Too late for China to develop own mobile operating systems, say Taiwan makers

Mar 7, 11:11

While China Academy of Telecommunication Research under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in its white paper calls for China's development of own operating systems...

China ARM chipmakers gaining attention from first-tier vendors

Mar 6, 22:42

With their success in the white-box tablet market, China-based ARM chipmakers Rockchip and Allwinner Technology have started gaining attention from brand vendors worldwide with some...

China handset makers hope to reduce reliance on Android

Mar 6, 22:23

The China Academy of Telecommunication Research for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has published a white paper stating that China's handset industry has been...

HP turns to purchasing components from China makers

Mar 6, 21:53

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has recently turned to seek component supplies from China-based makers in order to cut costs and continue staying competitive in the PC market, according to sources...

China market: Gyroscope shipments to grow over 30% in 2013, say MEMS makers

Mar 5, 16:27

Shipments of gyroscopes in China are expected to expand over 30% in 2013 as more local smartphone vendors are adding the MEMS devices into their mid-range to high-end models amid...

MediaTek making last-ditch effort to seek approval for its merger with MStar

Mar 5, 14:13

MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor reportedly have mapped out measures to counter any possible decisions by the governments of China and Korea over the two companies' merger plan as...

Foxconn reportedly to cooperate with China-based content provider LeTV

Mar 5, 13:45

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly will sign a contract with China-based content provider LeTV on March 5 to cooperate on a LeTV-branded LCD TV and possible...

Taiwan solar cell quotes remain unchanged

Mar 5, 11:26

Solar firms in Greater China hoped to increase quotes before the Lunar New Year holidays, but a delay in China announcing its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe results has deterred...

Some tier-one Taiwan solar cell makers see increased orders from Japan

Mar 5, 11:05

Due to the expectation that Japan will lower its solar feed-in-tariff (FIT) in April and the US punitive tariffs' impacts on China-made solar products, some tier-one Taiwan-based...

TPK breaks ground for glass making facility in Taiwan

Mar 4, 15:44

A company jointly invested by TPK Holding and its subsidiary Cando has broken ground for a facility in Taichung, central Taiwan for making chemically strengthened glass. The joint...

Foxconn confirms plans to end Media Markt operations in China

Mar 4, 14:50

The Foxconn Group has confirmed that Media Markt, a consumer electronics retail chain in eastern China, will end operations of its seven chain stores on March 11.

China market: China Unicom to offer quad-core smartphones at CNY1,000

Mar 4, 10:15

China Unicom, the only WCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, will offer smartphones equipped with 5-inch screens and quad-core processors for sale at CNY1,000 (US$161) in a bid to...

MWC 2013: China Mobile unveils multi-mode, multi-band TD-LTE devices

Mar 1, 16:12

China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, unveiled multi-mode, multi-band TD-LTE terminal device models at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 in Barcelona, Spain...

Acer to shift 90% notebook production to Chongqing, China

Mar 1, 15:09

Acer recently decided to increase the percentage of notebook production in Chongqing, China to 90%, beginning in the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. Due to...

Trina Solar reports 2012 revenues down 36% on-year

Feb 27, 15:51

China-based solar firm Trina Solar has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012.

Europe polysilicon makers seeking cooperation with Taiwan solar wafer makers

Feb 27, 14:29

To avoid possible tariffs imposed by China, Europe-based polysilicon firms have been reportedly seeking cooperation with Taiwan-based solar wafer makers. Solar firms noted that the...

China Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, KT to cooperate in EAP-SIM roaming

Feb 27, 14:19

China-based mobile telecom carrier China Mobile, Japan-based NTT DoCoMo and South Korea-based KT, at the 2013 Mobile World Congress taking place in Barcelona, Spain, signed cooperation...

Foxconn reportedly to move production lines out of China

Feb 27, 14:04

Seeing that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has no plans to recruit standard workers in China, rumors have started circulating in the IT market that Foxconn is considering...

MWC 2013: China Mobile unveils 4 TD-LTE smartphones

Feb 26, 21:31

China Mobile has unveiled four TD-LTE smartphones at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013. The four models are manufactured by HTC, LG Electronics, ZTE and Huawei, respecti...

Lunar New Year TV sales surged 9.4% on year in China, says WitsView

Feb 26, 16:13

LCD TV sales for the Lunar New Year in 2013 attained over 5.70 million units, growing 9.4% on year, according to research firm WitsView.

China January mobile phone user base growing to 1.122 billion, says MIIT

Feb 26, 13:32

There were 1.122 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of January 2013, growing by 0.81% on month and by 12.59% on year, and 245.88 million (21.91%)...

Commentary: Solar cells are the most likely casualties in trade war

Feb 26, 11:36

The effect of the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-made solar cells has been questioned especially when China-based solar firms are now able to buy solar...

China white-box tablet players struggling for survival

Feb 26, 11:14

Due to fierce competition from first-tier brand vendors, several China-based white-box tablet players in Shenzhen, China have reportedly gone bankrupt, while remaining ones are also...

China market: 4Q12 smart device shipments up 7.2% sequentially, says IDC

Feb 25, 11:57

There were 90.65 million smart terminal devices shipped in the China market during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 7.2% sequentially, according to IDC China.

China-made solar module registration in Europe may begin in March, say solar makers

Feb 25, 11:09

The European Commission recently verified that imported solar modules from China will need to be registered. Some solar firms expect the registration process to begin in March and...

Yingli Solar expects negative 4Q12 gross margin

Feb 25, 10:22

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company, a China-based solar energy company which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar," has announced its preliminary financial...

China white-box tablet makers to use DDR3 instead of mobile DRAM

Feb 22, 15:09

Several of China-based white-box tablet manufacturers have utilized DDR3 chips, instead of mobile DRAM, for their products in order to bring down their manufacturing costs further,...

China government in discussions whether to issue another wave of energy-saving subsidies

Feb 21, 14:57

The China government is reportedly in discussions over issuing new energy-saving subsidies to consumers for purchasing flat screen TVs and home electronics products such as washing...

China likely to announce polysilicon probe preliminary results in April or May, say international material providers

Feb 20, 21:53

The China government was expected to announce the preliminary results of its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against polysilicon firms from the EU, US, and South Korea...

China LED industry continues to expand despite oversupply

Feb 20, 15:38

Due to rising demand for LED products from the handsets and lighting sectors, market research institutes predict the global LED market output value will reach US$12.4 billion in 2013,...

China reportedly to delay verdict on polysilicon probe to March

Feb 20, 14:51

China's Ministry of Commerce originally planned to announce the preliminary result of its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against polysilicon firms from the EU, US, and...

Foxconn not recruiting workers for Shenzhen factory

Feb 20, 14:00

While factories in China have begun recruiting workers after the 2013 Lunar New Year, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has not done so for its large factory in Shenzhen,...

Micron-Elpida deal cleared by China Ministry of Commerce

Feb 20, 13:50

China's Ministry of Commerce has given antitrust clearance for Micron Technology's previously-announced proposed acquisition of Elpida Memory, the two memory IC firms have jointly...

China government expected to boost integration of LED makers

Feb 19, 19:42

As the total LED production capacity in China has significantly exceeded demand due to excessive investment over the past three years, the China government is expected to promote...

Digitimes Research: 68.6% of touch panels shipped in 4Q12 from the Greater China area

Feb 19, 19:38

Taiwan- and China-based touch panel makers held a 68.6% global market share for touch panels shipped during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Digitimes Research.