Checking up on the news over in Taiwan this morning, there are reports that ASUStek is going to be implementing a business separation plan, which includes spinning off it's laptop subsidiary.
By the spin-off date, Asusalpha plans to have made its initial public offer (IPO) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) and all assets owned by the subsidiary would then be transfered from the parent company, indicated the sources. The assets are estimated to be worth more than NT$10 billion (US$29 million), the sources added.

Asustek declined to comment on the report, adding that it is still evaluating the spin-off plan.
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