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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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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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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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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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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Realty sales to be affected by insurer regulations: brokers :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A string of measures recently launched by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) to discourage insurers from investing in commercial real estate is set to affect sales, brokers said yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/11/21/361637/Realty-sales.htm
Gains on local bourse capped ahead of 7,200 points :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange posted limited gains due to profit taking yesterday after the index moved closer to the nearest technical resistance of 7,200 points, dealers said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/11/21/361638/Gains-on.htm
South, East Asia to benefit from China, recovering US: analysts :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Should the rising tension in the South and East China seas not escalate further, Thailand and the whole region will benefit from the resilience of the Chinese economy and signs of a U.S. recovery, analysts say.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/thailand/2012/11/21/361639/South-East.htm
Taiwan's yuan potential 'deep and wide': China bank official :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The currency clearance mechanism set up between Taiwan and China is expected to help enterprises on both sides save money, said Wang Huaqing, a high-ranking official of People's Bank of China, yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/11/21/361641/Taiwans-yuan.htm
United States, Southeast Asian countries begin trade initiative :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders launched an initiative aimed at expanding trade and investment ties between the United States and 10 countries in Southeast Asia, the White House said on Monday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/11/21/361643/United-States.htm
Apple's iPhone 5 likely to arrive in middle to late Dec.: operators :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - It's unlikely the iPhone 5 will hit Taiwan in November, the island's telecom operators disclosed yesterday.
Rather, the phones may arrive in Taiwan in the beginning or middle of December, they said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/21/361644/Apples-iPhone.htm
Lenovo presence in Taiwan to get boost on continued growth :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - China's Lenovo Group Ltd., on track to become the world's No. 1 maker of personal computers, said yesterday it expects to expand its presence in Taiwan in 2013 thanks to continued growth in both commercial and consumer PC markets.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/21/361645/Lenovo-presence.htm
Credit Suisse to cut costs with overhaul of executives, divisions :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Credit Suisse Group says it is overhauling its investment banking division and merging its private banking and wealth management arms to cut costs and satisfy regulators.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/21/361646/Credit-Suisse.htm
Tokyo, Osaka bourses get merger green lights from shareholders :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) were given the nod from their shareholders Tuesday for a merger that will create the world's third-largest bourse, the Tokyo exchange said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/japan/2012/11/21/361648/Tokyo-Osaka.htm
Moody's chops Panasonic credit rating to just above junk status :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Moody's on Tuesday cut Panasonic's credit rating to just above junk status, the latest blow to Japan's struggling electronics industry which has been mired in losses and ratings downgrades.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/21/361650/Moodys-chops.htm
US dollar sheds NT$0.057 to end trading at NT$29.145 in Taipei :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The U.S. dollar fell against the New Taiwan dollar yesterday, shedding NT$0.057 to close at NT$29.145.
Turnover totaled US$471 million during the trading session.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/11/21/361652/US-dollar.htm
Singapore's cooling measures continue to deter foreign property buyers :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Last December's cooling measures have continued to deter overseas buyers from Singapore's property market.
Foreign purchases made up just 7 percent of the private market in the three months to Sept. 30, well down from their 18-percent share for the whole of last year, according to consultancy DTZ.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/singapore/2012/11/21/361653/Singapores-cooling.htm
Bank of Japan holds off fresh easing, warns of 'uncertainty' :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) held off launching fresh easing measures on Tuesday, despite growing calls for further stimulus to spur the economy and as it warned of a "high degree of uncertainty."
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/21/361654/Bank-of.htm
Foreign investment in China drops in October :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China fell again in October, the government said Tuesday, as investors remained cautious amid global economic woes and China's own slowdown.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-china/2012/11/21/361655/Foreign-investment.htm
Nasdaq CEO calls on Washington to rediscover compromise :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Washington needs to rediscover its ability to compromise and commit to a long-term plan to reduce the nation's debt, the head of the country's second-largest stock exchange said on Monday, warning that lawmakers are flirting with disaster.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/21/361656/Nasdaq-CEO.htm
Norquist defiant at edge of US fiscal cliff :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Prominent American anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist on Monday insisted that his movement was as strong as ever and that Congress would withstand pressure to raise taxes even if more Republican lawmakers are spurning his anti-tax pledge.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/11/21/361657/Norquist-defiant.htm
China MandA activity in Europe grows :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Chinese merger and acquisition (MandA) activity in Europe in the first quarter of 2012 surpassed that of European firms in China for the first time, a study has shown, highlighting China's growing global impact.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-china/2012/11/21/361659/China-MandA.htm
US overtakes EU as top export market: Beijing :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - China said Tuesday that the United States has overtaken the European Union as its biggest export market, as the continent's debt crisis has sent demand slumping.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-china/2012/11/21/361660/US-overtakes.htm
SE Asia to be investment bank hotspot :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Southeast Asia is expected to be a hot spot for growth for global investment banks while more consolidation is expected to reduce the number of major players to around 10 or less within the next three to five years, from the current 14.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/asian-market/2012/11/21/361661/SE-Asia.htm
Oil remains steady as Gaza fighting continues :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire in Gaza intensified but no deal was announced Wednesday to halt the fighting between Israel and Islamic militant group Hamas, keeping oil prices in a holding pattern.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/11/22/361671/Oil-remains.htm
British gov't still borrowing more than planned in Oct. :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The British government continued to borrow more than planned in October as corporation tax collections fell sharply in the wake of a nine-month recession, official figures showed Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2012/11/22/361754/British-govt.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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