Foxconn approached SK Hynix for joint Toshiba bid, sources say

TAIPEI/SEOUL -- Key iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, known as Foxconn Technology Group, has approached South Korea's second largest memory chip maker SK Hynix to explore the possibility of collaborating on a bid for the memory business of Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan market: HMD launches Nokia 6

HMD Global has launched the Android-based Nokia 6 smartphone in the Taiwan market targeting the mid-tier market. The phone will be available from Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) or yahoo.com starting March 8, priced at NT$7,790 (US$253) unlocked. The Nokia 6 ... ( read original story ...)

Snapdeal Partners With Taiwanese Smartphone-Maker ASUS

New Delhi: Online marketplace Snapdeal on Thursday announced its partnership with Taiwanese smartphone-maker ASUS with the launch of ASUS Zenfone 3s Max smartphones on its platform. The ASUS ZenFone 3S Max is powered by 1.5GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6750 ... ( read original story ...)

HTC decides not to issue cash dividends for 2nd straight year

Taipei, March 7 (CNA) Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC Corp. (宏達電) has decided not to distribute cash dividends for 2016 because of ongoing losses, the second consecutive year in which it will not issue a dividend. HTC, which has faced escalating ... ( read original story ...)

Smartphone exploded in backpack

A man's smartphone suddenly "exploded" in his backpack several hours after he got off a plane in Nanjing, Yangtse.com reported on Monday. The man, surnamed Song and from Taiwan, said that while he was having dinner with his friends in a restaurant at about ... ( read original story ...)

Are Taiwan home prices headed for a fall this year?

While hot money has returned to Taiwan, it has not penetrated the country’s property sector, Central Bank Governor Perng Fai-nan said. However, he did note that an increasing number of Taiwanese businessmen are bringing capital back from the mainland to ... ( read original story ...)

Have a 4K TV? Chunghwa unveils 4K content to go with it

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Chunghwa Telecom said its MOD 4K digital media player was available to preorder by customers on its 300M broadband plan. The telecommunications giant announced its MOD 4K service on Monday at an event that saw government officials and ... ( read original story ...)

High-tech giants to launch major recruitment drives

Taipei, March 4 (CNA) Several major high-tech firms in Taiwan are set to launch hiring campaigns to each recruit thousands of new employees this year for an upgrade in production technology and capacity expansion. Among these companies are Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s Foxconn ‘bidding’ for Toshiba chip biz

It can keep its core technology in Japan but it is about expanding capacity ... He also said it was important the U.S. did not engage in a trade war with China. Taiwan’s tech-dominated manufacturers have been unnerved by U.S. President Donald Trump ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom recruiting set to grow

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd (2412-TW) will be taking part in campus recruitment fairs for the first time in the company's history in order to recruit young talents for the development of its emerging businesses. The first event the company ... ( read original story ...)

Sky is falling for prime property prices

The value of a luxury apartment in Dazhi has dropped by half its original price amid the slipping property value of other buildings and apartments in greater Taipei. According to a Taiwan Realty statement released Wednesday, a top-of-the-market Dazhi ... ( read original story ...)