Taiwan-based PC maker Asus has announced that the company made a net profit of NTD6.497 billion, which equals CNY1.37 billion, in the third quarter of 2009, higher than its expectation of NTD2.97 billion.

Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry has announced plans to invest at least USD1 billion to build a new plant in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province.

South Korean LCD manufacturer LG Display has announced that it will invest over USD3 billion to build a Guangzhou-based LCD flat-panel plant, which will be the company's first LCD flat-panel factory in China.

Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry and the international technology company Hewlett-Packard have reached an agreement with the municipal government of Chongqing on the construction of a plant for the production of notebooks and relevant devices.

The Chinese integrated consumer electronics company, NIVS IntelliMedia Technology Group Inc., has signed a contract worth approximately USD20 million to supply OEM notebooks to a Hong Kong-based distributor.

According to Chen Min, vice president of the Shenzhen-based PC company Hasee Computer, with the improvement of the cross-strait relationship, Hasee will enhance cooperation with Taiwan and the company is considering setting up a research and development center on the island.

Samsung has adopted the VIA Nano processor, made by Taiwan's VIA Technologies, in the new Samsung NC20 mini-notebook.