SMYRNA, GA -- UP Media Group today announced the dates for the third annual Virtual PCB, the industry’s only virtual trade show and conference for the PCB design, fabrication and assembly markets. The worldwide event takes place March 2 - 3.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – July export orders slid almost 9% from last year to $28.6 billion, the smallest drop in nine months, reports the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).

BEIJING – For the first six months of 2009, handsets exported from China fell 7.7% year-over-year and 7.2% sequentially to 230 million units, reports custom authorities in the country.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Electronic component output should continue its sequential growth during the third quarter, according to the Industry and Technology Intelligence Services (ITIS).