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Friday 30 September 2016
Taiwan government starts taking applications from banks for Apple Pay
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission has started accepting aplications from banks for providing Apple Pay mobile payment services and Taiwan users will be able to apply for using...
Friday 30 September 2016
Microsoft launches global IoT Expo to link business opportunities and enrich the Taiwan ecosystems
Taiwan ICT industry players are increasingly investing resources to the Internet of Things (IoT) industry, developing smart solutions to optimize efficiency and solving problems....
Friday 30 September 2016
TAICS to cooperate with US TIA on 5G, IoT
The Taiwan Association of Information and Communication Standards (TAICS) on September 29 signed a MoU with US Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) for cooperation on development...
Friday 30 September 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments up 7% on month in August
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market totaled 663,000 units in August, an increase of 44,000 units or 7% from the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail...
Friday 30 September 2016
Taiwan IC industry to increase 7% in 2016, says TSIA chairman
Although the worldwide IC industry output value will decline 2.4% in 2016, the output value of Taiwan's IC industry will maintain growth, according to Nicky Lu, chairman of the Taiwan...
Thursday 29 September 2016
Taiwan market: Online advertising services in 1H16 valued at over NT$11 billion, says DMA
Online advertising service providers in the Taiwan market generated total revenues of NT$11.195 billion (US$350 million) during the first half of 2016, increasing 32.1% on year, according...
Thursday 29 September 2016
Sharp buys back office building in Japan
Sharp has spent JPY13.9 billion (US$138.07 million) to buy back an office building that was across the road from its old headquarters, and related land in Osaka, Japan. The transaction...
Wednesday 28 September 2016
Taiwan IC distributors 4Q16 sales to increase
Fourth-quarter revenues at Taiwan-based IC distributors including WPG, WT Microelectronics and Answer Technology (ANStek) will be driven by a seasonal pick-up in demand for smartphones...
Wednesday 28 September 2016
JDI may release shares to Sharp, says paper
Japan Display (JDI), an LCD panel supplier for Apple, may release a portion of its shares to Sharp, now a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics, allowing Foxconn to indirectly land display...
Wednesday 28 September 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$2.32 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased machinery equipment from Advanced Thermal Sciences (ATS), Tokyo Electron and Applied Materials for a total of NT$2.32...
Wednesday 28 September 2016
PTI buys wafer-level packaging equipment
Packaging and testing company Powertech Technology has purchased wafer-level packaging equipment from Ultratech SE Asia for NT$544 million (US$17 million), according to a company...
Wednesday 28 September 2016
Taiwan market: Asustek Computer to launch ZenBook 3 series
Asustek Computer will launch the ultra-thin notebook series ZenBook 3 in the Taiwan market at retail prices from NT$48,000 (US$1,527) to nearly NT$70,000 on September 29, according...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Taiwan August manufacturing production index up on month, year, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 112.50 for August 2016, increasing 2.27% on month and 8.35% on year, according to statistics released by the...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Kenmec secures more than NT$3 billion worth of automation equipment orders, says report
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has a backlog of orders totaling more than NT$3 billion (US$95.5 million) on strong orders for automation equipment from China and Taiwan, according...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Taiwan market: Xiaomi launches Redmi Note 4
Xiaomi Technology has launched its Redmi Note 4 smartphone in the Taiwan market, priced at NT$5,999 (US$191) unlocked.