Taiwan scientists claim microchip 'breakthrough'

Taiwanese scientists on Tuesday unveiled an advanced microchip technology which they claimed marks a breakthrough in piling ever more memory into ever smaller spaces.
dirty secrets spark alarms

Dirty secrets spark alarms

Recent discoveries of foreign firms’ environmental violations continue setting alarm bells ringing in the corridors of Vietnam’s law-makers.
wintek kicks off its touch screen plant in vietnam

Wintek kicks-off its touch screen plant in Vietnam

On December 12, Taiwan’s Wintek Corporation will sign a land leasing contract with the Saigon Bac Giang Industrial Zone Joint Stock Company to lease 60 hectares for its $150 million plant in the Quang Chau Industrial Zone.
aig shortlists two bidders for taiwan unit report

AIG shortlists two bidders for Taiwan unit: report

US insurance giant AIG has shortlisted two firms among five original bidders for its Taiwan unit, Nan Shan Life, a report said Thursday.
eu slaps 649 million euro fine on asian flat screen cartel

EU slaps 649 million euro fine on Asian flat-screen cartel

The European Commission imposed on Wednesday 649 million euros ($860 million ) in fines against South Korean and Taiwanese makers of LCD flat screens for running a price-fixing cartel.
taiwans formosa to invest 23 billion in china report

Taiwan's Formosa to invest $2.3 billion in China: report

Taiwan petrochemical giant Formosa Plastics Group plans to spend more than two billion US dollars to expand its complex in China, a report said Sunday.
formosas fx fears

Formosa’s FX fears

Taiwan’s Formosa is seeking Vietnamese authorities’ support to mobilise foreign currency to run its giant steel complex in central Vietnam.

Dell loses another Taiwan consumer lawsuit

A Taiwanese woman has won a lawsuit forcing US computer giant Dell to honour bargains the firm said it mistakenly offered on the Internet, a court said Tuesday, the latest in a series of defeats for Dell.

Megi downgraded to tropical depression

BEIJING, October 24, 2010 (AFP) - Torrential rain battered southwest China Sunday as Typhoon Megi was downgraded to a tropical depression after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines.
foxconn still dragging the chain

Foxconn still dragging the chain

Taiwan’s Foxconn continues to sit on its hands regarding its investment plans in Vietnam despite labour unrest and wage hike issues in China.

Okay raises new steel glut fears

A Taiwanese investor has been given the nod to raise its giant steel manufacturing capacity, despite fears of a domestic steel glut.

Polaris Kty raises serious land clearance concerns

Taiwanese investor Polaris Kty International Vietnam has expressed concern about land clearance for its $1.8 billion project to develop a multi functional complex in Ha Tinh province.
vedan lawsuit warning for other foreign firms investors

Vedan lawsuit warning for other foreign firms investors.

As southern region farmers are filing a lawsuit against Taiwan’s Vedan Enterprise Corp Ltd for environment pollution, they are also raising alarm bells for other foreign companies.
firms polish 1bn steel plan

Firms polish $1bn steel plan

Taiwanese firms Sun Steel Corporation and E-United Group are joining hands to build a mammoth $1 billion stainless steel-making factory in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Big banks short changed

Giant global banks, such as HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, may have to wait at least one more year to open their wholly-owned subsidiaries in Vietnam, while those from South Korea, Russia and Taiwan may get in sooner.