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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Managing The Dragon's 2013 China Predictions :: In December, I had an opportunity to speak about China to audiences in such diverse cities as New York, Philadelphia, Anchorage, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Reno. The audiences represented a wide range of occupations—from hedge fund and investment managers to ordinary investors, business men and women, students and government officials. As a result, I received a [...]
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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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Air Quality In China :: The ink on the paper with my predictions for China was barely dry when what may become "the" story of 2013 came onto the scene—air quality. If I knew then what I know now, I would have had to have included a discussion about air quality. In the run-up to the Beijing Olympics in 2008, [...]
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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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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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2012 unemployment hit 4.24%, lowest in 3 years :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Unemployment among the young and the educated is on the rise in Taiwan despite improvements in overall unemployment figures, according to government statistics released yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/01/23/368270/2012-unemployment.htm
Anti-dumping probes against Taiwan rose to a distressing 26 in 2012: BOFT :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The number of international anti-dumping investigations targeting Taiwan products doubled to 26 last year, said the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/01/23/368271/Anti-dumping-probes.htm
Taipei City announces plans to create 4,000 jobs with cloud computing park :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taipei City plans to build the island's first cloud computing park, which is expected to generate annual production value of NT$40 billion and create 4,000 jobs, officials said yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/01/23/368272/Taipei-City.htm
Loss for Acer in alleged fraud at about NT$15 million: firm :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Acer's loss in a fraud case allegedly involving one of its employees is approximately NT$15 million, the firm said yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/23/368274/Loss-for.htm
German sentiment surges to three-year high: ZEW :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Investor sentiment in Germany surged unexpectedly to the highest level for nearly three years in January, as the outlook for Europe's top economy brightens, a new survey found on Tuesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/23/368276/German-sentiment.htm
BASF, Sinopec plan new plastics plant in mainland :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - BASF, the world's biggest chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it is planning to build a new plastics plant with China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Maoming, south China.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/23/368277/BASF-Sinopec.htm
UK official public deficit rise threatens credit rating :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - British state borrowing jumped in December, official data showed on Tuesday, stoking renewed speculation over the country's top-level "AAA" credit rating, according to economists.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/23/368278/UK-official.htm
DuPont upside surprises but net profits see decline :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The U.S. chemical giant DuPont posted Tuesday results that were better than the market expected for 2012, and was optimistic for this year even though its net profit fell by almost 20 percent to US$2.78 billion.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/23/368279/DuPont-upside.htm
Europe IPO hopefuls face narrow window to make sales pitches :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European companies looking to make their stock market debut have a couple of months to act before an uncertain economic outlook risks sidelining a recovery in new issues and an early Easter interrupts their sales pitch.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/01/23/368280/Europe-IPO.htm
Storms shut Australian iron ore ports :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A tropical storm intensifying off Australia's northwest coast brought nearly half the world's iron ore trade to a halt on Tuesday, idling huge ports used by miners Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/australia/2013/01/23/368281/Storms-shut.htm
Wen urges 'healthy' economy as China slows :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has urged the central bank to promote "healthy" economic development, the government said, after the economy expanded at its slowest pace for 13 years in 2012.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-china/2013/01/23/368282/Wen-urges.htm
Thailand tycoon mops up more shares of FandN to finalize takeover bid :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A Thai tycoon on Tuesday mopped up more shares of Fraser and Neave (FandN) to complete a takeover of the Singapore conglomerate after an Indonesian rival backed out of a bidding war.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/thailand/2013/01/23/368283/Thailand-tycoon.htm
Cathay Pacific asks crew to volunteer for early retirement in cost-cutting bid :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Tuesday asked its cabin crew to volunteer for early retirement as part of its cost-cutting measures to boost profitability amid a global slowdown.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/01/23/368285/Cathay-Pacific.htm
Indonesian restaurant franchisors to face new strict rule: trade minister :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Indonesian Trade Ministry will pass a new rule on restaurant franchising that aims to encourage more local businesses to become involved in the fast-growing restaurant business through third-party ownership.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/indonesia/2013/01/23/368287/Indonesian-restaurant.htm
Siemens says earnings and orders down in 1st quarter, sticking to 2013 targets :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - German engineering giant Siemens said Wednesday earnings and orders were down in the first quarter, but it was nevertheless sticking to its full-year targets.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/01/24/368325/Siemens-says.htm
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