacturer Apex Circuit International plans to increase total investment in its new plant in Thailand by 25% to THB5 billion (US$163.2 million), with the additional capex to...

Commentary: The pros and cons of China firms investing in Taiwan LED industry

Oct 16, 16:21

Taiwan's government plans to raise the cap on China-based firms investing in Taiwan's LED industry. Some Taiwan-based LED firms welcome the opportunity to work with China-based peers...

Intel to host Capital Global Summit on October 1 and release new investment targets

Sep 24, 15:17

Intel Capital Global Summit will be held from October 1-3, in California, the US with Intel CEO Paul Otellini and Intel executive vice president and president of Intel Capital Arvind...

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...

China government discloses total solar installation investment of CNY250 billion during 12th Five-Year plan period

Sep 14, 01:20

China's National Energy Administration recently disclosed that its target for new solar-powered plants during the 12th Five-Year Plan period is 10GW. The government also set its target...

Huawei announces US$2 billion investment and procurement plan for UK

Sep 12, 12:33

Huawei, a global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has committed to investing US$1 billion (GBP650 million) and to spending another US$1 billion...

Investment from China will help Taiwan panel industry

Sep 12, 01:25

Investment from China will help boost Taiwan's panel industry by combining its technological strength with China's market strength and will help Taiwan-based panel makers make up...

Lenovo acquires CCE in Brazil

Sep 6, 01:40

Lenovo Group has announced the acquisition of CCE, which is a leader in PCs and consumer electronics in Brazil. The acquisition is expected to expand Lenovo's presence in the world's...

TSMC has no good reason to accept investment from particular clients, says Digitimes Research

Aug 30, 15:23

A recent Bloomberg report cited unnamed sources as saying that Apple and Qualcomm had been rebuffed in separate attempts to invest cash in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...

Market observers react differently to CMI cash injection plans

Aug 23, 16:01

Market observers have mixed feelings about the direction for major Taiwan-based panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) in the second half of 2012.

UMC to raise investment in GaAs foundry subsidiary

Newswatch - Aug 21, 16:28

United Microelectronics (UMC) will invest up to NT$600 million (US$20 million) to buy new shares issued by its GaAs foundry subsidiary Wavetek Microelectronics, according to a company...

HTC announces investment in Magnet Systems to strengthen mobile business applications

Aug 21, 16:08

HTC has announced that it will invest US$35.4 million (NT$1.063 billion) to take up a 17.1% stake in US-based software developer Magnet Systems. The investment aims to strengthen...

Taiwan attracts January-July foreign direct investment of nearly US$2.8 billion

Aug 21, 13:49

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,433 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$2.791 billion in January-July 2012, respectively...

HTC to book investment losses on stake in OnLive

Newswatch - Aug 20, 15:35

HTC has said in a statement it expects to book an investment loss of US$40 million on its stake in US-based on-demand games company OnLive.

Chongqing aims to attract investment from 800 Taiwan notebook component makers at end of 2012

Aug 20, 12:09

The government of Chongqing City, western China, has developed the Chongqing Taiwan-investment Industrial Park specifically for Taiwan-based notebook component makers to set up factories...

Taiwan needs to loosen restrictions against cross-straight investment in panel industry, says minister

Aug 9, 14:53

The panel industry in Taiwan may continue to face crises in the future if the government does not loosen its restrictions for allowing investors from China to invest in or merge with...

Quanta chairman reportedly may invest in VMware

Jul 31, 01:25

Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam has recently sold shares totaling a 1.67% stake in Quanta through global depositary receipts (GDR) for a price of US$150 million, accounting for...

Taiwan attracts January-June foreign direct investment of over US$2.3 billion

Jul 23, 11:23

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,172 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$2.362 billion in January-June 2012, respectively...

Foxconn evaluating investment in Indonesia

Jul 20, 10:26

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly plans to invest US$1 billion to set up production facilities in Indonesia targeting domestic demand. Foxconn stated that...

Foxconn reportedly in disagreement with Brazil government

Jul 19, 01:40

Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) investment in Brazil reportedly is facing some issues as the two sides are currently having disagreements over investment projects...

UMC reportedly seeking investment from Qualcomm

Jul 13, 01:25

UMC has approached Qualcomm to participate its upcoming private placement with an aim to establish a strategic partnership with the chip vendor, according to industry sources.

TSMC evaluating ASML investment proposal

Jul 11, 14:19

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has confirmed that it has received an investment proposal from ASML Holding for joint development of advanced chipmaking technology,...

Foxconn chairman guarantees investment in Sakai Factory is virtually risk free

Jul 5, 01:30

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo has reportedly pledged his own 160,000,000 shares in the company to accumulate a fund for investments in Sharp's...

Wistron to add US$20 million investment in China joint venture

Jul 4, 02:00

Wistron will invest US$20 million in BriVision Optronics (Zhongshan), its LCD TV module joint-venture with AU Optronics (AUO) in southern China, according to the company.

Foxconn Group suffers book loss of over NT$6.4 billion from investment in Sharp

Jun 25, 12:28

Four members of the Foxconn Group made a combined investment of JPY66.907 billion (US$30.9 million) in Japan-based Sharp for a 9.88% stake, but have suffered a total book loss of...

Taiwan attracts January-May foreign direct investment of over US$2.1 billion

Jun 21, 11:43

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 966 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$2.115 billion in January-May 2012, respectively...

Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.8 billion

May 22, 11:22

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 716 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$1.829 billion in January-April 2012, respectively...

Foxconn says no to rumors of planning to seek strategic investment from clients

May 17, 01:00

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has refuted a rumor the company plans to form strategic alliances via mutual investments with clients such as Apple and Hewlett-Packard...

Inventec founder released on bail on reality investment-related charges

May 4, 16:56

Inventec founder Yah Kuo-Yi was released on bail at NT$5 million (US$) on the night of May 3 after being arrested and charged for using surrogates to conduct speculative reality in...