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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Chinese Carmakers Go Global :: You may not see Chinese cars in showrooms in the United States, Germany or Italy anytime soon, but you're liable to see them everywhere else you travel. While emissions, safety and quality requirements in the most developed countries of the world may be too difficult for China's local car makers to overcome in the near [...]
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The Reality Of Electric Cars In China :: Everyone is excited about the potential for electric cars in China — except the companies actually making cars in China! At the Detroit Auto Show in January of this year, Tesla announced its plans to open a dealership in Beijing — its first store in China. George Blankenship, the company's vice president of worldwide sales, [...]
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China: Getting Serious About Air Pollution? :: Sunday looked like a pretty clear day when I woke up yesterday in Beijing, one of the best we've had in a few weeks. However, when I checked my Air Quality Index ("AQI") application, one that nearly all Beijingers have now installed on their cell phones, it stood at a decidedly "unhealthy" 145. So much [...]
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Managing an Empowered Work Force in China ::   By now, many people have heard of Chip Starnes, the 42-year-old CEO of Florida-based Specialty Medical Supplies, who was held for six days against his will in the company's suburban Beijing factory. Starnes has appeared on CNBC Squawk Box, Bloomberg and countless other news shows, and the story of his "detainment" has been covered [...]
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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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Australian economy grows 0.6% in April-June :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Australia's economy expanded a steady 0.6 percent in April-June from the previous quarter, data the ruling Labor Party seized upon Wednesday as proof of its credentials just days ahead of elections.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/australia/2013/09/05/388157/Australian-economy.htm
Eurozone escapes recession: Eurostat :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Growth figures on Wednesday confirmed that the eurozone finally escaped a damaging 18-month recession in the second quarter but the bloc still lags well behind in global terms.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/09/05/388158/Eurozone-escapes.htm
Gimmie a break: Android's newest operating system named 'KitKat' :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Google, which is known for nick-naming its Android mobile operating systems for smartphones and tablets after desserts, has chosen a brand-name candy for its 4.4 version that's expected to launch this fall: Kit Kat.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/09/05/388159/Gimmie-a.htm
News Corp. sells 33 local publications to Fortress Investment Group :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - News Corp., the publishing group created with the split of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, said Tuesday it was selling 33 local publications to a group led by Fortress Investment Group.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/09/05/388161/News-Corp.htm
Barclays close to shares offer at 5.8 bil. pounds :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Barclays will launch a 5.8-billion-pound rights issue next week to help meet a regulatory demand to plug a hole in its balance sheet, the British bank said on Wednesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/09/05/388162/Barclays-close.htm
US short-term Treasury bill rates dip to lowest levels seen since early 2012 :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Tuesday's auction to the lowest levels since early 2012.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2013/09/05/388163/US-short-term.htm
Amazon upgrades popular Kindle e-reader to enhance perfance, tech :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - U.S. online giant Amazon on Tuesday unveiled an improved version of its market-dominating Kindle e-reader.
The latest Kindle Paperwhite boasts higher contrast, speedier performance, and enhanced touch-screen technology.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/09/05/388165/Amazon-upgrades.htm
Hargreaves Lansdown hikes dividend as profits rise on no need for extra cash :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Hargreaves Lansdown PLC unveiled a 31 percent increase in its full-year dividend after the investment manager decided it had no need for extra cash to fund future expansion by acquisition.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/09/05/388166/Hargreaves-Lansdown.htm
Toyota recalls 369,000 vehicles for hybrid issues and engine bolt defects :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Toyota is recalling 200,000 vehicles worldwide for a hybrid-system problem and another 169,000 vehicles for an engine bolt defect.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/09/05/388167/Toyota-recalls.htm
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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Oil near US$107 as Syria crisis eases :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Oil prices fell Tuesday as U.S. President Barack Obama's struggle to win support for U.S. military intervention in Syria diminished expectations of an attack.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/09/04/388043/Oil-near.htm
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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Nokia to sell main handset business to Microsoft :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Two years after hitching its fate to Microsoft's Windows Phone software, a withered Nokia collapsed into the arms of the U.S. software giant, agreeing to sell its main handset business for 5.44 billion euros (US$7.2 billion).
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/09/04/388077/Nokia-to.htm
Wonga profit jumps with demand for loans :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Short-term loan provider Wonga on Tuesday reported a 36-percent rise in 2012 profit, benefiting from a surge in applications by cash-strapped Britons — many of whom have had difficulty obtaining credit from mainstream banks.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/09/04/388078/Wonga-profit.htm
Gazprom first-quarter profits rise 5% :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The world's largest gas company, the state-controlled Russian giant Gazprom, on Tuesday announced that its net profits rose 5 percent in the first quarter to 380.7 billion rubles (US$11.4 billion).
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/09/04/388079/Gazprom-first-quarter.htm
Japan to mull opening regional gas markets :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry will consider ending regional monopolies on gas retailing to households, and fully liberalizing the market, possibly in 2016, which would enable consumers to buy gas from any supplier they like, The Yomiuri Shimbun learned on Monday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/japan/2013/09/04/388081/Japan-to.htm
Japan's Kanebo kept shipping cosmetics after move to recall :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japanese cosmetics company Kanebo on Tuesday admitted it had continued shipping products blamed for skin blotches for a week after deciding to recall them, saying it wanted to avoid causing "confusion."
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/09/04/388082/Japans-Kanebo.htm
German vehicle registration rate slows down in August: trade data :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - New car registrations in Germany, a key measure of demand in one of the most crucial sectors of Europe's top economy, fell in August, data showed on Tuesday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/09/04/388084/German-vehicle.htm
Australian interest rates held at 2.5 percent ahead of election :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Australia's central bank on Tuesday left interest rates on hold at a historic low of 2.5 percent, in a widely expected move four days ahead of national elections.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/australia/2013/09/04/388086/Australian-interest.htm
US Southwest plane carrying 124 lands safely following bird strike :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A Southwest Airlines spokeswoman says a jet carrying 124 people struck a bird shortly after departing for Chicago from a North Carolina airport but safely returned without injuries.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/europe/2013/09/04/388087/US-Southwest.htm
Oil hovers near US$108 as US weighs military intervention in Syrian confict :: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The price of oil hovered near US$108 a barrel on Wednesday after President Barack Obama secured the support of key U.S. politicians for a retaliatory strike against Syria.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2013/09/05/388111/Oil-hovers.htm
China Autos Speeding Ahead :: China's overall economy may be growing slower than expected, but don't tell that to China's auto makers. Unit sales for the first six months of 2013 grew by an amazing 17 percent to 7.8 million. That's more than twice the rate of overall economic growth projected for China in 2013. The World Bank's latest forecast [...]
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