Last update: Tuesday 25 December 2012 [15 news items]
Taiwan market: Foxconn to start online shopping platform
Dec 25, 11:56
Cybermart, a channel retail subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), is set to start its new online shopping platform WOWCyber in Taiwan on December 27.
China market: IT brand vendors turn to strengthen online shopping platforms
Apr 19, 13:46
Facing strong competition from China-based retail chains such as Gome and Suning as well as online shopping platforms, IT malls in China have started to lose their popularity, forcing...

PChome offers global online shopping service
Feb 22, 15:58
Taiwan-based PChome Online has launched an English version of its online shopping website to serve 105 countries/areas around the world, according to the company.
China market: Online shopping trade value over CNY773 billion in 2011
Jan 20, 16:14
Online shopping services in the China market generated total sales transactions of CNY773.56 billion (US$119.6 billion) in 2011, growing 67.8% from 2010 and accounting for 4.3% of...
Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen launches online shopping service
Nov 21, 11:05
Tsann Kuen Enterprise has launched an online shopping service at its web portal Kuai8hr to complement business operation at 339 retail chain stores around Taiwan, according to the...
Taiwan market: PChomeStore to list on OTC
Mar 18, 17:10
PChomeStore, a B2B2C operator of online shopping services in Taiwan, will be listed on the over-the-counter stock market on April 6 at an estimated price of NT$150 (US$5) per share,...
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...
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: Taobao, Wasu set up joint venture to offer online shopping, digital content
Jun 30, 11:35
Taobao, China's largest C2C online web portal under the Alibaba Group, and local IPTV service supplier Wasu on June 29 announced a joint venture capitalized at 100 million yuan (US$14.7...
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...
Taiwan market: 2009 online shopping trade value forecast at over NT$311 billion
Jul 24, 12:41
The total sales transaction value of online shopping in the Taiwan market in 2009 is projected to reach NT$311.6 billion (US$9.46 billion), growing by 30.4% from 2008, according to...
Taiwan market: Japan gaming PC vendor DosPara enters online retail channel
Jul 17, 15:34
Japan-based gaming PC vendor DosPara has announced plans to enter Taiwan's online retail channel and will initially push its gaming PC brand, Galleria.
Taiwan market: Dell to offer NT$20,000 coupons after second pricing mistake
Jul 7, 17:06
Dell Taiwan will offer cash coupons worth NT$20,000 (US$606) to each customer affected by a glitch discovered on its online store on July 5 which lead to notebook pricing errors,...
Taiwan-based Tsann Kuen, Clevo to offer online shopping services in China
Apr 27, 17:12
Tsann Kuen Enterprise, the operator of the Tsann Kuen retail chain in Taiwan, and a second-tier Taiwan-based notebook maker Clevo will launch an online shopping service for IT and...
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...
TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
Bits + chips | 25min ago
Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
IT + CE | 1h 20min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Bits + chips | 1h 29min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Displays | 1h 30min ago
Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
IT + CE | 1h 32min ago
MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
Bits + chips | 1h 45min ago
Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
Mobile + telecom | 1h 47min ago
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 1h 49min ago
Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
Displays | 1h 51min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Before Going to Press | 1h 43min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Before Going to Press | 1h 47min ago
Touchscreen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong May
Before Going to Press | 1h 48min ago
Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
Before Going to Press | 1h 49min ago
TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook panel shipments during 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 1h 49min ago
Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
Before Going to Press | 1h 52min ago
Epistar expects revenue proportion for LED used in lighting to rise to 30%
Before Going to Press | 1h 52min ago
HTC cooperates with KDDI to launch HTC One in Japan market
Before Going to Press | 1h 54min ago
Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
Before Going to Press | 2h 4min ago
- Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
- Handset vendors in discussion over producing 6-inch and larger phones
- Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
- Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers facing increasing competition from rivals in China
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- More firms provide crystal-less USB 3.0 device controllers
- BLU makers report different results in 1Q13
- ChipMOS capex for 2013 to reach NT$2.5-2.8 billion
- BIOS designers feel the impact from weak PC market
- Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13
- Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- 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
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Releases
- White papers
- Bulletin
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
20-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8377.05 | +8.86 | +0.11% |

| TSE electronic | 316.79 | +0.62 | +0.2% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 119.74 | +0.18 | +0.15% |

| OTC electronic | 144.06 | +0.15 | +0.1% |

- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.

















