A123: Another Test For China's U.S. Expansion Plans :: The pending auction of the battery business of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets: "AONEQ") will present yet another test for the U.S. expansion plans of Chinese companies interested in becoming global players. On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy [...]
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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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Managing The Dragon's 2013 China Predictions :: In December, I had an opportunity to speak about China to audiences in such diverse cities as New York, Philadelphia, Anchorage, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Reno. The audiences represented a wide range of occupations—from hedge fund and investment managers to ordinary investors, business men and women, students and government officials. As a result, I received a [...]
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Canada Greenlights CNOOC's Purchase of Nexen :: Last Friday, the Canadian government approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: "NXY") by CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: "CEO"). State-owned CNOOC is China's largest offshore driller, while Nexen is a Calgary based independent energy company that operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and offshore West [...]
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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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Air Quality In China :: The ink on the paper with my predictions for China was barely dry when what may become "the" story of 2013 came onto the scene—air quality. If I knew then what I know now, I would have had to have included a discussion about air quality. In the run-up to the Beijing Olympics in 2008, [...]
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Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
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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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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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Consumer confidence sees first growth in four months :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The consumer confidence index (CCI) in January increased to 72.82 points showing the first growth in four months, according to a National Central University survey released yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/01/30/368976/Consumer-confidence.htm
Microsoft set to replace MSN with its Skype service :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Starting on March 15, with the exception of China, the Microsoft Network Messenger (MSN) service will be discontinued, with users migrating to Skype.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/30/368978/Microsoft-set.htm
Emerging markets cited as future of Taiwan LED industry :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The future of Taiwan's light-emitting diode (LED) industry lies in emerging markets, especially Turkey and India, said a market analyst yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/30/368979/Emerging-markets.htm
T-share trade both sides' goal: official :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Trading of the so-called T-shares in Taiwan is a goal that both sides of the Strait will strive to achieve, said an official with the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/01/30/368980/T-share-trade.htm
Local bourse ends above 7,800 points :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shares in Taiwan closed above the7,800-point mark yesterday as the high-tech sector staged a rebound on the further depreciation of the New Taiwan dollar, dealers said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/01/30/368981/Local-bourse.htm
Japan's cabinet approves record 92-tril.-yen budget :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japan's cabinet endorsed Tuesday a record-high 92.6 trillion yen (US$1.02 trillion) general budget for the coming fiscal year aimed at buoying growth through more public works spending while raising defense outlays to counter tensions with China.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/japan/2013/01/30/368982/Japans-cabinet.htm
China's Huawei becomes world's 3rd largest smartphones vendor :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. emerged as the world's third-largest smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter of 2012, as traditional mobile phone manufacturers like Nokia Corp. and HTC Corp. tumbled.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/30/368983/Chinas-Huawei.htm
International tourist figures pass 1-billion mark in 2012: UN body :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - International tourist arrivals surpassed one billion for the first time last year, with the Asia-Pacific region posting the biggest increase in foreign visitors, and numbers will rise further in 2013, a U.N. body said Tuesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2013/01/30/368984/International-tourist.htm
Asian tourism industry should get prepared for niche travelers: study :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Asia's tourism industry must prepare for major changes in the next 20 years, including a projected boom in travel by senior citizens and female business executives, a study said Tuesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/asian-market/2013/01/30/368985/Asian-tourism.htm
Vietnam rejects claims from US of subsidies of seafood producers :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Vietnamese seafood producers are prepared to embark on a long battle against a U.S. Department of Commerce anti-subsidy investigation to see whether the country and six others have been engaged in unfair trade practices.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/vietnam/2013/01/30/368986/Vietnam-rejects.htm
Philippine economy sees 6.5% GDP growth in fourth quarter of last year :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Benefiting from robust consumer spending and improving investment climate, the Philippine economy was expected to have maintained a robust 6.5-percent growth in the fourth quarter of 2012 and remained one of the fastest-growing economies in the region.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/philippines/2013/01/30/368988/Philippine-economy.htm
French housing starts decline by 19.6 percent for last year: ministry :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The number of new homes under construction in France fell by 19.6 percent last year from the level in 2011, data released on Tuesday by the housing ministry showed.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/30/368989/French-housing.htm
German consumers more positive, buoyed by financial market calm :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A closely-watched survey shows German consumers are more optimistic, buoyed by the current calm in financial markets and expectations the economy will gradually revive over the course of the year.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/30/368990/German-consumers.htm
Japan's policy move to weaken yen looks to be igniting currency war :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - When Japan set its inflation target and declared a change in its monetary regime for a weak yen, global investors and economists took this as a sign that currency wars would soon be launched to aid the economy, especially the export sector.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/japan/2013/01/30/368991/Japans-policy.htm
India in 1st interest rate cut since April :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - India's central bank cut interest rates for the first time in nine months Tuesday and lowered the amount of cash banks must keep in reserve as it looks to boost investment and kickstart the flagging economy.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/india/2013/01/30/368992/India-in.htm
EU gives millions to study brain, graphene :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - e European Union has pledged up to 1 billion euros (US$1.35 billion) to two research projects on the human brain and on graphene, billed as the world's strongest material, its executive announced Monday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/30/368993/EU-gives.htm
Japan's Aeon eyes record numbers of overseas staff :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japan's Aeon said Tuesday it would embark on big hiring spree aimed at bulking up its overseas staff as the retail giant expands in China and Southeast Asia.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/japan/2013/01/30/368995/Japans-Aeon.htm
Citigroup analysts caution on China growth forecasts :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Analysts at Citigroup Inc have warned that economic growth this year might be lower than estimates, as inflation pressures restrict government efforts on further loosening in the second half.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/30/368996/Citigroup-analysts.htm
New import rules in Japan to support US beef industry :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ranchers welcomed Japan's decision Monday to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports, saying it will provide a boost to the American meat industry but cautioning that it will take time before exports to Japan reach their levels of a decade ago.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2013/01/30/368997/New-import.htm
Goldman Sachs selling US$1 billion of share holdings in China's ICBC :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Goldman Sachs is selling US$1 billion worth of shares it holds in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China's largest commercial banking group, a person close to the issue told AFP Monday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/30/368999/Goldman-Sachs.htm
Moody's downgrades six of Canada's banks on consumer debt, house prices :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Moody's Investors Service downgraded six of Canada's major financial institutions on Monday on concerns over high levels of consumer debt among Canadians and elevated house prices.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/30/369000/Moodys-downgrades.htm
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