4 posts and columns on Charmian Kok

Apple Investigating Foxconn's Steps to Deal With Suicides

in News on May 26, 2010 at 6:50 am PT

Apple said Wednesday it is independently investigating the steps that its supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry is taking to address a recent spate of suicides at the Taiwan-based company’s factory in southern China.

Deaths at Hon Hai Could Raise Questions for U.S. Companies

in News on May 25, 2010 at 11:00 am PT

The death of another employee at Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer and assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry not only casts scrutiny on the working conditions at its factories in China, but could also fuel concerns for U.S. companies like Apple and Hewlett-Packard that sell products made by Hon Hai.

Acer Focuses on China and Brazil

in News on April 1, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Acer Inc. is poised for growth in China, a market where the Taiwan computer maker has lagged its global rivals, as it looks to emerging economies to help it leapfrog past Hewlett-Packard Co. as the world’s biggest notebook and netbook computer maker by shipments this year or next, its chief executive said Wednesday.

Rise of E-Book Readers Bodes Well for Taiwan Firms

in News on October 15, 2009 at 9:42 am PT

The rising popularity of electronic book readers such as Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle bodes well for Taiwanese electronics companies that make the key components and are investing to grab an early lead in the market. Taiwan’s long history in manufacturing consumer electronics, its aggressive low-cost strategy and closer ties with China gives the island’s companies an advantage over Japanese and South Korean peers, analysts say.