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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Taiwan Sun.com http://www.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:19:06 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:19:06 -0500 30 Sri Lanka will soon build a second international airport on the south of the island, with much of the money coming from China. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610746/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:24:36 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610746/cs/1/ There has been no agreement reached between British Airways and the Unite union. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610739/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:56 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610739/cs/1/ The US sales of Toyota vehicles declined nearly 9 percent in February. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610737/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:42:42 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610737/cs/1/ The Chrysler Group in the US has named a new executive to head the reintroduction of the Fiat brand to the local market. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610740/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:53 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610740/cs/1/ In the US, the school board in Kansas City has decided to close 26 of the city's 59 public schools to keep the district afloat financially. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610885/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:46:45 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610885/cs/1/ U.S. stocks inched up Wednesday after an unexpected fall in wholesale inventories. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610718/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:16 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610718/cs/1/ Mexican telecom giant Carlos Slim has topped Forbes magazine's billionaire's list. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610738/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:58 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610738/cs/1/ The Northern Rock bank in the UK has announced good progress throughout 2009 as it prepares to be sold. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610736/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:40:06 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610736/cs/1/ The John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California has been given permission to once again run flights to and from the Hawaiian islands. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610734/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:35:29 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610734/cs/1/ A Russian company has gone to Argentina to increase its supply of caviar. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610735/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:37:48 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610735/cs/1/ Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 50 per cent over the last year. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610846/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:29 -0500 ANI http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610846/cs/1/ Gulf company, Emaar Properties, has announced it will restart discussions with the Indonesian government on a project that was postponed during the economic crisis. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610733/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:33:47 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610733/cs/1/ The United States, in an effort to improve its influence in the Asia-Pacific region, has arranged talks to discuss a proposed Trans-Pacific partnership agreement. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610612/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:30:12 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610612/cs/1/ A reported runaway Toyota Prius in California has had US safety investigators involved in determining the cause of a terrifying ride. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610613/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:39:03 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610613/cs/1/ It is ten years since the dotcom bubble burst. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610537/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:33:57 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610537/cs/1/ The Los Angeles Business Journal has reported that Chinese car maker BYD may build an assembly plant in Los Angeles County. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610538/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:40:39 -0500 Taiwan Sun.com http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610538/cs/1/ GENEVA - Global airlines are undergoing a surprisingly strong recovery with Asian and Latin American carriers leading the way, the leading industry group said Thursday, halving its loss forecast for ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015700/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:19:26 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015700/ LONDON - Oil company BP PLC said Thursday it will pay $7 billion to acquire exploration rights in Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of Mexico from Devon Energy Corp. BP will buy the rights for 10 offs... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015699/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:19:25 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015699/ GENEVA -- Global airlines are undergoing a surprisingly strong recovery with Asian and Latin American carriers leading the way, the leading industry group said Thursday, halving its loss forecast for ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015703/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:17:54 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015703/ beat forecasts with a 21% rise in annual profits and hiked its dividend. The supermarket chain put its success down to its focus on fresh food and low prices, which propelled sales and profits to reco... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015695/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:06:32 -0500 Guardian http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015695/ has unveiled plans for a $7bn spending spree in the Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico.It has agreed to pay that amount to US producer Devon Energy for assets in the region which will help it meet its prod... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015697/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:06:29 -0500 Guardian http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015697/ today reported a 56% fall in pre-tax profits last year to £43m .The publisher of the Scotsman and Yorkshire Evening Post said like-for-like ad revenues fell by 26.5%, while total group revenues plung... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015696/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:06:28 -0500 Guardian http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015696/ Deutsche Bank says in 2009, the German housing market sector fell to its lowest level in at least 50 years -- at least with regard to housing completions. Frequently cited concerns about another housi... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015701/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:05:19 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015701/ China's consumer price index rose at 2.7% annual rate in February; Production also rises By Finfacts Team Mar 11, 2010 - 7:57:47 AM > http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015702/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:05:16 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015702/ (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Investors look at a stock price monitor at a private securities company Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares have ended a three-day rally and fell amid... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015705/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:04:32 -0500 Examiner http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015705/ BURNABY, B.C. - Glentel Inc. (TSX:GLN) said Wednesday that it earned $5 million, or 46 cents per share for the three months ended Dec. 31. That compares with a profit of $897,000, or eight cents per ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015706/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:59:06 -0500 Canadian Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015706/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA says it has suffered “serious data theft” affecting about 15,000 Swiss-based accounts. The bank said it doesn’t believe the stol... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015694/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:58:53 -0500 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015694/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks declined from a seven-week high, led by basic-resource producers as growing Chinese inflation increased speculation the government will pare back stimulus measu... