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Vehicle Sales in China Showed Unexpectedly Robust Growth in September
Oct 14, 2013Vehicle sales in China showed unexpectedly robust growth in September as Japanese producers continued to recover from anti-Japanese sentiment last year, which was tied to a territorial dispute between the two countries. Vehicle sales ...
Tags: Automobile, Passenger Car
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Chinese Rescue Teams Have Reached Some of The Most Remote Areas of Sichuan Province
Apr 22, 2013Chinese rescue teams have reached some of the most remote areas of Sichuan province hit by Saturday's powerful earthquake, state media report. The rescuers have been travelling on foot into Baoxing County because of the damage to roads in ...
Tags: sichuan, yaan, earthquake
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Some Tier-One Taiwan-Based Solar Cell Makers Have Seen Orders Rising
Mar 6, 2013Due to the expectation that Japan will lower its solar feed-in-tariff (FIT) in April and the US punitive tariffs' impacts on China-made solar products, some tier-one Taiwan-based solar cell makers have seen orders rising. The Japan solar ...
Tags: FIT, solar products, solar cell makers
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Eric Schmidt Labelled China a Menace to The Internet, Complicit in The Use of Cyber-Crime
Feb 5, 2013Google chairman Eric Schmidt has labelled China a menace to the internet, complicit in the use of cyber-crime as part of efforts to undermine its corporate and political opponents. The claims are made in his upcoming book, The New Digital ...
Tags: Google, cyber-crime, China, cyber security
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A Taiwan Delegtation Formed by Government Officials Concluded a Six-Day Visit in Japan
Feb 1, 2013A Taiwan delegtation formed by government officials, researchers and industry players recently concluded a six-day visit in Japan, where they probed the possibilities of forming strategic alliances between the two countries. According to ...
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Eu Chemical Sector Output Is Planning to Stay Stagnant in 2013 -Cefic
Dec 27, 2012European chemicals output will contract by 2.0 per cent in 2012 compared with 2011, European chemicals group Cefic said. A lowering of its forecast released in September, the chemicals trade body downgrade reflects recent data showing a ...
Tags: chemical sector, chemical, chemicals output, chemicals group
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Japan's Aluminium Premiums for January to March Shipments Declined
Dec 25, 2012Reuters reported that Japan's aluminium premiums for January to March shipments were mostly set at USD 240 to USD 245 per tonne, down from a record in the current quarter, reflecting easing demand as the world's third largest economy slips ...
Tags: Japan, aluminium premiums, economy, aluminium demand
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TOYOTA May Delay The Launch of a New Production Line at Its Plant in Tianjin
Dec 13, 2012TOYOTA Motor Corp may delay the launch of a new production line at its plant in Tianjin because a decline in its Chinese sales is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, Japan's Asahi newspaper reported yesterday. Toyota had ...
Tags: TOYOTA, new production line, decline, Chinese sales
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Boycotts of Japanese Cars Over a Territorial Dispute Will Shave About 550,000 Tonnes
Dec 13, 2012Reuters reported that China's boycotts of Japanese cars over a territorial dispute will shave about 550,000 tonnes, or about 2%, off Japan's fourth quarter steel output. A government survey of steelmakers showed that violent protests ...
Tags: steel market, steelmaker, boycotts of Japanese products
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Japanese Aluminium Buyers Look Set to Secure Their First Fee Reduction From Suppliers
Nov 30, 2012Bloomberg reported that Japanese aluminium buyers look set to secure their first fee reduction from suppliers in a year as the economy continues to shrink. Aluminium fees have doubled over the last year hitting record highs on the back of ...
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Economy Has Been Weakening
Nov 12, 2012Sept machinery orders -4.3 pct vs forecast -1.8 pct Govt maintains view on machinery orders Current account surplus -68.7 pct vs forecast -51.9 pct Analysts say economy has been weakening since spring Service sector sentiment index hits ...
Tags: Market View, machinery
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US Is at Risk of a "Cyber-Pearl Harbour" Attack From Overseas Hackers
Oct 12, 2012The US is at risk of a "cyber-Pearl Harbour" attack from overseas hackers and needs to take precautions against such threats. Government systems, financial networks, transport and the national power grid are all potential targets for ...
Tags: cyber-Pearl Harbour, Leon Panetta, cyber actors, cyber criminals
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Japanese Websites Have Fallen Victim to Cyber-Attacks as a territorial dispute
Sep 20, 2012At least 19 major Japanese websites have fallen victim to cyber-attacks,thought to be from China,as a territorial dispute between the countries rumbles on. Japan's National Police Agency says websites including those of the ...
Tags: Japanese website, territorial dispute, China, Japan