
The global economy faces a tough year ahead
China to push for new infrastructure construction
Wednesday 27 May 2020China's National Development and Reform Commission has disclosed the scope of new infrastructure construction intended to facilitate digital transformation, smart upgrading and integration...
Taiwan 1Q20 economic growth estimated at 1.54%
Monday 4 May 2020Taiwan's economic growth rate for first-quarter 2020 is preliminarily estimated at 1.54%, 0.26pp lower than the 1.80% forecast in February 2020 and the lowest quarterly level since...
China new energy car sales tumble in February
Friday 27 March 2020China-based makers produced 9,951 new energy vehicles and sold 12,908 units in February 2020, decreasing 82.9% and 75.2% respectively on year, according to China Association of Automobile...
Computex postponed to September
Wednesday 25 March 2020The Computex Taipei 2020, originally slated for June, has been rescheduled to September 28-30 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Taiwan firms reportedly ask for Computex postponement
Monday 23 March 2020Many Taiwan-based high-tech companies reportedly has asked the organizers of Computex Taipei to postpone the annual tradeshow this year currently scheduled for June 2 to 5, citing...
Coronavirus to have significant impact on 2020 semiconductor market, says IDC
Friday 20 March 2020The coronavirus pandemic's impacts on the global economy is only beginning to be appreciated and has deep implications for the world's technology supply chain.
Samsung foundry forum postponed
Tuesday 17 March 2020Due to growing concerns around the coronavirus, the Samsung Foundry Forum 2020 has been postponed, according to Samsung Electronics. The event was originally scheduled for May 20...
Chipmakers turn pessimistic about end-market demand in 2020
Tuesday 17 March 2020Some chipmakers, as well as others engaged in the semiconductor industry, have turned pessimistic about end-market demand this year, judging from a more severe than expected impact...
ODMs decelerate non-China production expansions as outbreak worsens
Friday 6 March 2020Supply chains have turned cautious about capacity expansion outside of China amid growing economic uncertainites in the wake of the widespeading coronavirus outbreak, according to...
SEMICON SEA 2020 postponed
Thursday 5 March 2020SEMI has announced that it is postponing SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020 from May 12-14 to August 11-13 out of concern over the coronavirus outbreak.
Embedded World 2020 scale reduced by outbreak
Wednesday 26 February 2020Embedded World 2020 has kicked off as scheuled in Nuremberg despite the coronavirus outbreak, but the epeidemic has prompted some exhibitors to either pull out or cut back their scale...
Light + Building show postponed to September
Tuesday 25 February 2020Light + Building tradeshow, originally due to be kicked off in Frankfurt in March, has been rescheduled for September in response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to the orga...
Taiwan moving to help more firms return home from China
Monday 17 February 2020The government in Taiwan has decided to strengthen three major investment action plans to attract more Taiwanese and international firms to shift their investment focus from China...
Taiwan 4Q19 economic growth estimated at 3.31%
Thursday 13 February 2020Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, for fourth-quarter 2019 is estimated at 3.31%, 0.07percentage point lower than the 3.38% preliminarily estimated in January 2020,...
MWC 2020 canceled
Thursday 13 February 2020Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 has been canceled out of health concerns in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the organizer has confirmed.
China smartphone sales likely to fall 30% in 2020 due to outbreak
Monday 10 February 2020Should the outbreak of the coronavirus in China prolong to June, sales of smartphones in the country would be slashed by about 30% to 280 million units in 2020, down from the previous...
Electronica China postponed
Friday 7 February 2020Electronica China originally scheduled to take place in Shanghai during March 18-20 has been postponed, according to the organizer.
China smartphone shipments to fall off a cliff in 1Q20
Thursday 6 February 2020Smartphone shipments in China are likely to fall off a cliff in the first quarter of 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to industry sources.
SEMICON China postponed
Tuesday 4 February 2020SEMICON/FPD China 2020 and related events slated for March will be postponed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, according to the organizer.
Smartphone shipments to China to sink over 10% on year in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Monday 3 February 2020Smartphone shipments to the China market are expected to fall over 10% on year in the first quarter of 2020 affected by seasonality, insufficient supply of 5G models, high inventory...
Taiwan GDP growth unlikely to see worst-case scenario despite outbreak, says NDC
Monday 3 February 2020Taiwan's GDP growth for 2020 faces pressure for downward adjustment due to the coronavirus outbreak in China, but it is unlikely to see the worst-case scenario, according to CM Cheng,...