Taipei, Oct. 11, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) had consolidated sales revenue of NT$43.3 billion (US$1.44 billion at US$1:NT$30) in September, slipping an unexpected 12.4% from August and hitting a five-month low although surging 29.8% from the same month of last year.

Taipei, Oct. 11, 2012 (CENS)--To stabilize commodity prices, Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has exempted imported corn from business tax for six months from Oct. 6, 2012 to April 5, 2013, with estimated tax loss of NT$850 million (US$28.33 million). MOF officials say this is the fifth tax ex

Taipei, Oct.11, 2012 (CENS)--Benefiting significantly from the new connectors for iPhone5 and iPad mini, Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., a major maker of connectors in Taiwan, saw historical high in revenues in the third quarter, targeting 20% quarter on quarter (QoQ) rise in revenues in the fo

Taipei, Oct. 11, 2012 (CENS)--Driven by the coming launch of Win 8 from Microsoft, Taiwan’s NB shipments in September will likely increased 30% month on month (MoM), according to institutional investors. Despite rosy projections for NB shipments, some component producers reveal worse-than-expect

Taipei, Oct. 9, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan’s Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd. saw its revenue reach a new high of NT$902 million (US$30 million at US$1:NT$30) in September while Lextar Electronics Corp.’s consolidated revenue of NT$1 billion (US$33.5 million) for the month hit a hit a 26-month high. Un

Taipei, Oct.9, 2012 (CENS)--Benefiting from new releases of tablet PCs and smartphones, including Google Inc.’s Nexus 7, Wintek Corp., a Taiwan-based supplier of touch panels, saw combined revenues in September decrease 3.13% month on month (MoM) to NT$9.724 billion (US$324.13 million), but up 33.6

Taipei, Oct. 8, 2012 (CENS)--To comply with the government’s policy, some domestic banks in Taiwan have decided to raise lending rate to above 2% per annum, which is expected to widen the deposit-to-lending interest gap in the fourth quarter. F.Y. Yang, president of Hua Nan Bank, indicated that

Taipei, Oct.8, 2012 (CENS)--TPK Holdings Ltd., the world’s largest supplier of touch panels by market share, saw consolidated revenues in September grow 3.2% month on month (MoM) to NT$13.378 billion (US$445.93 million), up 3.3% year on year (YoY). An institutional investor says due to growing ship

Taipei, Oct.5, 2012 (CENS)--China Steel Structure Co. (CSSC) under the CSC Group has fully-loaded production lines till the end of this year, which will exceed NT$13.6 billion (US$453.33 million) of revenues in 2011 to set a historical high again. Z.H. Chen, chairman of the company, says orders ha

Taipei, Oct.4, 2012 (CENS)--Epson Taiwan Technology & Trading Ltd., a subsidiary of Japan’s Seiko Epson Corp., launched an integrated mobile business solution recently, aiming to maintain the lead in the market with a new high of 50% in market share, as well as a new portable label printer for hous

Taipei, Oct.4, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan’s optical item makers saw revenues rise in September, with Largan Precision Co. Ltd. taking orders for iPhone5; while Kinko Optical, Calin Technology, and T-Unique Optical benefited from Canon Inc.’s and Nikon Corp.’s new model releases. Despite uncertain shipm

Taipei, Oct. 3, 2012 (CENS)--Thanks to vigorous orders from mainland Chinese TV makers, Taiwan’s LED makers Formosa Epitaxy Inc. (FOREPI) and Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd. are estimated to achieve better-than-expected sales in the fourth quarter as the unprecedented case of the industry. Norm

Taipei, Oct.2, 2012 (CENS)--With steel markets expected to rebound, a report by S. Korea-based Samsung Securities shows that global major steel makers will see operating profit ratio grow from 3.4% this year to 4.8% in 2013, up over 40%. An institutional investor estimates China Steel Corp. (CSC),

Taipei, Oct. 1, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp. (TSMT) has reportedly landed contracts to assemble LED light bars for LG of South Korea, which will build the bars into backlights for its LCD screens. TSMT is currently the world’s No.1 assembler of TFT-LCD (thin-film transi

Taipei, Sept.27, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan’s industrial PC makers including Advantech Co. Ltd., ICP Electronics Inc., Axiomtek Co. Ltd., Adlink Technology Inc., and Avalue Technology Inc. are taking increasing orders from the U.S in the second half due to U.S. government’s policy to stimulate investments

