Show’s almost over for TV brands in popularity contest

Show’s almost over for TV brands in popularity contest

Fierce competition in the market is seemingly destroying the prospects of well-known Japanese TV brands like Sharp and Toshiba, as their popularity plunges and availability in some showrooms becomes scarcer.
Giant solar power plant to start operation this year

Giant solar power plant to start operation this year

Gia Lai Electricity JSC’s Phong Dien solar power plant is expected to start operation in September and generate power for 32,628 households.
Shares in Sharp up 17pct on Samsung tie-up reports

Shares in Sharp up 17pct on Samsung tie-up reports

Shares in struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp jumped 17 per cent on Wednesday after media reports of a $108-million tie-up with South Korean giant Samsung.
Japan's Sharp in TV tie-up talks with Lenovo: report

Japan's Sharp in TV tie-up talks with Lenovo: report

Shares in struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp shot up 7.30 percent on Thursday on reports it is in talks with Chinese computer giant Lenovo Group to work together on the production of televisions.
Sharp shares soar in Tokyo on profit report

Sharp shares soar in Tokyo on profit report

Sharp shares jumped nearly 13 percent in Tokyo trading on Friday after a Japanese media report said the embattled electronics giant logged an operating profit in the last quarter of 2012.