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Wednesday 25 January 2017
Taiwan wearable product shipments to account for 42% of global shipments in 2018, says MIC
The ratio of Taiwan's shipments of smart wearable devices, mainly smartwatches and bracelets, to global shipments will grow from 39% in 2016 to 42% in 2018 and further increase to...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Taiwan 4Q16 economic growth estimated at 2.58%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth in GDP for fourth-quarter 2016 is estimated at 2.58%, upward adjusted by 0.21pp from the forecast made in November 2016, according to the Directorate General...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Taiwan market: CHT expects profits to edge down 8% in 2017
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) expects its consolidated revenues to inch up 0.5% on year to NT$231.16 billion (US$7.373 billion) in 2017, but net profits are likely to decline 8% to NT$6.89...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Taiwan 4Q16 international Internet bandwidth stands at 2.067Tbps, says TWNIC
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 15 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached total bandwidth of 2.067Tbps as of fourth-quarter 2016, increasing 16.26% sequentially...
Tuesday 24 January 2017
Taiwan market: Seiko Epson launches Smart Canvas
Seiko Epson has launched Smart Canvas smartwatch in the Taiwan market at NT$5,490 (US$173) for watch body alone plus NT$999 for a belt made of synthetic leather, according to Epson...
Monday 23 January 2017
Taiwan December manufacturing production index up on month, year, says MOEA
Taiwan reported a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 113.93 for December 2016, increasing 0.65% on month and 7.46% on year, according to statistics released by...
Monday 23 January 2017
Taiwan December unemployment rate down on month, year, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 446,000 jobless citizens in December 2016, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.79% and representing a drop of 0.08 percentage points on month and on year as well, according...
Monday 23 January 2017
Taiwan market: Asustek launches police service app
Asustek Computer has launched a smartphone-based app for providing police-related services through cooperation with Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA), Chinese-language newspaper...
Monday 23 January 2017
Foxconn Electronics to have Sharp produce 4K TV panels in Japan
Foxconn Electronics will have Sharp produce 45-, 55-, 80- and 90-inch LCD TV panels at its 8G factory in Kameyama City, central Japan, beginning 2017, according to industry sources...
Monday 23 January 2017
Taiwan December export order value down on month, up on year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$41.24 billion in total in December 2016, decreasing 5.5% on month but increasing 6.3% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Friday 20 January 2017
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$11 billion in 2016, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 3,414 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$11.037 billion in 2016, respectively decreasing...
Thursday 19 January 2017
Cable TV in Taiwan to be fully digitized at end of 2017, says NCC
96% of cable TV networks in Taiwan have been digitized and the remaining 4% is expected to be completed at the end of 2017, according to the National Communications Commission (NCC...
Thursday 19 January 2017
Pihsiang Machinery sets up 2MWp rooftop PV system in northeastern Taiwan
Pihsiang Machinery Mfg., a maker of electric wheelchairs, scooters and bicycles, has cooperated with J&V Energy Technology, an investor in PV power generation, and New Green Power,...
Thursday 19 January 2017
Digitimes Research: KDDI sets up smart drone platform, Rakuten Mobile launches drone
In the Japan market, mobile operator KDDI set up a smart drone platform to store photographs and video in a database in the fourth quarter of 2016, while MVNO (mobile virtual network...
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Taiwan IC design houses pushing into automotive aftermarket
Taiwan-based IC design houses including Generalplus, Himax Technologies, Macroblock, MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, Nuvoton Technology, Pixart Imaging, Sunplus Technology and...