Chinese Company Offers To Acquire Control Of A Leading U.S. Battery Maker :: With annual sales of approximately 19 million vehicles, China's auto industry is now, by far, the largest in the world. Not content to be the world's volume leader, though, government and industry leaders now share a common objective: "To make China's auto industry the innovation leader by 2020." To underscore this objective, Clean Energy Vehicles [...]
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Cramer Likes Joy Because China Is "Turning Up" :: Mad Money's Jim Cramer likes Joy Global, Inc. (NYSE: JOY) and rates the company a "Buy." Why? In Cramer's view, China is at the bottom of its economic cycle and is turning up. Therefore, the world's second-largest economy will need more coal to make the electricity to power its growth, and with it, the type of mining [...]
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Ford Affiliate to Buy China Truck Maker :: Several weeks ago, the Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) was in the news when it announced that its affiliate, Jiangling Motors Corporation, Ltd. (JMC), has agreed to acquire 100 percent of Taiyuan Changan Heavy Truck Company (Taiyuan). For JMC, which currently makes light trucks and sports utility vehicles, this acquisition marks its first entry into China's [...]
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Junk Bonds Come To China :: During the decade of the 1970s in the United States, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was stuck at the 800 level, common stock offerings were few and far between, and companies with debt ratings lower than single "A" could not issue bonds. That meant that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the key job creators [...]
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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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Possible gov't funds' entry tames sharp TAIEX decline :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan stocks closed 0.48 percent lower yesterday, after suffering from a bigger drop that was later reversed on speculation government funds have entered the market.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/10/23/358624/Possible-govt.htm
Western Union unveils 'Jingle Bell Box' campaign :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Western Union Financial Services, Inc. has recently announced the Jingle Bell Box promotional campaign to help Taiwan residents celebrate Christmas, it said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/10/23/358626/Western-Union.htm
Hon Hai declines to comment on reports of 'Sakai 10' TV plans :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Hon Hai Precision yesterday declined to comment on reports that it will sell its 60-inch LCD TVs under the brand of "Sakai 10," after Sharp's Osaka, Japan plant in which Terry Gou, Hon Hai chairman, has a stake.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/10/23/358627/Hon-Hai.htm
Taiwan consumer confidence lowest in Greater China :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's consumer confidence is the lowest in the Greater China region, according to a survey released yesterday.
The survey was conducted jointly by Taiwan's Fu Jen University, City University of Hong Kong, Central University of Finance and Economics and Capital University of Economics and Business in China, as well as Macau University of Science and Technology.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/10/23/358628/Taiwan-consumer.htm
Ting Hsin hires executive of McDonald's Asia-Pacific arm :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ting Hsin International Group has hired Lee Ming-yuan, deputy chief executive of McDonald's Asia-Pacific operations, as its deputy CEO to expedite the group's expansion in China.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/10/23/358630/Ting-Hsin.htm
Boeing aircraft maintenance center to be set up at HK uni :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University confirmed a media report yesterday that it will collaborate with Boeing Co. in setting up an aircraft maintenance and service center in Hong Kong.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/hong-kong/2012/10/23/358632/Boeing-aircraft.htm
Moody's maintains currency sovereign ratings for Taiwan :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan has maintained Aa3 foreign and local currency sovereign ratings and a stable outlook, according to an assessment report released yesterday by Moody's Investors Service.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/10/23/358633/Moodys-maintains.htm
Australia cuts growth and surplus forecasts :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Australia on Monday cut its growth and budget surplus forecasts as worsening global conditions hurt revenues in the mining-driven economy.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/australia/2012/10/23/358635/Australia-cuts.htm
Australian state lifts uranium mining ban, eyes India :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Australia's mineral-rich state of Queensland reversed a decades-long ban on uranium mining Monday, citing rekindled interest in the nuclear fuel after Canberra gave the go-ahead to exports to India.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/australia/2012/10/23/358636/Australian-state.htm
IEA chief backs natural gas spot market in Asia :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Asia should set up a regional spot market for natural gas trading to reduce its high acquisition costs, the International Energy Agency (IEA) chief said Monday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/asian-market/2012/10/23/358637/IEA-chief.htm
