Year of Dragon kicks off Monday in Zodiac calendar, officials are bracing for baby boom not only in China and Taiwan but in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Macau (continue…) Related items Baby boom expected for Year of Dragon Collectors get fired up, lined up for Dragon Year commemorative coins Asia stocks...
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The United States welcomes Ma Ying-jeou's re-election as president of Taiwan, writes election observer Dennis V. Hickey. The chances that Ma will continue to reduce tensions with Beijing are considered greater than his predecessor's prospects to achieve that goal. (continue…) Related items Taiwan president fined for Facebook post Taiwan president's win Taiwan president Ma...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has formally requested that the Secretary of Homeland Security consider Taiwan for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), according to a White House press release Thursday. (read more…) Related items Taiwan closes in on US Visa-Waiver Program Can Corero Network Security keep up momentum? U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy...
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, has set a target net EPS of NT$5.34 for 2012, increasing by 13.62% from 2011, according to the company at a January 19 investors conference. (read on…) Related items Taiwan Mobile plans to set up retail network in China Taiwan market:...
Google missed analysts' expectations with its fourth quarter results, despite posting 6.4% higher profit of $2.71 billion, from record revenue of $10.58 billion. (read on…) Related items Nokia shares drop 15% after profit warning S&P downgrades Nokia's credit rating Fitch downgrades Nokia debt rating to junk Nokia posts $1.2B loss as sales plunge SerComm...
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DoT) and Globe Telecom have decided to strengthen their partnership as they bring their Pinoy Homecoming program to welcome balikbayans at the Mactan International Airport in Cebu. The Cebu launch last Jan. 12 was timed to coincide with the influx of overseas-based Filipinos who are vacationing in...
First reported by Want China Times earlier today, chairman Terry Gou was meeting with senior managers and stated “”Hon Hai has a workforce of over one million worldwide and as human beings are also animals, to manage one million animals gives me a headache.” Hon Hai is the parent company of Foxconn, the company responsible for creating the...
In an ill-worded statement, the chairman of Foxconn's parent company compared his workforce to 'animals' and sought management advice from the director of Taipei Zoo. (read the story…) Related items Foxconn chairman pledges to raise pay in China, invest in Hainan Foxconn to invest $210M in new Apple production line Foxconn to spend $210M...
Chairman Terry Gou invites a zookeeper to instruct Foxconn managers how to 'manage one million animals' at an annual meeting of parent company Hon Hai Precision Industry. (read the story…) Related items Foxconn sees over 35% on-year growth in 1Q12 revenues; gross margin down to 6.64% Apple, supplier Foxconn to share costs on improving...
You no longer need a powerful dedicated graphics card in your laptop to run graphics-intensive programs–just plug in the MSI GUS II external GPU. (read the story…) Related items MSI GT70 Review: Large Display, Long-Lasting Performance MSI Staying Open for NATO Summit, Offers BOGO MSI Raptor MSI GT60 and GT70 Gaming Notebooks Debut MSI...
Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo are expected to offer ultrabooks based on Intel's Ivy Bridge platform which supports Thunderbolt in the second quarter of 2012, while Gigabyte Technology will take the initiative to offer Thunderbolt-enabled motherboards, according to industry sources. (read the story…) Related items Asustek to launch Ivy Bridge-based ultrabooks in April 2012...
Everyone knows that iPads are made in China. And when the world's trade statistics get tallied up, China gets to count the full price of each Apple tablet among its exports. But how much money does China … (read more here…) Related items Tablet war heats up in Asia Taiwan show to feature Apple...
MANILA, Philippines — Reelected Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, now on his second term, has renewed his call for clean governance, as he continues to serve his country after winning Saturday’s election. (read more here…) Related items Taiwan vows to improve ties with mainland Chinese, Taiwanese phone scammers arrested The Other China: Will the ECFA...
The Hong Kong opposition camp and one particular pro-opposition media entity interpreted the result incorrectly. -China Daily/ANN (read more here…) Related items HSBC customers hit by computer glitch Taiwan Election Stirs Hopes Among Chinese for Democracy China-Taiwan ties could get boost President of Taiwan Is Re-elected, a Result That Is Likely to Please China...
Taiwan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, but you wouldn't know that from visiting the obstetrics department at Taiwan Adventist Hospital. The hallways were abuzz this week with dozens of women lined up for ultrasound checks and other appointments with obstetricians. (continue…) Related items Baby boom expected for Year of...
Taiwan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, but you wouldn't know that from visiting the obstetrics department at Taiwan Adventist Hospital. The hallways were abuzz this week with dozens of women lined up for ultrasound checks and other appointments with obstetricians (continue…) Related items Much of Asia expects birth jump...
The Taipei Computer Association (TCA) in December 2011 conducted a survey of Taiwan-based IT supply chain makers to attend the 2012 Computex about their general confidence for the first quarter of 2012 and on January 19 revealed the results: 55% are very pessimistic or quite pessimistic, 23% are neutral and 22% are very optimistic...
TAINAN, Taiwan — Himax Technologies, Inc. ("Himax" or "Company") , a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products, today announced … (read the story…) Related items Himax Technologies, Inc. to Attend the 2012 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Taiwan Technology & Beyond Conference March … Himax Technologies, Inc. Reports...
3125 Edition January 16-22, 2012 Headline News PCT comments on the results of the 2012 presidential and legislative elections Reported by Sam Lee Written by Lydia Ma After the results of Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections on January 14 were unveiled, PCT General Assembly convened a meeting and created an Election Response Committee. (read...
NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: TWN – News) announced today that, due to the closing of the Taiwan market during the Chinese New Year, the Fund will … (read the story…) Related items GigaMedia Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Results The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc. Announces...
Taiwan said on Friday export orders in December fell 0.72 percent year-on-year, the first decline in more than two years, amid weakening demand from China and Japan. (read the story…) Related items Taiwan Current Account Due On Friday Taiwan export orders contract again, outlook weak Taiwan exports fell 6 percent in April Taiwan cuts...
Speedy new tab tries to blow up LG's Optimus LTE smartphone line into a slate. (read the story…) Related items Sony comes clean on worldwide Android 4.0 tablet update Are Android Tablets Dead? Apple iPad outmuscles Android in global tablet sales IDC: Apple dominates tablet market as Android numbers slide Q1 Non-iPad Tablet Sales...
