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    Tuesday 6th January, 2009 
  • Recession to steal some glitz from major electronics trade show
    The China Post
    The International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the U.S., opens this week in Las Vegas with a full slate of giant TVs and inventive gadgets, despite the pall of a...

  • Middle-class victims of slump seek food aid in HK
    The China Post
    Middle-class victims of the economic slump are seeking help from a food bank for the poor in Hong Kong, a charity said Monday. The charity said there had been about 10 instances in the...

  • TAITRA increases budget to subsidize buyers trips to Taipei
    Taiwan Headlines
    ... million (US$2.42 million) this year to subsidize potential buyers' trips to Taipei for international...

  • China to give auto sector a boost in Q1
    The China Post
    China will announce measures in the first quarter to keep its slowing auto sector growing at about 10 percent annually during the global economic slowdown, state media reported Monday....

  • HK toy makers urge Li and Fung to pay up for collapse of KB Toys
    The China Post
    More than 40 Hong Kong toy makers who lost money following the collapse of U.S. retailer KB Toys said Monday they would be seeking compensation from trading firm Li & Fung.

  • Power use falls for first time as factory output slows
    The China Post
    Taiwan's annual electricity consumption dropped for the first time last year as a global recession reduced the island's exports and slowed factory output.

  • Taiwan shares open higher
    Taiwan Headlines
    Taipei, Jan. 6 The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened higher Tuesday, moving up 21.23 points at 4,719.54 on a turnover of NT$2.65 billion (US$80.29 million). The weighted price index...

  • Taipei shares surge in first 2009 trading
    The China Post
    Taiwan's share prices surged yesterday, following a strong rally of U.S. stocks, on the opening session of the new year. The weighted price index, the market's key barometer, jumped...

  • Sony rules out announcing any further restructuring
    The China Post
    Sony Corp., the world's second-biggest consumer electronics maker, said it has no plans to announce any additional reorganization beyond the job cuts and plant closures it unveiled in...



  • Yuan weakens on stall speculation
    The China Post
    China's yuan weakened, ending two days of gains, on speculation the worsening economy will prompt the government to rein in currency appreciation this year to protect exports. Government...

  • Thai electronics maker delays India investment
    The China Post
    Delta Electronics (Thailand) will suspend its US$50 million investment in a new factory in Chennai, India, and downsize operations in Thailand, news reports said Monday. “After finishing...

  • Inflation eases for fifth straight month to 1.21%
    The China Post
    Taiwan's inflation eased for the fifth consecutive month, giving the central bank room to cut interest rates further to stave off a prolonged recession.

  • Slump means identity crisis for Las Vegas
    The China Post
    This is not just a place people are born and live. Las Vegas is an enterprise. It is a deal people enter, a set of givens agreed upon: More is better. Biggest is best. To live in Las...

  • Foreign investment in Myanmar soars in 2008
    The China Post
    Foreign investment in Myanmar — much of it from China — nearly doubled in the first nine months of 2008 compared to the same period last year, according to government...

  • National lab opens to help develop
    The China Post
    A national deep-sea water testing and verification lab was formally inaugurated in the eastern coastal city of Hualien Monday, to serve as an important link in the formation of a...

  • The tears, joy and responsibility of learning Chinese
    Taipei Times
    Like most foreigners who live in Taipei, I have spent much time studying Chinese. However, I never counted myself among those who come here to study the language full time. I arrived in Taipei for...

  • 15 young people selected by Hakka council to study, research abroad
    Taiwan Headlines
    ... young men and women who are Hakka natives or who are supporters of Hakka culture have been selected by the government to study or conduct research abroad in 2009...

  • * Aso pressured to call snap elections
    Taipei Times
    The Japanese prime minister said on Sunday that he would not call elections for a few months at least, pledging to tackle the economic crisis...

  • College degrees no guarantee in recession-haunted job hunts
    The China Post
    When Nena Razmara was laid off in November from her US$70,000-a-year job with a high-end residential building supplier, she thought she would be working again by Christmas.

  • * Gazprom takes hard line in gas dispute
    Taipei Times
    European countries now pay about US$500 per 1,000 cubic meters, but the price is expected to decline as the gas market begins to reflect the fall in oil...

  • Envoy to Japan ready to upgrade two-way ties
    Taiwan Headlines
    Tokyo, Jan. 5 Taiwan's top envoy to Japan, John C. T. Feng, promised to do his best to enhance and cement ties between the two countries at a New Year's gathering at his official residence in...

  • * Shooting attack injures riot policeman in Athens
    Taipei Times
    Page 6 Gunmen attacked a riot police unit in Athens yesterday, seriously wounding a policeman in an escalation of violence after the fatal police shooting of a...

  • Plan to give senior citizens pneuumococcal vaccines to start 2010
    Taiwan Headlines
    Taipei, Jan. 5 Department of Health (DOH) Minister Yeh Ching-chuan said Monday that a plan to give free pneumococcal vaccines to senior citizens will be moved up to next year. "The DOH is...

  • Tens of thousands of truckers strike over fuel prices in India
    The China Post
    Tens of thousands of truckers stayed off the roads on Monday after talks with Indian officials to cut taxes and diesel prices broke down, threatening to push up prices of food and...

  • Taiwan government to reduce science park management fees by up to 50%
    Digitimes
    In order to help the local high-tech sector deal with an ongoing economic crisis, the Taiwan government has decided to lower management fees at the three science parks by up to 50%, according to...

  • Toshiba targets US$2.2 bil. in solar power systems sales
    The China Post
    Toshiba Corp., Japan's biggest supplier of nuclear reactors, said it targets 200 billion yen (US$2.2 billion) in sales of solar power systems for industrial use in the year ending March...

  • Japan carmakers racing to build a zero-emissions car
    The China Post
    As mass-produced electric cars come closer to reality, their makers are trying to polish the image of what experts say could be a hard sell in the current recession. “It's fast, powerful and...

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