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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Indonesia asks US miner to halt operations following deadly accident :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Indonesia has ordered a halt in operations at a giant U.S.-owned mine while inspectors probe a fatal tunnel collapse, an official said Sunday, in a stoppage that could last two months.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/indonesia/2013/06/03/380266/Indonesia-asks.htm
DHL clinches Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - DHL, a global leader in the logistics industry, has won three accolades at the 27th Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA).
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/06/03/380269/DHL-clinches.htm
Vietnamese farmers' profits jump after switching to corn :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Switching from low-yield rice to corn has brought higher incomes for farmers in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, according to officials.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/vietnam/2013/06/03/380270/Vietnamese-farmers.htm
Call for splitting of Sony business puts light on giant's electronics ills :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A proposal by a U.S. hedge fund billionaire to spin off a chunk of Sony's profitable music and movie business is shining a light again on what has been a longtime sore spot for the Japanese giant: electronics.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/06/03/380271/Call-for.htm
Technology, prosperity and peace on West Bank :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - At first glance, it is a tech utopian's dream. For the last two years, several dozen Palestinian entrepreneurs have been getting training from Israeli high tech experts courtesy of the American firm Cisco Systems.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/06/03/380272/Technology-prosperity.htm
Berlin firm counts on the strengths of the autistic :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - When German software giant SAP said last month it plans to employ hundreds of autistic people as IT experts, the news was especially welcomed at a small Berlin computer consulting firm.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/06/03/380273/Berlin-firm.htm
Mexico's Aeromexico and union avert strike, delay key decision :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Mexico's biggest airline, Aeromexico, and its unionized workers forged a last-minute accord early on Saturday to avoid a strike that could have grounded some 300 flights and cost 150 million pesos a day, but delayed a decision on a crucial sticking point.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2013/06/03/380274/Mexicos-Aeromexico.htm
Adamant Apple to fight e-book conspiracy charge in US court :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Apple goes on the defensive Monday with the start of a trial in which U.S. officials allege the company was the "ringmaster" of a conspiracy to raise prices for electronic books.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/06/03/380275/Adamant-Apple.htm
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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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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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 :: 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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