Last update: Monday 4 February 2013 [35 news items]
China market: B2C transactions value over CNY168 billion in 4Q12, says Analysys
Feb 4, 11:44
In the China market, B2C (business to customer) online shopping operators generated a total transaction value of CNY168.55 billion (US$26.96 billion) during the fourth quarter of...
China market: B2C transactions value over CNY129 billion in 3Q12, says Analysys
Nov 30, 15:55
In the China market, B2C (business to customer) online shopping operators generated a total sales transaction value of CNY129.6 billion (US$20.4 billion) during the third quarter...
Taiwan market: 2012 e-commerce trade value over NT$660 billion, says III
Nov 14, 16:04
The total value of e-commerce sales transactions through B2C and C2C modes in the Taiwan market in 2012 is estimated at NT$660.5 billion (US$22.2 billion), increasing 17.4% from 2011,...
China market: B2C portal 360buy to procure handsets worth CNY100 billion over three years
Sep 21, 16:11
China B2C web portal 360buy will sign with more than 20 handset vendors including Nokia, HTC, Huawei Technologies and Lenovo for strategic procurement of handsets with a total estimated...
China market: B2C transactions over CNY98 billion in 2Q12, says Analysys
Jul 31, 15:23
In the China market, B2C (business to customer) online shopping operators generated total sales of CNY98.84 billion (US$15.6 billion) during the second quarter of 2012, growing 20.7%...
PChome Online runs B2C business in US
Apr 9, 12:30
Taiwan-based PChome Online has started B2C online shopping service in the US market, targetting ethnic Chinese customers, according to company chairman Jan Hung-tze.
China market: B2C transactions to reach CNY450 billion in 2012, says Analysys
Jan 2, 15:52
In the China market, B2C online shopping operators will generate total transaction of CNY450 billion (US$71.1 billion) in 2012, according to Analysys International.
China market: 3Q11 B2C transactions top CNY62 billion
Nov 24, 11:10
In the China market, B2C online shopping operators generated total sales of CNY62.18 billion (US$9.68 billion) during the third quarter of 2011, growing by 14.6% on quarter and by...
China market: 2Q11 B2C transactions value over CNY54 billion, says Analysys
Aug 19, 10:41
In the China market, B2C (business to customer) online shopping operators generated total sales transaction value of CNY54.26 billion (US$8.34 billion) during the second quarter of...
Foxconn reportedly considering ECS acquisition
Jul 19, 01:30
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly is considering to acquire motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer...
China market: B2C transactions top CNY47 billion in 1Q11, says Analysys
May 27, 15:23
In China, B2C online shopping operators generated total sales of CNY47.07 billion (US$7.15 billion) in first-quarter of 2011, according to Analysys International.
China market: Taobao leads in 3Q10 B2C transactions
Dec 3, 10:46
In the China market, sales transactions of B2C online shopping during the third quarter of 2010 totaled about CNY26.8 billion (US$3.96 million) in value, with Taobao Mall the largest...
Taiwan market: 2010 online retail sales value over NT$358 billion, says MIC
Oct 20, 14:09
Web portals of online shopping services in the Taiwan market will generate total sales of NT$358.3 billion (US$11.6 billion) in 2010, growing 21.5% from 2009, according to forecasts...
Taiwan market: PChome Store to list as emerging stock
Oct 12, 11:49
PChome Online on October 11 announced that PChome Store, its wholly owned subsidiary in the B2C online service sector, will list on Taiwan's emerging stock market on October 13 in...
Taiwan government approves plans to set up more e-business platforms
Oct 8, 01:55
Taiwan's Executive Yuan has approved a plan proposed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) calling for the establishment of eight Chinese-language electronics commercial platforms...
Taiwan to boost B2C, C2C e-commerce with 6-year budget of NT$450 million
Aug 17, 14:50
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will promote the development of domestic B2C and C2C e-commerce with a 2010-2015 budget of NT$450 million (US$14.1 million), aiming to...
China market: Foxconn opens online shopping portal
Aug 3, 15:59
The Foxconn Group on August 1 started operation of its business to customer online shopping portal www.efeihu.com in the China market, a further step in Foxconn's retail business...
China market: Baidu, Japan-based Rakuten to start joint-venture B2C operation in 2H10
Mar 15, 16:07
Baidu, the largest online search web portal in China, has established a joint venture with Japan-based Rakuten to operate B2C online shopping service in the China market and plans...
