Rachel Roy Launches First Beauty Product
Fashion designer Rachel Roy draws on her love of dramatic, smudgy eye makeup to launch the Rachel Roy Eye Shadow Collection.
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China LED Sector in Shakeout Amid Bright Prospects
China's LED makers are facing increasingly dark days ahead due to severe over-investment leading to cutthroat competition.
China Imports Record Amount of US Pork
US pork imports to China hit a new high in September of 41,000 tons.
Hong Kong Disneyland Begins Expansion Amid Red Ink
On Thursday Hong Kong Disneyland kicked off the first phase of an expansion aimed at allowing it ultimately to turn a profit.
Fiat's Wicked Small Racer Reborn at LA Auto Show
The Fiat 500 Abarth, which made its US debut at the 2011 LA Auto Show, is the car most likely to tempt driving enthusiasts who ...
China's Growth to Remain at Robust 9.2% in 2012
Despite the government measures to ease inflationary pressures, China's economy will grow a robust 9.2 percent in 2012.
Surging China Demand Drives Up Soy Bean Prices
Soybean prices have surged after China decided to import six to eight shiploads to replenish its national soybean stockpile.
Tokyo, Osaka Bourses to Merge into World's No. 2
Tokyo Stocks Exchange Group Inc. (TSE) and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. (OSE) will merge in January 2013 to create the world's second-largest stock exchange.
Small Business Startups Surge Among Older Koreans
he number of S. Koreans over the age of 50 who are self-employed jumped to a record 3.1 million in October.
Yi Cui Achieves Grid-Battery Breakthrough
Yi Cui's new electrode appears ideally suited for use in batteries for electric power grids.
Foxconn to Add 300,000 Robots Without Layoffs
The world's largest electronics contract manufacturer will 300,000 robots to its assembly lines without cutting any of its 1.2 million workers in China,
Japan Domestic TV Shipments Plunge 73.7%
Only 746,000 flat-screen TVs were shipped in October, 73.7% plunge from a year earlier.
Italy's Chinese Enclave Suffers from Debt Crisis
Over 3,000 Chinese garment factories employing tens of thousands of Chinese are facing hard times in Prato.
North China Foxconn Worker Jumps to Her Death
A female employee at Foxconn's Taiyuan plant jumped to her death from a company building, reported Xinhua Thursday.
China in Seesaw Battle with US Over Smartphone Lead
China and the US are locked in a close contest for the title of world's top smartphone market, according to conflicting reports from various industry ...
Beijing On Way to Becoming Global Software Center
Beijing's IT and software industries already employ more people than Silicon Valley and is set to produce 680 billion ($106.7 billion) in revenues with 700,000 ...
China Bans Commercials on TV Dramas
In yet another blow to China's private satellite TV broadcasts, the central government will require TV stations to stop interrupting drama shows with commercials beginning ...
Yuan Already Near Equilibrium Says China
The yuan is getting close to the equilibrium value, said Chinese government think tank economist, refuting the US claim that it remains undervalued by about ...
China Becomes Audi's Top Market with 37% Growth
The luxury division of Germany's Volkswagen sold 313,036 vehicles in China in 2011, a 37% jump over 2010.
David Kang to Head Up Rolling Stone, Us Weekly Online
David Kang will take charge of online publishing for Rolling Stone, Us Weekly and Men's Journal.
Sony Seeks to End LCD Joint Venture with Samsung
Sony is in talks to terminate its LCD production joint venture with South Korea's Samsung Electronics.
China Pharmaceuticals Set to Overtake Japan's
China's pharmaceutical industry is set to overtake Japan's as the world's second largest.
Seung-Wuk Lee Turns Viruses into Lenses, Scaffolds
Cal prof. Seung-Wuk Lee induces viruses to arrange themselves into useful structures.
Big Japanese Firms Plan to Hire More Foreign Workers
Plans for overseas expansion are prompting 23% of Japan's top 122 companies to begin hiring more foreigners beginning in 2012.
