Taipei, Nov.19, 2012 (CENS)--The “free-economy exemplary zone” plan has entered the final planning stage. The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), mastermind of the plan, has reportedly decided to extend the ...
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Taipei, Nov. 13, 2012 (CENS)--San’an Optoelectronics, mainland China’s largest LED (light emitting diode) epitaxy manufacturer, announced yesterday (Nov. 12) buying into Formosa Epitaxy Inc., the second largest LED epitaxy ...
Tags: San'an Optoelectronics, LED industry, global LED market
Taipei, Nov. 14, 2012 (CENS)—Formosa Epitaxy Inc. (FOREPI) Chairman F.J. Chien yesterday said San’an Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.’s 19.9% acquisition of his company’s ownership will help his company enter mainland ...
Tags: Forepi, China's LED market, LED market
Taipei, Nov. 16, 2012 (CENS)--LED packager Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. has recently landed orders for its infrared (IR) LEDs from many mainland Chinese suppliers of touch-screen modules for Win 8 PCs. Industry executives estimated IR ...
Tags: LED, Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd, mainland supply, LED industry
Recently, Everlight has enjoyed considerable business for its infrared (IR) LEDs from many mainland Chinese suppliers of touch-screen modules for Win 8 PCs. Based on these orders, industry executives estimated IR LEDs as a percentage of ...
Executives of Motech Industries and Neo Solar Power, both Taiwanese solar-cell makers, are reportedly engaged in intensive talks for the acquisition of Neo Solar by Motech. After the acquisition, Motech will boast total capacity of 3GW, ...
Tags: industry trends, Solar
Vietnam’s economic slowdown is proving a tough hurdle to overcome for mainland Chinese and Taiwanese plastics industry exporters, although some of them say they continue to see long-term potential there. Chinese and Taiwanese firms ...
Taipei, Oct. 22, 2012 (CENS)--Fair Friend Ent. Group President Jimmy Chu has announced that his company cuts down sales goal for this year to NT$35 billion (US$1.16 billion at US$1: NT$30) from originally planned NT$45 billion (US$1.5 ...
Tags: Fair Friend Ent.Group, machine tools, CNC Machine, DMC Co., Ltd, Mfg.Corp.
The United States isn’t the only place debating “reshoring” of manufacturing from China these days -- Taiwan’s large plastics industry is also taking a hard look at whether rising costs in mainland China will bring ...
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Taipei, Oct. 19, 2012 (CENS)--Chairman S.C. Hsu of the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with his counterpart at the China Machinery Industry Federation (CMIF), Wang ...
Taipei,Oct.18,2012--With the centralized stock market continuing to be plagued by low trading volume,growing amount of foreign capital has flown into the GreTai Securities Market(over-the-counter market),as the share of foreign holdings of ...
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Taipei,Oct.18,2012--The scientific and technology task force of the Executive Yuan(the Cabinet)approved yesterday(Oct.17)the revised action program for the takeoff of the Taiwanese biotech industry,according to which the government will ...
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Taipei,Oct.15,2012--According to market research organization LEDinside,Taiwan's publicly held LED makers scored total revenue of NT$9.2 billion(US$309 million at US$1:NT$30)in September,slipping 2.28%from August,due chiefly to weak market ...
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Taipei,Oct.15,2012--The implementation of the third-round quantitative easing(QE3)policy in the U.S.has prompted the mainland Chinese branches of Taiwanese banks to change their profit-making strategy,as interbank U.S.-dollar deposit ...
Taipei,Oct.12,2012--Premier Sean Chen expressed yesterday(Oct.11)that the government will greatly lift the restrictions on foreign investments in Taiwanese industries not only in the manufacturing sector but also in the financial-service ...
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