AFFORDABLE HOMES: While the central government is planning to add 18,338 social housing units before the end of 2024, the city is adding only 405, the premier saidBy Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff writer, with CNA
Taipei, Sept. 10 (CNA) People who purchase disposable gas canisters are urged to dispose of them properly by placing them with the recyclable waste, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said Saturday during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, when barbecues are usually a popular activity.
Taoyuan, Sept. 9 (CNA) Three suspects were indicted by prosecutors on Friday for the alleged murder of a Thai couple surnamed Lee (李) whose bodies were found in a car trunk in Taoyuan in early June.
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) yesterday said revenue this quarter would be flat from last quarter, despite new phone models launched by key customers, as the market faces weakening demand.
The iPhone assembler, based in New Taipei City’s Tucheng District (土城), said it is cautious about its business outlook, given mounting uncertainty regarding geopolitical tensions, soaring inflation and COVID-19 flare-ups, but still expects revenue this quarter to be higher than the NT$1.4 trillion (US$46.67 billion) it reported a year earlier.
The forecast came as the company posted record second-quarter net profit of NT$33.29 billion, up 12 percent year-on-year from NT$29.78 billion.
Gudeng Precision Industrial Co (家登精密), the sole supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) pods to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電), yesterday said revenue surged 87.75 percent annually to NT$380 million (US$12.76 million) last month, benefiting from its largest buyers’ rapid migration to advanced technologies.
The surge boosted the company’s second-quarter revenue by 76.63 percent to NT$1.07 billion from NT$603.64 million in the same period last year. During the first six months, Gudegn has amassed NT$2.09 billion in revenue, soaring 67.54 percent year-on-year from NT$1.25 billion.
The company attributed the growth to its shipments of EUV pods in the first half of the