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Tuesday 15 August 2017
China market: Solar wafer makers may ask for lower tariffs for polysilicon imports in 2018
China-based solar wafer makers who are adding production capacities that will come into operation in 2018 are expected to increase their demand for polysilicion and ask the government...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Qisda hospitals in China may turn profitable in 2017
EMS provider Qisda has made non-operating investment in two hospitals in eastern China - Nanjing BenQ Hospital and Suzhou BenQ Hospital, and operations of the hospitals began to break...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
China lags behind US in AI investment, says research institute
While China has attached much importance to AI (artificial intelligence) development, local companies have significantly lagged behind US counterparts in terms of investment in AI...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
SPIL to invest US$25 million in China
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has announced plans to invest indirectly a total of US$25 million in its newly-established wholly-owned subsidiary in China. Named Siliconware...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Powerchip posts EPS of NT$1.59 for 1H17
Contract chipmaker Powerchip Technology has announced net profits increased 17.6% on year to NT$3.63 billion (US$119.7 million) in the first half of 2017. EPS for the six-month period...
Monday 14 August 2017
China market: Small bike-sharing firms struggling
China is likely to witness a wave of closure among its smaller bike-sharing firms, given the fact that three of such service firms have terminated their operations in less than two...
Monday 14 August 2017
Apple falls to third place in 2Q17 wearable band market, says Canalys
The total worldwide wearable band market grew 8% on year in the second quarter of 2017, according to Canalys. The wearable band market for second-quarter 2017 was led by Xiaomi with...
Friday 11 August 2017
China market: BOE announces plans to build its 2nd 10.5G line
BOE Technology has announced plans to build its second 10.5G line in Wuhan in cooperation with the Wuhan Municipal Government and Hubei Yangtze River Economic Belt Industry Fund.
Friday 11 August 2017
Shanghai Huahong renames fabs
Shanghai Huahong Group has renamed all the wafer fabs under the group. The move is to enhance the overall image of the group's IC manufacturing business, and enable its worldwide...
Friday 11 August 2017
JD.com fully automates sorting at logistics center in eastern China
JD.com, a leading China-based operator of B2C online shopping services, has completely automated the sorting process at its logistics center in Kunshan City, eastern China, according...
Thursday 10 August 2017
Huawei likely to outpace Apple to become 2nd largest smartphone vendor in 3Q17
Huawei is likely to outpace Apple to become the second largest smartphone vendor globally in the third quarter of 2017 as sales of China-based vendor's high-end P- and M-series as...
Thursday 10 August 2017
Osram Opto Semiconductors starts expansion of LED factory in China
Germany-based Osram Opto Semiconductors has begun expansion at its factory in Wuxi, eastern China, with an investment of EUR195 million (US$229 million). The expansion is scheduled...
Wednesday 9 August 2017
China market: Smartphone shipments down slightly in 1H17
Shipments of smartphones in the China market totaled 230 million units in the first half of 2017, down 1.4% from a year earlier, according to data compiled by China-based Sigmaintell...
Tuesday 8 August 2017
Nvidia invests in China self-driving startup
Tusimple, a Beijing-based startup focused on developing autonomous trucks, has disclosed that Nvidia will make a strategic investment to take a 3% stake in the company. Nvidia's investment...
Tuesday 8 August 2017
China market: China Mobile to invest CNY40 billion in NB-IoT networks
China Mobile has kicked off an array of bidding projects, aiming to invest up to CNY40 billion (US$5.976 billion) to establish its NB-IoT network infrastructure, mainly for base stations...