Taiwan market: Yahoo! expects 2010 B2C, C2C trade value to rise by 20%
Mar 12, 15:19
Yahoo! Kimo (Yahoo! Taiwan) expects its B2C online shopping platform and C2C online auction platform to attain a total sales value of NT$36 billion (US$1.13 billion) in 2010, increasing...
Taiwan-based web portal PChome to spin off B2C platform
Jan 15, 16:18
PChome Online, a web portal as well as an operator of online shopping service and B2C platform, on January 14 decided to spin off the B2C business operation as a subsidiary tentatively...
China market: Online shopping value over 248 billion yuan in 2009
Jan 14, 11:42
In the China market, C2C (customer to customer) and B2C (business to customer) online shopping web portals generated total sales value of 248.35 billion yuan (US$36.4 billion) in...
Number of mobile devices accessing the Internet expected to surpass 1 billion by 2013, says IDC
Dec 10, 16:23
There were more than 450 million mobile Internet users worldwide in 2009, a number that is expected to more than double by the end of 2013. Driven by the popularity and affordability...
Taiwan market: Yahoo! expects over NT$10 billion in 2009 B2C sales value
Dec 3, 15:15
Yahoo! Kimo (Yahoo! Taiwan) on December 2 announced that Yahoo! Kimo Mall, its B2C online shopping platform, will reach a GMV (gross merchandise volume, i.e. online retail sales value)...
China market saw increased B2B, B2C online sales in 3Q09
Nov 26, 15:54
In the China market, web portals of B2B (business to business) e-commerce services generated total transactions of 1.51 billion yuan (US$221 million) during the third quarter of 2009,...
China market: 2008 online retail transactions at 122 billion yuan
Mar 16, 15:27
The total value of online retail sales in China consisting of C2C (customer-to-customer) auctions and B2C (business-to-customer) transactions in 2008 was estimated at 122.01 billion...
Taiwan market: Web portal PChome turns profitable in 2008
Mar 16, 14:23
PChome Online, a web portal and operator of C2C and B2C online retail sale services in Taiwan, on March 13 published its 2008 financial report which showed the company turning from...
China market: C2C, B2C sales growing strong
Jan 21, 10:13
In the China market, C2C (customer to customer) and B2C (business to customer) online sales transactions will keep growing to attain a total value of 388.3 billion yuan (US$56.8 billion)...
China market: 3Q08 B2C transactions reach nearly 2.24 billion yuan
Nov 12, 13:48
In the China market, sales transactions of B2C online shopping during the third quarter of 2008 reached a total value of 2.24 billion yuan (US$327 million), increasing by 25.6% on...
Taiwan C2C and B2C market still growing, says Taiwan's MIC
Oct 30, 16:23
Online trade through C2C auction web portals and B2C shopping portals in the Taiwan market is rising, with the combined total sales transaction value projected to increase on year...
Taiwan market: Yahoo! online auction business operation undergoing transformation
Oct 2, 16:26
Yahoo! Kimo (Yahoo! Taiwan) is in the process of transforming the business operation of Yahoo! Kimo Auction, its platform to provide C2C (customer to customer) online auction services,...
Taiwan market: Yahoo! Kimo to operate new B2C online shopping service
Sep 4, 15:57
Yahoo! Kimo (Yahoo! Taiwan), the largest web portal in Taiwan, will launch a new B2C online shopping platform, the Yahoo! Kimo Super Mall, on September 28, according to company vice...
China market: B2C and C2C transactions top 1.8 ans 25.7 billion yuan in 2Q08
Aug 6, 16:38
In the China market, sales transactions of B2C online shopping and C2C online auctions during the second quarter of 2008 were estimated at a total value of 1.784 billion yuan (US$256...
Taiwan market: C2C has demand but face an unfavorable environment, says PChome Online
Jun 20, 16:55
C2C has considerable market potential in Taiwan, but its operational environment is unfavorable because online retail trade operators prefer more profitable B2C custom, according...
Taiwan market: Yahoo! Kimo allowed to merge with B2C online shopping operator Monday Tech
Jun 19, 11:28
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on June 18 conditionally approved an application by Yahoo! Kimo (Yahoo! Taiwan) to fully acquire Monday Tech, currently the independent operator...
China market: B2C transactions down slightly in 1Q08
May 30, 12:26
B2C (business to consumer) online sales transactions in China during the first quarter of 2008 reached an estimated total value of 1.282 billion yuan (US$179 million), decreasing...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
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- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
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