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Hsieh Su-wei reaches Australian Open women's doubles final
Taipei, Jan. 24 (CNA) Reigning Australian Open women's doubles champion Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) has earned the chance to defend her title in Melbourne on Sunday after a hard-fought three-set semifinal win on Friday.
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24 January 2025
The Wufeng Lin Family Mansion
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24 January 2025
Taiwan's retail sales, food/beverage revenue hit high in 2024
Taipei, Jan. 24 (CNA) On the back of strong domestic demand, Taiwan saw retail sales and revenue generated by its food and beverage sectors hit record highs in 2024, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
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24 January 2025
In recent years, Cambricon has been the most notable player in China's IC industry. Cambrian's founder and chairman, Tianshi Chen, not only became the richest person from Jiangxi but also surpassed Renrong Yu, the founder of China's largest IC (…)
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24 January 2025
At CES 2025, Jensen Huang declared it is now the ChatGPT moment for robotics, as Nvidia intensifies its development of robotics technology to build a comprehensive robotics ecosystem. Nvidia unveiled its generative world model platform, Cosmos, (…)
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24 January 2025
U.S. dollar closes lower on Taipei forex market
Taipei, Jan. 24 (CNA) The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Friday, shedding NT$0.088 to close at NT$32.682.
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24 January 2025
Before the Lunar New Year, HTC disclosed that a portion of its extended reality (XR) research and development team would be incorporated into Google during the first quarter of 2025. Furthermore, Google will acquire non-exclusive licensing rights (…)
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24 January 2025
Amid uncertainties in the Chinese market and reduced spending by automotive chip and power semiconductor manufacturers, Japanese semiconductor equipment makers have revised their sales forecast for fiscal year 2025 (April 2025 - March 2026). (…)
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24 January 2025
DeepLearning.AI founder Andrew Ng recently stated that with the decreasing criteria for software development, the role of deciding what to develop becomes more crucial, making AI product management (AI PM) talent highly sought after. He predicts (…)
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24 January 2025
8-month sentence upheld for Chinese speedboat man
Taipei, Jan. 24 (CNA) The Supreme Court on Friday upheld an eight-month sentence handed down to a Chinese national who drove a speedboat into the Tamsui River for violating Taiwan's immigration law.
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24 January 2025
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son has made a strategic pivot toward the US market, appearing alongside President Donald Trump twice since his November election victory to unveil major investment plans. Previously, nearly half of SoftBank's (…)
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24 January 2025
China's Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has reportedly adopted the 1z process for its 10nm-class DDR5 production, prompting heightened concern at Samsung Electronics, which is now closely monitoring the status of advanced DRAM production in (…)
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24 January 2025
When Taiwanese media reported on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dining with TSMC, supply chain partners, and AI server company executives, curiosity arose about the VIPs accompanying Huang during his visits to three Nvidia branch offices in China and (…)
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24 January 2025
Think tank raises forecast of Taiwan's 2025 GDP growth to 3.42%
Taipei, Jan. 24 (CNA) The Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) on Friday said that it had raised its forecast for Taiwan's 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 3.42 percent, citing positive factors including increasing investments, (…)
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24 January 2025
Acer continues its transformation into a lifestyle brand, with its subsidiary playing a crucial role in this shift. Acerpure is making strides into the large appliance market, having already introduced televisions in India, with air conditioning (…)
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24 January 2025
During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, China's Vice Premier Xuexiang Ding stated that there are no winners in a trade war while acknowledging the numerous difficulties and challenges currently facing the Chinese economy.
Digitimes -
24 January 2025
Government-funded youth overseas program launched
Taoyuan, Jan. 24 (CNA) A government-funded program enabling Taiwan's youth to travel abroad for volunteer work, training, or cross-cultural exchanges was officially launched in Taoyuan on Friday.
Focus Taiwan -
24 January 2025
LG Electronics' Indian subsidiary experienced a revenue surge of almost 10% in 2024. The company remains on course with its plans to launch an IPO in India, aiming to take advantage of the market's expansion.
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24 January 2025
In the past two years, China's independent car brands have gained dominance in the Chinese automobile market, thanks to the rapidly rising popularity of new energy vehicles. Chinese independent brands are still expecting an increase in sales for (…)
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24 January 2025
The Stargate project, a landmark US$500 billion joint venture announced by US President Donald Trump in early 2025, has exposed growing tensions between OpenAI and Microsoft. While initially co-developed by the two companies, Microsoft's role has (…)
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24 January 2025
Nissan Motor plans to cut approximately 9,000 jobs worldwide as part of a major restructuring effort, according to reports from Kyodo and Nikkei Asia. More than 70% of the layoffs—around 6,700 positions—will impact production (…)
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24 January 2025
Taiwan-based Global PMX, a major manufacturer of automotive powertrain and safety components, has successfully expanded its presence in AI-powered digital healthcare and other sectors while maintaining steady growth in the traditional automotive (…)
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24 January 2025
The smartphone panel experienced diverging trends across technologies. LCD panel prices declined by 10% over the year, rigid AMOLED panel prices rose by 10%, and flexible AMOLED panels saw a 5% drop. As of January 2025, pricing across (…)
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24 January 2025
Japanese semiconductor cleaning equipment manufacturer Screen plans to increase its semiconductor manufacturing equipment production capacity to 120% of the 2023 level by fiscal year 2026 (April 2026–March 2027), aiming for annual (…)
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24 January 2025
