DRAM makers report mixed outcomes for December 2012 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Nanya Technology and Inotera, two of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips, yesterday reported mixed results for December.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/01/04/366290/DRAM-makers.htm
Ten days in June most popular for holding shareholder meets :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ten days in June are the most popular for holding shareholders' meetings this year, results from online registrations that began yesterday showed.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/01/04/366291/Ten-days.htm
HTC on track for turnaround in 2013: bank :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's HTC Corp. is likely to make a turnaround this year as the world's No. 5 smartphone maker continues to improve its key areas of weakness, U.S. brokerage firm Goldman Sachs said yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/01/04/366293/HTC-on.htm
New Taiwan dollar hits NT$28.978, closes down :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The local currency closed down slightly yesterday, after a sharp surge during morning trade when the New Taiwan dollar strengthened past NT$29.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/01/04/366295/New-Taiwan.htm
Taiwanese investment in Fujian up near 30%: report :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwanese companies made new investments worth a total of US$1.69 billion in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian between January and November last year, up 28.8 percent from the year-earlier level, according to a Chinese media report.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/01/04/366296/Taiwanese-investment.htm
CRH spent US$496 mil. on deals in second half :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Irish building materials group CRH said it spent 375 million euros (US$496 million), mostly in North America, on 18 deals in the second half of last year.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/04/366298/CRH-spent.htm
Indonesia in pursuit of legacy at APEC, WTO :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Indonesia wants to use the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit and the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Meeting that it will host this year to boost its diplomatic stature and reap greater economic gains.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/indonesia/2013/01/04/366299/Indonesia-in.htm
Avis buying Zipcar in deal worth nearly US$500 mil. :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Avis is leaping into the car-sharing service business by buying Zipcar for US$491.2 million, aiming to capture a new type of customer and technology that will vastly expand its car rental options.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/04/366300/Avis-buying.htm
Vietnam's real estate prices may continue decline in '13: expert :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Real estate prices in Vietnam might continue to fall this year, according to Hoa Phat Land director Pham Trung Ha. He was speaking to the media about the possible impacts of government measures to warm up the market last week.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/vietnam/2013/01/04/366301/Vietnams-real.htm
Starbucks announces plans to enter coffee-loving Vietnam in February :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - bucks said Thursday it would open its first store next month in Vietnam, seeking a foothold in the coffee-loving country as part of efforts to expand in Asia.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/04/366302/Starbucks-announces.htm
DoubleLine starts stock division :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - DoubleLine Capital LP, the US$53 billion firm run by star bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach, said on Wednesday it is now managing stock portfolios in a new division called DoubleLine Equity LP.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/04/366304/DoubleLine-starts.htm
Britain's No. 2 clothing retailer Next increases profit forecast as sales rise :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Next, Britain's No. 2 clothing retailer, nudged its full-year profit forecast higher on Thursday as it reported a rise in sales in the run-up to Christmas along with better margins.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/04/366305/Britains-No.htm
Turkey signs on to US$12 billion coal field energy project with UAE: official :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Turkey signed on Thursday a US$12 billion agreement with the United Arab Emirates for the development of coal fields in southern Turkey to generate electricity.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/other/2013/01/04/366306/Turkey-signs.htm
German unemployment up slightly in Dec. to 6.7 percent: official data :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Unemployment in Germany increased slightly in December, but the country's labor market seems to be holding up comparatively well to the eurozone debt crisis, official data showed on Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/04/366307/German-unemployment.htm
India's Tata plans US$8 bil. investment over 2 years: chairman's internal email :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - India's tea-to-software conglomerate Tata Group plans to invest more than US$8 billion over the next two years, its newly appointed chairman Cyrus Mistry said in an internal email to staff on Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/india/2013/01/04/366309/Indias-Tata.htm
John Menzies PLC to close Chicago airport ops, take US$11.29 mil. charge :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Airport services provider and newspaper distributor John Menzies PLC said it would close its loss-making cargo handling operations at the Chicago airport at a cost of 7 million pounds (US$11.29 million).
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/04/366310/John-Menzies.htm
India stock regulator mulls pay-backs for investors burnt by IPOs: report :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - ia's stock market regulator is considering a plan that would see small investors reimbursed if they lose money buying newly issued shares in a bid to boost confidence in IPOs, a report said Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/india/2013/01/04/366311/India-stock.htm
China fines Taiwan, S. Korea firms over LCDs :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - China fined South Korean and Taiwanese makers of LCD display screens US$56 million on Friday for price-fixing, joining the United States and Europe in a crackdown on the industry.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-china/2013/01/05/366409/China-fines.htm
Oil prices fall to near US$92 as Japan's yen since middle of 2010 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Oil prices fell Friday as euphoria faded over a budget deal reached earlier this week by U.S. lawmakers and traders focused on signs of lackluster demand.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/05/366356/Oil-prices.htm
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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Wrapping Up The Year Of The Dragon :: Self-criticism is an essential element of critical thought that many regard as healthy and necessary for learning. From a purely medical point of view, engaging in self-criticism activates areas of the brain that are responsible for processing error detection and correction. In China, self-criticism is one of the oldest Confucian practices. Every year at this [...]
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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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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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