Taipei, Dec. 15, 2008 (CENS)--Top-two thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel manufacturers in Taiwan recently publicized operation results for November, both of show sharp declines from the previous month. AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), the No. 1 player on the island, reported co

Taipei, Dec. 4, 2008 (CENS)--Home prices in Taiwan's major metro areas hit new lows in November with declining transaction volumes, with deals signed in Taichung and Kaohsiung shrinking almost 20% in November from the preceding month. Sinyi Realty Inc.'s figures, Taiwan's largest realtor, show

Taipei, Nov. 10, 2008 (CENS)--Due to the global economic slowdown and rivalry from mainland Chinese counterparts, the Kaohsiung Port in southern Taiwan may slide from its current eighth to 12th in world rankings this year, according to statistics from the Department of Aviation and Navigation under

Taipei, Nov. 5, 2008 (CENS)--After posting an 18.9% share of the Taiwan market for mobile phones in September, Korea's Samsung, a globally leading vendor of consumer electronics, is aggressively to push up the figure to 20% by the end of this year, according to the brand. To achieve a full produ

Taipei, Oct. 31, 2008 (CENS)--With its fourth-quarter wafer shipment expected to decline by 25% from the third quarter, United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), a major wafer foundry firm in Taiwan, may see its capacity utilization rate hit a 6-year low of only 55% in the quarter, according to Sun Shih

Shin Tien Chi Machinery Works Co., established in 1987, is one of Taiwan's most professional manufacturers of injection molding machines. The company is capable of developing a wide range of injection molding machines, with product quality and functionality improved constantly. The company recen

Taipei, Oct. 1, 2008 (CENS)--The Taiwan-based High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC), a world-caliber supplier of smartphones, has unveiled world's first Android platform-based smartphone, G1, in the U.S., and the firm has expected the newest handset to infuse NT$7 billion into its fourth-quarter revenue,

With DRAM (dynamic random access memory) prices on a consistent downward slide, Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor (along with its Japanese partner Elpida Memory) recently announced a plan to cut production by 10-15% (or 15,000 units per month) in a bid to alleviate the oversupply situation in the in

Taipei, Sept. 8, 2008 (CENS)--Hsin Kuang Steel Co., one of Taiwan's largest manufacturers of steel plates, scored NT$690 million (US$21.69 million at US$1:NT$31.8) in sales in August, down 8.86% year-on-year. Impacted by mounting inflation and a downturn of world economy, Hsin Kuang said its sal

Taipei, September 5, 2008 (CENS)--China Steel Corporation (CSC), Taiwan's largest integrated producer of steel products, saw August sales hit NT$26.52 billion (US$833.96 million at US$1:NT$31.8), up a whopping 50.72% year-on-year or up 2.01% from the previous month, setting all-time-high records fo

Taipei, Sept. 2, 2008 (CENS)--The Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) scored NT$83.391 billion (US$2.647 billion at US$1:NT$31.5) for its four major subsidiaries in after-tax earnings in the firs half of this year, down 4.47% from NT$87.296 billion (US$2.77 billion) a year earlier and surpassing Hon Hai G

Taipei, July 11, 2008 (CENS)--Taiwan saw clear signs of slowing growth in machinery imports during April, May and June, according to statistic compiled by the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI). The TAMI's tallies showed Taiwan imported US$9.589 billion of machinery in the first ha

Taipei, June 5, 2008 (CENS)--HTC Corp. of Taiwan, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, recently announced that three cellphone models customized for T-Mobile Germany would be promoted starting in the third quarter. In early May, HTC unveiled its latest flagship phone, the HTC T

Established in 2001, Paradigm Technology Inc. (PTI) is an ISO 9001-certified company specializing in developing and manufacturing WLAN (wireless local area network), LAN, WAN (wide area network), wireless PC2TV adapter etc. products. Strong commitment to great professionalism forms the foundati

Taiwan Design Center (TDC), a national design center, recently announced 12 winners of the 2007 Taiwan Design Award, the third version of the most-important national design contest on the island. As a country undergoes economic development and sees enhanced affluence, the usual incidental trend

