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Monday 27 November 2017
China and North America TV shipments fall sharply in 3Q17, says IHS Markit
The impact of higher LCD TV panel prices at the beginning of 2017 continued to weigh on retail demand for LCD TVs into third-quarter 2017 by way of slower retail price erosion, particularly...
Monday 27 November 2017
Taiwan 3Q17 economic growth estimated at 3.10%
Taiwan's economic growth for third-quarter 2017 is preliminarily estimated at 3.10%, 1.21pp higher than the 1.89% estimated in August, according to the Directorate General of Budget,...
Friday 24 November 2017
Taiwan October manufacturing production index up
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 113.87 for October 2017, increasing 0.33% sequentially and 3.10% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic...
Friday 24 November 2017
WirForce 2017: Gaming product vendors to unveil innovations
WirForce 2017, one of the major e-sport events in Asia, is taking place in Taipei November 23-26 and gaming product vendors including Gigabyte Technology, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star...
Friday 24 November 2017
Lenovo assigns new head for Taiwan office
Lenovo has appointed Benjamin Lin, its ex-head of the large enterprise PC business group, as general manager of its Taiwan branch office. Lin had worked for Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard...
Friday 24 November 2017
Taiwan market: Huawei launches Mate 10 series smartphones
Huawei has launched its Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro smartphones in the Taiwan market with the availability to begin on November 28. The Mate 10 carries a price tag of NT$20,900 (US$697),...
Thursday 23 November 2017
Automation market full of opportunities, says Aurotek executive
Aurotek, founded in 1981, was one of the earliest automation equipment component suppliers in Taiwan. The company started the business as a distribution agent of mechanical equipment...
Thursday 23 November 2017
Western Europe printer market declines in 3Q17, says IDC
The Western European printer and multifunction (MFP) market decreased by 3.2% on year in unit terms in third-quarter 2017, accordinng to IDC. There were negative sales performances...
Thursday 23 November 2017
MediaTek sells partial stake in Goodix
MediaTek has announced that through a HK-based investment arm, the company plans to dispose of part of its stake in China-based Goodix and transfer the shares to China's National...
Thursday 23 November 2017
Taiwan market: Oppo launches R11s
China-based vendor Oppo has launched its new model, R11s, an all-screen Android smartphone, in the Taiwan market with the availability to begin in early December at prices starting...
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...