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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Christmas comes slowly to austerity-hit Europe :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Across Europe, holiday "shoppers" this season are doing more browsing than buying.
Retailers remain hopeful for a last-minute burst of Christmas consumerism, and some governments are encouraging it by allowing stores to open on Sunday. But with economies across the region slowing and unemployment soaring, analysts say holiday spending in Europe is bound to disappoint for the fourth year in a row.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2012/12/24/365087/Christmas-comes.htm
Pacts in MF Global liquidation could free cash :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Settlements between parties with completing claims in the liquidation of MF Global could speed up payment to customers of the collapsed brokerage, with one agreement potentially freeing up as much as US$600 million for U.S. customers.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/24/365088/Pacts-in.htm
Boeing engineers use spuds to improve in-air Wi-Fi :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - If the wireless Internet connection during your holiday flight seems more reliable than it used to, you could have the humble potato to thank.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/24/365089/Boeing-engineers.htm
MDAX index of small and medium business stars on German exchange :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - As 2012 draws to a close, the Frankfurt stock exchange's mid-cap MDA-- index has been hitting record highs, reflecting the huge investor interest in Germany's small- and medium-sized companies.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/24/365090/MDAX-index.htm
Nordic economies cool off as cold eurozone front brings chilled winds :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sweden slashed its economic growth forecasts late last week, becoming the third Nordic country to do so in a move that highlights the troubled eurozone's impact on its trading partners.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2012/12/24/365091/Nordic-economies.htm
Chief execs in China fall short in ranking of corporate leaders :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Three chief executive officers from the Chinese mainland are among the world's top 100 corporate leaders rated according to their long-term performance by the Harvard Business Review this year.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-china/2012/12/24/365092/Chief-execs.htm
Hurdles await digital television recording :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - High definition television offers a whole world of cinema-style viewing. But trying to record it can easily make a viewer wish for the good old days of the analog VCR.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/24/365093/Hurdles-await.htm
Egypt cabinet denies central bank head's resignation :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Egypt's cabinet on Saturday denied a report that central bank governor Farouk El-Okdah had resigned.
After a long period of speculation that the governor wanted to leave his post, state television had said Okdah had quit and his former deputy, Hisham Ramez, had been appointed to the post.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/middle-east/2012/12/24/365094/Egypt-cabinet.htm
Sydney Harbour's floating heliport plan on backburner :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A plan for wealthy executives and tourists landing in Sydney to flit directly to the city's famous harbor via a floating heliport has been put on hold after fierce public opposition.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/24/365095/Sydney-Harbours.htm
Foreign businesses on the fence over S. Korea's future :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The foreign business community hoped for better days under a new government in South Korea, but expressed lingering doubts over the future, citing the bleak external market conditions.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/korea/2012/12/24/365096/Foreign-businesses.htm
Flickr app comes to the iPhone with filters, platform accessibility :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Yahoo's photo platform Flickr has launched a new app for the iPhone. The free app allows users to edit photos, apply a variety of filters and upload them to multiple platforms such as social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/24/365097/Flickr-app.htm
Newest HTC smartphone comes with LTE to offer faster surfing :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The family of One smartphones from HTC is growing: the latest model is the One SV. The device has a 4.3-inch screen and supports the new mobile standard LTE, which is supposed to offer faster surfing than UMTS.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/24/365098/Newest-HTC.htm
Yamaha develops speakers for better TV, device sound quality :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Yamaha is offering compact active speakers for better television sound. The N---50 speakers are connected to the headphone jack of the TV and the viewer can control the volume using the TV remote control.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/24/365099/Yamaha-develops.htm
New app allows users to provide feedback at anonymous distance :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Direct and anonymous is the concept behind the Honestly app. Smartphone users can use the app to send companies nonpublic feedback, for example about a meal at a restaurant, a visit to the hairdresser and a night in a hotel. Uploading a message of frustration or joy doesn't require any registration, all that's needed is a name and an email address.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2012/12/24/365100/New-app.htm
Nintendo warns of the dangers to shutting down Wii U mid update :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Owners of the Nintendo Wii U shouldn't turn off the console while downloading an update. If power is interrupted during an upgrade the console can be damaged, the manufacturer has warned. A damaged Wii U will display a blue light on the console.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/24/365101/Nintendo-warns.htm
Electricity prices in Vietnam up 5% excluding value added tax :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The price of electricity in Vietnam is set increase by 5 percent to 1,437 dong (US$0.06) excluding VAT for 1 kWh from today, following a circular issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/vietnam/2012/12/24/365102/Electricity-prices.htm
Oil prices fall as US fiscal cliff approaches :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Oil prices fell Monday, just eight days before the U.S. arrives at the fiscal cliff deadline without a budget agreement in place.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/25/365167/Oil-prices.htm
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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TAIEX ends down slightly as turnover low due to holiday :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Share prices in Taiwan edged lower yesterday on anemic trading as many foreign investors were away for Christmas, dealers said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/12/25/365201/TAIEX-ends.htm
HTC's M7 forecast to boost Catcher's Q1 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwanese metal casing supplier Catcher Technology Co. is likely to post better-than-expected revenue growth in the next quarter, driven by new orders from HTC Corp. of Taiwan and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM), according to Morgan Stanley.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/25/365202/HTCs-M7.htm
Local automaker shares make gains amid Japanese investment speculation :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Auto shares rose yesterday after reports that Japanese manufacturers plan to set up lithium battery plants in Taiwan to help local automakers develop electric vehicles.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/12/25/365203/Local-automaker.htm
Xstrata increases PNG mine cost estimate :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - --strata has raised its capital spending estimate for the undeveloped Frieda River copper mine in Papua New Guinea by US$300 million to US$5.6 billion, as costs to develop new mines continue to escalate.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/25/365205/Xstrata-increases.htm
Hsinchu Science Park shows growth in 2012 output value :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The value of the goods produced by Hsinchu Science Park companies grew 2.08 percent during the first 10 months of 2012 from a year earlier despite the lackluster global economy, the park administration said yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/12/25/365206/Hsinchu-Science.htm
US dollar rises NT$0.008 to end day at NT$29.128 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The U.S. dollar rose against the New Taiwan dollar Monday, gaining NT$0.008 to close at NT$29.128.
Turnover totaled about US$493 million during the trading session.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/12/25/365207/US-dollar.htm
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