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Friday 24 August 2012
Shenzhen likely to hike minimum wage by 13.3% in 2013
The government of Shenzhen City, southern China, may raise minimum monthly wages by 13.3% from CNY1,500 (US$236) to CNY1,700 in February-March 2013, Taiwan-based notebook supply chain...
Thursday 23 August 2012
Aurora scores points in tapping China market
Aurora, a Taiwan-based distributor of OA (office automation) machines and office furniture, has tapped the China market since 2000, with sales revenues rising to 49% of consolidated...
Thursday 23 August 2012
US to become third largest solar market in 2012, says IMS Research
The size of the solar market in Americas (the continent) more than doubled in the first half of 2012 to reach 1.7GW. According to IMS Research, the market is set to reach almost 4.3GW...
Thursday 23 August 2012
Partners expect Motorola to change its ODM strategy
As Google has recently started reorganizing Motorola Mobility's manpower and product strategy, sources from Taiwan-based ODMs, observing from their orders, expect their handset orders...
Wednesday 22 August 2012
Non-Apple players competing for China educational tablet market
With China expected to have a demand for at least 10 million educational tablet PCs, and related government units are in the middle of establishing standards for "e-backpack"...
Wednesday 22 August 2012
Trina Solar saw 2Q12 revenues decrease 1.1% on-quarter
Trina Solar, a China-based manufacturer of solar products, has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2012.
Wednesday 22 August 2012
Price of 40W retrofit LED light bulbs drops below US$10/unit in UK
Market studies show that the price of 40W retrofit LED light bulbs fell below an equivalent of US$10/unit in the UK in July 2012. The price of similar products has fallen below US$10/unit...
Wednesday 22 August 2012
China solar firms seek cooperation with Taiwan peers through investments
China-based solar firms have been in talks with Taiwan-based peers over cooperation to avoid anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations, according to industry sources. In addition,...
Tuesday 21 August 2012
China Unicom begins construction of cross-strait undersea cable TSE-1
China Unicom on August 20 announced that it has started construction of TSE-1, the first undersea telecom cable directly linking Taiwan and China across the Taiwan Strait, and may...
Tuesday 21 August 2012
Some China-based solar makers likely to dump products to raise funds
China's solar supply chain has been facing challenges in both domestic and international markets. While dealing with anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations in the international...
Tuesday 21 August 2012
China government holds price bidding for LED lighting subsidization
China's Ministry of Finance and National Development and Reform Commission have jointly held open price-bidding competition for 2012-2013 LED lighting subsidies of which the total...
Tuesday 21 August 2012
Chongqing and Chengdu are not competitors, says Chongqing mayor
Chongqing and Chengdu of China, the two major cities of Sichuan province, have reportedly been competing against each other over investments from PC-related players; however, Chongqing...
Tuesday 21 August 2012
China TV vendors to release ultra large and high definition TVs
China-based TV vendors Konka and Skyworth are both planning to release 84-inch sized ultra-high 4Kx2K definition TVs within the next month in hope to bump up TV sales during the October...
Monday 20 August 2012
Sanan Opto supported by China government in developing sapphire substrates, says Digitimes Research
Sanan Optoelectronics has been experiencing record high revenues and profit margins in first-half 2012. Nevertheless, the firm's inventory turnover days is relatively high showing...
Monday 20 August 2012
LCD driver IC vendor Orise looks to post 10-15% revenue growth in 3Q12
LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology is expected to see its revenues grow 10-15% sequentially to over NT$1.05 billion (US$34.97 million) in the third quarter of 2012 due to...