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Monday 25 April 2016
Taiwan March manufacturing production index up on month, down on year, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 108.51 for March 2016, increasing 26.39% on month but decreasing 4.16% on year, according to statistics released...
Friday 22 April 2016
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to adjust 4G service pricing
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will adjust rates for its 4G services by the end of April, under which the gap of different tariffs will widen and the entry-level price will be reduced, according...
Friday 22 April 2016
Taiwan March unemployment rate down on month, up on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 455,000 jobless citizens in March 2016, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.89%, down 0.06pp on month but up 0.17pp on year, according to statistics released by the...
Friday 22 April 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$2.29 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased a batch of machinery equipment and intangible assets from Hermes Microvision (HMI), Fortrend Engineering, Kilopass...
Thursday 21 April 2016
Taiwan March export order value up on month, down on year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$36.62 billion in total in March 2015, increasing 32.4% on month but decreasing 4.7% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Thursday 21 April 2016
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$1.2 billion in January-March, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 741 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$1.225 billion in January-March 2016, respectively...
Thursday 21 April 2016
Handset supply chains in Taiwan, China face inventory losses
Makers in the handset supply chains in Taiwan and China are becoming more conservative about building up inventories for parts and components due to intensifying competition in the...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
Taiwan analog IC firms develop automotive-related products
Acknowledging the steady growth of the automobile market, Taiwan-based analog IC companies have developed new product lines for auto-related applications, such as LED driver ICs for...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
Taiwan market: Dell launches enterprise notebook with ultra-thin bezel design
Dell has launched its new enterprise notebook, the Latitude 13 7000, featuring a 13-inch display with an ultra-thin 7mm bezel making the overall chassis as small as a typical 12-inch...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
ASE, SPIL say supply not affected by Japan quake
IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have said their supply chains will not be affected by two major earthquakes that...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
Taiwan 1Q16 international Internet bandwidth stands at 1.715Tbps, says TWNIC
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 15 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached total bandwidth of 1.715Tbps as of the end of first-quarter 2016, increasing 0.04% on...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
Taiwan solar cell makers may withdraw from US anti-dumping tariff review
JA Solar has asked the US Department of Commerce (DOC) to select Vietnam-based PV module makers Vina Solar Technology and Boviet Solar Technology as respondents in its review of the...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
TSMC to launch 7nm trial production in 1H17
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is scheduled to launch 7nm trial production in the first half of 2017, company chairman Morris Chang said in a report sent to TSMC's...
Monday 18 April 2016
Firms offer drone-based security services, says paper
Security service provider Taiwan Shih Kong Security and GeoSat Aerospace & Technology, a provider of satellite-based navigation, location, remote-sensing and GIS (geographic information...
Monday 18 April 2016
Sony halts production in Kumamoto due to quake
Sony has issued a statement disclosing its manufacturing sites in the Kumamoto region which have been affected by the earthquake of April 14 and subsequent earthquakes.