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Wednesday 22 November 2017
Taiwan October unemployment down
Taiwan had 443,000 jobless citizens in October 2017, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.75% which dropped 0.02pp sequentially and 0.20pp on year, according to the Directorate-General...
Wednesday 22 November 2017
Xiaomi taps ex-MediaTek executive as investment partner
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology has appointed former MediaTek co-COO Jeffrey Ju as a partner of its industrial investment unit, sparking widespread concerns in Taiwan's...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
Taiwan Tohcello to establish ICROS tape factory
Taiwan Tohcello Functional Sheet, a newly established subsidiary of Japan-based Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello in Taiwan, has received approval to set up a plant in the Tainan campus of...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
Qualcomm suspends IIoT development projects with Taiwan IT players, say sources
Qualcomm may also temporarily suspend its cooperation with Taiwan-based IT players on the development of related Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications after it had decided...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
Taiwan October export order value hits record
Taiwan received export orders totaling US$46.60 billion in October 2017, hitting the highest-ever monthly level and increasing 1.5% sequentially and 9.2% on year. The value grew on...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
Taiwan market: Smartphone sales remain weak in October
Sales of smartphones in the Taiwan market totaled 581,000 units in October, down 1.02% from the previous month and 19.53% from a year earlier, according to data compiled by local...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
Balazs expands advanced analytical services footprint in Taiwan for semiconductor and high technology industries in Asia
Balazs, the leader of Air Liquide analytical service offerings for its electronics customers, expands its activities in Asia and introduces new laboratory and services capabilities...
Monday 20 November 2017
Taiwan market: Garmin to launch vivomove HR
Garmin has unveiled vivomove HR, a stylish hybrid smart atch, for launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$6,990 (US$231) for a sports edition and NT$9,990...
Monday 20 November 2017
Acer digital signage products enter Japan market, says paper
Acer has partnered with Japan-based software integration service provider SMedio to begin marketing its digital signage products in Japan's smart retailing market, according to a...
Monday 20 November 2017
Digitimes Research: Top-3 Korea fixed-network players vary in marketing strategies
The top-three high speed fixed network communications firms in South Korea have adopted different marketing strategies to attract customer patronages, with the leading player Korea...
Monday 20 November 2017
Taiwan market: HMD Global to launch new Nokia 3310 3G
Finland-based HMD Global will soon launch new Nokia 3310 3G feature phone in the Taiwan market at a price tag of around NT$2,000 (US$66.48), in cooperation with Far EasTone Telecommunications,...
Monday 20 November 2017
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$5.5 billion in January-October
The Taiwan's government approved 2,719 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$5.523 billion in January-October 2017, decreasing 4.19% and...
Monday 20 November 2017
Apple reportedly whittles down micro LED R&D team in Taiwan
Apple has reportedly downsized its R&D team for development of micro LED display products in Longtan, northern Taiwan, due to issues related to mass transfer of micro LED chips...
Friday 17 November 2017
Taiwan government to boost general participation in setting up rooftop PV systems
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced a program to encourage owners of residential, commercial and office buildings to apply for setting up rooftop PV systems...
Thursday 16 November 2017
AI to bring opportunities, challenges for Taiwan semiconductor industry
Artificial intelligence (AI) will bring huge business opportunities and challenges for Taiwan's semiconductor industry, and the industry will face fierce competition from China, where...