Posts Tagged ‘ Reuters ’

Samsung might spin off LCD business

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South Korean electronics giant Samsung confirmed to Reuters today that it is considering options to make its LCD manufacturing business more competitive, although it declined to comment specifically on recent reports Samsung is considering spinning the operation off into a separate company. (read more here…) Related items Price fixing or good manners? Jury might...

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Insight: Myanmar's the hot new neighborhood

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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 businessman. That's changing fast. "We had no Westerners a year ago. Get in now...

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INSIGHT – Location, location, location: Myanmar's the hot new neighbourhood

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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 businessman. That's changing fast. "We had no Westerners a year ago. Get in now...

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Chinese visitors flock to Taiwan to experience elections

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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 was one of Asia's historic divisions in the 20th century, along with India-Pakistan and...

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Reuters odd news: Give slim kids higher marks

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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 Taiwan's Ma wins second term as president News where, when and how you want...

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Taiwan’s Ma sets course for "10 golden years"

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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, the founder of the Foxconn electronics conglomerate, highlighted the successful side of Ma’s policy...

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Taiwan’s Ma has slim lead in final polls before election

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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 United States and China. The Jan 14 election will determine whether Taiwan deepens economic...

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Asia Private Equity Weekly News, Dec 19, 2011

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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 Asia Private Equity Weekly News, May 14, 2012 EM ASIA FX-Greece turmoils hit Asia FX,...

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EM ASIA FX-Won slides, Kim Jong-il’s death spooks investors

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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 declines in emerging Asian currencies, fallingabout 1.5 percent versus the dollar. News of the...

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Price fixing or good manners? Jury might decide

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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 largest firms, was indicted last year in Northern California for fixing prices of liquid...

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Chinese rafter seeks Taiwan democracy, finds custody

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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 find himself arrested for illegal entry. Guo Zhiyong, 35, from China’s westernmost Xinjiang Province,...

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Key political risks to watch in Taiwan

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Voters are also worried about jobs and wages, on which the government has been attacked by the opposition. -Reuters (continue…) Related items S.Korea, Taiwan cut Iranian oil imports U.S. steps up push for WTO services trade talks Taiwan’s Central Bank Leaves Key Rates Unchanged Taiwan opposition builds campaign with shiny, tiny piggy banks in...

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