China Leads In Foreign Direct Investment :: For the first time since 2003, China has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest recipient of global foreign direct investment (FDI). During the first six months of the year, FDI flows to China totaled $59 billion, a slight decline from $61 billion in the first half of 2011. Meanwhile, FDI flowing to the [...]
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Opportunities In China: The Next 10 Years :: In his keynote speech at the opening of the 18th National Congress of China's Communist Party, Hu Jintao, the outgoing President of China, set a new target for economic growth, saying that China should double its 2010 GDP and per capita income by 2020. “On the basis of making China’s development much more balanced, coordinated and [...]
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China's SMEs Access The Bond Market :: As financings go, the $7.8 million of three-year bonds that Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: TRIT) issued last month will not set any records for size. The significance of the financing, however, lies in the fact that it foreshadows a promising new source of capital for China's small and medium-sized private companies. According to research [...]
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Winners And Losers In China's Passenger Car Industry :: For the first 10 months of 2012, a total of 10.8 million passenger cars were sold in China, up 7.6 percent from the comparable period last year. China is now, by far, the largest passenger car market in the world, and given its size and importance, investors want to know: "Who is winning and who [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving to MTD's Readers :: Having lived in China for the past 20 years, one question I'm frequently asked is: "What about the United States do you miss most?” For my wife and me, the answer to that question is easy—the holidays. On the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day, when everyone in the States is taking a [...]
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Get Ready For More China Overseas Investment :: All signs point to the fact that Chinese companies are gearing up to make more overseas direct investments (ODI) in coming years. Moreover, there are indications that they are likely to find more welcoming arms than they have in the past — at least in some circles. First, there’s the anecdotal evidence. Just in the [...]
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Making Sense Of China's Numbers :: With most of the world's major economies still sputtering, there isn't a day that goes by that economic and business commentators don't bring up China, and the fact that the biggest, fastest-growing economy in the world is slowing, and dampening the growth prospects for the global economy in the process. If that's not bad enough, [...]
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China's Financial Institutions Expand Overseas :: The world's beleaguered financial services industry may begin receiving much needed capital support from an unexpected source—China. Reflecting the relative strength and growth of their country's underlying economy, Chinese banks and securities firms are now following the examples of their industrial cousins and stepping up overseas expansion plans. Ever since I've been in China, the [...]
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Taiwan businesses still downbeat on status of local economy: TIER :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan businesses remain downbeat about the economy due to various negative external and internal factors, said the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/11/27/362249/Taiwan-businesses.htm
Boost from mid-Dec. iPhone 5 predicted :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's major telecom carriers confirmed media reports yesterday that Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone 5 is "very likely" to hit the local market on Dec. 14, more than two and a half months after it rolled out in 31 other countries.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/27/362250/Boost-from.htm
TAIEX sees sharp gains fueled by electronic, banking shares :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan stocks again rose sharply yesterday, on optimism the worst in the market is over, dealers said.
The local bourse opened higher, fueled by electronics and banking shares, which helped lift the TAIE-- to above 7,400. The trend then dampened a bit and gave way to a minor correction.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/11/27/362251/TAIEX-sees.htm
Merrill Lynch optimistic about panels, expects strong demand :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Merrill Lynch yesterday offered a favorable view on flat panel shares, especially those issued by AU Optronics, on strong demand expected in 2013.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/27/362252/Merrill-Lynch.htm
ASE to see sales increase in Nov.: industry experts :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), a major semiconductor testing and packaging company, is expected to see month-on-month sales growth in November, experts predicted yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/27/362253/ASE-to.htm
Insurers critical about gov't real estate measures: report :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Insurers have been critical about recent government measures that discourage them from investing in real estate, the United Evening News reported yesterday, citing unnamed operators.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/11/27/362254/Insurers-critical.htm
Swiss regulator punishes UBS for failure to stop rogue trader :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Swiss regulators moved fast on Monday to punish Swiss bank UBS for failing to stop a rogue trader from committing the biggest ever fraud in Britain.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2012/11/27/362255/Swiss-regulator.htm
Qatar cashes in Barclays PLC warrants for US$280 mil. profit :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Qatar has cashed in its remaining warrants in Britain's Barclays PLC, a move that should yield a US$280 million profit and still leaves the sovereign wealth fund as the bank's top shareholder following a controversial fundraising in 2008.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/27/362256/Qatar-cashes.htm
US dollar sheds NT$0.028 to end day's trade at NT$29.143 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The U.S. dollar fell against the New Taiwan dollar yesterday, shedding NT$0.028 to close at NT$29.143.
