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Thursday 22 September 2016
Taiwan sees increased August export order value, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$37.93 billion in total in August 2016, increasing 8.3% on month and on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs...
Thursday 22 September 2016
Taiwan August unemployment rate up, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 480,000 jobless citizens in august 2016, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 4.08%, rising 0.06pp on month and 0.18pp on year, according to statistics released by the...
Wednesday 21 September 2016
Taiwan market: China smartphone vendor Meitu launches M6
China-based smartphone vendor Meitu has launched its Meitu M6 smartphone in the Taiwan market. The Meitu M6, which features a 5-inch Full HD display and an octa-core MediaTek Helio...
Wednesday 21 September 2016
Southeast Asia is stage for Taiwan online service providers, says TiEA president
For Taiwan-based online e-commerce, shopping or gaming service operators, Southeast Asia countries afford relatively good opportunities for extending business operations from the...
Wednesday 21 September 2016
Taiwan market: HTC launches Desire 10 Lifestyle
HTC has begun marketing its mid-range HTC Desire 10 Lifestyle smartphone in Taiwan and globally. The Desire 10 Lifestyle, which features a 5.5-inch display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400...
Wednesday 21 September 2016
Inotera provides update on acquisition by Micron
Inotera Memories has provided an update on the progress of its share-swap deal with Micron Technology, under which the US firm will buy all the shares it does not own in the Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 21 September 2016
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$6.6 billion in January-August
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 2,273 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) totaling US$6.627 billion in January-August 2016, respectively decreasing...
Tuesday 20 September 2016
EMEA server spending decreases by 3.7% on year in 2Q16, says IDC
As reported in IDC's EMEA Server Tracker, in the second quarter of 2016 the EMEA server market reported a moderate on-year decline in vendor revenues of 3.7% to EUR3 billion (US$3.37...
Tuesday 20 September 2016
FET unveils first 5G lab in Taiwan
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has unveiled the first 5G laboratory ever established in Taiwan through cooperation with Ericsson. The lab, which is also...
Tuesday 20 September 2016
Taiwan Photon Source inaugurated
Taiwan's National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) on September 19 held a ceremony for starting operation of Taiwan Photon Source (TPS), a synchrotron radiation facility...
Tuesday 20 September 2016
Nichia, Taiwan LED chips makers to start UV-C LED production
Japan-based Nichia will begin production of UV-C (ultraviolet with wavelength of below 280nm) LED products in fourth-quarter 2016, while Taiwan-based LED chip makers will do so by...
Wednesday 14 September 2016
Weblink will not see major strategy changes in next 3-6 months, says Acer Taiwan head
Commenting on brand partners' concerns over his succession as the head of Acer Taiwan at a distributor conference on August 13, new general manager Lin Chia-chang said that Weblink...
Wednesday 14 September 2016
Inspur starts price war for servers in Europe, say Taiwan makers
China-based server vendor Inspur Technologies has triggered price-cut competition for servers used in cloud data centers in Europe, looking to expand in Europe's cloud computing server...
Wednesday 14 September 2016
CWTC listed on Taiwan OTC
Chang Wah Technology (CWTC), which manufactures LED leadframe packaging materials, started trading on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market at an initial price of NT$102 (US$3.22)...
Tuesday 13 September 2016
Entegris optimistic about equipment demand from Taiwan foundries
Taiwan-based IC foundries including TSMC and UMC will continue to build additional capacity and advance their technologies for a larger pie of the foundry space, which will further...