OrSense has launched new portable, wireless Glasswing hemoglobin (Hb) measurement system, at the 32nd International Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT), in Cancun, Mexico. The Glasswing system, which provides ...
Taipei, Nov. 14, 2012 (CENS)--The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) intervened yesterday (Nov. 13) in the plan of Jeffrey Koo Jr., chairman of Chinatrust Charity Foundation, to buy out Next Media Group, citing the principle for the ...
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Taipei, Nov. 16, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan ranks 16th place worldwide this year in terms of business climate, a major improvement over last year’s 26th place, according to a report publicized by Forbes magazine of the U.S. on Nov. 14. The ...
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Taipei, Nov. 20, 2012 (CENS)--SinoPac Financial Holding Co., a private financial holding company in Taiwan, recently opened a bank branch in Kinmen, an offshore island of Taiwan, and a leasing branch in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. ...
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Taipei, Nov. 20, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan’s domestic banks held deposits of NT$28.05 trillion (US$935 billion) as of the end of August, up 5.8% year on year, with term deposits accounting for NT$12.72 trillion (US$424 billion) or 45%, ...
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Taipei, Nov.21, 2012 (CENS)--AXA S.A, a French insurance group, which planned to set up a base in Taiwan for the third time, has decided to cease investments in Taiwan and transfer NT$2 billion (US$66.67 million) to other Asian countries. ...
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Continuously falling prices, unstable subsidies, and low demand in Europe have been causing China-based LED firms to face financial troubles. The LED industry continues to suffer with oversupply. Many LED firms in China have been said to ...
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Taipei, Nov. 13, 2012 (CENS)--Frank Huang yesterday announced his resignation as chairman of PowerChip Semiconductor Corp. (PSC) and Steve R.L. Chen, a former economics minister, will fill the vacancy left by Huang. PSC stated in a press ...
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Work has resumed at troubled auto parts maker Autodom's Victorian sites, but the company’s future is still under a cloud. Auto giants Holden and Ford recently took on Autodom's estimated $6.5 million debt and agreed to underwrite ...
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Taipei, Nov. 19, 2012 (CENS)--The offshore banking units (OBUs) and overseas branches of domestic banks are expected to contribute over 30% of domestic banks’ profits this year, a new high in the wake of the global financial tsunami. ...
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Taipei, Nov. 19, 2012 (CENS)--Creditor banks plan to hold talks early next month to discuss bailout-extension application recently submitted by the financially struggling PowerChip Semiconductor Corp. (PSC) to the Ministry of Economic ...
The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has urged the Government to frame a uniform national cotton policy in view of the present-day realities. During a media briefing, PCGA Vice Chairman, together with Khawaja Riaz Hussain ...
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RSA,a UK based commercial insurer,has renewed its partnership with Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks for a period of further five years. As part of the new contract,the company will offer home and motor insurance to Clydesdale and Yorkshire ...
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CNA has been selected as the endorsed insurance carrier for the Arkansas Bankers Association(ABA),the largest and oldest banking industry organization in Arkansas,from 01 May 2012. According to the company,the selection is based on its ...
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Computer Weekly has announced the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT - the CIOs, industry executives, public servants and business leaders driving the role of technology in the UK economy. ...
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