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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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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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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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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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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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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Taiwan hirings forecast to drop by 7% in first quarter :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The number of employers planning to hire during the first quarter of next year will be reduced by 7 percent compared to the current quarter, a poll conducted by the Manpower Group stated yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/12/12/363872/Taiwan-hirings.htm
Wealthy Asian nations lead in education: studies :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Relatively wealthy Asian nations including South Korea and Singapore, as well as Hong Kong, led a ranking of international student achievement, a result that researchers said reflected a strong societal commitment to primary education.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/12/363873/Wealthy-Asian.htm
Local bourse little changed ahead of US Fed meeting :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange saw little change yesterday as investors remained cautious ahead of the United States Federal Reserve's two-day policymaking meeting, dealers said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/12/363875/Local-bourse.htm
Local brand Vizio sitting pretty after taking lead in North America's 60-inch TV market :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The head of Taiwan electronics brand Vizio yesterday expressed satisfaction that the company is now the leader in the market for 60-inch TVs in North America.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/12/363876/Local-brand.htm
Dozens of new apps in store for users of Xbox Live as usage keeps growing :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Microsoft is rolling out dozens of new apps for the --box 360, building on statistics that show members of its paid online subscription service spend more time on it watching video than they do playing multiplayer games over the Internet.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/12/363878/Dozens-of.htm
Taiwan sales office shuttered as part of Adobe System reorganization bid :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Adobe Systems Inc., maker of Photoshop and Acrobat software, closed its Taiwan sales office on Dec. 7 as part of the company's reorganization.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/12/363879/Taiwan-sales.htm
Decrease in prices of houses in UK accelerates last month: RICS survey :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - British house prices fell faster than expected in November, after dropping at the slowest pace in more than two years the month before, but surveyors were hopeful sales would grow in 2013, a survey showed on Tuesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2012/12/12/363880/Decrease-in.htm
Germans chug down some Christmas cheer with surge in investor sentiment :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Investors in Germany are increasingly feeling some Christmas cheer, with sentiment topping a 7-month high this month on hopes that Europe's top economy will dodge recession, data showed Tuesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2012/12/12/363882/Germans-chug.htm
Regulator fines Barclays Spanish unit US$775,600 for under-rating bonds :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Spanish stock market regulator on Tuesday fined the Spanish arm of British bank Barclays 600,000 euros (US$775,600) for under-rating the risk of bonds it sold to clients in 2008.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2012/12/12/363883/Regulator-fines.htm
India gov't to investigate lobbying by Wal-Mart in favor of retail reforms :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Indian government on Tuesday promised an inquiry into the spending of millions of dollars by U.S. supermarket chain Wal-Mart on lobbying in Washington to ease access to India's retail sector.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/india/2012/12/12/363884/India-govt.htm
US dollar decreases by NT$0.028 to close at NT$29.122 on Taipei forex :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The U.S. dollar fell against the New Taiwan dollar yesterday, shedding NT$0.028 to close at NT$29.122.
Turnover totaled US$666 million during the trading session.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/12/363885/US-dollar.htm
4.32% inflation gives Indonesia space to keep interest rate steady at 5.75% :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Indonesia's central bank on Tuesday held its key interest rate at 5.75 percent for the 10th straight month as inflation remained in check in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/indonesia/2012/12/12/363886/432-inflation.htm
US champions new route to prosperity in S. Asia :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The U.S. is actively encouraging broad regional linkages in fragmented South Asia for the region's prosperity, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert O. Blake said Monday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/12/363887/US-champions.htm
Vietnam warned to reform or risk stagnation :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Vietnam risks economic stagnation unless the government can reform its debt-laden banking sector and overhaul inefficient state-run companies, key donors have warned.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/vietnam/2012/12/12/363889/Vietnam-warned.htm
Turkey shines as Singapore investment destination :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - With its wealth of natural resources and its prime geographical location at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, Turkey is fast becoming a top investment destination among Singapore firms.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/singapore/2012/12/12/363890/Turkey-shines.htm
Tajikistan signs accord, prelude to entry to World Trade Organization :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Central Asian Tajikistan on Monday signed an agreement with the World Trade Organization (WTO) setting out the terms under which it is expected to join the global trade watchdog and negotiating body early next year.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/middle-east/2012/12/12/363891/Tajikistan-signs.htm
Cathay Pacific flight crews threaten no smiles, no booze over pay dispute :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Cathay Pacific flight crews may stop serving alcohol and smiling at passengers after voting in favor of industrial action during the Christmas holidays over a salary dispute, their union said Tuesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/12/363892/Cathay-Pacific.htm
Brunei economy expected to slow down along with oil and gas sector :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Brunei's economy is expected to slow down this year due to a contraction in the oil and gas sector, according to the Department of Economic Planning and Development (JPKE).
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/other/2012/12/12/363895/Brunei-economy.htm
Etihad airline linked again with deal to move into lucrative India market :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways was again linked with a move into India on Tuesday, as a report claimed it was considering taking a 48-percent stake in stricken carrier Kingfisher.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/australia/2012/12/12/363897/Etihad-airline.htm
Thai tycoon gets extra time to bid for Singapore firm Fraser and Neave :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A Thai billionaire has been given another three weeks to propose an improved bid for Fraser and Neave (FandN) after an Indonesian rival offered US$10.7 billion for the Singapore conglomerate.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/thailand/2012/12/12/363898/Thai-tycoon.htm
Mainland China bank lending rises in November as Beijing boosts economy :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Chinese banks boosted lending in November from October, official figures showed Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to preserve the budding recovery in the world's second largest economy.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/12/363899/Mainland-China.htm
Asian forex trade sees yen weaken as investors worry over N. Korea launch :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The yen lost ground in Asian trading Wednesday in the wake of North Korea launching a rocket seen by many in the international community as a disguised ballistic missile test.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/13/363925/Asian-forex.htm
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