Oil Stays Above $54 on Recovery Hopes
Oil prices lingered above $54 a barrel Tuesday as growing investor optimism about a recovery in the global economy supported prices above a month-long trading ...
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Asia Agrees on Need to Cut Exports, Boost Consumption
Cutting Asia’s reliance on exports for growth has taken on new urgency as the global economic crisis sends trade into a tailspin. But many economies ...
IT Giants May Be Hit Hard by Obama's Overseas Profits Tax
President Barack Obama’s plan to impose U.S. taxes on corporate America’s overseas profits threatens to open a big crater in the financial statements of technology ...
GM's China Sales Surge 50% to Monthly Record
General Motors said Tuesday that sales in China soared 50 percent in April to a monthly record of 151,084 vehicles, thanks to strong demand for ...
Sanyo Reports Loss but Expects Profits This Year
Sanyo Electric Co. sank to an annual loss because of declining sales, the strong yen and rising material costs, but expects to muster a small ...
Homebuying Limits Send China Money Overseas
China's restrictions on homebuying are producing an outflow of investments to overseas housing markets.
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.
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.
Yang Yang's LCD Panels Generate Electricity
Yang Yang's polarizing organic photovoltaic may solve the problem of depleted batteries in portable electronics.
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.
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.
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 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
Foxconn Scores Another Coup with Kindle Fire Order
Taiwan-based OEM Foxconn is on track to manufacture up to 80% of worldwide tablet PC shipments after a contract to assemble the 2nd generation of ...
Seung-Wuk Lee Turns Viruses into Lenses, Scaffolds
Cal prof. Seung-Wuk Lee induces viruses to arrange themselves into useful structures.
FBI Probes $700 Mil. Payout to 2 Japanese Bankers
The FBI is investigating a $687 mil. fee paid by Olympus to a pair of Japanese bankers who operated a sleepy investment banking firm on ...
China Tax Revenues Jumped 27.4% in 2011
China saw a surge in tax revenues over last year, but the growth rate has been slowing from quarter to quarter.
China Saviors Said to Renege on Desperate Saab
Two Chinese firms that had pledged an infusion of cash to help Saab restart production are now seeking to back out of the deals.
Samsung Beats Apple in Q3 Smartphone Sales
Samsung has overtaken Apple in the third quarter for the first time, shipping 20 million units to Apple's 17.1 million.
Singapore, Hong Kong Ranked Most Business Friendly
Singapore and Hong Kong had the world's best business climates, with the U.S. and S. Korea close behind.
Shanghai Home Prices Keep Rising Despite Tightening
Government curbs on speculation have cut Shanghai's residential sale transactions in half but have failed to keep down prices.
China Vies with U.S. As EU's Top Trading Partner
China may have passed the US as the EU's top trading partner in July with total trade volume of $49.4 billion.
S. Korea Wins Half of World Ship Orders in Q3
South Korean shipbuilders won half the global shipbuilding orders in the third quarter in terms of tonnage, reported the government Wednesday.
Jack Ma Says Alibaba Has Cash to Buy Yahoo
Jack Ma said that his e-commerce giant Alibaba has readied $20 billion in cash with which to buy Yahoo.
China Pharmaceuticals Set to Overtake Japan's
China's pharmaceutical industry is set to overtake Japan's as the world's second largest.
India Food Inflation Over 10% Despite Many Rate Hikes
A dozen interest-rate hikes have failed to keep India's food inflation from topping 10% again.
Ren Ng Releases First Focus-Free Camera
Ren Ng's Lytro is taking orders for a camera that can focus a picture after it's snapped.
Korean Firms Dump Binge Drinking for Healthier Outings
Progressive Korean corporations are abandoning the traditional after-work entertainments that have given Korean executives a worldwide reputation as hard-drinking karaoke fanatics.
Lin Yang Enables Hi-Res Free TV for Speeding Cars
Lin Yang's SuperTV technology lets cars on US freeways receive terrestrial digital TV broadcasts in 1080i resolution.
China to Become Daimler-Benz's No. 2 Shareholder
The maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars and industrial vehicles will sell a 5-10% stake to China's sovereign wealth fund.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
China Imports Record Amount of US Pork
US pork imports to China hit a new high in September of 41,000 tons.
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.
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.
Expat Executives in China Happy with Work, Pay
Expats are pleased with China's dynamic, high-growth business environment and globally competitive compensation levels.
Yang Chen Uses Ocean Temperature to Predict Fires
Yang Chen's team has devised an accurate model for using ocean temperatures to predict forest fires.
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.
Beijing Home Prices Fell 5.1% During Past Year
The average price of a new apartment in Beijing fell 5.1% during the first 10 months of 2011 from a year ago to 14,083 yuan ...
Yoshiki Sasai Builds Pituitary Gland from Stem Cells
Yoshiki Sasai has developed a technique to create transplantable pituitary glands from stem cells.
Adidas Lowest in China Social Responsibility Ranking
Adidas was found to be the least socially responsible among 300 foreign and domestic enterprises in China.
Kim Jong-Il Death Rumor Roils Korean Stocks
A rumor that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had died drove down the Korean stock market and sent the won falling Tuesday afternoon.
Hisataka Kobayashi Uses Light to Kill Cancer Cells
Hisataka Kobayashi has devised a technique to kill cancer cells using infrared light without harming surrounding tissue.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
China Developers Slash New Home Prices
China's residential developers have begun slashing home prices in response to rising inventories and slowing demand.
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.
