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Wednesday 26 January 2011
Compal sends employees to support component makers in China due to labor shortage
Compal Electronics has sent 4,000 employees to support its suppliers of notebook casings in Jiangsu Province, eastern China, due to short supply of labor there, according to company...
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Solid capacitor demand on the rise
With motherboard makers looking to clear inventory and some clients are concerned about labor shortages after the Lunar New Year holidays, procurement for solid capacitors is on the...
Thursday 13 January 2011
Kinpo-Compal Group aiming to achieve 20% on-year revenue growth
Kinpo-Compal Group chairman Rock Hsu, at the company's year-end banquet, pointed out that the group is aiming to achieve a growth over 20% on-year in 2011, rising from US$5.6 billion...
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Alltop saw over 40% on-year growth in December revenues
Taiwan-based notebook connector maker Alltop Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$184 million (US$6.29 million) for December 2010, up 12% on month and 42.12% on year,...
Thursday 30 December 2010
Simplo expects production at new plants to start in August 2011
Chairman of notebook battery maker Simplo Technology, Sung Fu-Hsin, at a forum in China, has said labor shortages in 2011 are expected to be very serious, but Simplo's new plant in...
Thursday 30 December 2010
Notebook makers do not rule out supporting upstream partners to avoid labor shortages
As labor shortages in coastal areas of China in 2011 are expected to be even more serious than in previous years, sources from notebook makers said that they will not rule out the...
Thursday 2 December 2010
Acer chairman expects Chongqing investment to help resolve labor shortages
Labor shortages occur almost once every year in China. Acer chairman JT Wang pointed out that the company's investment in Chongqing will help resolve issue, claiming that all Acer's...
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Labor shortages worsening in eastern China
China's labor shortages are worsening, particularly in the eastern region, according to panel component makers. Labor shortages are now an annual issue, but the problem has occurred...
Tuesday 23 November 2010
Component makers facing dilemma over inventory management
Taiwan-based notebook makers are currently facing a dilemma over their inventory preparations as their downstream partners have started to place short-term orders to avoid the risk...
Friday 5 November 2010
Notebook vendors urge keyboard suppliers to start preparing for Lunar New Year
Notebook vendors are requesting keyboard suppliers start preparing for possible labor shortages following the 2011 Lunar New Year holidays.
Wednesday 3 November 2010
China coastal manufacturers preparing for labor shortage
Labor shortage around Chinese New Year has become an annual problem for China's coastal manufacturers as most workers return home for the holidays. New government policies and industry...
Wednesday 1 September 2010
Flextronics provides pay hike in southern China
Singapore-based EMS provider Flextronics International has raised basic wages for employees at its production base in Zhuhai, southern China, from an average of 960 yuan (US$141)...
Friday 11 June 2010
China labor salary hikes will not have long term affects on profits, says MSI chairman
Micro-Star International (MSI) chairman Joseph Hsu has indicated that the recent rise in monthly salaries in China will not affect the company's profit in the long term as all companies...
Friday 4 June 2010
Inventec to start mass production at Chongqing plant in November
Inventec chairman Richard Lee pointed out that he expects the company to start volume production at its Chongqing production plant in China in November 2010 as surging wages and frequent...
Monday 17 May 2010
Wanshih net profit drops 15% on year in 1Q10
Taiwan-based mini coaxial cable maker Wanshih Electronic saw its net profit for the first quarter of 2010 drop 15% on year to NT$65 million (US$2.07 million) due to labor shortages...