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Shares in Taiwan's Hon Hai rise after record profit

Shares in Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision, better known as Foxconn, closed 1.33 percent higher Tuesday at Tw$83.5 ($2.80) after the tech giant reported a record net profit last year.

Thai students set for mass tablet computer handout

Thailand plans to distribute about 1.7 million tablet computers to students and teachers this year in the world's largest handout of the devices for education, officials said Thursday.

Taiwan's Foxconn to recruit 5,000 local technicians

Taiwan's tech giant Foxconn will hire 5,000 technicians locally this year, many of them to work on factory robots to build its gadgets, officials said Monday, in a sign the firm is refocusing operations to its home island.

China's BYD sending electric cabs to London

(AP)—Chinese automaker BYD Co. is sending 50 electric cabs to London in a boost to China's struggling makers of all-electric vehicles.

Apple supplier's factory back up after China brawl

(AP)—A factory in China owned by the manufacturer of Apple's iPhones resumed production Tuesday after a brawl by workers highlighted tensions that labor groups say were worsened by the pressure of a new iPhone launch.

Taiwan's Foxconn to open new plant in Brazil

Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn said Wednesday it is set to invest $492 million to build a new facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil to produce smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.

China's Huawei says to spend $2.0 billion in Britain

Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies on Wednesday said it would invest $2.0 billion (1.5 billion euros) in Britain and roughly double its workforce in the country within five years.

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