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Tuesday 29 October 2013
Taiwan International Smart Green City Summit commences November 1, 2013
The 2013 Taiwan International Smart Green City Summit, an event from the Taiwan International Smart Green City Expo hosted by Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of...
Tuesday 29 October 2013
Taiwan 4G auction: Prices keep rising
An ongoing auction for 4G mobile communication services licenses in Taiwan has seen the total of the highest temporary prices rise to NT$115.255 billion (US$3.91 billion), 221.04%...
Monday 28 October 2013
Notebook ODMs see inland plants only able to deliver 60% of orders due to labor shortage
The labor shortage at Taiwan notebook ODMs' plants in Chongqing, China is reportedly becoming more serious recently and the plants are currently only able to deliver 60% of their...
Monday 28 October 2013
Giga Solar Materials starts construction of PV power plant in Japan
Taiwan-based PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials on October 25 began construction of a ground-mounted PV power-generating station with an annual capacity of 17MWp in Fukushima...
Monday 28 October 2013
Taiwan 3Q13 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 1Tbps, says TWNIC
Taiwan's direct Internet connections with 17 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 1.167Tbps as of the end of the third quarter of 2013, increasing...
Monday 28 October 2013
India-based Micromax shipping smartphones to Europe
India-based handset vendor Micromax has begun shipping its smartphones to Russia with plans to enter into other markets in Europe in 2014, according to sources in Taiwan's handset...
Monday 28 October 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODMs see decreases in 3Q13 digital camera shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical shipped a total of 5.074 million digital cameras in the third quarter...
Friday 25 October 2013
Taiwan ODMs expect mild sequential growth in 4Q13 notebook shipments
Shipments of notebooks to be launched in the peak sales period prior to new year began in October, but shipments in the fourth quarter are expected to increase on quarter by less...
Thursday 24 October 2013
Commentary: Taiwan panel makers aim to tackle 3 major areas in 2014
Taiwan panel makers aim to tackle three major areas more in 2014, including smartphone, tablet and smart TV panels.
Thursday 24 October 2013
BenQ to see 10% LCD monitor sales growth in 2013 despite Taiwan LCD monitor market shrinking 10-15%
Although Taiwan's LCD monitor market is expected to drop to 900,000 units in 2013, down 10-15% from around one million units in 2012, BenQ expects to see 10% growth in shipments both...
Thursday 24 October 2013
Taiwan market: Panasonic to release 65-inch Ultra HD TV in November
Panasonic is expected to release its recently announced 65-inch Ultra HD TV in the Taiwan market during November 2013.
Thursday 24 October 2013
Japan Display establishes Taiwan Display to further cooperation between panel makers
Japan Display has announced it will form a subsidiary in Taiwan called Taiwan Display, which will focus on panel development between Japan- and Taiwan-based panel makers.
Thursday 24 October 2013
Taiwan 4G auction: Bids reach over 3 times floor price
In the ongoing auction for 12 frequency band units available for 4G mobile communication services in Taiwan, the total of the highest prices reached NT$109.24 billion (US$3.7 billion)...
Thursday 24 October 2013
Taiwan market: iPad Air and new iPad mini expected to hit store shelves in late November
Taiwan channel retailers expect Apple's iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display to be available in the local market as early as late November.
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Taiwan IPC makers look to orders arising from gambling machine replacements
As the life-cycles of gambling machines are decreasing due to increasing competition among casinos, Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) makers, including Advantech, IEI Integration,...