Japan Logs Record Trade Deficit for 1st Half
Japan has posted the biggest ever trade deficit for the first half of a fiscal year.
India Seeks to Create 100 Mil. New Factory Jobs
India will set up seven big manufacturing zones that will offer less red tape and lower taxes as part of a push to create jobs.
China Current Account Shows Shift from Exports
The shrinking current account surplus show that China is lessening its dependence on exports.
Japan to Extend Ban on Naked Short Sales of Stocks
Japan's legal ban on naked short-selling in the stock market will be extended for another six months beyond Oct. 31.
Dan Yang Targets Babies with Vinci Tablet
Dan Yang's tablet helps children make the most of their developmental window of opportunity.
Rajat Gupta Freed on $10 Mil. Bail
Rajat Gupta was released Wednesday afternoon on $10m bail after pleading not guilty to six charges of insider trading.
Saab Breaks Off Deal with Chinese Firms
Troubled Swedish carmaker Saab announced that it was backing out of an investment deal with China's Pang Da.
Foreign Firms Lose Luster for Chinese Executives
China's state-owned firms are gaining the upper hand over their foreign rivals in attracting executives.
India's Richest Got Much Poorer Since 2010
India's 100 richest people are collectively almost 20% poorer than they were last year.
Yin Woon Rani to Head Universal McCann
A Grey Group veteran will head up Universal McCann's North American operations.
China's Pang Da, Youngman Lotus to Buy Saab
In an apparent reversal of his earlier position, Victor Muller has agreed to sell Saab to Pang Da Automobile and Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile for ...
China to See Hotel Boom Under 12th Five-Year Plan
China will more than double the number of hotel rooms to 6.1 million by 2025.
Anirban Banyopadhyay Unveils Molecular Parallel Processor
Anirban Banyopadhyay has assembled 300 organic molecules into a massively parallel nanoscale computing device.
Wendy Chen Links Light Drinking to Breast Cancer Risk
Wendy Chen's study has shown the first direct link between light drinking and increased breast cancer risk.
China Home Prices Slip for 2nd Straight Month
China's home prices fell slightly in October for a second consecutive month as the central government's price cooling measures take hold
S. Korea on Pace to Pass $1 Tril. in Total Trade
S. Korea's imports for the month of October jumped 16.4% over last year while exports grew only 9.3%.
China's Consumer Confidence High and Rising
High inflation hasn't kept China's consumers from feeling more confident about their financial prospects than they did last year.
HTC Ships More Smartphones in US Than Samsung, Apple
Taiwan's HTC shipped over 5.7 million smartphones in the US during the third quarter, edging out Samsung for the top spot for the first time.
Yang Yang's LCD Panels Generate Electricity
Yang Yang's polarizing organic photovoltaic may solve the problem of depleted batteries in portable electronics.
42% of Japanese Firms Miss 2012 Recruiting Targets
About 42% of Japanese firms have failed to recruit enough new graduates for the fiscal year beginning next April.
Japanese High Schoolers Discover De-Coloring Bacteria
The problem of decolorizing waste water produced by the dyeing process may have been solved by a pair of Japanese high school students.
Buyers from China No. 2 in US Real Estate Market
Buyers from China are second only to those from Canada in snapping up US houses at bargain prices in the wake of the financial crisis.
China Aims to Double Domestic Consumption by 2015
By year's end China will launch a program under its 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) to expand domestic consumption into the nation's leading economic driver.
China Developers Slash New Home Prices
China's residential developers have begun slashing home prices in response to rising inventories and slowing demand.
GM May Block Saab Sale to Chinese Firms
The sale of Saab to two Chinese firms may be blocked by General Motors Co. on the ground that it would adversely impact its interests ...
Hong Kong No Longer Cheap for China Luxury Shoppers
Mainland Chinese may no longer find holiday shopping trips to Hong Kong such a bargain due to rising travel costs and shrinking discounts on the ...
