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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Smithfield and Shuanghui: Two Pigs in a Blanket? :: It may not be the oldest profession in the world, but pig production has to be up there in terms of history. China has been producing pigs for more than 2,000 years, well before the United States was even a gleam in the eyes of the Founding Fathers. So, how can the largest pork producer [...]
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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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Shale Gas: China's Untapped Resource :: When I met recently with a senior investment officer from China Investment Corporation ("CIC"), the country's sovereign wealth fund, I was told that CIC is very bullish on the United States. Why? In CIC's opinion, the existence of large shale gas reserves in the U.S. will provide a massive shot in the arm for 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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Facebook event suggests Instagram changes :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A mysterious Facebook event set for Thursday has sparked buzz that the leading social network could be adding video to Instagram smartphone picture-sharing service.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/06/19/381587/Facebook-event.htm
China's Huawei to launch new smartphone for high-end market :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Chinese telecoms giant Huawei will launch a new smartphone on Tuesday to better compete with high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung overseas, a company official said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/06/19/381589/Chinas-Huawei.htm
European car sales reach 20-year low for May as recession continues :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - European car sales have hit their lowest level for the month of May in 20 years as the continent's recession continues to deepen.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/06/19/381591/European-car.htm
Malaysia's 1MDB plans US$1 bil. initial public offering: Dow Jones :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd plans to raise about US$1 billion through a public listing of its power assets in Malaysia next year, Dow Jones Newswires has reported.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/malaysia/2013/06/19/381593/Malaysias-1MDB.htm
Sell-off-plan hedge fund increases its stake in Japan's Sony: report :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The hedge fund that has called on Sony to list part of its profitable entertainment arm has boosted its stake in the company, a report said Tuesday, days ahead of a shareholders' meeting.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/japan/2013/06/19/381595/Sell-off-plan-hedge.htm
Ma praises close ties during welcoming of Guatemala president :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that Guatemala has always been a close diplomatic ally of the R.O.C., and that several cooperative projects between the sides have come to fruition over the past several years.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/06/19/381596/Ma-praises.htm
HK forum to propose Taiwan, China solution: DPP ex-head :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A forum highlighting the development of cross-straits relations and creativity will propose solutions to narrow the political differences between Taiwan and China, an official of opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said on yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/06/19/381597/HK-forum.htm
FSC corrected for failing to aid former tycoon :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Control Yuan yesterday issued a correction order to the Financial Supervisory Commmission (FSC) for failing to defend former Taiwan Pineapple's rights as creditors in the early 2000s, which led to tremendous losses.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/06/19/381598/FSC-corrected.htm
More Taiwanese surf YouTube using mobile devices: Google :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan has a higher-than-global-average rate of viewing YouTube videos on mobile devices, because of the high penetration of smartphones and tablets in the region, Google Inc.'s Taiwan branch said on yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/06/19/381599/More-Taiwanese.htm
2nd case of Japanese encephalitis this year found in Pintung County :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday announced Taiwan's second case of Japanese encephalitis this year and urged the public to take precautionary measures in order to prevent mosquito bites.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/06/19/381600/2nd-case.htm
Stone house classroom built to further indigenous culture :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The construction of a stone house kindergarten classroom adorned with indigenous tribal elements was completed yesterday, with the purpose of instilling Paiwanese tribal culture in the minds of youth and preserving it for posterity.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/06/19/381602/Stone-house.htm
Automotive giant GM plans to invest US$11 bil. in China :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - General Motors will invest US$11 billion in China through 2016, executives said Wednesday, as the U.S. car giant broke ground on a plant to produce luxury Cadillacs for the world's biggest auto market.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2013/06/20/381637/Automotive-giant.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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