Mideast oil woes to hit Asia 1st: IEA :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Asia will be the first to feel the impact of any Middle East oil supply disruption as regional demand surges, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Monday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/singapore/2012/10/23/358638/Mideast-oil.htm
Singapore Airlines puts freeze on hiring of cadet pilots :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Singapore Airlines (SIA) said Monday it had temporarily frozen its intake of cadet pilots, as the industry feels the impact of a slowdown in the global economy and high fuel costs.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/singapore/2012/10/23/358639/Singapore-Airlines.htm
Pfizer to buy NextWave Pharma in deal worth up to US$700 mil. :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Pfizer said Monday it will buy NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc., a company that makes a liquid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug, in a deal worth as much as US$700 million.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2012/10/24/358650/Pfizer-to.htm
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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Lincoln Joins the Luxury Car Race in China :: Last week, the Ford Motor Company (NYSE: "F") announced that it will launch Lincoln in China in the second half of 2014. Ford is currently in negotiations with potential dealers with a goal to establish an independent dealer network for the model that will offer a new level of personalized service not currently offered by [...]
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The Missing $1 Billion in the US Trade Complaint :: On September 17, the United States notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its request for consultations with China on "China's measures providing subsidies such as grants, loans, foregone government revenue, the provision of goods and services and other incentives contingent upon export performance to automobile and automobile-parts enterprises in China." Under WTO rules and [...]
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Local bourse drops as trade volume hits 4 1/2-year low :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shares in Taiwan fell for the third-straight trading day yesterday amid rising concerns over corporate earnings as trade volume fell to NT$46.147 billion, the lowest in four-and-a-half years.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/10/24/358748/Local-bourse.htm
Taiwan leaps to 16th in ease of 'Doing Business' ranking :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan ranked 16th in the world in terms of the overall regulatory ease of doing business in 2012, up nine places from the previous year to crack the world's top 20 for the first time, according to an annual report released Monday by the Washington-based World Bank Group.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/10/24/358750/Taiwan-leaps.htm
Maya Forum debunks doomsday, promotes tourism :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Some 400 people participated in the Maya Forum that was held by the Central America Trade Office to shed light on the ancient Mayan civilization and attract visitors to Central America, in Taipei, yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/10/24/358751/Maya-Forum.htm
Investment sought for 41 public projects next year :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The government is expected to announce 41 public construction projects next year for investment by private companies, some of which may even be from China, said the Public Construction Commission (PCC) yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/10/24/358752/Investment-sought.htm
GDP to grow 3.67% in '13 : institute chief :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's economic growth is expected to be 1.5 percent to 1.6 percent this year and 3.67 percent next, said Cheng Chen-mao, the new president of Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance, yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/10/24/358753/GDP-to.htm
Holtek says Q3 confab EPS reaches NT$0.73 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Integrated circuit designers Holtek Semiconductor and Elan Microelectronics yesterday kicked off IC companies' investors' conference season, with Holtek reporting in its confab third quarter earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.73.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/10/24/358754/Holtek-says.htm
US dollar gains NT$0.008 to close at NT$29.328 in Taipei :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The U.S. dollar rose against the New Taiwan dollar yesterday, gaining NT$0.008 to close at NT$29.328.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/10/24/358755/US-dollar.htm
Initial US patent court rules against Taiwanese institute :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has ruled that South Korea-based LG Electronics Inc. did not infringe an LCD patent owned by a Taiwanese research institute, according to a Bloomberg report dated Monday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/10/24/358756/Initial-US.htm
Procurement session to be held for buyers from western China :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's top trade promotion agency said yesterday it will hold its first-ever procurement meeting for buyers from northwestern and southwestern China in Taiwan in November.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/10/24/358757/Procurement-session.htm
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