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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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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Shipping industry needs gov't policy reforms: chair :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Far Eastern Group (遠東集團) Chairman Douglas Hsu (徐旭東) yesterday suggested the new Cabinet to direct the policy reform in Taiwan's shipping industry.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/02/20/370764/Shipping-industry.htm
Large revision to GDP forecast unlikely: experts :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The government's statistics bureau is unlikely to revise its 2013 Taiwan growth forecast by a significant margin, experts said yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/02/20/370766/Large-revision.htm
Local bourse closes up 17.35 points at 7,960.88 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shares in Taiwan moved in a narrow range to end slightly higher yesterday amid concerns over a possible major pullback ahead of the 8,000-point mark, dealers said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/02/20/370767/Local-bourse.htm
AUO shares jump on American depositary receipt sale plan :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shares of AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), one of Taiwan's leading flat panel makers, soared yesterday after the company announced a plan to issue new American depositary receipts (ADRs) to finance purchases of production materials, dealers said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/02/20/370769/AUO-shares.htm
Taipei Telecom Show set for Feb. 21 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The 2013 Taipei Telecom Show (2013電信暨智慧生活展) is set to begin Feb. 21, the Taipei Computer Association (TCA, 台北電腦公會) announced yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/02/20/370770/Taipei-Telecom.htm
Whole-car production to increase in Q1: ITIS :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's whole-vehicle production value may hit NT$47.55 billion during the first quarter, a rise from the fourth quarter last year, said the Industry and Technology Intelligence Service (ITIS) under the Industrial Technology Research Institute yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/02/20/370771/Whole-car-production.htm
Taiwan's economic confidence picks up in February as optimism increases :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Public confidence in Taiwan's economy continued to improve in February, with people showing more optimism toward the stock, housing and job markets, according to the results of a monthly survey conducted by Cathay Financial Holding Co.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/02/20/370772/Taiwans-economic.htm
Samsung launches premium 'smart' TVs to ensure dominance in market :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Tuesday launched a range of giant Internet-enabled televisions as part of a strategy to cement its lead in slowing global markets by focusing on premium models.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/02/20/370774/Samsung-launches.htm
InterContinental reports profits rise by nearly 20% on US, China growth :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - InterContinental Hotels Group said on Tuesday that annual profits jumped by almost a fifth, aided by strong expansion in China and the United States, and added it would press head with the sale of two key hotels.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2013/02/20/370775/InterContinental-reports.htm
Singapore, Malaysia to build high-speed rail link :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Singapore and Malaysia announced plans Tuesday to build a high-speed rail link, fueling hopes that Southeast Asia could one day enjoy a rapid European-style train system connected to China.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/singapore/2013/02/20/370777/Singapore-Malaysia.htm
Huawei denies work in field tied to death :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Chinese telecommunications company Huawei said on Monday it had not worked with an institute in Singapore on any projects in the specialist field of an American engineer who died mysteriously last year shortly after leaving the institute.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/02/20/370779/Huawei-denies.htm
N. Zealand to introduce plain packets for tobacco :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - New Zealand announced plans Tuesday to force tobacco companies to sell cigarettes in plain packaging, becoming only the second country in the world after Australia to introduce the measure.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/new-zealand/2013/02/20/370781/N-Zealand.htm
Just a week after latest nuclear test, North Korea says tourism 'booming' :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Foreign tourism is "booming" in North Korea, state media said Tuesday, a week after the country triggered global outrage by conducting its third nuclear test.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/korea/2013/02/20/370783/Just-a.htm
Japan's Orix to purchase Dutch asset manager Robeco in US$2.58 bil. deal :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japanese financial firm Orix Corp. said Tuesday it will buy Dutch asset manager Robeco for about 1.94 billion euros (US$2.58 billion) in what would be its biggest acquisition.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/japan/2013/02/20/370785/Japans-Orix.htm
Garuda to work with Etihad to beef up air services to Europe this year :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia says it will strengthen its European market this year by adding a Jakarta-Amsterdam flight and entering five major cities on the continent through a code-share agreement with gulf airline Etihad Airways.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/02/20/370786/Garuda-to.htm
China Passenger Car Sales Surge in January :: The timing of Spring Festival must always be taken into account when analyzing vehicle sales in the first two months of the year in China, but by any measure, passenger car sales were very strong in January. In the first month of the Year of the Snake, passenger car sales surged to 1.49 million units, [...]
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Oil price rises ahead of US housing numbers :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The price of oil rose Wednesday ahead of the release of U.S. housing starts for January.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/02/21/370819/Oil-price.htm
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