Posts Tagged 'Reuters'

Insight: Myanmar's the hot ne...

YANGON (Reuters) – Property agent Kyaw Saw leafs through a thick pile of real-estate listings in Myanmar's faded commercial capital, Yangon. "Our customers used to be all people from the east — from China, Taiwan and Japan," said the portly


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Insight: Myanmar's the hot ne...

YANGON (Reuters) – Property agent Kyaw Saw leafs through a thick pile of real-estate listings in Myanmar's faded commercial capital, Yangon. "Our customers used to be all people from the east — from China, Taiwan and Japan," said the portly


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INSIGHT – Location, location...

YANGON (Reuters) – Property agent Kyaw Saw leafs through a thick pile of real-estate listings in Myanmar's faded commercial capital, Yangon. "Our customers used to be all people from the east — from China, Taiwan and Japan," said the portly


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INSIGHT – Location, location...

YANGON (Reuters) – Property agent Kyaw Saw leafs through a thick pile of real-estate listings in Myanmar's faded commercial capital, Yangon. "Our customers used to be all people from the east — from China, Taiwan and Japan," said the portly


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Chinese visitors flock to Taiwan t...

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Thousands of Chinese have flown to Taiwan ahead of the island's presidential and parliamentary elections this weekend, eager — and bemused — to see how democracy works in the land of the old enemy. The China-Taiwan split


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Chinese visitors flock to Taiwan t...

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Thousands of Chinese have flown to Taiwan ahead of the island's presidential and parliamentary elections this weekend, eager — and bemused — to see how democracy works in the land of the old enemy. The China-Taiwan split


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Reuters odd news: Give slim kids h...

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Taiwan’s Ma to win election? The stars have foreseen it (read the story…) Related items Ma lauds China for not censoring Taiwan poll news After election, US presses Taiwan on beef


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Reuters odd news: Give slim kids h...

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Taiwan’s Ma to win election? The stars have foreseen it (read the story…) Related items Ma lauds China for not censoring Taiwan poll news After election, US presses Taiwan on beef


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Taiwan’s Ma sets course for ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou was hailed last month by one of the island’s richest businessmen as an “experienced, outstanding helmsman” who will steer the economy through the “10-metre, not one-meter, waves.” The ringing endorsement by Terry Gou,


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Taiwan’s Ma sets course for ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou was hailed last month by one of the island’s richest businessmen as an “experienced, outstanding helmsman” who will steer the economy through the “10-metre, not one-meter, waves.” The ringing endorsement by Terry Gou,


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Taiwan’s Ma has slim lead in...

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Incumbent Nationalist Ma Ying-jeou holds a slim lead in Taiwan’s presidential election race as the final opinion polls are published, setting the stage for a tense last two weeks of a campaign being closely watched by the


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Taiwan’s Ma has slim lead in...

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Incumbent Nationalist Ma Ying-jeou holds a slim lead in Taiwan’s presidential election race as the final opinion polls are published, setting the stage for a tense last two weeks of a campaign being closely watched by the


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Asia Private Equity Weekly News, D...

HONG KONG, Dec 19 (Reuters) – News and developments inAsia private equity from Reuters News for the week endingDecember 16. DECEMBER 16 Private equity fund TPG Capital LP has bought NZ$70million ($53 million) … (read the story…) Related items Chinese


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Asia Private Equity Weekly News, D...

HONG KONG, Dec 19 (Reuters) – News and developments inAsia private equity from Reuters News for the week endingDecember 16. DECEMBER 16 Private equity fund TPG Capital LP has bought NZ$70million ($53 million) … (read the story…) Related items Chinese


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EM ASIA FX-Won slides, Kim Jong-il...

SINGAPORE, Dec 19 (Reuters) – The South Korean wonslid on Monday as news of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’sdeath spooked investors, giving a broad lift to the safe havenU.S. dollar and exacerbating broad weakness in emerging Asiancurrencies. The won led


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EM ASIA FX-Won slides, Kim Jong-il...

SINGAPORE, Dec 19 (Reuters) – The South Korean wonslid on Monday as news of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’sdeath spooked investors, giving a broad lift to the safe havenU.S. dollar and exacerbating broad weakness in emerging Asiancurrencies. The won led


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Price fixing or good manners? Jury...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – As the Department of Justice gears up for a rare criminal trial against a publicly traded company, the Taiwanese defendant wants to argue that prosecutors just don’t get Asian business culture. AU Optronics, one of Taiwan’s


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Price fixing or good manners? Jury...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – As the Department of Justice gears up for a rare criminal trial against a publicly traded company, the Taiwanese defendant wants to argue that prosecutors just don’t get Asian business culture. AU Optronics, one of Taiwan’s


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Chinese rafter seeks Taiwan democr...

TAIPEI (Reuters) – A Chinese man claiming he wanted to see Taiwan’s democracy in action paddled for seven hours on a raft made of styrofoam and bamboo from a beach in China to one of Taiwan’s outlying islands, only to


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Chinese rafter seeks Taiwan democr...

TAIPEI (Reuters) – A Chinese man claiming he wanted to see Taiwan’s democracy in action paddled for seven hours on a raft made of styrofoam and bamboo from a beach in China to one of Taiwan’s outlying islands, only to


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Key political risks to watch in Ta...

Voters are also worried about jobs and wages, on which the government has been attacked by the opposition. -Reuters (continue…) Related items Taiwan’s Central Bank Leaves Key Rates Unchanged Taiwan opposition builds campaign with shiny, tiny piggy banks in bid


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Key political risks to watch in Ta...

Voters are also worried about jobs and wages, on which the government has been attacked by the opposition. -Reuters (continue…) Related items Taiwan’s Central Bank Leaves Key Rates Unchanged Taiwan opposition builds campaign with shiny, tiny piggy banks in bid


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CVC in Swiss Orange bidder talks-F...

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Private equity group CVC is making a mark on its auction of Orange Switzerlandby holding talks with one of the bidders about a possible mergerwith the Swiss telecom firm’s … (read on…) Related items CVC


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CVC in Swiss Orange bidder talks-F...

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Private equity group CVC is making a mark on its auction of Orange Switzerlandby holding talks with one of the bidders about a possible mergerwith the Swiss telecom firm’s … (read on…) Related items CVC


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