China’s yuan strengthens to record high against USD
BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) — The Chinese currency Renminbi, or yuan, strengthened 80 basis points to a record high of 6.1867 against the U.S. dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.
In China’s foreign [...]
80-year-old Japanese man scales Everest, sets record
By Deepak Adhikari , AFPMay 24, 2013, 12:06 am TWN
KATMANDU–An 80-year-old Japanese climber reached the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, becoming the oldest person to scale the world’s highest mountain, his website and [...]
Japan man, 80, scales Everest, sets record
An 80-year-old Japanese climber reached the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, becoming the oldest person to scale the world’s highest mountain, his website and a Nepalese official said.
Yuichiro Miura and his party, including his second [...]
Lenovo pulls in best-ever revenue of $7.8 billion for Q4 2012/13, record $34 billion for the year
Lenovo’s just announced its Q4 and full year 2012/13 financial results, and it’s touched new highs on the two most important indices. It earned $ 127 million on $ 7.8 billion in revenue for the quarter and $ 34 billion for the [...]
Depreciating yen attracts record visitors to Japan
AFPMay 23, 2013, 12:01 am TWN
TOKYO–A record 923,000 foreigners traveled to Japan in April, up 18.1 percent from a year earlier, taking advantage of a weaker yen and an increase in chartered flights, a government agency said Wednesday.
The [...]
China’s outbound M&A value hits record high: PwC
BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — The total value of China’s outbound mergers and acquisitions in 2012 reached a record-high 65.2 billion U.S. dollars, marking a five-fold increase from 10.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2008, a PricewaterhouseCoopers [...]
Thai police seize record 4.49 million meth tablets
APMay 22, 2013, 8:14 am TWN
BANGKOK–Thai police have seized 4.49 million methamphetamine pills found in an apartment in the largest meth bust ever in Bangkok.
Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung said Tuesday the tablets and [...]
NetEase achieves record net profits, report says
NetEase Inc, a leading China-based Internet technology company, achieved 1.06 billion yuan ($ 170 million) in net profits in the first quarter, according to an un-audited financial report.
Net profits grew by a record of 12.9 percent from [...]
Japan’s Sharp announces record annual loss for fiscal 2012
OSAKA, May 14 (Xinhua) — Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp Corporation released a financial report on Tuesday with a record full-year loss of 545 billion yen (5.5 billion U.S. dollars) and announced a board change with a new president [...]
China’s trusts surge to record high
Chinese trust companies had a record 8.73 trillion yuan (1.42 trillion U.S dollars) worth of assets by the end of March, up 64.7 percent from a year earlier, the China Trustee Association (CTA) has reported.
The companies saw profits surge [...]
S. Korea’s foreign reserves stay at record level
SEOUL, May 6 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s foreign reserves stayed at a record level due to the continued rise in investment returns and an increase in conversion value of non-dollar denominated assets, central bank data showed Monday.
Foreigner [...]
ECB slashes interest rates to record 0.50%
By Michael Shields ,ReuetrsMay 3, 2013, 12:06 am TWN
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the first time in 10 months on Thursday, promising to provide as much liquidity as eurozone banks need [...]
Eurozone unemployment hits record 19 mil.
By Frank Zeller ,AFPMay 2, 2013, 12:07 am TWN
BERLIN — European unemployment hit a new record on Tuesday and Moody’s cut Slovenia’s debt rating to junk status as German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her crisis strategy, [...]
Stunt kills Indian man with record for zip-lining by his hair
AFPApril 30, 2013, 12:05 am TWN
KOLKATA–A daredevil Indian who held the Guinness World Record for covering the longest distance on a zip line while hanging by his hair has died while performing a stunt, officials said Monday.
Sailendra [...]
Q1’13 Completes Mega M&As, with Transaction Value Hitting Record High
The latest data of Zero2IPO Research Center, a famous VC & PE research institution in Greater China Region, show that 204 investment deals occurred in China’s VC/PE market in Q1’13, a YoY decrease of 6.0% and a QoQ decrease of 29.2%; [...]
China yuan hits record high at 6.2208 against USD Friday
The Chinese currency Renminbi, or yuan, gained 92 basis points to 6.2208 against the U.S. dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.
In China’s foreign exchange spot market, the yuan is allowed to rise or [...]
China hits back with report on US human rights record
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China on Sunday retorted the U.S. criticism and distortions of its human rights situation by publishing a report of the U.S. human rights record.
The Human Rights Record of the United States in [...]
TSMC Raises Spending as Mobile Drives Record Sales
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (2330), the world’s largest contract maker of chips, forecast record quarterly sales and raised its spending plan as continued growth in the smartphone market drives [...]
New first quarter Sales Record for GM in China
Published on April 5, 2013 by Joey Wang
GM’s sales in China increased 12.6% to 290,538 units in March, the second-highest monthly sales in this market, and 9.6% during the first quarter to a record 816,373 units.
Sales of the Shanghai-GM [...]
Tomb Sweeping traffic sets record
By Joy Lee ,The China PostApril 5, 2013, 12:03 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A record-setting 530,000 cars entered the freeway system during the free-of-charge period on the first day of the Tomb Sweeping holidays, the National Freeway [...]
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