TAIPEI -- When a Nikkei Asian Review reporter approached Founder and Chairman Terry Gou of Hon Hai Precision Industry, more commonly known as Foxconn Technology Group, outside of the hotel in Osaka where he was staying in early June, he appeared caught by surprise and not ready to talk.
But after several seconds, he decided to grab the opportunity to elaborate on his interest in acquiring the memory chip unit of embattled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba.