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.
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Taiwan's Yulon to Build Cars in Russia
Taiwan's leading carmaker announced that it will begin building cars in Russia beginning this year.
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.
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 ...
Samsung Posts Record Q4 Profits, Annual Sales
Samsung Electronics strengthened its position as the world's biggest consumer electronics firm with record annual sales for 2011 and record profits for the final quarter ...
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.
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 ...
Pink Slime Not Used in Its China Burgers Says McD's
McDonald's was forced to reveal that it uses a higher quality of beef for its burgers sold in China than in the US after it ...
China's Private Firms Posted Biggest Profit Growth
China's industrial firms posted a 25.4% year-on-year rise in profits to a collective 5.45 trillion yuan ($863.68 billion) in 2011.
China Promises 45 Mil. New Jobs, 13% Wage Hike
China's central government promised to create 45 million new jobs and boost the minimum wage 13% a year through 2015 as it faces increasing anger ...
Patrick Soon-Shiong to Make Bid for Dodgers
L.A.'s richest man commits himself to taking a stake in the Dodgers.
Jack Ma to Offer Alibaba.com to Buy Back Yahoo's Stake
Jack Ma offers up China's top ecommerce portal to buy back Yahoo's 40% stake in his Alibaba Group.
Shuji Nakamura's Soraa Makes LEDs 10 Times Brighter
Soraa is betting that a super-efficient LED can more than make up for its greater cost to shake up the lighting industry.
China Car Sales Projected to Hit 20 Mil. in 2012
China's auto production and sales are expected to resume normal growth levels in 2012 after a surprisingly weak market in 2011 following two years of ...
China Firm Aims to Turn Court Win into Ban on iPads
Shenzhen Proview is now seeking to leverage a December court ruling on its ownership of the “iPad” name into a nationwide injunction against the export ...
Apple's Trademarks Vulnerable in China
The iPhone and iPad trademarks are likely to be used by at least 39 Chinese firms because Apple has been careless in failing to register ...
Apple Falls to 5th in China Smarphone Market
Apple's rise to the top of the global smartphone market in late 2012 hasn't kept it from slipping to 5th place in China as it ...
Toyota May Face Major Recall in China
Toyota's declining market share in China may be further eroded by the possibility of a major recall.
China Stocks Jump After Bank Reserve Ratios Cut
The central bank's 50 basis-point cut in reserve ratios released about 400 billion yuan ($63.53 bil.) in capital into the economy and sent China's stocks ...
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 ...
Yahoo Shares Jump on Talk of Alibaba-Softbank Offer
Shares of Yahoo! jumped 4.8% Thursday after word leaked that China e-commerce leader Alibaba and Japan's number two mobile carrier Softbank were readying a bid ...
Air France Suspends Maintenance in China
Air France suspended maintenance of its aircraft by China's Taeco on safety concerns raised by finding 30 screws missing from one of its planes.
S. Korea Passes UK, Italy, Netherlands in Export Volume
S. Korea's total goods export volume soared 20.5% during the first 11 months of 2011 to reach $508.7 billion.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
Taiwan, Intel to Develop Super-Efficient Memory Chips
Taiwan and Intel will jointly develop new computer memory products within five years.
JiangJiang Gu Develops Super-Efficient Nanowire 3-D Transistor
Jiangjiang Gu's nanowire transistor breaks the speed and energy-efficiency barriers of silicon transistors.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Four New TV Broadcasting Networks Debut in S. Korea
Four major new TV broadcasting networks debuted simultaneously on December 1 in a so-called “Big Bang”.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Launches First 3D TV Channel
China began broadcasts of the nation's first 3-D TV channel on a trial broadcast Sunday.
Jiangsu Poised to Pass Guangdong in GDP
Guangdong province will be the first of China's 31 provincial-level regions to post a 5-trillion yuan GDP in 2012.
China to Phase in 7 New Industries, Phase Out 19
China has named seven new industrial sectors to be cultivated as part of the 12th five-year plan while adding six sectors to the list of ...
India's Nascent Luxury Car Market Begins Growth Surge
India's luxury car market surged 40% over 2010 to hit $1.4 billion in 2011, outstripping growth in jewelry and electronics.
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.
