AUO's Photovoltaic Module Gains Carbon Footprint Verification
AU Optronics Corporation recently announced it has completed the carbon footprint verification on EcoDuo PM220P00, a multi-crystalline photovoltaic module, according to the international carbon...
View ArticleFoxconn Plans To Hire 400,000 Workers In China
Foxconn Technology Group has announced that it plans to hire nearly 400,000 additional workers in mainland China over the next 12 months. The Taiwan-based outsourcing giant said it aims to increase its...
View ArticleSGS First GRI-Certified Trainer In Chinese Speaking Countries
SGS has announced that it has become the first Global Reporting Initiative-certified trainer to perform certified training for the following countries and regions: Hong Kong, Macau, the Chinese...
View ArticleMonitoring Shows No Pollution In South China Sea Area
Taiwan is indirectly laying claim to a disputed island area in the South China Sea by stating it conducted environmental tests of the nearby waters. The Spratly Islands are a disputed area claimed in...
View ArticleApple's Pollution In China Highlighted In New Report
A new report by a Chinese consortium of environmental groups has Apple in its crosshairs for alleged pollution in China. The Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs' Green Choice Alliance, a...
View ArticleHong Kong Govt Recalls Contaminated Taiwanese Beverage
A product recall and government announcement has pushed Hong Kong residents to stop drinking a Taiwanese product suspected of contamination. Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety has urged the public not...
View ArticleHTC Chairman Sets Up New Charitable Foundation
Cher Wang, chairman for VIA Technologies and HTC, has announced plans to set up the third Faith Hope Love Foundation in Taiwan. According to reports in Taiwanese local media, with an investment of...
View ArticleApple Drops Chinese Tech Supplier Over Labor Violations
Apple has been stepping up its corporate social responsibility activities in China by announcing it has severed relationships with a company it says "willfully and illegally recruited young workers"....
View ArticleStudents Head To Yunnan For Green Toilet Construction
New green toilets in southern China are helping villagers recycle their waste for use in their agricultural production. Students from Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University traveled to Jinhe Village,...
View ArticleCoca-Cola Donates To Chinese Healthy Lifestyle Organization
The Coca-Cola Foundation awarded USD8.8 million in grants to 66 community organizations worldwide during the second quarter of 2013. Of that total, USD120,000 was given to the John Tung Foundation in...
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