A senior US lawmaker said Monday that she spoke to Taiwan's leaders about the need to upgrade the island's air force, after the House of Representatives voted to force the sale of new F-16s. (read the story…) Related items ASUS bringing Zenbook Prime UX21A, UX32A and UX32VD to the US, prices tentatively start at...
SINGAPORE, May 14 (Reuters) – Most emerging Asian currenciesslid on Monday as investors cut risky assets further after talksin Greece to form a new government failed and a German votepointed to growing … (read the story…) Related items Asia Private Equity Weekly News, May 14, 2012 EM ASIA FX-Europe's political woes hit Asia FX;...
May 7 (Reuters) – The following bids, mergers, acquisitionsand disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies werereported by 2000 GMT on Monday: ** Billionaire investor Carl Icahn won control of oilrefiner CVR Energy Inc after shareholders flocked toaccept a takeover offer valuing the company at about $2.6billion, ending a three-month-long war of words with...
Taiwan kicked off its biggest annual war game Monday, testing its ability to defend of the capital Taipei against a Chinese attack and ward off a blockade of its main naval base. (read the story…) Related items Taiwan set for Chinese invasion – of investors Taiwan tests 'China invasion' scenario Taiwan's HTC unveils new...
Asian stock markets sank Monday as Europe's debt crisis threatened to intensify again while growth in China slowed. (continue…) Related items Asia stocks rise after China central bank move Asia stocks down as euro debt woes multiply Asia stocks rise ahead of Merkel-Sarkozy meeting Asia stocks lower as Italy borrowing costs rise Asia stocks...
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia's No.2 lender, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd , said on Monday it is paying $140 million for some Asian units of Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (RBS) to expand its footprint throughout Asia. CIMB's acquisition comes as Southeast Asia's largest bank, DBS Group , struck a $7.2 billion deal on...
Taiwan Stock Market Called Higher On Monday (read the story…) Related items Taiwan Stock Market May See Mild Consolidation Taiwan Stock Market May See Continued Support Taiwan Stocks May See Continued Support Samsung aims to take up 60% of India smartphone market in 2012 Additional Upside Called For Taiwan Stock Market
AT&T Inc. on Monday said it will sell the Lumia 900, its first Nokia Corp. smartphone that runs Windows Phone software, on April 8, for $100 with a two-year contract. (read on…) Related items Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone Starts Shipping, but Not Yet in the U.S. Nokia increasing orders to Taiwan-based upstream suppliers...
Taiwan's HTC on Monday unveiled a new series of smartphones that it said would allow users to "retire your digital cameras", as it sought to fight back against rivals Apple and Samsung. (read the story…) Related items Taiwan's HTC unveils phone with powerful camera Taiwan launches drill simulating Chinese invasion Taiwan pop diva Feng...
A report in DigiTimes on Monday cited unnamed sources within Taiwan-based smartphone manufacturers, who claimed that the next generation iPhone will be released in the second half of 2012 and will "very likely" contain an embedded 4G LTE radio. (read on…) Related items Foxconn Building 30 Million Apple iPhone 5 Devices In 2011 Apple...
Stock markets were subdued Monday as high oil prices weighed on hopes for the global economic recovery and offset any cheer generated by the news that Apple Inc. will pay its first dividend since 1995 and start a $10 billion buyback program. (read the story…) Related items World markets pull back after banner week...