Rachel Roy Launches First Beauty Product
Fashion designer Rachel Roy draws on her love of dramatic, smudgy eye makeup to launch the Rachel Roy Eye Shadow Collection.
China LED Sector in Shakeout Amid Bright Prospects
China's LED makers are facing increasingly dark days ahead due to severe over-investment leading to cutthroat competition.
China Imports Record Amount of US Pork
US pork imports to China hit a new high in September of 41,000 tons.
Hong Kong Disneyland Begins Expansion Amid Red Ink
On Thursday Hong Kong Disneyland kicked off the first phase of an expansion aimed at allowing it ultimately to turn a profit.
Fiat's Wicked Small Racer Reborn at LA Auto Show
The Fiat 500 Abarth, which made its US debut at the 2011 LA Auto Show, is the car most likely to tempt driving enthusiasts who ...
China's Growth to Remain at Robust 9.2% in 2012
Despite the government measures to ease inflationary pressures, China's economy will grow a robust 9.2 percent in 2012.
Surging China Demand Drives Up Soy Bean Prices
Soybean prices have surged after China decided to import six to eight shiploads to replenish its national soybean stockpile.
Tokyo, Osaka Bourses to Merge into World's No. 2
Tokyo Stocks Exchange Group Inc. (TSE) and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. (OSE) will merge in January 2013 to create the world's second-largest stock exchange.
Small Business Startups Surge Among Older Koreans
he number of S. Koreans over the age of 50 who are self-employed jumped to a record 3.1 million in October.
Yi Cui Achieves Grid-Battery Breakthrough
Yi Cui's new electrode appears ideally suited for use in batteries for electric power grids.
Foxconn to Add 300,000 Robots Without Layoffs
The world's largest electronics contract manufacturer will 300,000 robots to its assembly lines without cutting any of its 1.2 million workers in China,
Japan Domestic TV Shipments Plunge 73.7%
Only 746,000 flat-screen TVs were shipped in October, 73.7% plunge from a year earlier.
Italy's Chinese Enclave Suffers from Debt Crisis
Over 3,000 Chinese garment factories employing tens of thousands of Chinese are facing hard times in Prato.
North China Foxconn Worker Jumps to Her Death
A female employee at Foxconn's Taiyuan plant jumped to her death from a company building, reported Xinhua Thursday.
China in Seesaw Battle with US Over Smartphone Lead
China and the US are locked in a close contest for the title of world's top smartphone market, according to conflicting reports from various industry ...
Beijing On Way to Becoming Global Software Center
Beijing's IT and software industries already employ more people than Silicon Valley and is set to produce 680 billion ($106.7 billion) in revenues with 700,000 ...
China Bans Commercials on TV Dramas
In yet another blow to China's private satellite TV broadcasts, the central government will require TV stations to stop interrupting drama shows with commercials beginning ...
Yuan Already Near Equilibrium Says China
The yuan is getting close to the equilibrium value, said Chinese government think tank economist, refuting the US claim that it remains undervalued by about ...
China Becomes Audi's Top Market with 37% Growth
The luxury division of Germany's Volkswagen sold 313,036 vehicles in China in 2011, a 37% jump over 2010.
David Kang to Head Up Rolling Stone, Us Weekly Online
David Kang will take charge of online publishing for Rolling Stone, Us Weekly and Men's Journal.
Sony Seeks to End LCD Joint Venture with Samsung
Sony is in talks to terminate its LCD production joint venture with South Korea's Samsung Electronics.
China Pharmaceuticals Set to Overtake Japan's
China's pharmaceutical industry is set to overtake Japan's as the world's second largest.
Seung-Wuk Lee Turns Viruses into Lenses, Scaffolds
Cal prof. Seung-Wuk Lee induces viruses to arrange themselves into useful structures.
Big Japanese Firms Plan to Hire More Foreign Workers
Plans for overseas expansion are prompting 23% of Japan's top 122 companies to begin hiring more foreigners beginning in 2012.