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.
Taiwan's Yulon to Build Cars in Russia
Taiwan's leading carmaker announced that it will begin building cars in Russia beginning this year.
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.
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 ...
Samsung Posts Record Q4 Profits, Annual Sales
Samsung Electronics strengthened its position as the world's biggest consumer electronics firm with record annual sales for 2011 and record profits for the final quarter ...
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.
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 ...
Pink Slime Not Used in Its China Burgers Says McD's
McDonald's was forced to reveal that it uses a higher quality of beef for its burgers sold in China than in the US after it ...
China's Private Firms Posted Biggest Profit Growth
China's industrial firms posted a 25.4% year-on-year rise in profits to a collective 5.45 trillion yuan ($863.68 billion) in 2011.
China Promises 45 Mil. New Jobs, 13% Wage Hike
China's central government promised to create 45 million new jobs and boost the minimum wage 13% a year through 2015 as it faces increasing anger ...
Patrick Soon-Shiong to Make Bid for Dodgers
L.A.'s richest man commits himself to taking a stake in the Dodgers.
Jack Ma to Offer Alibaba.com to Buy Back Yahoo's Stake
Jack Ma offers up China's top ecommerce portal to buy back Yahoo's 40% stake in his Alibaba Group.
Shuji Nakamura's Soraa Makes LEDs 10 Times Brighter
Soraa is betting that a super-efficient LED can more than make up for its greater cost to shake up the lighting industry.
China Car Sales Projected to Hit 20 Mil. in 2012
China's auto production and sales are expected to resume normal growth levels in 2012 after a surprisingly weak market in 2011 following two years of ...
China Firm Aims to Turn Court Win into Ban on iPads
Shenzhen Proview is now seeking to leverage a December court ruling on its ownership of the “iPad” name into a nationwide injunction against the export ...
Apple's Trademarks Vulnerable in China
The iPhone and iPad trademarks are likely to be used by at least 39 Chinese firms because Apple has been careless in failing to register ...
Apple Falls to 5th in China Smarphone Market
Apple's rise to the top of the global smartphone market in late 2012 hasn't kept it from slipping to 5th place in China as it ...
Toyota May Face Major Recall in China
Toyota's declining market share in China may be further eroded by the possibility of a major recall.
China Stocks Jump After Bank Reserve Ratios Cut
The central bank's 50 basis-point cut in reserve ratios released about 400 billion yuan ($63.53 bil.) in capital into the economy and sent China's stocks ...
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 ...
Yahoo Shares Jump on Talk of Alibaba-Softbank Offer
Shares of Yahoo! jumped 4.8% Thursday after word leaked that China e-commerce leader Alibaba and Japan's number two mobile carrier Softbank were readying a bid ...
Air France Suspends Maintenance in China
Air France suspended maintenance of its aircraft by China's Taeco on safety concerns raised by finding 30 screws missing from one of its planes.
S. Korea Passes UK, Italy, Netherlands in Export Volume
S. Korea's total goods export volume soared 20.5% during the first 11 months of 2011 to reach $508.7 billion.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
Taiwan, Intel to Develop Super-Efficient Memory Chips
Taiwan and Intel will jointly develop new computer memory products within five years.
JiangJiang Gu Develops Super-Efficient Nanowire 3-D Transistor
Jiangjiang Gu's nanowire transistor breaks the speed and energy-efficiency barriers of silicon transistors.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Four New TV Broadcasting Networks Debut in S. Korea
Four major new TV broadcasting networks debuted simultaneously on December 1 in a so-called “Big Bang”.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Launches First 3D TV Channel
China began broadcasts of the nation's first 3-D TV channel on a trial broadcast Sunday.
Jiangsu Poised to Pass Guangdong in GDP
Guangdong province will be the first of China's 31 provincial-level regions to post a 5-trillion yuan GDP in 2012.
China to Phase in 7 New Industries, Phase Out 19
China has named seven new industrial sectors to be cultivated as part of the 12th five-year plan while adding six sectors to the list of ...
India's Nascent Luxury Car Market Begins Growth Surge
India's luxury car market surged 40% over 2010 to hit $1.4 billion in 2011, outstripping growth in jewelry and electronics.
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.
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