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  • Compal Communications expected to rebound on Nokia orders

    Taipei, June 18 (CNA) Taiwan-based Compal Communications Inc., which produces Lumia phones for Nokia Oyj, is likely to post strong business growth in the second half of 2013 thanks to multiple smartphone projects, according to Goldman Sachs. The U.S. brokerage firm expected Compal Communications' second-half revenues to account for 74 percent of its full-year revenues on bigger orders from ...

  • MediaTek MStar shares down on merger postponement

    Taipei, June 18 (CNA) Shares of MStar Semiconductor Inc. and MediaTek Inc., two of Taiwan's leading integrated circuit designers, fell Tuesday morning after their plan to merge was again postponed because of opposition ...

  • Taiwan eyeing African markets to boost exports

    Taipei, June 18 (CNA) African markets are relatively small and new to Taiwan, but their strong economic growth could turn them into drivers of the country's exports, Taiwan's main trade promotion body said Tuesday. Africa, along with other emerging markets, has great business potential and remains among the fastest growing markets in the world despite the global economic slowdown, the ...

  • U.S. stance on Taiwan unchanged after Obama-Xi summit envoy

    Washington, June 17 (CNA) Taiwan's representative to the United States said Monday that the U.S.'s stance toward Taiwan remains unchanged following President ...

  • Chinese mainland to send 3 red pandas to Taiwan

    The Chinese mainland will send three red pandas to Taiwan for the first time. Officials from the coastal province of Fujian made the announcement on Sunday. Red pandas are also known as lesser pandas, and resemble racoons. Three red pandas have been chosen from a research center in the provincial capital Fuzhou. Two are female. Officials hope this move can help the species breed in Taiwan. The ...

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Magnificient Obsession [DVD]

Magnificient Obsession [DVD]

Based on a sermon masquerading as a sudsy (and, from what Ive heard, practically unreadable) 1929 novel by minister-turned-writer Lloyd C. Douglas, Magnificent Obsession was not the first Hollywood film directed by German migr Douglas Sirk, but it was the first ... ...

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  • Taiwan market Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+

    Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will launch VoIP (voice over IP) services at M+ Messenger, its mobile instant message application, in July 2013, according to company marketing co-president Cliff ...

  • CVIA China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers

    China-based TV vendors are looking to procure about 30 million TV panels from Taiwan-based panel makers in 2013, according to the China Video Industry Association ...

  • Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories

    Taiwan-based handset component makers indicated that they have received increasing orders for accessories used in smartphones and/or tablets from overseas designers and/or trading firms, with Bluetooth keyboards, Bluetooth speakers, NFC (near field communication) devices and wireless power charging devices taking the largest ...

  • Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market

    As more NAND flash memory chips are designed into embedded applications, Taiwan-based IC design houses have shifted their attention away from the memory controller IC segment with some already diversifying their offerings to include solutions for non-memory products, and some looking to transform their core businesses, according to industry ...

  • Fishing talks between Philippines Taiwan may violate one-China policy

    The start of fisheries talks between the Philippines and Taiwan might violate the country's one-China policy and Manila should instead craft any future pact with Taipei as a local government of China, an international law expert said. Harry Roque, chairman of the centre for International Law, however, welcomed the decision of the two sides to avoid the use of force in fishing disputes -- a ...

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