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015693/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:49:09 -0500 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015693/ Union leaders representing British Airways cabin crew will meet later to decide whether to call strike dates.It comes after talks between BA and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action broke d... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015685/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:48:48 -0500 BBC http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015685/ Plans for a new high-speed rail network, featuring 250mph trains, will be published by the government later.A White Paper will recommend a route for a new line between London and Birmingham with a fut... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015686/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:48:46 -0500 BBC http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015686/ Britain's fourth-biggest grocer, whose new chief executive Dalton Philips starts later this month, made £767m profit last year, before tax. Sales of its own label value range rose 34% in the year, w... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015698/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:48:31 -0500 Sky News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015698/ -1.66% ) said Thursday its fourth-quarter net profit declined 93% to 15.6 million euros ($21.3 million) from 226.4 million euros in the same period a year ago. Revenue rose 11% to 1.06 billion euros... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015704/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:42:29 -0500 Market Watch http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015704/ LONDON -- European shares edged lower on Thursday, with metal and mining stocks under a bit of pressure following broker downgrades for Kazakhmys , down 1.7%, and ArcelorMittal , down 1.1%. Elsewere,... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015709/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:12 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015709/ LONDON -- Belgian food retailer Delhaize Group said Thursday that its fourth-quarter net profit slipped 10% to 134 million euros ($183 million) as revenue dropped 10% to 4.87 billion euros. The group... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015710/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:11 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015710/ TEL AVIV -- Basilea Pharmaceutica AG, the Basel drugmaker, said on Thursday that a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary asked the European Committee For Medicinal Products for Human Use to re-examine its rej... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015712/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:09 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015712/ LONDON -- Skanska said that it has been awarded a contract by Petrobras to construct the first phase of a new refinery for crude oil in Brazil. The total contract value is $623 million, of which Skan... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015713/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:08 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015713/ LONDON -- U.K. insurance and investments group Old Mutual said Thursday it expects to list a minority shareholding in its U.S. asset management business and will explore the sale of its U.S. life ins... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015714/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:06 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015714/ LONDON -- William Morrison Supermarkets said Thursday that its net profit rose to 598 million pounds, from 460 million pounds a year ago. Sales climbed to 15.4 billion pounds, from 14.5 billion pound... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015717/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:05 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015717/ LONDON -- Home Retail Group said Thursday that it expects its fiscal-year pretax profit to reach 290 million pounds, which it said will be slightly ahead of market expectations. In the final 8 weeks ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015718/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:05 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015718/ LONDON -- Drug maker AstraZeneca on Thursday said it's signed a license and supply agreement with Torrent Pharmaceuticals. Torrent will supply AstraZeneca with a portfolio of generic medicines for wh... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015716/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:04 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015716/ FRANKFURT -- Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Thursday it expects a slight recovery of revenues for the current business year. Its newly acquired companies will likely not be profitable in 2010, but the Ge... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015715/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:03 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015715/ "We can't say this would have an immediate financial impact for us. It is roughly 15 planes a year and we produce 500 annually, so this is not something that will disrupt the balance at EADS," Louis G... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015691/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:40:19 -0500 Reuters http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015691/ China's inflation spiked higher in February, adding to pressure on Beijing to prevent overheating and keep the recovery in the world's third-largest economy on track. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015684/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:36:37 -0500 ABCNews http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015684/ A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overh... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015683/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:36:35 -0500 ABCNews http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015683/ Toyota's massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government's auto safety agency, prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of protecting motor... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015682/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:36:34 -0500 ABCNews http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015682/ Members of Greece's main GSEE trade union hold a mock funeral with a coffin standing for the Greek economy surrounded by wreaths from Greece's international partners in central Athens on Wednesday, Ma... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015681/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:36:33 -0500 ABCNews http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015681/ German salt and fertilizer company Kali+Salz AG said Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income plunged 93 percent to euro16 million ($22 million) as the downturn significantly affected demand in glo... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015680/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:36:32 -0500 ABCNews http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015680/ SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell on Thursday as investors worried strong loan growth and quickening inflation in China would spur Beijing to tighten monetary policy sooner than expected, while ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015707/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:22:37 -0500 Breitbart http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015707/ DK , a diversified energy company with assets in the petroleum refining, marketing and retail industries, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2009. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015688/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:17:18 -0500 CNBC http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33015688/ See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactiv... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013699/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:39:44 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013699/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose, sending the Nikkei 225 Stock Average to its highest close since Jan. 21, on speculation increased demand will boost earnings at iron-ore producers and tha... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013690/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:35:30 -0500 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013690/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Most Chinese stocks fell, led by automakers and developers, after inflation accelerated and new loans exceeded forecasts, boosting the prospect for higher interest rates. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013693/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:35:29 -0500 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013693/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Copper may rise to a record this year, possibly surpassing $9,000 a metric ton, driven by larger- than-expected imports by China and a revival of demand in Europe and the U.S.,... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013692/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:35:28 -0500 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013692/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fluctuated as commodity-related companies fell on concern China will pare back measures that boosted growth, while Japanese shares gained on speculation the countr... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013689/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:26:05 -0500 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013689/ TEL AVIV -- Delek US Holdings Inc., the Brentwood, Tenn., petroleum refiner and convenience-store operator, swung to a fourth-quarter net loss from a year-earlier profit on 25% higher sales. The loss... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013701/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:18:10 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013701/ HONG KONG -- Hong Kong conglomerate Swire Pacific Ltd. announced Thursday its 2009 net profit more than tripled because of improvement in its property and beverage businesses, while it also saw a con... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013702/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:18:09 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013702/ TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor said on Thursday it has handed over to a U.S. congressional committee a letter sent to its management by a splinter union in 2006 seeking reforms to improve safety after... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013687/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:17:10 -0500 Reuters http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013687/ ST. CHARLES, Missouri (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the "time for talk is over" and urged the U.S. Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013688/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:17:09 -0500 Reuters http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013688/ Citi Offers "Foreclosure Alternatives" (AP) The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down. RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. households f... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013684/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:14:41 -0500 CBS News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33013684/ Note: When Cooper returned to Wayzata-based TCF in 2008 after 2 1/2 years of retirement, he did not take a base salary. Instead, he was paid in restricted stock and stock options to be earned over a 3... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011254/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:24 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011254/ BEIJING - China has tightened controls on pay for its top bankers, joining global efforts to try to limit financial risks by linking longer-term performance more closely to compensation.Chinese banks... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011255/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:23 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011255/ WASHINGTON - The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down. RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. households facing foreclosure in February gr... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011256/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:22 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011256/ By KELLY OLSENAP BUSINESS WRITER SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low Thursday amid international sovereign debt concerns and as the instituti... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011259/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:27:42 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011259/ Microsoft , and the case taken out by i4i alleging that it held particular patents relating to XML, and that later versions of Word infringed it - and that Microsoft should therefore be injuncted agai... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011260/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:17:32 -0500 The Guardian http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011260/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- China’s vehicle prices rose the most in at least four years in February as consumers took advantage of government incentives to buy new cars and trucks, contributing to a... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011249/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:33 -0500 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011249/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Vice President Joe Biden will speak in Tel Aviv on U.S.-Israeli relations, one day after telling Israelis and Palestinians they will be held accountable for actions jeopardizin... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011250/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:32 -0500 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011250/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc., the nation’s two biggest carriers, were fined a combined 11 billion won ($9.7 million) for anticompetitive actions against ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011251/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:32 -0500 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011251/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- China is requiring a down payment for land purchases equal to 50 percent of a plot’s price and prohibited the supply of land for villas as the government sought to increa... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011252/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:31 -0500 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011252/ BANGKOK -(Dow Jones)- Consumer confidence in Thailand fell in February after three straight months of increases due mainly to higher oil prices and rising worries over the country's political uncerta... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011265/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:25 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011265/ (This item was originally published Wednesday.) DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said Wednesday it has raised its 2010 oil demand forecast despite economies ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011263/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:24 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011263/ (This item was originally published Wednesday.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) said Wednesday it is no longer selling gasoline to Iran, the latest oil company to make such a mov... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011262/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:23 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011262/ CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Australia's Senate on Thursday approved legislation that will curb the use of trusts, mainly by wealthy Australians, to avoid paying capital gains tax on assets. The new laws o... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011261/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:22 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011261/ SEOUL -(Dow Jones)- South Korea's vice finance minister will meet international investors in New York on March 19 to update them about local economic conditions and promote investment opportunities i... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011266/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:22 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011266/ "); } function setUserAsLoggedIn() { $('#username_link').show(); $('#username_link').html("WELCOME ("+$.cookie("p_UN")+")"); $('#signup_link').html(" http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011268/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:21 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011268/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury's decision against a bankruptcy restructuring for GMAC may have increased taxpayer bailout costs for the auto finance company and made it less viable, an overs... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011240/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:51:25 -0500 Reuters http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011240/ PepsiCo cites the deep freeze that hurt much of Florida's citrus crop as to why it is raising prices and shrinking packaging on its popular Tropicana orange juice. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011230/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:48:44 -0500 CBS News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011230/ High fructose corn syrup is used as a sweetener for many popular foods, but recently there has been a push to replace it by going back to sugar. Michelle Miller has the story. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011232/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:48:40 -0500 CBS News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011232/ United Technologies Corp. on Wednesday said its board approved a plan that calls for the repurchase of up to 60 million shares, worth about $4.3 billion at current prices. The plan replaces an earl... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011229/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:47:32 -0500 ABCNews http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011229/ Electronics giant Samsung is promising the first 3D TV sets will go on sale in Britain by the end of the month. The Korean firm is expected to reveal more details at a launch in New York but entry-l... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011241/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:45 -0500 Ananova http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011241/ David Beckham received a rapturous welcome on his long-awaited return to Old Trafford - and got an even bigger cheer when he left the pitch with a green and gold anti-Glazer scarf draped around his ne... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011243/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:45 -0500 Ananova http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011243/ The administrators of Portsmouth FC have made 85 staff redundant, while some of the club's star players have offered to take wage cuts. None of the players have been axed but administrator Andrew An... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011244/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:45 -0500 Ananova http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011244/ Gordon Brown has confirmed there will be a budget in two weeks' time, adding weight to speculation there will be an election on May 6. In a written statement, Chancellor Alistair Darling announced i... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011246/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:44 -0500 Ananova http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011246/ Union leader Bob Crow has warned passengers not to plan train travel over Easter, despite Network Rail's claim that it is well-prepared to cope with a potential mass strike. Ballot results being ann... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011247/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:43 -0500 Ananova http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011247/ Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians will be able to cruise almost every inch of Britain from the comfort of their own laptop when Google extends its street-level imaging service this week. The searc... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011248/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:31:43 -0500 Ananova http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33011248/ NEW YORK — Asian markets inched higher early Thursday amid mixed economic news and after U.S. stocks closed with small gains following a report that companies cut their inventories. Investo... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009026/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:56:48 -0500 Sign on San Diego http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009026/ The scissors-and-paper routine of clipping coupons may not be going the way of the typewriter anytime soon, but more companies are turning to mobile phone coupons in a big way. Minneapolis-based Targ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009005/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:47:17 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009005/ Regulators filed complaints against several Twin Cities money managers Wednesday accusing them of breaking futures industry rules in their dealings with Minneapolis businessman Trevor Cook, who the go... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009006/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:47:16 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009006/ WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department sank billions into auto finance giant GMAC Inc. without an exit strategy or proof the company was viable — a decision that could cost taxpayers $6.3 billion... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009007/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:47:15 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009007/ Standard & Poor's the credit ratings agency, says in its latest Global Economic Outlook that the global economy seems to have turned a corner, and so-called green shoots are sprouting around the w... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009012/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:34:35 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009012/ TOKYO -- The dollar was steady in Asia Wednesday as traders looked ahead to upcoming U.S. economic data, while keeping a close watch on Europe's public debt woes. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009013/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:33:08 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009013/ TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Cabinet-level Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo to roll out better search engines, it said, yesterday. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009014/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:31:18 -0500 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009014/ Microsoft willfully infringed on patents awarded to i4i. The verdict, which the appeals court first affirmed in December, required Microsoft to pay more than $240 million in damages and forced it to r... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009010/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:31:00 -0500 Computerworld http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009010/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- East Japan Railway Co., the nation’s largest rail operator, raised 15 billion yen ($166 million) from 10-year bonds priced at the narrowest yield spread over benchmarks i... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008993/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:29:34 -0500 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008993/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Asian billionaires including India’s Mukesh Ambani and Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing increased their wealth as the region’s rich expanded their fortunes at the worl... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008994/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:29:33 -0500 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008994/ Jane Wang, vice chairman of China investment banking, resigned and plans to join a competitor, two of the people said, requesting anonymity because her departure hasn’t been announced. Geoffrey ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008995/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:29:33 -0500 Business Week http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008995/ (Reuters) - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008991/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:15:04 -0500 Reuters http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33008991/ BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- The rise in industrial output in the first two months of this year isn't a sign of overheating in the industrial sector, National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Sheng Laiyun sai... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009019/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:51 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009019/ TOKYO (Nikkei/Dow Jones)--The Japanese government's top spokesman said Thursday that a downward revision in the country's fourth-quarter growth rate shows that domestic economic conditions remain sev... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009018/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:50 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009018/ BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- Inflation this year will be moderate and controllable, with consumer price index growth to slow in March as seasonal factors fade, National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Sheng ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009017/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:49 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009017/ In a move that’s raising red flags among some consumer advocates, top negotiators for the Senate Banking Committee signaled Wednesday they favor establishing a new consumer financial protection age... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009020/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:49 -0500 Fox Business http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33009020/