Buffet Enters China's Surging Business Jet Market
Warren Buffet's NetJets has partnered with Chinese private equity firm Hony Capital and Fung Capital to tap China's exploding demand for business and private jets, ...
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US Executives Fret About Rising Costs, Slowing Growth in China
US executives doing business in China are worried about rising labor costs, slowing growth and unfair treatment from Beijing but continue to see the country ...
Susumu Tonegawa Traces Memory to Specific Brain Cells
A Nobel laureate solves the mystery of memory with mice and a light-activated protein.
Korea Takes Over Battery Leadership from Japan
Samsung SDI's strong growth and a recent surge by LG Chem have given Korea its first lead over Japan's Panasonic and Sony in the global ...
Apple Appeals After Losing iPad Suit to Taiwan Firm
Apple is appealing a 240 million yuan ($38 million) judgment awarded against it by a Beijing court for infringing a Taiwan firm's trademark on the ...
Ming-Te Wang Shows Adults Key to Keeping Teens in School
Teachers and parents play a bigger role than peers in keeping teens in school says Ming-Te Wang.
Korean CEOs Go Abroad to Recruit Top Talent
This is the seventh year that LG Chem CEO Kim Ban-seok has visited the United States in search of employees, holding another recruitment fair at ...
Apple to Order Record $11 Bil. in Samsung Parts
The epic ongoing patent litigation hasn't dulled Apple's appetite for Samsung chips and state-of-the-art displays, as its orders to the Korean electronics giant are expected ...
Siva Sivaram Halves Cost of Thin-Film Solar Cells
Siva Sivaram has created a multimillion dollar proton accelerator that can cut by half the cost of producing solar cells.
Apple Unlikely to Catch Samsung in China
A hardware incompatibility due to Apple's strategy of standardizing its product offerings across the world will keep it from matching Samsung's dominant share of China's ...
Ren Ng's Lytro Camera Debuts Mostly to Raves
The revolutionary Lytro camera has begun shipping to those who pre-ordered them at the end of last year.
73 Korean-American Lawyers Hired by Apple's Law Firms
An indication of how much the epic patent litigation between Samsung and Apple is likely to heat up is the number of Korean-speaking legal staff ...
Wise Young Nears Cure for Spinal Cord Injuries
Wise Young closes in on a cure for spinal cord injuries with a network of stem-cell therapy clinical trials.
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 ...
China Slaps Duties on US Cars As Trade Tiff Escalates
Cars made in the US will have anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duties imposed on them effective December 15.
China Stock Indexes Lost 20% in 2011
The total market value of stocks listed on China's stock exchanges fell from 30.5 trillion yuan ($4.8 bil.) at the end of 2010 to 24.6 ...
China Hurts Foreign Tech Producers by Cutting Rare-Earth Exports
China's cuts to its rare-earth exports are giving a cost advantage to firms that manufacture a long list of hi-tech products in China while shoring ...
Hacked Personal Data Widely Available in China
The personal data of 10 million China Mobile subscribers was just one batch of hacked data available for sale by a group recently arrested by ...
Korean Ramen Leader Surprised by Bland Taste Buds
A surprising shift in taste among Korea's millions of ramen lovers has caught by surprise the nation's top ramen maker and given a big boost ...
China Buys 2nd Major Canadian Oil Company
One of China's national energy companies bought a major Canadian oil and natural gas company for $2.1 billion in China's second acquisition this year of ...
Edward Jung Calls for New Large-Scale Innovation Model
Edward Jung sees the need for an entirely new scale of innovation to tackle today's big problems.
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.
S. Korea Inks $1.1 Bil. Deal to Sell Subs to Indonesia
Daewoo Shipbuilding has signed S. Korea's largest-ever arms export deal Wednesday under which it will sell three submarines to Indonesia for $1.1 bil.
Hot Money Seen Flowing Out of China As Yuan Slides
China's four major state-owned banks have seen deposits fall by 400 billion yuan ($63 billion) in the first ten days of December.
Toyota in Talks to Start Buying Parts from Hyundai
In yet another sign of the eroding market position of Japan's leading carmakers, Toyota may follow other Japanese automakers in importing key parts from South ...
David Eun Hired to Head Up Samsung Media Push
Former AOL Media and Studios President David Eun will head up Samsung's global media strategy.
China Launches First 3D TV Channel
China began broadcasts of the nation's first 3-D TV channel on a trial broadcast Sunday.
Hong Kong Tops US, UK in Global Financial Development Survey
Hong Kong has passed the US and the UK to become the first Asian market to become the most highly developed global financial center.
Bhushan Sopori Uses Light to Boost Solar Cell Efficiency
Bhushan Sopori's optical oven saves half the energy used in baking solar cells while boosting their photovoltaic efficiency.
Foxconn Posts Record Revenues in November
Strong demand for Apple iPhones and iPads has helped Taiwan-based OEM Foxconn post record revenues of NT$300 billion ($10 bil.) in November.
JiangJiang Gu Develops Super-Efficient Nanowire 3-D Transistor
Jiangjiang Gu's nanowire transistor breaks the speed and energy-efficiency barriers of silicon transistors.
Taiwan, Intel to Develop Super-Efficient Memory Chips
Taiwan and Intel will jointly develop new computer memory products within five years.
China Consumers Remain Confident of Income Growth
China's consumers are even more confident of continuing income growth this year than they were last year despite the high inflation rate.
Hong Kong's Top Media Mogul to Retire at 104
Legendary producer Run Run Shaw, who built the Hong Kong film industry into a global player, will retire from Television Broadcasts Ltd (TVB) at the ...
Small Imported Cars Tops in S. Korea Sales Growth
Import car sales jumped 12.1% in November over October while sales of domestic makes have fallen for two straight months.
L. Jay Guo Develops Coating for Radar-Invisible Paint
L. Jay Guo has used nanotubes to develop a coating to make military vehicles invisible to both the naked eye and to radar.
Youming Lu's Compound Protects Stroke Victims
A team led by Youming Lu has developed a compound that can block the mechanism that leads to brain damage during strokes.
Yu-Chueh Hung Makes Fish DNA Memory Device
Yu-Chueh Hung has used a medium based on salmon DNA to make a new type of memory device that can store data indefinitely.
Korea to Phase Out Magnetic Strips on Debit Cards
Korea has decided to quickly phase out debit cards with magnetic strips, the Financial Supervisory Service announced Tuesday.
Honda Set to Storm Market for Small Business Jets
The $4.5-million HondaJet is being certified for commercial sale beginning in early 2013 as Honda Motor Company prepares to become a giant in the market ...
Japan Posts First Trade Deficit Since 1980
Japan posted a trade deficit of ¥2.5 trillion ($32.1 bil.) for 2011, the first such deficit since 1980.
Taiwan's Yulon to Build Cars in Russia
Taiwan's leading carmaker announced that it will begin building cars in Russia beginning this year.
Gang Ren Creates First 3-D Image of Single Molecule
Gang Ren has rigged up a microscope to produce the first-ever detailed 3D image of an individual molecule.
McDonald's Adds European Feel While Doubling in China
McDonald's is investing in European-style makeovers for 80% of its China outlets by 2013 to attract more young urban adults even as it plans to ...
China Firm Produces Low-Cost Maglev Train
A firm in Hunan province unveiled a magnetically levitated (maglev) train that is both far less expensive and more environmental-friendly than conventional trains.
Another Chinese Bid Hopes to Revive Bankrupt Saab
China's Jinhua-based Youngman Auto will bid for the estate of bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab next week, reported Sweden's Daily Industry Thursday.
China's State Firm Profits Surged 12.8%
China's state-owned companies posted combined profits of 2.26 trillion yuan ($356.91 bil.) in 2011, a healthy 12.8% year-on-year gain.
China's Richest Were Biggest Losers in 2011
China's 10 richest families topped the list of the people who lost the most money in 2011 thanks to a plunging stock market and tightened ...
Buffet Enters China's Surging Business Jet Market
Warren Buffet's NetJets has partnered with Chinese private equity firm Hony Capital and Fung Capital to tap China's exploding demand for business and private jets, ...
US Executives Fret About Rising Costs, Slowing Growth in China
US executives doing business in China are worried about rising labor costs, slowing growth and unfair treatment from Beijing but continue to see the country ...
Susumu Tonegawa Traces Memory to Specific Brain Cells
A Nobel laureate solves the mystery of memory with mice and a light-activated protein.
Korea Takes Over Battery Leadership from Japan
Samsung SDI's strong growth and a recent surge by LG Chem have given Korea its first lead over Japan's Panasonic and Sony in the global ...
Apple Appeals After Losing iPad Suit to Taiwan Firm
Apple is appealing a 240 million yuan ($38 million) judgment awarded against it by a Beijing court for infringing a Taiwan firm's trademark on the ...
Ming-Te Wang Shows Adults Key to Keeping Teens in School
Teachers and parents play a bigger role than peers in keeping teens in school says Ming-Te Wang.
Korean CEOs Go Abroad to Recruit Top Talent
This is the seventh year that LG Chem CEO Kim Ban-seok has visited the United States in search of employees, holding another recruitment fair at ...
Apple to Order Record $11 Bil. in Samsung Parts
The epic ongoing patent litigation hasn't dulled Apple's appetite for Samsung chips and state-of-the-art displays, as its orders to the Korean electronics giant are expected ...
Siva Sivaram Halves Cost of Thin-Film Solar Cells
Siva Sivaram has created a multimillion dollar proton accelerator that can cut by half the cost of producing solar cells.
Apple Unlikely to Catch Samsung in China
A hardware incompatibility due to Apple's strategy of standardizing its product offerings across the world will keep it from matching Samsung's dominant share of China's ...
Ren Ng's Lytro Camera Debuts Mostly to Raves
The revolutionary Lytro camera has begun shipping to those who pre-ordered them at the end of last year.
73 Korean-American Lawyers Hired by Apple's Law Firms
An indication of how much the epic patent litigation between Samsung and Apple is likely to heat up is the number of Korean-speaking legal staff ...
Wise Young Nears Cure for Spinal Cord Injuries
Wise Young closes in on a cure for spinal cord injuries with a network of stem-cell therapy clinical trials.
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 ...
China Slaps Duties on US Cars As Trade Tiff Escalates
Cars made in the US will have anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duties imposed on them effective December 15.
China Stock Indexes Lost 20% in 2011
The total market value of stocks listed on China's stock exchanges fell from 30.5 trillion yuan ($4.8 bil.) at the end of 2010 to 24.6 ...
China Hurts Foreign Tech Producers by Cutting Rare-Earth Exports
China's cuts to its rare-earth exports are giving a cost advantage to firms that manufacture a long list of hi-tech products in China while shoring ...
Hacked Personal Data Widely Available in China
The personal data of 10 million China Mobile subscribers was just one batch of hacked data available for sale by a group recently arrested by ...
Korean Ramen Leader Surprised by Bland Taste Buds
A surprising shift in taste among Korea's millions of ramen lovers has caught by surprise the nation's top ramen maker and given a big boost ...
China Buys 2nd Major Canadian Oil Company
One of China's national energy companies bought a major Canadian oil and natural gas company for $2.1 billion in China's second acquisition this year of ...
Edward Jung Calls for New Large-Scale Innovation Model
Edward Jung sees the need for an entirely new scale of innovation to tackle today's big problems.
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.
S. Korea Inks $1.1 Bil. Deal to Sell Subs to Indonesia
Daewoo Shipbuilding has signed S. Korea's largest-ever arms export deal Wednesday under which it will sell three submarines to Indonesia for $1.1 bil.
Hot Money Seen Flowing Out of China As Yuan Slides
China's four major state-owned banks have seen deposits fall by 400 billion yuan ($63 billion) in the first ten days of December.
