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Toyota Aims to Sell 1 Mil. Hybrids in China in 2012

Toyota Motors China hopes to sell 1 million green cars in China this year as part of its global goal of deriving 20% of its ...

Proview's iPad Suit Threatened by Bankruptcy Petition

An impatient creditor's involuntary bankruptcy suit threatens to end Shenzhen Proview's lawsuit against Apple for using the IPAD name, according to Shenzhen Special Zone Daily.

Japanese Firms Tout Food Safety in Hong Kong

Japan's leading food brands are seeking a comeback in their top foreign food export market by staging an exhibition in Hong Kong's convention center this ...

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.

Japan Auto Production Jumped 18.6% in January

Japan's January auto output surged to 837,197, a 18.6% jump over the same month of 2011.

Elpida Bankruptcy Gives Korea DRAM Dominance

Elpida Memory's $5.6 billion bankruptcy filing Monday effectively cedes complete dominance of the PC memory chip industry sector to S. Korean firms Samsung and Hynix ...

China's Great Wall Motor Opens Auto Plant in Europe

China's leading maker of SUVs and pick-up trucks opened its first European plant on February 21.

Jeremy Lin Enriches Knicks with Sponsorship, Web Sales

The excitement over Jeremy Lin's new stardom — aka Linsanity — has attracted the first of an expected cavalcade of Asian sponsorships for the New ...

Jeremy Lin's Endorsement Deal with Nike Extended

Nike, the biggest name in athletic shoes, has locked up Jeremy Lin, most likely the decade's biggest sports sensation, to a long-term endorsement deal.

Wyoming Plant to Turn Coal into Gasoline

Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal is supporting a Texas company's proposal to build a major plant for turning coal into gasoline.

China's 8% GDP Target for 2010 Seen As Conservative

China's government is targeting 8 percent growth next year as the global economy recovers, the country's industry minister said Monday.

Sands Delays Singapore Casino Opening to April

Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson said the opening of the company's $5.5 billion Singapore casino and resort has been delayed again

Japan Encouraged by Smaller Export Decline

Japan's exports posted their smallest fall in 14 months in November as robust Asian demand bolstered hopes a recovery in trade will avoid another recession

Wall Street Awaits Visit from Santa Claus Rally

Skeptical kids can doubt whether Santa Claus exists. But for stock-market statisticians, there's not much debate: The year-end lift known as the Santa Claus rally ...

Natural Gas May Power Global Warming Fight

An unlikely source of energy has emerged to meet international demands that the United States do more to fight global warming:

Made-for-Web Shows Start Seeing Off-Line Profits

Web sites that buy original video clips often pay so little that "The Bannen Way," a flashy crime thriller debuting online, looked destined to be ...

Hyundai Launches China Truck Venture

Hyundai Motor Co. said Sunday it has agreed to launch a $400 million truck manufacturing venture in China with a local partner as it seeks ...

Whole Foods Founder Wants to Go Back to Healthy Roots

The chocolate fountain is a symbol for Whole Foods CEO John Mackey of how business has changed.

GM to Shut Down Saab After Spyker Talks Fail

General Motors Co. said Friday it will shut down Saab after talks to sell the brand to a Dutch carmaker collapsed, marking the third time ...

Gasoline Prices Flatten Below $2.60

The world's biggest oil producers seem content with the price of oil and consumers may be just as satisfied, at least for now, with the ...

Hyatt to Operate 5 New Hotels in India

Hyatt Hotels Corp. and DB Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., which is part of DB Group, said Friday that Hyatt will operate five new hotel properties in ...

