Saturday, July 27, 2013

27-Jul-2013 19:42

Will The Chinese Buy A Tesla? :: Will the Chinese buy A Tesla? The management of Tesla Motors, Inc. (NasdaqGS:TSLA) certainly hopes so. At the Detroit Auto Show, Tesla announced its plans to open a dealership in Beijing — its first store in China — this spring. George Blankenship, the company’s vice president of worldwide sales, said the store will house an [...]
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TIER cuts annual growth rate by nearly 2 percent :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER, 台經院) yesterday slashed its 2013 economic growth rate forecast to 2.52 percent, a 1.9-percent downward adjustment.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/07/26/384770/TIER-cuts.htm

Chinatrust rumored in acquisition deal of Japanese Tokyo Star Bank :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Chinatrust Financial Holding (中信金) is poised to acquire the Japan-based Tokyo Star Bank (東京之星銀行), for 52 billion yen, or NT$15.57 billion, according to a recent report by Bloomberg.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/07/26/384772/Chinatrust-rumored.htm

Taiwan will not drive down its currency to boost exports: Ma :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The government will not devalue the New Taiwan dollar to boost exports, President Ma Ying-jeou told Bloomberg News on Thursday in Taipei, adding that the country's economic growth forecast for this year remains at 2 percent at least.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/07/26/384773/Taiwan-will.htm

US dollar ends trading higher on Taipei forex :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The U.S. dollar rose against the New Taiwan dollar Thursday, gaining NT$0.036 to close at NT$29.978 as it appreciated for the second consecutive session, dealers said.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/07/26/384774/US-dollar.htm

TAIEX ends trade lower following Wall Street pullback :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shares in Taiwan closed lower Thursday as investors took cues from a mild pullback on Wall Street overnight, dealers said.
Large-cap old economy stocks continued to trend lower as investors seized the latest poor manufacturing activity data for July as an excuse to cut their holdings, dealers said.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/07/26/384775/TAIEX-ends.htm

Oil in holding pattern near US$105 a barrel as China weighs a stimulus :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Oil was in a holding pattern Friday near US$105 a barrel as growth in U.S. factory orders was weighed against signs China is pressing ahead with painful economic restructuring.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/07/27/384829/Oil-in.htm

Smithfield and Shuanghui: Two Pigs in a Blanket? :: It may not be the oldest profession in the world, but pig production has to be up there in terms of history. China has been producing pigs for more than 2,000 years, well before the United States was even a gleam in the eyes of the Founding Fathers. So, how can the largest pork producer [...]
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Chinese Carmakers Go Global :: You may not see Chinese cars in showrooms in the United States, Germany or Italy anytime soon, but you're liable to see them everywhere else you travel. While emissions, safety and quality requirements in the most developed countries of the world may be too difficult for China's local car makers to overcome in the near [...]
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The Reality Of Electric Cars In China :: Everyone is excited about the potential for electric cars in China — except the companies actually making cars in China! At the Detroit Auto Show in January of this year, Tesla announced its plans to open a dealership in Beijing — its first store in China. George Blankenship, the company's vice president of worldwide sales, [...]
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Managing an Empowered Work Force in China ::   By now, many people have heard of Chip Starnes, the 42-year-old CEO of Florida-based Specialty Medical Supplies, who was held for six days against his will in the company's suburban Beijing factory. Starnes has appeared on CNBC Squawk Box, Bloomberg and countless other news shows, and the story of his "detainment" has been covered [...]
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Apple: Another Lesson on What Not to Do in China :: Sometimes, too much success in China can create its own set of challenges. Ironically, the very success that Apple Inc. (NasdaqGS: AAPL) has had selling its products to Chinese consumers may be at least part of the reason why the Cupertino, California company found itself at odds with the powers that be in China in [...]
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Shale Gas: China's Untapped Resource :: When I met recently with a senior investment officer from China Investment Corporation ("CIC"), the country's sovereign wealth fund, I was told that CIC is very bullish on the United States. Why? In CIC's opinion, the existence of large shale gas reserves in the U.S. will provide a massive shot in the arm for the [...]
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Feeding China's Population :: Food — providing enough of it at acceptable levels of quality and at an affordable cost is shaping up to be one of China's most challenging problems. Lax quality control, production shortcuts, urbanization and rising consumer spending are all combining to turn the spotlight on China's food supply chain, creating problems, but also opportunities, for [...]
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China's Car Sales Surge — Again! :: After respectable — but low for China — growth of 7.7 percent in 2012, car sales surged by 21.6 percent during the first quarter of 2013. Even more surprising was the fact that sales of Chinese brands increased even faster than the overall market. Sales by the local car companies increased by 33.6 percent during [...]
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China Autos Speeding Ahead :: China's overall economy may be growing slower than expected, but don't tell that to China's auto makers. Unit sales for the first six months of 2013 grew by an amazing 17 percent to 7.8 million. That's more than twice the rate of overall economic growth projected for China in 2013. The World Bank's latest forecast [...]
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