High-tech veteran Guo Ming first noticed that change might be brewing in the highly cyclical sector for microchips in last year’s third quarter.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan small- to mid-size panel shipments to fall 9.5% in 1Q21, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels are expected to fall 9.5% sequentially but up 3.9% on year to 174 million units in the first quarter of 2021, Digitimes Research estimates. ( read original story ...)
Notes from central Taiwan: Everyday life as the ‘other’
A few months ago my girlfriend, a Filipino factory worker here in Taiwan, presents me with a key. They had changed the locks on her dorm and she needs to make a copy. We run down to the old guy who ... ( read original story ...)
Group again calls for removal of Chiang statue
The Taiwan 228 Incident Care Association on Monday last week again called for the removal of the Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) statue from the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei. The call came after ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Pegatron, Tata to invest in Tamil Nadu to make phones, parts
Tata Electronics will invest ₹5,763 cr for making mobile phone components and Pegatron will invest ₹1,100 cr to make mobile phones as part of its phase I investment ... ( read original story ...)
Global fears grow over Taiwan, the world’s microchip factory
Days after Joe Biden’s inauguration, 15 Chinese warplanes flew sorties off the coast of Taiwan, crossing the midpoint of the 80-mile strait that separates the island from the Asian mainland. It was ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s innovative technology allows for germ eliminating fabric by making use of semiconductor mechanics
With COVID-19 becoming more deadly with mutations and secondary infections becoming more frequent, people have shifted our focus from ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s innovative technology makes it possible to eliminate tissue by using semiconductor mechanics
Taiwan's innovative technology makes it possible to eliminate tissue by using semiconductor mechanics TAIPEI, Jan. 29, 2021 / PRNewswire ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s growth outpaces China for first time in three decades
Taiwan’s economy grew faster than that of China for the first time in three decades last year as strong demand for the island nation’s technology exports boosted growth in the fourth quarter. Gross ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Q4 GDP grows at fastest pace in decade on tech boost
Prelim full-year 2020 GDP +2.98% (2019 +2.96%) TAIPEI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Taiwan's economy grew at its fastest pace in almost a decade in the fourth quarter after a steep contraction earlier last year ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s GDP Growth Outpaces China’s for First Time in 30 Years
Gross domestic product expanded 2.98% last year, official data showed Friday, compared with China’s 2.3% rise. That was faster than the 2.55% median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. For ... ( read original story ...)
Google opens hardware development center in Taiwan
Google has officially opened its new Taipei office. The new facility as Google's largest hardware development center outside the US, Taiwan News reports. The new office building has 16 floors and ... ( read original story ...)
Geely says to make EVs for Faraday Future with Foxconn
China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group said on Friday it and Foxconn are in talks to provide contract manufacturing services to electric vehicle maker Faraday Future. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan 5G services to see at least 20% penetration in 2021
Telecom operators in Taiwan expect 5G services' penetration rate in the local market to be at least 20% in 2021 and the percentage will go higher with competitive subscription deals for mid-range to ... ( read original story ...)
Correction: Taxing Big Tech story
In a story January 27, 2021, about global talks on how to tax big technology companies, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the company KPMG ... ( read original story ...)
Robots from Taiwan will help teach Prague schoolchildren about technology
The donations of robots and systems analyzers are part of the sister city agreement between Prague and Taipei; more projects are being planned. ( read original story ...)