18 news items tagged South Asia
India smartphone market to see double-digit growth in 2021
Friday 8 January 2021The India market is expected to see double-digit gowth in smartphone sales in 2021, but replacement demand will still be greater than upgrade demand, according to analysts.
Semiconductor knows no borders: Q&A with Silicon Catalyst partners
Monday 4 January 2021While many might be deterred by the hefty costs of starting a semiconductor company, there are still many other entrepreneurs with a silicon dream knocking on the door of Silicon...
Lessons from Wistron row in India: Q&A with ELCINA secretary general Rajoo Goel
Thursday 31 December 2020As more Taiwanese companies relocate part of their supply chains from China to South and Southeast Asia, cross-border management has become a test of agility and cultural sensitivity...
Partnerships towards global leaderships: Q&A with Ashwin Pershad, Tech Mahindra country head in Taiwan
Wednesday 30 December 2020Taiwanese companies planning to invest in India might have second thoughts in the wake of a riot at Wistron's plant in Narasapura stemming from salary disputes. But the opportunities...
Realme expects significant handset sales growth in India
Thursday 24 December 2020Despite COVID-19 impacts, Realme still expects to see up to 30% volume growth in the Indian market in 2020, as it continues to expand manufacturing in India and plans to launch more...
India aspires to build semiconductor ecosystem
Tuesday 22 December 2020India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has recently unveiled a letter of intent seeking industry support in a bid to establish the country's semiconductor ecosystem,...
Riot threatens to derail Wistron, Apple and India plans
Monday 21 December 2020The riot at Wistron's plant in India has done disservices not only to the Taiwanese ODM, but also to its client Apple - which has been keen to move some production of its devices...
Pegatron on track to commence investment project in India, says chairman
Wednesday 16 December 2020Pegatron is on track to step up its investment in India, according to company chairman TH Tung, despite a riot at a Wistron plant in the country.
Micron expanding India team
Wednesday 16 December 2020Micron Technology, optimistic about India's IT sector, is ready to establish a center of excellence and expand industry-academia collaboration there, according to media reports.
Wistron says losses at India plant only NT$100-200 million
Tuesday 15 December 2020Wistron, in response to reports claiming the riot at its India plant had resulted in damage totaling NT$1.6 billion (US$56.31 million), has maintained that the loss was actually only...
Acer, Asustek growing notebook market presence in India
Thursday 20 June 2019Asustek Computer and Acer are both seeking to expand their presence in India's notebook market with Asustek focusing on promoting its consumer products and Acer its enterprise, ultra-thin...
Taiwan PCB makers reluctant to relocate production to India
Friday 21 December 2018India has taken tariff means to drive vendors of smartphones and other electronics devices as well as their supply chain partners to set up manufacturing operations in the country,...
Taiwan investments in India shoot up 129-fold in January-July 2018
Wednesday 22 August 2018In line with Taiwan government's New Southbound Policy aimed at enhancing investment and trade ties with countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia, Taiwan businesses have sharply...
CPC Taiwan mulls setting up petrochemical complex in India
Thursday 2 August 2018State-run oil company CPC Corp, Taiwan has announced a move to study the feasibility of building a new petrochemical complex in India at a planned total cost of US$6.6 billion, as...
India smartphone market starts taking off in 2018: Q&A with Prince Yun, Avnet president for Taiwan and South Asia
Tuesday 29 May 2018Many new opportunities and challenges are emerging for the global electronics industries amid the trade spats between the US and China, and it is important that Taiwan's electronics...
MediaTek Sensio-powered smartphones, wearables to hit market in 1Q18
Friday 15 December 2017MediaTek has revealed that it has received orders for its newly released health monitoring solution, Sensio MT6381, from China-based first-tier smartphone vendors and other wearable...
Taiwan cannot ignore trade benefits from markets beyond China, says premier
Wednesday 28 June 2017Taiwan cannot develop economic and trade ties only with China by taking advantage of shared cultural and language backgrounds, but should, instead, break through cultural and language...
Sunwell expands sales to South and Southeast Asia
Wednesday 1 December 2010Thin-film solar module maker Sunwell Technology is aiming to expand sales distribution to South and Southeast Asia markets. The company will sign a 20MWp supply contract with South...