Turnover totaled US$452 million during the trading session.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/11/27/362257/US-dollar.htm
BOJ rift surfaces on easing as political debate warms :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A split within the Bank of Japan (BOJ) was laid bare on Monday, with newcomers to its board pressing to strengthen commitment to an ultra-loose policy, as pressure on the central bank for bolder action intensified in the run up to next month's election.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/27/362258/BOJ-rift.htm
Singapore ahead in Asian mergers and acquisitions :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Much of Asia has faced a relatively moribund mergers and acquisitions (MandA) scene this year but the picture in Singapore is way better.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/singapore/2012/11/27/362259/Singapore-ahead.htm
Expert downgrades Vietnam's economic outlook :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Vietnam's economic growth rate in 2012 is forecast at 5.2 percent. It is the second adjustment from the previous projections of 5.5 percent and 6.5 percent, and is due to a slowing down of the country's economic performance in the first 10 months of 2012.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/vietnam/2012/11/27/362260/Expert-downgrades.htm
Samsung finds unfair employmentpractices among China suppliers :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Samsung Electronics said Monday that a probe of its suppliers in China had found no evidence of alleged child labor, but did uncover some "inadequate" employment practices that needed to be remedied.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/27/362262/Samsung-finds.htm
Japan's Renesas Electronics soars on news of rescue deal :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shares in Japan's Renesas Electronics surged nearly 17 percent Monday on reports that its three major shareholders and a government fund had reached a final accord on the embattled chip-maker's bailout.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/japan/2012/11/27/362263/Japans-Renesas.htm
AhnLab shares plunge after founder departs electoral race in South Korea :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shares in the antivirus software firm AhnLab Inc. plunged 15 percent Monday after its founder, Ahn Cheol-Soo, withdrew from South Korea's presidential race in which he had run as an independent.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/korea/2012/11/27/362264/AhnLab-shares.htm
Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal gets downgrade from ratings agency Fitch :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Fitch on Monday downgraded Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp., the world's second-biggest steelmaker, citing a global industry downturn and the firm's weak financial position.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/27/362266/Nippon-Steel.htm
Maybank set for regional expansion in 2013 as foreign banks drop assets :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Persistent global uncertainties, a challenging external operating environment coupled with the implementation of the Basel III framework next year may induce foreign banks to dispose their noncore assets or businesses in the region.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/27/362267/Maybank-set.htm
Major Trends in China: The Next 10 Years :: As Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang take the reins of power from Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, they face many challenges, some so staggering that one wonders how they can ever be addressed. The major themes and trends that will influence the course of China's economic development over the next ten years will be defined [...]
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Casino Las Vegas Sands reveals US$2.26 billion special dividend :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. said Monday it will pay a special dividend of US$2.75, distributing about US$2.26 billion to its shareholders by the end of the year.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2012/11/28/362338/Casino-Las.htm
International Retailers Struggle in China :: In recent weeks, many of the large international retailers have announced changes in their expansion plans for China. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the large U.S. do it yourself chain, is closing stores, as is Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO.L), the large U.K. retailer. Even the two earliest entrants into China's retailing industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) [...]
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No decision on US troops in Afghanistan post-2014 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - President Barack Obama has not made a decision about how many U.S. troops may stay in Afghanistan after 2014 or the pace of a troop drawdown before that, the White House said on Monday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/australia/2012/11/28/362370/No-decision.htm
Tech heavyweights gear up for 'IT Month' :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The main pavilion of the "IT Month" exhibition this year will feature four themes: cloud computing, large-size TVs, wireless connections and identification technologies, organizers of the show said yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/11/28/362379/Tech-heavyweights.htm
Stocks up despite day-trading proposal :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan stocks only rose slightly yesterday, despite an idea proposed by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) to allow day-trading to boost transaction.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/11/28/362381/Stocks-up.htm
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