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Vol. 592 / Content

Hon Hai’s Bold Gambit

Vol. 592

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‘MIT’ the New Weapon of World No. 1s

Boutique Manufacturing Taking Hold

Taiwan’s manufacturing sector has long focused on low-cost contract manufacturing for major brands. But that’s changing as Taiwan now stands as a driver of innovation for well-known global companies such as Burberry, Victoria’s Secret, and Ferrari.

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Hon Hai’s Bold Gambit

In Hot Pursuit of Japanese Treasure

Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer, is close to acquiring Sharp of Japan. What is behind Hon Hai’s willingness to risk it all financially to take over the venerated but money-losing Japanese electronics giant?

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When Japan Throws Open Its Doors

Challenges in Store for Taiwanese Companies

Voices are growing louder in Japan that advocate an injection of foreign investment to rejuvenate ailing Japan Inc. The world is watching with bated breath how Taiwan’s Foxconn fares with its proposed takeover of Japan’s Sharp. Will Foxconn be able to open a new chapter in bilateral corporate cooperation?

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Tsuyoshi Nojima :

Foxconn-Sharp Courtship ‘a Cultural Issue’

Veteran journalist and long-time Taiwan watcher Tsuyoshi Nojima says it is hard for older Japanese to accept the proposed acquisition of Sharp by Foxconn.