Taiwan's commercial sales in Jan. up 7.7% :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sales in the domestic commercial sector for January rose 7.7 percent from a year earlier to NT$1.21 trillion on strong wholesale buying, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/03/01/371754/Taiwans-commercial.htm
Real estate market sentiment turns conservative in Q4: poll :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Real estate market sentiment became increasingly conservative in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a survey released by the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/03/01/371755/Real-estate.htm
January global small-, mid-sized panel shipments up 29% :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shipments of small- and medium-sized flat panels for January scored a year-on-year increase of almost 30 percent, largely on solid demand for tablet computers, market information advisory firm DisplaySearch said yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/03/01/371756/January-global.htm
German office supports Volkswagen investment in Taiwan ahead of new factory :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Germany's trade office in Taipei is set to offer services, including market research and recruitment, for German automobile maker Volkswagen AG, which plans to open a factory in Taiwan by 2015.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/03/01/371757/German-office.htm
Google Play store reopens paid mobile apps in Taiwan :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - U.S. search engine Google Inc. has confirmed that it has resumed its offerings of paid mobile applications in Taiwan, ending a 20-month suspension resulting from a legal dispute with the Taipei city government.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/03/01/371758/Google-Play.htm
Tokyo nominates ADB head for top central bank post :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Thursday nominated an experienced development banker to lead the Bank of Japan (BOJ), selecting a kindred spirit who backs his hard-driving agenda to reverse decades of economic gloom.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/03/01/371759/Tokyo-nominates.htm
India budget calls for tough choices but lifts spending :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - India must make tough spending choices, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Thursday, even as he unveiled a bigger-than-expected outlay for the coming fiscal year in one of the most highly anticipated Indian budgets of recent years.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/india/2013/03/01/371760/India-budget.htm
Obama gets double win as Lew confirmed for Treasury post :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - President Barack Obama's former chief of staff Jack Lew was confirmed Wednesday as the next U.S. Treasury secretary, taking over a key portfolio at a time of deadlock over the budget and debt.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2013/03/01/371761/Obama-gets.htm
China has till June for solar, telecoms deal: EU :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - China has until June 7 to negotiate a deal with the European Union on state subsidies for solar panels and mobile telephone networks or face possible punitive measures, the EU's trade chief said on Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/03/01/371762/China-has.htm
EU reaches deal to place cap on banker bonuses :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The European Union has reached a deal to cap bankers' bonuses, which critics say played a major role in driving the financial crisis, officials said on Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/03/01/371763/EU-reaches.htm
US companies' performance in mainland worsens: group :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The performance of U.S. firms in China worsened in 2012 for the second year in a row, hurt by a slowdown in the economy and a more challenging regulatory environment, a business group said Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/03/01/371764/US-companies.htm
Oil rises amid Fed commitment to low rates :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The price of rose modestly Wednesday in Asia as regional stock markets got a boost from the Federal Reserve's sanguine view about the risks of its low interest rate policy.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/03/02/371823/Oil-rises.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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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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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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China's Film Industry :: Anticipation grew in advance of Monday's 85th Academy Awards, "Oscar Fever" spread throughout the world, including China. Even though the country had no films in the competition, the buzz could be heard before, during and after the annual Hollywood event. Just 30 minutes into the ceremonies, "Oscars" was the top trending topic on Sina Weibo, [...]
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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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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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