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Tuesday 28 August 2018
Online shopping takes up 5.9% of 1H18 total retail sales in Taiwan
Total transactions for B2B2C, B2C and C2C online shopping in the Taiwan market in first-half 2018 amounted to NT$124 billion (US$4.07 billion), increasing 6% on year and accounting...
Monday 27 August 2018
National alliance needed to help Taiwan firms better tap IoT opportunities, says ITRI executive
As IoT and AI applications will enter a substantive growth period amid the imminent advent of the 5G era, Taiwan's government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)...
Monday 27 August 2018
Qualcomm reportedly to open new operations hub in Taiwan in early 2019
Qualcomm is to open a new operations center in Taiwan in early 2019 as part of its commitment to invest in the country over the next five years, according to a Taipei-based Central...
Monday 27 August 2018
Taiwan solar cell makers to come under pressure from EU ending MIP on China exports
The European Union (EU) is expected to end imposition of minimum import price (MIP) restriction on China-produced solar cells and PV modules on September 3, 2018, which will facilitate...
Friday 24 August 2018
Smartphone sales slacken in EMEA, says IDC
The EMEA mobile phone market continues to lose steam, according to IDC.
Friday 24 August 2018
Microsoft to make follow-up AI investment in Taiwan
Microsoft, which announced in January 2018 the establishment of an AI (artificial intelligence) R&D center in Taiwan, has pledged follow-up investment to reinforce support to...
Friday 24 August 2018
Huawei launches Nova 3 devices in Taiwan
Huawei has launched its Nova 3 and Nova 3i smartphones in the Taiwan market targeting the mid-range segment.
Friday 24 August 2018
Acer partners with Taiwan sport retail chain to promote products
Acer has begun selling e-sport and sport-related electronics products such as gaming peripherals, smart wearable devices and mixed-reality (MR) cycling machines, at a major sports...
Friday 24 August 2018
Taiwan handset shipments increase 16% in 2Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of handsets by Taiwan's brand vendors and ODMs totaled 20.66 million units in the second quarter of 2018, up 16.1% on quarter, according to Digitimes Research.
Friday 24 August 2018
Taiwan July manufacturing production index up
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 108.54 for July 2018, increasing 0.48% sequentially and 5.01% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic...
Friday 24 August 2018
MOEA and Taiwan AI Academy to offer training courses
Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced it will work with Taiwan AI Academy to offer artificial intelligence technology short-term training for various industries, with...
Thursday 23 August 2018
Smart car era gives opportunity for latecomers with domain know-how, says professor
The advent of the smart car era is providing an overtaking opportunity for latecomers that can master domain know-how at the client end and know how to develop profitable product...
Thursday 23 August 2018
Mobileye hopes to cooperate with Taiwan firms in self-driving
Mobileye, Intel's Israel-based subsidiary developing vision-based ADAS (advanced driver assistance system) solutions, hopes to cooperate with Taiwan-based enterprises in developing...
Thursday 23 August 2018
Taiwan diode suppliers shift focus to automotive sector
Taiwan-based diode suppliers including Eris Technology, HY Electronic, Lite-On Semiconductor, Panjit International and Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSC) have all shifted their focus...
Thursday 23 August 2018
Vivotek constructing production lines in Taiwan
IP surveillance camera maker Vivotek is setting up a manufacturing base consisting of five production lines initially at a factory belonging to Delta Electronics, its parent company,...