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Thursday 10 November 2016
E Ink to form strategic partnership with Japan Display
EPD (electrophoretic display) electronic paper (e-paper) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) on November 9 signed an MoU for strategic cooperation with Japan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Japan...
Tuesday 8 November 2016
Taiwan October CPI up, says DGBAS
Taiwan's October 2016 consumer price index (CPI) of 106.99 (2011 as base year) increased 1.45% on month and 1.70% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI) of 84.67...
Tuesday 8 November 2016
Qualcomm strikes deal for cooperation with Taiwan MOEA
Qualcomm and Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) have signed a MoU on cooperation in the wireless communications sector including joint development of IoT, 4G and 5G networks,...
Tuesday 8 November 2016
Taiwan market: Xiaomi launches 5s Plus, Mi Box
Xiaomi Technology has launched its new flagship smartphone, the Mi 5s Plus, as well as the Mi Box, in the Taiwan market with availability to begin on November 10.
Tuesday 8 November 2016
Taiwan October export value hits 23-month high, says MOF
Taiwan recorded export value of US$26.75 billion for October 2016, the highest monthly level since December 2014 and increasing 18.6% on month and 9.4% on year. Import value for the...
Friday 4 November 2016
Lenovo president asks Taiwan component makers to lower prices
Gianfranco Lanci, president and COO of Lenovo recently came to Taiwan to ask PC component makers, especially high-cost ones such as display panels and memory products, to lower prices...
Thursday 3 November 2016
World Telecom Smart City Conference to take place in Taiwan in February 2017
Viewing that development smart city solutions has brought many business opportunities for the IoT supply chain, the Taipei Computer Association (TCA) has collaborated with the 4G...
Thursday 3 November 2016
Taiwan should build smart cities to drive new value-added services, says Acer founder
Stan Shih, founder of Acer, has urged the Taiwan government to establish a virtual cross-industry national team to build up service-oriented smart cities through which local companies...
Wednesday 2 November 2016
Taiwan market: Acer unveils Swift-series ultra-thin notebooks
Acer on November 1 unveiled four Swift-series ultra-thin notebooks for launch in the Taiwan market, with the 14-inch Swift 1 for sale at a recommended retail price of NT$18,900 (US$598),...
Wednesday 2 November 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers ship over 309 million small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panels in 3Q16
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers shipped 309.749 million small- to medium-size panels in the third quarter of 2016, increasing 15.0% on quarter and 0.8% on year, according to Digitimes...
Tuesday 1 November 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan sees increased LCD TV shipments in 3Q16
Taiwan-based ODMs, OEMs and OBMs together shipped 9.565 million LCD TVs in the third quarter of 2016, growing 13.2% on quarter and 4.7% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Tuesday 1 November 2016
Taiwan market: Oppo launches mid-range A39 smartphone
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo has introduced a mid-range smartphone, the A39, into the Taiwan market, priced at NT$7,490 (US$237) unlocked.
Tuesday 1 November 2016
Taiwan Mobile sees earnings down slightly in 3Q16
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has reported net profits of NT$3.98 billion (US$128.85 million) for the third quarter of 2016, down 3% sequentially and 4% on year. EPS for the quarter stood at...
Friday 28 October 2016
France-based Ciel & Terre International taps Taiwan market
Ciel & Terre International, a France-based EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contractor for rooftop PV systems and ground-mounted PV power-generating stations, has...
Friday 28 October 2016
DrayTek shifts production capacity from China to Taiwan
Own-brand router, switch and wireless access point maker DrayTek has moved production capacity from Changshu, eastern China, to Taiwan because production in China is no longer competitive,...