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EU blocks US, Japan, Taiwan bid for WTO ruling on hi-tech imports

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The WTO said Friday that the European Union had blocked a joint request by the United States, Japan and Taiwan for the Geneva-based body to settle a dispute over duties on high-technology imports.


Japan's Fujifilm slashes profit forecast by 23 percent

August 28, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp. on Thursday lowered its profit forecasts for the financial year to March by about one quarter, blaming a worsening global economy and high material costs.


Taiwan's AU Optronics to build three new flat panel plants

August 20, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1

Taiwan's leading flat panel maker AU Optronics Corp. plans to build three plants at a cost of many billions of dollars, a science park official and a newspaper said Wednesday.


Taiwan's Asustek posts lowest profit in eight quarters

August 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc., the world's largest motherboard maker by shipments, posted Wednesday its lowest quarterly net profit in eight quarters for the April-June period.


Siemens wants out of PC venture with Fujitsu: report

August 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

The German engineering group Siemens wants to sell its half of a computer joint venture with Fujitsu of Japan, a press report said on Monday, quoting people familiar with the matter.


Sony to invest 40 bln yen in batteries: company

August 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Sony Corp. said Monday it will invest 40 billion yen (372 million dollars) to boost production of lithium-ion batteries amid growing demand for their use in mobile phones, cameras and other products.


Profits up over 47 pct at Taiwan's Acer

August 01, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Taiwan's Acer Inc. said Friday its net profit for the second quarter rose 47.5 percent from a year earlier on expanded notebook computer shipments.


EDS shareholders endorse tie-up with Hewlett-Packard

July 31, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Electronic Data Systems shareholders on Thursday approved a tie-up with Hewlett-Packard, voting almost unanimously to go through with the 13.9 billion dollar takeover.


South Korea's Hynix reduces quarterly losses

July 31, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

South Korea's Hynix Inc. said Thursday it had cut losses in the second quarter, helping to push up the share price of the world's second-largest chipmaker.


Software giant SAP posts positive results, is upbeat for 2008

July 29, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

SAP, the world's biggest business software maker, posted Tuesday a second quarter net profit that fell by nine percent but nonetheless exceeded analysts expectations.


SKorea's LG cuts down on LCD production: report

July 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

LG Display, the world's second-largest liquid crystal display maker, has cut down on production in the short term amid a global supply glut and falling prices, a report said Sunday.


Samsung says Q2 profit up 108 percent

July 25, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that second-quarter profit jumped 108 percent year-on-year, what it called a "relatively solid" performance despite missing market forecasts.


Infineon posts heavy quarterly loss, to cut 3,000 jobs

July 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

German semi-conductor group Infineon posted Friday a heavy quarterly loss and announced the elimination of 3,000 jobs.


Taiwan's AU Optronics posts lower-than-expected profit

July 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Taiwan's AU Optronics Corp., the world's third-largest flat-panel maker by revenue, said Thursday its second-quarter net profit fell 24.4 percent from the previous quarter due to weak global demand.


Indian software firms cautious despite strong Q1 results

July 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Two of India's key software exporters, Wipro and Satyam Computer, posted higher-than-expected first quarter results Friday, but gave a cautious revenue outlook amid uncertain US economic conditions.


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