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Becoming ‘Chinese’ no help for HTC sales

Huang Tien-lin 黃天麟

In the lead-up to the 2012 presidential election, HTC Corp chairwoman Cher Wang (王雪紅) said at a press conference in Taiwanese and Chinese that she sided with President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) in support of the so-called “1992 consensus.” At the time, HTC had a net revenue of NT$619.76 billion (US$19.95 billion), earnings per share of NT$714.74 in 2011, a share price of NT$1,300 and market capitalization of NT$1.63 trillion. However, that same day was the beginning of the firm’s downfall, as she proclaimed that HTC is a Chinese brand. Since then, HTC’s mobile phone division has lost half of its sales in the Taiwanese market, likely in part due to pan-green camp voters vowing never to use HTC products again.

Curriculum changes not enough: Hung

Taipei Times

Students from several high schools yesterday hold a demonstration against the Ministry of Education’s planned adjustments to the curriculum, outside Taipei Private Yan Ping High School in Daan District.
Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times

Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) yesterday weighed in on controversy over the Ministry of Education’s high-school curriculum adjustments, saying the changes were “too minor” and “far from enough.”

Doubts over Chinese entry permits

Taipei Times Editorial

The Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) silence in the face of Beijing’s announcement that Taiwanese visitors no longer need to apply for entry permits to China has many left wondering whether President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) administration still exists.

Activists assail KMT over failed reform

Taipei Times

Several civil groups rally outside Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) headquarters in Taipei yesterday, accusing the party of obstructing the passage of proposed constitutional amendments in the legislature on Tuesday.
Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei Times

As scores of activists yesterday protested outside Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) headquarters over the legislature’s failure to pass proposed constitutional changes on Tuesday, KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) blamed the opposition for obstructing the amendments for its own ends.

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