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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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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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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China's Film Industry :: Anticipation grew in advance of Monday's 85th Academy Awards, "Oscar Fever" spread throughout the world, including China. Even though the country had no films in the competition, the buzz could be heard before, during and after the annual Hollywood event. Just 30 minutes into the ceremonies, "Oscars" was the top trending topic on Sina Weibo, [...]
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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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China Passenger Car Sales Surge in January :: The timing of Spring Festival must always be taken into account when analyzing vehicle sales in the first two months of the year in China, but by any measure, passenger car sales were very strong in January. In the first month of the Year of the Snake, passenger car sales surged to 1.49 million units, [...]
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Jobless rate in Taiwan falls to 4.16% in January :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's unemployment rate in January fell to 4.16 percent, down 0.02 percentage points from December, partly reflecting a reduced number of first-time job seekers, the government said yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/02/27/371508/Jobless-rate.htm
Local recruitment seeing recovery: job bank :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Local enterprises' demand for new employees is rebounding after the Chinese New Year holidays, according to the report released by 104 Job Bank (104人力銀行).
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/02/27/371509/Local-recruitment.htm
TSMC benefiting from Samsung Galaxy S IV: brokerage :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is likely benefiting from orders for new processors to be used in Samsung Electronics Co.'s next generation of its Galaxy smartphone, J.P. Morgan Securities said Monday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/02/27/371511/TSMC-benefiting.htm
TV sales perform strongly in mainland during CNY: poll :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sales of televisions were strong in China during the New Year and Lunar New Year periods, boding well for the industry this year, said a local market research firm yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/02/27/371512/TV-sales.htm
US dollar finishes trade at day's high of NT$29.740 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The U.S. dollar rose against the New Taiwan dollar yesterday, gaining NT$0.038 to close at the day's high of NT$29.740 after moving in a narrow range amid concerns over the debt situation in the eurozone, dealers said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/02/27/371513/US-dollar.htm
Bourse retreats amid Europe debt concerns :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shares in Taiwan pulled back yesterday amid renewed concerns over debt problems in the eurozone after Italy's parliamentary elections failed to produce a clear winner, dealers said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/02/27/371515/Bourse-retreats.htm
Innolux leads panel industry with profits in fourth quarter :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Panel maker Innolux Corp. (群創), yesterday announced stellar results for the fourth quarter of last year, with revenue holding at NT$129.6 billion and net income reaching NT$3.1 billion.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/02/27/371516/Innolux-leads.htm
Taiwan, Japan trade bodies sign MOU to boost exchanges :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to boots bilateral exchanges.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/02/27/371517/Taiwan-Japan.htm
Japan government passes US$142 bil. stimulus proposal :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japan's parliament on Tuesday passed a US$142 billion extra budget that forms a key part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to tackle the deflation that has dogged the economy for years.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/japan/2013/02/27/371519/Japan-government.htm
Vietnam-EU exports increase 22% in 2012 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and the European Union in 2012 reached US$29.09 billion, up 19.77 percent from 2011, according to the General Department of Customs.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/vietnam/2013/02/27/371520/Vietnam-EU-exports.htm
Asia's aircraft fleet 'to more than double' in 20 years :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Strong demand for air travel will more than double the size of Asia's aircraft fleet over the next two decades, plane-maker Airbus has predicted.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/02/27/371521/Asias-aircraft.htm
US embraces Myanmar 'crony' :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The image was meant to convey growing friendship between the United States and Myanmar, the world's hottest frontier market. Flanked by national flags, Win Aung, the president of Myanmar's main business association, and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Jose Fernandez shook hands in Yangon and agreed to deepen business ties between their countries.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/other/2013/02/27/371522/US-embraces.htm
Chesapeake Energy in land deal with China's Sinopec for US$1.02 billion :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Chesapeake Energy said on Monday that it will sell a 50 percent stake in oil and natural gas-rich land in Oklahoma to Chinese oil company Sinopec for US$1.02 billion as the natural gas producer continues selling off assets to repay debt.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/02/27/371524/Chesapeake-Energy.htm
Australia's biggest insurer QBE to cut millions in costs, move jobs to Asia :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Australia's biggest global insurer QBE said Tuesday it planned to cut annual costs by US$250 million and move 700 jobs to Asia over the next few years, as earnings came in below expectations.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/australia/2013/02/27/371526/Australias-biggest.htm
NT$1.5 bil. drug factory project withdrawn from Taiwan, moved to China :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Polaris Group (北極星集團) announced that its planned NT$1.5 billion pharmaceutical factory investment project in Hsinchu County has been transferred to Chengdu in mainland China due to Taiwan land development restrictions.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/02/28/371605/NT$15-bil.htm
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