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LCD TV shipments to the Taiwan market grew 5%in 2012, with local brand vendor Sampo coming in first at 210,000 shipments, according to market observers. Roughly 1.2 million flat-screen TVs were sold in Taiwan during 2012. Sampo was able to … Read more

TOKYO (Nikkei)–Asia’s diversity is one of the sources of its economic growth, but unclear regulatory systems, income gaps, and ethnic and religious tension can pose major risks to businesses there. On Jan. 1, Vietnam introduced a rule requiring appliance makers … Read more

Sales of smartphones priced below NT$15,000 (US$517) will gain momentum in the Taiwan market in 2013 as mobile operators will push sales of low-priced models to accelerate the industry’s shift to the 3G technology, according to sources at retain channels. … Read more

Commenting on the recent news from Indonesia that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will establish factories in the country in 2013, Foxconn, although declining to confirm nor deny the reports, pointed out that it maintains a good communication with … Read more

Taiwan-based IC distributors are conservative about their business outlooks for the first quarter of 2013 as demand for IC parts has been affected by a pile-up of smartphone and tablet inventories in the end market, particularly in China, according to … Read more

The investment in Indonesia by Foxconn Technology Group has been put on hold as negotiations continue. Several news outlets have reported earlier that Foxconn plans to invest billions of USD to set up operations in Indonesia. As of now, that … Read more

Electronic component distributor Avnet, has announced that it has agreed to acquire substantially all of the operating assets of Universal Semiconductor, Inc. (USI Electronics). USI Electronics is a distributor of discrete semiconductor, passive and electromechanical components to the military and … Read more

Passive component makers, including Ralec Electronic, Jaan Cherng Technological, Thinking Electronic, Viking Tech, Laser Tek and Walsin Technology, all performed management reshuffles recently aiming to improve their performance in 2013. Ralec, a subsidiary of Yageo, re-elected its directors and supervisors … Read more

Samsung Electronics is mulling over opening a new mobile phone production facility in Vietnam following its successful operations in Bac Ninh province, several local news outlets reported last week. Building a technology complex will ring Samsung up by $700 million. … Read more