Manufacturing seen slowing: CIER :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Taiwan Manufacturing PMI stood at 56.8 points in April, down 5.6 points from March's 62.4, indicating that manufacturing expansion, though slowed, continued for the second consecutive month.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/05/03/377630/Manufacturing-seen.htm
Far EasTone, Vodafone to offer discount int'l roaming :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Far EasTone Telecommunications yesterday announced an alliance with international telecom giant Vodafone Group PLC to become its only partner in Taiwan. Through the partnership, customers of Taiwan's third largest telecom carrier will be able to enjoy discounted international roaming services in 19 countries worldwide.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/05/03/377631/Far-EasTone.htm
TAIEX finishes above 8,100 points despite sluggish GDP :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shares in Taiwan closed higher to finish above the 8,100-point mark Thursday amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue to ease liquidity to boost the economy, dealers said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/05/03/377632/TAIEX-finishes.htm
HTC sees upswing in Q2 following 'pivotal' opening quarter report :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. said Thursday that its revenue is expected to grow by 64 percent in the current quarter, thanks to increasing shipments of its well-reviewed flagship model, the new HTC One.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/05/03/377633/HTC-sees.htm
TWD value at mercy of market: central bank gov :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Perng Fai-nan, governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan), said Thursday that the value of the New Taiwan dollar will be decided by the market.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/05/03/377634/TWD-value.htm
HTC shares lower on cash dividend :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Shares of Taiwan-based HTC Corp. came under pressure Thursday morning after the company proposed a NT$2 (US$0.07) cash dividend for each outstanding share for 2012, the lowest level since its listing on the local market in 2002, dealers said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/05/03/377635/HTC-shares.htm
Insider trading in MStar-MediaTek deal under investigation :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Seven people, including five suspects and two witnesses, were questioned yesterday as part of an investigation into alleged insider trading in the merger of MediaTek Inc. and MStar, according to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/05/03/377636/Insider-trading.htm
Taiwan sets up task force in Japan for free trade exchanges :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's representative office in Japan has set up a task force for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) — a proposed free trade group made up of Pacific-Rim countries — that will boost information exchanges with Japan on the issue, an official said Thursday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/05/03/377637/Taiwan-sets.htm
World Bank sees progress in most fragile nations :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Twenty of the world's most troubled countries have made progress in efforts that range from reducing poverty to improving the education of girls and cutting down on the deaths of women in childbirth, the World Bank said on Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/05/03/377638/World-Bank.htm
Mobile ads help Facebook's Q1 revenue grow by 38% :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A year ago, Facebook was just testing the waters of mobile advertising, causing plenty of headaches for investors ahead of its massive initial public offering.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/05/03/377639/Mobile-ads.htm
China home prices rise for fifth month in a row: survey :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Chinese home prices picked up in April in their fifth consecutive monthly rise, an independent survey showed on Thursday.
The cost of a new home in 100 major cities rose 5.3 percent year-on-year to an average 10,098 yuan (US$1,638) per square meter, said the China Index Academy.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-china/2013/05/03/377640/China-home.htm
Fed stresses could boost or curb stimulus :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it will keep buying US$85 billion in bonds each month to keep interest rates low and spur growth, but added it could lift or taper this pace of purchases depending on the economy's path.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2013/05/03/377641/Fed-stresses.htm
California to be home of first Chinese auto firm in United States :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The first Chinese-owned vehicle manufacturer in the United States unveiled ambitious plans Wednesday to eventually build as many as 1,000 plug-in electric buses a year at a refurbished RV manufacturing plant in a wind-swept, sage-dotted corner of the Mojave Desert.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2013/05/03/377642/California-to.htm
French and Japanese companies win nuclear contract in Turkey: report :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and France's Areva have won a multibillion-dollar contract to build a nuclear power plant on the Black Sea, Turkey's prime minister has told a Japanese newspaper.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/05/03/377643/French-and.htm
Google's Android operating system fuels global tablet sale surge: survey :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Global sales of tablet computers surged in the first quarter of 2013, led by Android-powered devices that outpaced gains by Apple's iPads, a research firm said Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/05/03/377644/Googles-Android.htm
Visa card use up but second-quarter profit decreases by almost 2 percent :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Visa Inc. said Wednesday that its net income slipped nearly 2 percent in the first three months of this year from the year before, when the company benefited from an adjustment to its income tax provision.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/05/03/377645/Visa-card.htm
SandP becomes latest agency to give Philippines investment-grade rating :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Citing improvements in the country's macroeconomic fundamentals, international credit rating firm Standard and Poor's has followed the lead of its competitor, Fitch Ratings, and gave the Philippines an investment grade.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/philippines/2013/05/03/377646/SandP-becomes.htm
BMW profits edge down in Q1 but no change made to full-year targets :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - German luxury carmaker BMW said Thursday it is sticking to its full-year targets despite a decline in profits in the first three months.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/05/03/377647/BMW-profits.htm
Crude oil falls toward US$93 ahead of US monthly report :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The price of crude oil fell slightly Friday, a day after posting its biggest jump since late last year, as traders awaited the release of a closely watched U.S. employment report.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/05/04/377654/Crude-oil.htm
Will The Chinese Buy A Tesla? :: Will the Chinese buy A Tesla? The management of Tesla Motors, Inc. (NasdaqGS:TSLA) certainly hopes so. At the Detroit Auto Show, Tesla announced its plans to open a dealership in Beijing — its first store in China — this spring. George Blankenship, the company’s vice president of worldwide sales, said the store will house an [...]
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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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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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Apple: Another Lesson on What Not to Do in China :: Sometimes, too much success in China can create its own set of challenges. Ironically, the very success that Apple Inc. (NasdaqGS: AAPL) has had selling its products to Chinese consumers may be at least part of the reason why the Cupertino, California company found itself at odds with the powers that be in China in [...]
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Hope Springs Eternal: Electric Vehicles in China :: Hope springs eternal — and nowhere is it gushing more strongly than with electric vehicle enthusiasts all over the world. In the United States, investors in Tesla Motors, Inc. (NasdaqGS:TSLA), the U.S. maker of electric sports cars, seem to be shrugging off the fact that the company is losing a $100 million a quarter, the [...]
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Feeding China's Population ::
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Feeding China's Population :: Food — providing enough of it at acceptable levels of quality and at an affordable cost is shaping up to be one of China's most challenging problems. Lax quality control, production shortcuts, urbanization and rising consumer spending are all combining to turn the spotlight on China's food supply chain, creating problems, but also opportunities, for [...]
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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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China's Car Sales Surge — Again! :: After respectable — but low for China — growth of 7.7 percent in 2012, car sales surged by 21.6 percent during the first quarter of 2013. Even more surprising was the fact that sales of Chinese brands increased even faster than the overall market. Sales by the local car companies increased by 33.6 percent during [...]
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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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