Taiwan once again tells the world that the island is no longer merely home to extensive subcontract manufacturing headquarters and factories, but is gradually remaking itself into a concern where a proportionally greater share of the industrial output is generated by brain work than brawn, which wo

Taipei, April 16, 2008 (CENS)--In a review of the most recent economic indicators, current information technology (IT) forecasts, and the economic linkage of Asia/Pacific including Japan (APJ) region and U.S. economies, IDC has developed two scenarios of worsening U.S. economic outlook for lead fac

Shin Tien Chi Machinery Works Co., established in 1987, is one of Taiwan's most professional manufacturers of injection molding machines. The company is capable of supplying a wide range of injection molding machines. Recently, the company debuted a new model of vertical plastic injection mo

Taipei, March 21, 2008 (CENS)--A total of 645,561 personal computers (PCs), including desktop and notebook models, were sold in Taiwan in the fourth quarter of 2007, down 12% from previous quarter, according to IDC Taiwan. IDC Taiwan attributed the declined PC sales in the fourth quarter of 2007

Taipei, March 7, 2008 (CENS)--Arima Communications Corp., a leading supplier of handset on an ODM (original design manufacturing) basis in Taiwan, has won a new order from Sony Ericsson for its T303 series entry-level slide phones, according to company sources. With the new order, Arima Communic

Taipei, Feb. 5, 2008 (CENS)--The price decline in large-sized TV panels has eased since the second half of 2007, according to Displaybank, a South Korea-based display market research firm. According to DisplayBank's latest PDP Module Manufacturing Cost Analysis Forecasts report, the upturn in d

Despite the nerve-rattling volatility in global financial markets over the past year, most countries in the Asia Pacific still feel optimistic about the economic climate for 2008. MasterCard International recently conducted a survey of 13 economies in the area, which showed that consumers in most c

TC Strasse Industries Co., Ltd. is promoting a tool cabinet noted for its heavy-duty application and each of its seven drawers can load a maximum of 200 kilograms of tools without damage. The cabinet is an ideal product for storing heavy tools such as spanners, ratchets, socket sets and the like

Rong Ghao Industry Co., Ltd., with a long history of nearly three decades, is a diversified supplier providing a wide range of hand tools, including garden tools, staple guns, can crushers, calipers and multi-purpose shears. To meet increasing need for hand tools from its clients, Rong Ghao buil

Taipei, July 25, 2006 (CENS)--Next-generation game consoles are scheduled to be launched one after another by the end of the year, generating increasing and lucrative OEM/ODM business opportunities for Taiwan's contract suppliers, according to Market Intelligence Center (MIC) under the semi-officia

Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC), the world's leading provider of Windows Mobile-based devices, recently launched the world's first tri-band third-generation (3G) Widows Mobile Pocket PC (the TyTN) and 3G smartphone (the MteoR) under its own “HTC” brand. Even as it promotes products carry

Taipei, May 8, 2006 (CENS)--Major subsidiaries of the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), including Formosa Plastics Corp. (FPC), Nan Ya Plastics Corp., Formosa Chemical & Fiber Corp. (FCFC) and Formosa Petrochemical Corp. (FPCC), saw its first-quarter earnings drop a lot from a year earlier. Of them,

With over four decades of manufacturing experience, Taiwan's plastic bag-making machinery industry has been elevating production technology to crack into high-end markets. The industry is also stepping up production of conventional models to meet growing demand from emerging markets, such as Centra

With over fifty years of development, Taiwan's press manufacturing industry has accumulated abundant manufacturing experience that is helping them consolidate their position in the global marketplace. Many in the line are applying computer technology to upgrade their products to provide higher leve

Taipei, March 24, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan' s investment rate, the percentage of investments over gross domestic product (GDP), will continue declining to 19.5% this year, hitting the lowest level in the past three years, according to a projection recently made by the Cabinet-level Directorate General o