India China key to growth as world stares at fiscal cliff
global economy to grow by even a modest three per cent in 2013, after bouts of debt turmoils across continents pushed it to fiscal precipice and an anaemic growth rate in 2012 left policymakers and ...
View ArticleHong Kong Santa takes 2nd in Sweden games
Hong Kong made another strong showing at this year's Santa Winter Games in Gallivare, Sweden, finishing second, organizers say. Christmas is a big deal in Hong Kong, even though only 10 percent ...
View ArticleWhere in the world is Santa Google and Microsoft trackers disagree
Tech-savvy girls and boys, of both the naughty and nice variety, had two main ways to track Santa Claus online as he began his epic journey across the globe Christmas ...
View ArticleMore companies fear delisting report
Shenzhen Stock Exchange , the smaller of China's two bourses. Amid a push to improve its stock delisting procedures, the SZSE said in a statement on its website on Monday ...
View ArticleIn our opinion True spirit of Christmas would help world know peace joy
Faith Hartlaub, 7, of Aliso Viejo takes part in a candle lighting service at the end of Coast Hills Church's Christmas Eve service in Aliso Viejo Monday DEC. 24, ...
View ArticleUMC to issue NT$10 billion of non-secured corporate bonds
United Microelectronics (UMC) plans to issue NT$10 billion (US$344 million) in non-secured corporate bonds. The proceeds from the bond issue will be used to strengthen its working capital, according ...
View ArticleTaiwan November manufacturing production index down on month up on year
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2006 as base year) of 133.85 for November 2012, decreasing 2.06% on month but increasing 5.47% on year, according to statistics released by the ...
View ArticleTop business people in West Sacramento honored
West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce will honor the city's top business people of 2012 including West Sacramentan of the year at its annual awards dinner in January.Bill Ramos, chairman of Ramos ...
View ArticleWhy Microsoft must end the Ballmer regime in 2013
Windows 8! The Surface! Coming soon, a new Xbox! What a year for Microsoft! I kid, I really do. Because Microsoft Corp. is stumbling to the close of yet another year as a tech laggard, an ...
View ArticlePolicies must be tailored to address global economy risks think tank
A sluggish global economy will pose challenges and policies must be tailored to address the risks, a top think tank said on Monday. "The global economy will experience low growth, at best, ...
View ArticleIsrael-friendly companies ban Iranian TV channels
It seems that the West is sloughing over its established definition of freedom of expression when the Iranian channels HispanTV and Press TV come under brutal censorship by the Israel-friendly ...
View ArticleJapans new PM promises action on economy
JAPAN'S prime minister elect has announced his top lieutenants and promised he will pursue fresh policies to tackle the nation's economic woes and bolster its sagging influence on the ...
View ArticleBanks begin to cut automobile loan rates
CHENNAI: An aggressive public sector competitor and hopes of a possible rate cut by the central bank in the new year have prompted top auto financial companies to either cut auto loan rates or think ...
View ArticleFunding bid for World War One ship
Major additional funding is being sought to turn the Belfast-based First World War warship HMS Caroline into a spectacular new tourist attraction.Just weeks after the announcement of ...
View ArticleChristmas DayPope Benedict XVI celebrates world Christmas
Pope Benedict XVI (C) celebrates a late Christmas night holy mass at St. Peter's Basilica to mark the nativity of Jesus Christ, in Vatican City on December 24, ...
View ArticleCompanies Promote Made In USA Slogan Carefully
Brands reviving the "Made in the USA" slogan to attract buyers for American-produced goods are relying less on patriotism and more on data that shows consumers are willing to pay a premium ...
View ArticleBusiness Closures Erase 16-month-high 142000 Jobs in Taiwan
Taipei, Dec. 25, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan's jobless rate remained at 4.27% in November and the number of the jobless caused by business closures increased by 1,000 from a month earlier to hit a ...
View ArticleGlobal TV-panel Shipments Hit Record High of 22 M. in Nov. WitsView
Taipei, Dec. 25, 2012 (CENS)--Global shipments of LCD TV panels hit record high of more than 22 million units in November, up 2.6% month-on-month (MoM), but the volume is expected to decline by 5% to ...
View ArticleTaiwan’s LED Industry Alliance Changes to Meet Trend
Taipei, Dec. 25, 2012 (CENS)--The Taiwan LED Streetlight Alliance recently was renamed as the Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to meet wider applications of LED lighting. Founded in 2008 with ...
View ArticleGuarded optimism for world economy
The invented spectre of the Mayan doomsday has finally dissipated, but the world still jitters under various threats, not least the chimera of rich-world economic woes.With the US "fiscal ...
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