Taipei,Sept.13,2012(CENS)--The Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA)is seriously evaluating whether to suspend the second-stage power-rate hike scheduled for December,said Shih Yien-shiang,economics minister,yesterday(Sept.12). The statement ...
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Commentary:Taiwan economic revival program lacks substance Bryan Chuang,Taipei;Steve Shen,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 12 September 2012]Taiwan's Executive Yuan(Cabinet)has announced a five-point program aiming to invigorate its flagging ...
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The theme for AHEC's 17th Southeast Asia and Greater China Convention is'American Hardwood and Green Design:Life Cycle Assessment and the True Environmental Impact of Material Choice'.AHEC has chosen Singapore to host this two-day event ...
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Everything Everywhere is set to launch high-speed 4G mobile networking in the UK with download speeds at a maximum of up to 40Mbps. Everything Everywhere – now rebranded "EE" – will launch the service before the end of the ...
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The German Furniture Industry Federation (VDM) is still working from the assumption that furniture manufacturers can achieve the growth of 3% in sales forecasted at the beginning of 2012 for the year as a whole. This was reported by the VDM ...
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Taipei,Sept.5,2012--J.K.Wang,Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s vice president for operations/300mm fabs,yesterday said the company,currently the world's No.1 pure silicon foundry,will begin volume production of chips on 450mm silicon ...
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In order to provide a boost to the country’s ailing textile industry, the Government of Indonesia plans to extend tax incentives to textile machinery industries in 2013, Industries Minister MS Hidayat has said. The textile industry ...
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The Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) is organizing 'INDIAPACK 2013' during 28-31 January 2013. The IIP, an autonomous body working under Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, has launched the four-day show at a press ...
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Egypt will no longer subsidize energy for new cement factories, including 14 factories for which licenses have already been issued, according to the industry and trade minister. Minister Hatem Saleh told a press conference Sunday that the ...
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IBM plans to boost its enterprise social line of software by acquiring Kenexa, a maker of cloud-based human resources applications, the companies said on Monday. IBM has agreed to pay US$46 per share for Kenexa in a cash transaction worth ...
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IDG News Service - Microsoft and Nokia will hold a press conference in three weeks, an event that will likely center around Windows Phone 8, the next version of Microsoft's OS for mobile devices. Nokia is a close Microsoft partner in the ...
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The last edition of ITMA ASIA + CITME provided positive indications for Italian exhibitors, in spite of the current uncertain economic outlook. The Italian green label certification initiative was greeted with special appreciation. "The ...
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Solartech likely to return to profitability in June,says chairman Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 21 June 2012]Sino-American Silicon(SAS),Solartech,Sunrise and Sunshine PV held a joint press conference to exhibit their ...
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The stakes for Microsoft, which is outlining the next version of its profitable Office suite, are extremely high because that part of its business generates more revenue than any other, an analyst said today. According to the company's ...
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Renesas told a press conference in Tokyo yesterday that it will offer 5000 workers financial incentives to leave the company or take early retirement. The headcount reduction will save the company$539m a year. It is reported that the ...
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