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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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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Taiwan shares gain ground, large-cap stocks lead charge :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange ended higher yesterday as buying focused on market heavyweights, helping the broader market break through the narrow range trading seen earlier in the session, dealers said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/12/26/365326/Taiwan-shares.htm
500 Hon Hai 60-inch LCD TVs sold out in 2 1/2 hours :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The 500 60-inch LCD TVs jointly offered by Hon Hai and RadioShack sold out in two and half hours on online portal Yahoo!Kimo yesterday, said Cyber 3C, the retail arm of Hon Hai.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/26/365327/500-Hon.htm
72% of CEOs pessimistic on 2013 global economy: survey :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Seventy-two percent of CEOs in Taiwan are pessimistic about the global economy next year, said CommonWealth Magazine yesterday, citing its survey on 1,000 of Taiwan's chief executives.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/12/26/365328/72-of.htm
TWD drops slightly amid decreasing yen :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The New Taiwan dollar dropped slightly yesterday, despite a sharper decline of the yen that many fear may trigger a new round of currency devaluations in the region, experts said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/12/26/365330/TWD-drops.htm
Newsweek publishes final print edition :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Almost 80 years after first going to print, the final Newsweek magazine hit newsstands Monday featuring an ironic hashtag as a symbol of its Twitter-era transition to an all-digital format.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/26/365331/Newsweek-publishes.htm
Siemens Taiwan's orders rise 6% :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Siemens Limited Taiwan posted a strong 2012 fiscal year performance, with new orders to customers in Taiwan from throughout the world amounting to NT$14 billion.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/26/365332/Siemens-Taiwans.htm
Free economic zone will likely include regional centers: official :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The government is planning to create a free economic zone in Southern Taiwan's Kaohsiung City, which will likely include one or more regional centers, head of the Council for Economic Planning and Development Yiin Chii-ming said yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2012/12/26/365333/Free-economic.htm
Sony says mainland China business has recovered, foresees growth :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sony Corp.'s business in China has "more or less" returned to levels seen before recent protests against Japan's actions over a group of disputed islands, the Japanese company's China chief, Nobuki Kurita, told reporters on Tuesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/26/365334/Sony-says.htm
S. Korea's Daewoo wins US$1.8 bil. order from Norwegian Statoil ASA :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering said Tuesday it had secured a 1.9-trillion-won (US$1.8 billion) order to build a fixed platform for Norway's Statoil ASA.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/korea/2012/12/26/365335/S-Koreas.htm
Hitachi CEO says talks are ongoing over Lithuania nuclear reactor plans :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japan's Hitachi Ltd. remains in talks with Lithuania over its plans to build a nuclear plant after the European country's new centre-left government said it could shelve nuclear projects, the company's top executive said on Tuesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/26/365336/Hitachi-CEO.htm
Thailand tourism bounces back after the political turmoil of 2010: reports :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Bouncing back from disruptions due to flooding last year and political upheavals in 2010, Thailand will welcome a record 21.8 million foreign visitors this year, reports said Tuesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/thailand/2012/12/26/365338/Thailand-tourism.htm
Think tank issues warning over global economy risks :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A sluggish global economy will pose challenges and policies must be tailored to address the risks, a top think tank said Monday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-china/2012/12/26/365339/Think-tank.htm
Korea CEOs credited with import car boom :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - South Korea's import car market is enjoying a heyday, with foreign carmakers, largely led by the popularity of German brands, continuing to post record sales in recent years.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/korea/2012/12/26/365340/Korea-CEOs.htm
Philippines economic boom fuels resurgence in luxury hotel market :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Having the second fastest growing economy in Asia and a stable political environment, the Philippines experienced a surge in investments, particularly in the high-end luxury sector of its hospitality market, according to a report by C9 Hotelworks.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/philippines/2012/12/26/365341/Philippines-economic.htm
China rare earths producer extends output halt :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - China's largest rare earths producer said Tuesday it would suspend output at some plants for another month, extending a halt started in late October to try and stem falling prices.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-china/2012/12/26/365342/China-rare.htm
Vietnam party leader urges bank to ease business stress :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Vietnam central bank must apply an appropriate interest rate policy and control bad debts to ensure the banking system's liquidity, while also helping businesses access loans, according to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at a working session with key officials of the State Bank of Vietnam and representatives of commercial banks in Hanoi on Saturday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/vietnam/2012/12/26/365343/Vietnam-party.htm
Mainland Chinese companies look to cash in through Hong Kong IPOs :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Hong Kong was the largest fundraising hub for Chinese mainland enterprises in the first 11 months of 2012, according to statistics from China Venture.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-china/2012/12/26/365344/Mainland-Chinese.htm
ADB approves loan for Pakistan power network :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday announced approval of a loan worth US$245 million for eight power distribution companies to improve power distribution system in Pakistan.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/12/26/365345/ADB-approves.htm
Crime impedes Mexican economic growth: surveys :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Mexico ranks second only to China in financial losses to crime, corruption and tax evasion over the last decade, according to one of a new series of studies that concur that criminality is a major obstacle to Mexico's economic growth.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2012/12/27/365390/Crime-impedes.htm
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