TAIPEI -- A Foxconn subsidiary will establish a joint venture with leading Chinese gaming software developer to market education-use tablets. The new entity, which pairs the EMS/ODM with Foxteq Holdings and NetDragon Websoft will design and build the tablets, which are aimed at schools in China.

LUND, SWEDEN -- Note AB reported fourth-quarter net income swung to a profit of SEK 7.7 million, up from a loss of 7.8 million last year. Revenue for the period rose 6.2% year-over-year to SEK 255.3 million.

BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY -- Kitron today reported a fourth-quarter loss despite higher revenue due to product mix, restructuring costs and margin pressure. The EMS company said revenues rose 3% year-over-year to NOK 476.3 million ($78.1 million) for the December period.

RICHARDSON AND AUSTIN, TX – Metcal will host its next two rework workshops in Texas.

LONDON -- ITRI Innovation will sponsor a series of webinars on current issues ranging from electronics reliability to solder evaluation this spring, the association announced today.

MALMO, SWEDEN -- PartnerTech swung to a net profit as fourth-quarter sales increased 6% over last year to SEK 582 million ($90.1 million). Operating income rose to SEK 10 million, up from a loss of SEK 18 million the previous year.

TAIPEI -- Hon Hai (Foxconn) announced consolidated January revenue rose 0.33% year-over-year to to NT$314.6 billion ($10.4 billion). Sales were down 35.9% from December, on typical seasonality.

SZEKESFEHERVAR, HUNGARY -- Videoton reported overall sales rose 12% to 110 billion HUF ($482 million) in 2013 on higher demand for automotive and industrial electronics.

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL – BEST is hosting a half-day advanced PCB x-ray inspection seminar Apr. 3 here.

ST. LOUIS -- Viasystems Group today reported fourth-quarter net sales in its assembly business unit rose 23.4% year-over-year to $45.4 million. The division swung to an operating profit of $900,000, up from a loss of $800,000 a year ago.

JAKARTA -- At long last, Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) has formalized its plans to establish a manufacturing plant here, as today it signed a letter of intent to invest, a city spokesman told reporters.

NEWARK, NY -- IEC Electronics reported a fiscal first-quarter net loss of $1.1 million, down from a loss of $101,000 a year ago.