Toyota in Talks to Start Buying Parts from Hyundai
In yet another sign of the eroding market position of Japan's leading carmakers, Toyota may follow other Japanese automakers in importing key parts from South ...
David Eun Hired to Head Up Samsung Media Push
Former AOL Media and Studios President David Eun will head up Samsung's global media strategy.
China Launches First 3D TV Channel
China began broadcasts of the nation's first 3-D TV channel on a trial broadcast Sunday.
Hong Kong Tops US, UK in Global Financial Development Survey
Hong Kong has passed the US and the UK to become the first Asian market to become the most highly developed global financial center.
Bhushan Sopori Uses Light to Boost Solar Cell Efficiency
Bhushan Sopori's optical oven saves half the energy used in baking solar cells while boosting their photovoltaic efficiency.
Foxconn Posts Record Revenues in November
Strong demand for Apple iPhones and iPads has helped Taiwan-based OEM Foxconn post record revenues of NT$300 billion ($10 bil.) in November.
JiangJiang Gu Develops Super-Efficient Nanowire 3-D Transistor
Jiangjiang Gu's nanowire transistor breaks the speed and energy-efficiency barriers of silicon transistors.
Taiwan, Intel to Develop Super-Efficient Memory Chips
Taiwan and Intel will jointly develop new computer memory products within five years.
China Consumers Remain Confident of Income Growth
China's consumers are even more confident of continuing income growth this year than they were last year despite the high inflation rate.
Hong Kong's Top Media Mogul to Retire at 104
Legendary producer Run Run Shaw, who built the Hong Kong film industry into a global player, will retire from Television Broadcasts Ltd (TVB) at the ...
Small Imported Cars Tops in S. Korea Sales Growth
Import car sales jumped 12.1% in November over October while sales of domestic makes have fallen for two straight months.
L. Jay Guo Develops Coating for Radar-Invisible Paint
L. Jay Guo has used nanotubes to develop a coating to make military vehicles invisible to both the naked eye and to radar.
Youming Lu's Compound Protects Stroke Victims
A team led by Youming Lu has developed a compound that can block the mechanism that leads to brain damage during strokes.
Yu-Chueh Hung Makes Fish DNA Memory Device
Yu-Chueh Hung has used a medium based on salmon DNA to make a new type of memory device that can store data indefinitely.
Korea to Phase Out Magnetic Strips on Debit Cards
Korea has decided to quickly phase out debit cards with magnetic strips, the Financial Supervisory Service announced Tuesday.
Honda Set to Storm Market for Small Business Jets
The $4.5-million HondaJet is being certified for commercial sale beginning in early 2013 as Honda Motor Company prepares to become a giant in the market ...
Japan Posts First Trade Deficit Since 1980
Japan posted a trade deficit of ¥2.5 trillion ($32.1 bil.) for 2011, the first such deficit since 1980.
Taiwan's Yulon to Build Cars in Russia
Taiwan's leading carmaker announced that it will begin building cars in Russia beginning this year.
Gang Ren Creates First 3-D Image of Single Molecule
Gang Ren has rigged up a microscope to produce the first-ever detailed 3D image of an individual molecule.
McDonald's Adds European Feel While Doubling in China
McDonald's is investing in European-style makeovers for 80% of its China outlets by 2013 to attract more young urban adults even as it plans to ...
China Firm Produces Low-Cost Maglev Train
A firm in Hunan province unveiled a magnetically levitated (maglev) train that is both far less expensive and more environmental-friendly than conventional trains.
Another Chinese Bid Hopes to Revive Bankrupt Saab
China's Jinhua-based Youngman Auto will bid for the estate of bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab next week, reported Sweden's Daily Industry Thursday.
China's State Firm Profits Surged 12.8%
China's state-owned companies posted combined profits of 2.26 trillion yuan ($356.91 bil.) in 2011, a healthy 12.8% year-on-year gain.
China's Richest Were Biggest Losers in 2011
China's 10 richest families topped the list of the people who lost the most money in 2011 thanks to a plunging stock market and tightened ...
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