Oil Stays Above $54 on Recovery Hopes
Oil prices lingered above $54 a barrel Tuesday as growing investor optimism about a recovery in the global economy supported prices above a month-long trading ...
Asia Agrees on Need to Cut Exports, Boost Consumption
Cutting Asia’s reliance on exports for growth has taken on new urgency as the global economic crisis sends trade into a tailspin. But many economies ...
IT Giants May Be Hit Hard by Obama's Overseas Profits Tax
President Barack Obama’s plan to impose U.S. taxes on corporate America’s overseas profits threatens to open a big crater in the financial statements of technology ...
GM's China Sales Surge 50% to Monthly Record
General Motors said Tuesday that sales in China soared 50 percent in April to a monthly record of 151,084 vehicles, thanks to strong demand for ...
Sanyo Reports Loss but Expects Profits This Year
Sanyo Electric Co. sank to an annual loss because of declining sales, the strong yen and rising material costs, but expects to muster a small ...
Homebuying Limits Send China Money Overseas
China's restrictions on homebuying are producing an outflow of investments to overseas housing markets.
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.
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.
Yang Yang's LCD Panels Generate Electricity
Yang Yang's polarizing organic photovoltaic may solve the problem of depleted batteries in portable electronics.
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.
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.
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 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
Foxconn Scores Another Coup with Kindle Fire Order
Taiwan-based OEM Foxconn is on track to manufacture up to 80% of worldwide tablet PC shipments after a contract to assemble the 2nd generation of ...
Seung-Wuk Lee Turns Viruses into Lenses, Scaffolds
Cal prof. Seung-Wuk Lee induces viruses to arrange themselves into useful structures.
FBI Probes $700 Mil. Payout to 2 Japanese Bankers
The FBI is investigating a $687 mil. fee paid by Olympus to a pair of Japanese bankers who operated a sleepy investment banking firm on ...
China Tax Revenues Jumped 27.4% in 2011
China saw a surge in tax revenues over last year, but the growth rate has been slowing from quarter to quarter.
China Saviors Said to Renege on Desperate Saab
Two Chinese firms that had pledged an infusion of cash to help Saab restart production are now seeking to back out of the deals.
Samsung Beats Apple in Q3 Smartphone Sales
Samsung has overtaken Apple in the third quarter for the first time, shipping 20 million units to Apple's 17.1 million.
Singapore, Hong Kong Ranked Most Business Friendly
Singapore and Hong Kong had the world's best business climates, with the U.S. and S. Korea close behind.
Shanghai Home Prices Keep Rising Despite Tightening
Government curbs on speculation have cut Shanghai's residential sale transactions in half but have failed to keep down prices.
China Vies with U.S. As EU's Top Trading Partner
China may have passed the US as the EU's top trading partner in July with total trade volume of $49.4 billion.
S. Korea Wins Half of World Ship Orders in Q3
South Korean shipbuilders won half the global shipbuilding orders in the third quarter in terms of tonnage, reported the government Wednesday.
Jack Ma Says Alibaba Has Cash to Buy Yahoo
Jack Ma said that his e-commerce giant Alibaba has readied $20 billion in cash with which to buy Yahoo.
China Pharmaceuticals Set to Overtake Japan's
China's pharmaceutical industry is set to overtake Japan's as the world's second largest.
India Food Inflation Over 10% Despite Many Rate Hikes
A dozen interest-rate hikes have failed to keep India's food inflation from topping 10% again.
Ren Ng Releases First Focus-Free Camera
Ren Ng's Lytro is taking orders for a camera that can focus a picture after it's snapped.
Korean Firms Dump Binge Drinking for Healthier Outings
Progressive Korean corporations are abandoning the traditional after-work entertainments that have given Korean executives a worldwide reputation as hard-drinking karaoke fanatics.
Lin Yang Enables Hi-Res Free TV for Speeding Cars
Lin Yang's SuperTV technology lets cars on US freeways receive terrestrial digital TV broadcasts in 1080i resolution.
China to Become Daimler-Benz's No. 2 Shareholder
The maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars and industrial vehicles will sell a 5-10% stake to China's sovereign wealth fund.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
China Imports Record Amount of US Pork
US pork imports to China hit a new high in September of 41,000 tons.
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.
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.
Expat Executives in China Happy with Work, Pay
Expats are pleased with China's dynamic, high-growth business environment and globally competitive compensation levels.
Yang Chen Uses Ocean Temperature to Predict Fires
Yang Chen's team has devised an accurate model for using ocean temperatures to predict forest fires.
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.
Beijing Home Prices Fell 5.1% During Past Year
The average price of a new apartment in Beijing fell 5.1% during the first 10 months of 2011 from a year ago to 14,083 yuan ...
Yoshiki Sasai Builds Pituitary Gland from Stem Cells
Yoshiki Sasai has developed a technique to create transplantable pituitary glands from stem cells.
Adidas Lowest in China Social Responsibility Ranking
Adidas was found to be the least socially responsible among 300 foreign and domestic enterprises in China.
Kim Jong-Il Death Rumor Roils Korean Stocks
A rumor that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had died drove down the Korean stock market and sent the won falling Tuesday afternoon.
Hisataka Kobayashi Uses Light to Kill Cancer Cells
Hisataka Kobayashi has devised a technique to kill cancer cells using infrared light without harming surrounding tissue.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
China Developers Slash New Home Prices
China's residential developers have begun slashing home prices in response to rising inventories and slowing demand.
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.
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