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Friday 5 December 2014
Commentary: Signing of FTA between China and Korea offers a choice for Taiwan
The signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Korea is expected to result in a structural change in trade patterns between the two counties. The FTA and its consequences...
Thursday 4 December 2014
Samsung offers large price cuts for Ultra HD TVs in North America
Samsung Electronics has made large reductions in the retail prices of Ultra HD LCD TVs in the North America market. Prices at Best Buy have been cut by US$700 from US$1,499 to US$799...
Thursday 4 December 2014
Taiwan market: Taiwan Star Cellular offers low voice call pricing for pre-paid card users
Taiwan Star Cellular on December 3 offered a uniform price of NT$2 (US$0.065) per minute for voice calls made by its 3G pre-paid card users, much lower than NT$2.80-6 per minute for...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
Taiwan market: Sales of smart bracelets to fall short of expectations in 2014, says Sony Mobile
Sales of smart bracelets in the Taiwan market are expected to total only 20,000-30,000 units in 2014, lower than market expectations of 60,000-70,000 units, according to Sony Mobile...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
Foxconn earns US$12.4 million from selling GoPro stock
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced that its subsidiary Foxteq Holdings sold 211,354 shares of GoPro stock at US$75 per share and earned US$15.85 million...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
NXP appoints new VP, Taiwan Sales and Country Manager
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced that Mr. Frank Chen has joined NXP as the VP, Taiwan Sales and Country Manager effective 1st December 2014. Frank is based in...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
Taiwan market: HTC launches mini camcorder
Smartphone vendor HTC has started marketing its mini camcorder, the HTC Re, in the Taiwan market.
Wednesday 3 December 2014
UMC orders equipment from Applied Materials
United Microelectronics (UMC) has purchased a batch of production equipment from Applied Materials for NT$827 million (US$26.6 million), according to a company filing with the Taiwan...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
Medical applications for 3D printing faces 3 challenges, says UL Taiwan
In terms of 3D printing applications, consumer electronics accounts for 29% of total output, automotive 19% and medical 13%, according to the Taiwan government-sponsored Information...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
AWSC responds to media reports on 4Q14 sales
GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has posted a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) stating it was not the source of Chinese-language reports from...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
Intel appoints Robert Swinnen as new head of Asia Pacific branch
Intel has appointed Robert (Robby) Swinnen as the new general manager of Intel Asia Pacific and Japan, while the current general manager Gregory Bryant will return to the US and lead...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
Taiwan market: BenQ occupies 14% of LCD monitor shipments
There will be an estimated 900,000 LCD monitors shipped in the Taiwan market in 2014 and BenQ expects a market share of 14%, with 85% of its shipments to be general-use models and...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
Taiwan handset ODMs to see orders fluctuate significantly in 2015
Taiwan-based handset ODMs may see their orders from Sony Mobile Communications and LG Electronics fluctuate significantly in 2015 following the recent reshuffles of top management...
Tuesday 2 December 2014
Asustek catching up quickly with MSI in gaming notebook business
Asustek Computer's good brand recognition in the high-end PC segment and price cut strategy, has reportedly helped the company to surpass Micro-Star International (MSI) in gaming...
Tuesday 2 December 2014
TSMC to hold annual supply chain forum on December 4
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will hold its annual supply chain management forum on December 4, and is expected to reveal the latest developments on its 16nm and...