Japan Logs Record Trade Deficit for 1st Half
Japan has posted the biggest ever trade deficit for the first half of a fiscal year.
India Seeks to Create 100 Mil. New Factory Jobs
India will set up seven big manufacturing zones that will offer less red tape and lower taxes as part of a push to create jobs.
China Current Account Shows Shift from Exports
The shrinking current account surplus show that China is lessening its dependence on exports.
Japan to Extend Ban on Naked Short Sales of Stocks
Japan's legal ban on naked short-selling in the stock market will be extended for another six months beyond Oct. 31.
Dan Yang Targets Babies with Vinci Tablet
Dan Yang's tablet helps children make the most of their developmental window of opportunity.
Rajat Gupta Freed on $10 Mil. Bail
Rajat Gupta was released Wednesday afternoon on $10m bail after pleading not guilty to six charges of insider trading.
Saab Breaks Off Deal with Chinese Firms
Troubled Swedish carmaker Saab announced that it was backing out of an investment deal with China's Pang Da.
Foreign Firms Lose Luster for Chinese Executives
China's state-owned firms are gaining the upper hand over their foreign rivals in attracting executives.
India's Richest Got Much Poorer Since 2010
India's 100 richest people are collectively almost 20% poorer than they were last year.
Yin Woon Rani to Head Universal McCann
A Grey Group veteran will head up Universal McCann's North American operations.
China's Pang Da, Youngman Lotus to Buy Saab
In an apparent reversal of his earlier position, Victor Muller has agreed to sell Saab to Pang Da Automobile and Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile for ...
China to See Hotel Boom Under 12th Five-Year Plan
China will more than double the number of hotel rooms to 6.1 million by 2025.
Anirban Banyopadhyay Unveils Molecular Parallel Processor
Anirban Banyopadhyay has assembled 300 organic molecules into a massively parallel nanoscale computing device.
Wendy Chen Links Light Drinking to Breast Cancer Risk
Wendy Chen's study has shown the first direct link between light drinking and increased breast cancer risk.
China Home Prices Slip for 2nd Straight Month
China's home prices fell slightly in October for a second consecutive month as the central government's price cooling measures take hold
S. Korea on Pace to Pass $1 Tril. in Total Trade
S. Korea's imports for the month of October jumped 16.4% over last year while exports grew only 9.3%.
China's Consumer Confidence High and Rising
High inflation hasn't kept China's consumers from feeling more confident about their financial prospects than they did last year.
HTC Ships More Smartphones in US Than Samsung, Apple
Taiwan's HTC shipped over 5.7 million smartphones in the US during the third quarter, edging out Samsung for the top spot for the first time.
Yang Yang's LCD Panels Generate Electricity
Yang Yang's polarizing organic photovoltaic may solve the problem of depleted batteries in portable electronics.
42% of Japanese Firms Miss 2012 Recruiting Targets
About 42% of Japanese firms have failed to recruit enough new graduates for the fiscal year beginning next April.
Japanese High Schoolers Discover De-Coloring Bacteria
The problem of decolorizing waste water produced by the dyeing process may have been solved by a pair of Japanese high school students.
Buyers from China No. 2 in US Real Estate Market
Buyers from China are second only to those from Canada in snapping up US houses at bargain prices in the wake of the financial crisis.
China Aims to Double Domestic Consumption by 2015
By year's end China will launch a program under its 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) to expand domestic consumption into the nation's leading economic driver.
China Developers Slash New Home Prices
China's residential developers have begun slashing home prices in response to rising inventories and slowing demand.
GM May Block Saab Sale to Chinese Firms
The sale of Saab to two Chinese firms may be blocked by General Motors Co. on the ground that it would adversely impact its interests ...
Hong Kong No Longer Cheap for China Luxury Shoppers
Mainland Chinese may no longer find holiday shopping trips to Hong Kong such a bargain due to rising travel costs and shrinking discounts on the ...
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