Taipei, July 4, 2012 (CENS)--Sales of new powered two-wheelers (PTWs) in Europe Union (EU) saw a continued year-on-year (YoY) drop of 8.2% in the first quarter of 2012, and a 15% year-on-year (YoY) decrease in the first five months, according to the Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers in Europe

Many exciting new products, bikes and concepts were unveiled at the 2012 Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (Motorcycle Taiwan) and Taiwan International Electric Vehicle Show (EV Taiwan) held at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhibition Hall 1 from April 12-15. The joint four-day e

With increased car exports that offset sagging local new-car sales, Taiwan’s auto or transportation vehicle industry production value, including assembled vehicles, auto parts, powered two-wheelers (PTWs), and electric vehicles (including locally-produced Toyota Camry hybrids and electric scooters)

Besides the often reported financial woes besetting Italy, the largest powered two-wheeler (PTW) market in Europe has also been suffering steadily dropping sales that are threatening its long-established PTW industry, one that may have given the world the iconic Vespa and blueprints for the show-s

Taipei, Sept. 24, 2012 (CENS)--Nanya Technology Corp. and Inotera Memories Inc., both of which are DRAM makers under the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), failed to realize seasonal surge in August, and instead saw their revenues for the month sink further from July in spite of the back-to-school shopp

Taipei, Sept. 24, 2012 (CENS)--The per-staff contribution at Mega International Commercial Bank averaged NT$5.395 million (US$179,833) in the first half, the highest among all domestic banks in Taiwan, according to the statistics released by the central bank. Market analysts attribute such good

Taipei, Sept. 24, 2012 (CENS)--With loan defaults by Promos Technologies, Prince Motor and Powerchip Semiconductor, Taiwan’s eight government-linked banks witnessed combined rise of about NT$20 billion (US$666.67 million) in non-performing loans (NPL) in the first eight months. The eight banks

Taipei, Sept. 21, 2012 (CENS)--Global TV shipments declined the second straight quarter, falling 8% year-on-year (YoY) in the second quarter of 2012, according to the NPD DisplaySearch. The decline in TV shipments started in the fourth quarter of 2011 and has continued in 2012, reflecting worsen

Taipei, Sept.20, 2012 (CENS)--Topkey Corp., a Taiwanese maker of carbon fiber composite products, has won orders from EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V.) to supply seats for Airbus, a major maker of commercial aircraft, boosting Topkey’s combined revenues to NT$10 billion (US$

Taipei, Sept.19, 2012 (CENS)--Feng Tay Group, a major footwear maker in Taiwan, saw combined revenues in August rise 1.61% year on year (YoY) to NT$3.243 billion (US$108.1 million), totaling NT$24.333 billion (US$811.1 million) in the first eight months, up 9.65% YoY. A corporate representative say

Taipei, Sept.19, 2012 (CENS)--Amid the volatile global economy, Taiwan’s leading sewing machine manufacturers, including Zeng Hsing Industrial Co. and Kaulin Manufacturing Co., saw mixed performance in the fourth quarter due to different product focus. Zeng Hsing, a major contract maker of hous

Taipei, Sept.18, 2012 (CENS)--Adlink Technology Inc. and Avalue Technology Inc., both Taiwanese industrial PC makers, saw revenues grow 14% and 53% year on year (YoY) to NT$490 million (US$16.33 million) and NT$235 million (US$7.83 million), respectively, showing remarkable growths in low season.

Taipei, Sep.18, 2012 (CENS)--Cathay Life, a major life insurer in Taiwan, scored the highest FYP (first year premium) revenues in August at over NT$20 billion (US$666.67 million), thanks to remarkable sales of high-interest investment-oriented insurance policies. Fubon Life followed in second with

Taipei, Sept. 17, 2012 (CENS)--With market demand simmering along with lower expense listed from depreciation of its plants, Chimei Innolux Corp., one of Taiwan’s top two display panel makers by output, is likely to turn profitable in the fourth quarter of this year. The global market for displa

Taipei, Sept.17, 2012 (CENS)--With Taiwan’s panel industry into the peak season, AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), a Taiwanese panel maker, saw revenues in August increase 10.7% month on month (MoM) to NT$35.103 billion (US$1.17 billion), with Chimei Innolux Corp., another major panel manufacturer on the