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Thursday 23 July 2015
Taiwan market: Fujitsu launches new servers for IoT business opportunities
Japan-based server brand vendor Fujitsu launched several new server products in Taiwan on July 22, eying the business opportunities from Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen, Lenovo enhance cooperation
Tsann Kuen, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, and Lenovo on July 21 strengthened their cooperation, with members of Tsann Kuen entitled to Lenovo products at...
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Taiwan Chelic to debut on TSE in 4Q15
Taiwan Chelic, a maker of pneumatic automation components for own-brand sale and ODM/OEM production, will list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in the fourth quarter of 2015, according...
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Taiwan market: Samsung to unveil new Galaxy Tab S2
Samsung Electronics is planning to unveil 8-inch and 9.7-inch Galaxy Tab S2 tablets equipped with Super AMOLED screens in the Taiwan market on July 28. Both devices adopt 4:3 ratio...
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Taiwan June unemployment rate up on month, down on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 431,000 jobless citizens in June 2015, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.71%, up 0.09pp on month but dropped 0.21pp on year, according to statistics released by the...
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Global direct investment in China increases 8.3% in 1H15 despite decreases from US and Japan, says ministry
Direct investment from Japan in China declined 16.3% on year in the first half of 2015 to $2 billion, according to new statistics from the China Ministry of Commerce.
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Taiwan remains R&D base for Firefox OS, says Mozilla
Mozilla on July 21 indicated that its team in Taiwan continues to play an important role for R&D of Firefox OS.
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen adjusting retail stores
Tsann Kuen Enterprise is adjusting the operation of its IT and consumer electronics retail chain stores in Taiwan, according to company chairman Jerry Yen.
Wednesday 22 July 2015
HTC to seek partnerships with game developers for HTC Vive
HTC will showcase its forthcoming virtual reality device, the HTC Vive, at Taipei Game Developer Forum (TGDF) to be held from July 23-24, according to the forum organizers. The forum...
Tuesday 21 July 2015
Simplo, Dynapack to supply battery modules for use in new Surface, say Taiwan makers
Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology have landed orders for battery modules for use in new Surface devices to be launched by Microsoft in the third quarter, according...
Tuesday 21 July 2015
Taiwan IT industries facing challenges from China supply chains, says MOEA
A number of Taiwan's IT related industries, including IC design, LCD panel (touchscreen), camera module, battery and chassis, are facing severe challenges from the supply chain makers...
Monday 20 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan large-size LCD panel shipments drop for third consecutive quarter
Taiwan large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LCD panel shipments totaled 57.93 million in the second quarter of 2015, down 3.7% on quarter and down 14.2% on year. The decline represents...
Monday 20 July 2015
Korea makers rebuilding OLED momentum as China LCD capacity rises
With China expected to surpass Korea in 8G TFT LCD capacity in 2016, coupled with new 10.5G capacity expected to be unleashed in 2018, Korea panel makers are starting to show more...
Monday 20 July 2015
Taiwan June export order value down 5.8% on year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$36.58 billion in total in June 2015, increasing 2.2% on month but decreasing 5.8% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Monday 20 July 2015
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of nearly US$2 billion in January-June, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,741 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$1.988 billion from January-June 2015, respectively...