Asian Stocks Drop on Slow Recovery Signs

Asian stock markets retreated Friday as worries — from weak job figures in the U.S. to the prospect of more stringent capital requirements for banks

RIM Sees Profits Surge on Record Blackberry Sales

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. surprised Wall Street on Thursday as it reported a 59 percent increase in third-quarter income

Calif Space Tourism Firm Inks S. Korea Launch Deal

A California company developing a rocket plane for space tourism announced Thursday that it has an agreement with a nonprofit group

Leading Indicators Point to Gradual Recovery

A report on unemployment claims and a forecast of U.S. economic activity pointed Thursday to an economy mending slowly

City Center Opens in Las Vegas with Big Bash

Visitors by the thousand streamed into the newest casino-resort on the Las Vegas strip early Thursday, an influx that casino officials hope will help yank ...

Treasury Backs Out of Plan to Sell Citi Stake

In a striking reversal of its attempts to unwind the government's financial stakes in big banks, the Treasury Department has backed out of plans to ...

Ssangyong SUV Revival Plan OKd by Korean Court

A court overseeing bankruptcy protection for South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor approved the company's rehabilitation plan Thursday

Louisiana Rice Hopes to Replace Thai Jasmine in U.S.

The U.S. rice industry is making way for the Jazzman. It's a new variety of aromatic rice developed at Louisiana State University and being sold ...

New GM CFO to Get $750,000 Plus Stocks

The new chief financial officer at General Motors Co. will receive a salary of $750,000 next year, but he'll get up to another $5.45 million

Citigroup Sheds Pay Caps After $20 Bil. TARP Payback

Citigroup Inc. on Wednesday repaid $20 billion in bailout money and received a government ruling that it's no longer covered by the pay restrictions

Blackberry Slammed by 2nd Outage in Week

When Corey Marshall's Blackberry mysteriously stopped sending and receiving messages, he realized all too clearly just how much he depends on the device:

China Firm Gets Control of Hawaii Solar Panel Supplier

A Chinese company is now the majority owner of a Hawaii-based supplier of silicon for solar panels.

New Home Sales Plunged 11% in November

Sales of new homes plunged unexpectedly last month to the lowest level since April, a sign the housing market recovery will be rocky

Samsung to Pay Kodak for Patent Infringement

Eastman Kodak says electronics maker Samsung Electronics has agreed to pay the photography company an undisclosed sum to settle a patent dispute

Ford to Complete Volvo Sale to Geely in Q1

Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it is close to selling its loss-making Volvo unit to China's Geely and expects a final deal in the first ...

China Plan for Rare Earth Reserve Worries Tech Sector

China will create a reserve for rare earths next year to prevent waste of the exotic metals used in computers and clean-energy products

Jump in U.S. Home Resales Boosts Asia, Europe

Asian and European stock markets were higher Wednesday after a jump in U.S. housing sales suggested the world's biggest economy is picking up speed.

Russia's Richest Man Closer to Owning Nets

A Russian billionaire has moved a step closer to becoming the NBA's first non-North American owner.

A-Power Wins Biomass Power Plant Contract in Thailand

A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. said Tuesday that it has signed a deal worth $86 million with Thailand's Biomass Electricity Co. Ltd. to develop a ...

Microsoft Ordered to Change Word Software Code

A federal appeals court ordered Microsoft Corp. to pay a Canadian software company $290 million for violating a patent, upholding the decision of a lower ...

Home Sales Rose Again in November

Home resales are expected to have risen to their highest level in nearly three years in November, as an extraordinary level of federal support has ...

Economic Growth Accelerates in 4th Quarter

The economy started the year in free-fall but is on track to end 2009 on stronger footing.

Carmakers Can't Meet China's Exploding Demand

Minivan salesman Zhu Yi has a problem that most auto dealers elsewhere would happily swap for their own — he doesn't have enough vehicles

Second Boeing 787 Set for Tuesday Test flight

Boeing says its second 787 will take to the skies on Tuesday. The company has scheduled a test flight for the second jetliner at 8:45 ...

Amkor Raises Q4 Outlook on Surprising Chip Demand

Amkor Technology Inc. raised its fourth-quarter revenue outlook Monday, citing higher-than-anticipated demand from customers.