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Foreign investment in China rises to record
Foreign direct investment in China rose to a record $105.7 billion last year, underscoring confidence that rising incomes will boost demand in the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Investment climbed 17.4 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement in Beijing to Tuesday. Spending in December rose 15.6 percent from a year earlier to $14 billion. Estimates of five
Industry Jan. 18, 2011
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Russian company builds Web empire at home and abroad
MOSCOW (AFP) ― It is a company with a stake in Facebook, the leading position in one of the world’s fastest-growing Internet markets and a listing on the London Stock Exchange.But this is not a firm from Silicon Valley or a high-tech Asian economy. It is from Russia, in recent years not a place known for cutting-edge corporate innovation.While President Dmitry Medvedev ploughs on with his state-sp
Industry Jan. 17, 2011
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Steelers beat Ravens 31-24 in AFC playoffs
PITTSBURGH (AP) ― Ben Roethlisberger hit rookie Antonio Brown on a 58-yard pass play on third-and-19, and Rashard Mendenhall scored from the 2 with 1:33 remaining to give the Pittsburgh Steelers a 31-24 comeback victory over the Baltimore Ravens in an AFC divisional playoff game Saturday.The Steelers, 9-0 against division teams in the playoffs, advance to their fifth AFC championship game in 10 se
More Sports Jan. 16, 2011
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S. Korea must beat India to top Group C in Asian Cup
After drawing Australia 1-1 in its second Group C action at the ongoing Asian Cup, South Korea will need some help to get the top seed in the group and avoid facing an old nemesis in the quarterfinals.South Korea and Australia both have four points after two matches. But Australia stands atop the group because it has the goal difference edge of plus-4 to South Korea’s plus-1. Bahrain is third with
More Sports Jan. 16, 2011
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Choo Shin-soo files for salary arbitration
South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo of Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians has filed for salary arbitration in hopes of getting a large raise following the best season of his career.Choo was among 119 players who filed for arbitration on Saturday, according to Major League Baseball. The left-handed outfielder received $461,100 last year, slightly above the major league minimum, while putti
More Sports Jan. 16, 2011
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MySpace cuts nearly half its global staff
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Struggling entertainment site MySpace said Tuesday that it is cutting nearly half of its staff worldwide, or about 500 people, after an extensive revamp in October overhauled its look and allowed it to be run with fewer people. The cuts, part of a two-stage layoff plan, better position the site for a possible sale or spin-off by parent News Corp.Mike Jones, the chief executive o
Industry Jan. 12, 2011
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Detroit auto show rebounding after recession
DETROIT (AP) ― The sunny yellow Ford C-Max minivan that greets visitors at this year’s Detroit auto show says it all. After taking a pounding during the recession, the U.S. auto industry is full of optimism, and a strong mix of new products will greet buyers as they return to dealerships.“Looking around at what’s at the show, we’ve never been happier,” said Mike Jackson, the CEO of AutoNation Inc.
Industry Jan. 12, 2011
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Tablets crowd CES, chasing iPad’s tail
Working with high-speed data network may be key to success in the tablet spaceLAS VEGAS (AP) ― Big tablets and small tablets, white ones and black ones. Cheap ones and expensive ones. Brand names famous and obscure are at the starting line of a race where the iPad is already a speeding dot on the horizon.It’s impossible to walk the floor at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show witho
Industry Jan. 9, 2011
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Nadal, Federer through in Qatar Open
DOHA (AFP) ― Roger Federer and fever-hit Rafael Nadal both had to fight their way out of trouble before reaching the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open on Wednesday.Federer needed to recover from 4-5 down in the first set tie-breaker and from a break of serve down at 1-4 in the second against Swiss compatriot, and childhood friend, Marco Chiudinelli, ranked only 117 in the world, before coming throu
More Sports Jan. 6, 2011
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Cubs’ Sung sees bright future for Korean players
At the start of the 2011 Major League Baseball season, Choo Shin-soo of the Cleveland Indians will probably be the only big leaguer from South Korea.But in a couple of years, there might be a few more from the country.Sung Min-kyu, a South Korean minor league coach for the Chicago Cubs, is working with seven South Korean players in the Cubs’ system. In an interview with the Yonhap news agency this
More Sports Jan. 6, 2011
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Asus hopes tablet variety will lure fans
LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Taiwan’s AsusTek Computer Inc. plans to start selling an array of tablet computers ― including hybrids that sit somewhere between a laptop and a tablet ― with the hope that variety is the best weapon against Apple Inc.’s iPad and other similar gadgets.Asus chairman Jonney Shih unveiled the new devices Tuesday ahead of the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. They
Industry Jan. 5, 2011
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Lexus holds off BMW to retain top U.S. luxury spot
Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus outsold Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s BMW and Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz last month, helping the Japanese brand secure the top spot in U.S. luxury auto sales for the 11th straight year. Lexus sold 27,560 cars and sport-utility vehicles in December in the U.S. and 229,329 for 2010, the Toyota City, Japan-based automaker said Tuesday in a statement. The brand’s sales fell
Industry Jan. 5, 2011
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Toyota aims for Prius to become top-selling U.S. vehicle by 2020
Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s largest maker of gasoline-electric autos, expects the Prius hybrid and related models bearing the same name to become its top-selling U.S. vehicle line by the end of the decade. “We will end the decade with Prius being the number one nameplate in the industry,” Bob Carter, Toyota’s group vice president for U.S. sales, said in a call with analysts Monday. The Camry,
Industry Jan. 4, 2011
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Vizio to challenge Apple with cheaper smartphone, tablet
Vizio Inc., the second-largest U.S. television supplier, will introduce a low-cost smartphone and tablet computer using Google Inc.’s Android software to attract consumers who cannot afford Apple Inc.’s devices. The smartphone with a 4-inch screen and tablet with an 8- inch display will be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which begins Jan. 6, Chief Technology Officer Matthew
Industry Jan. 3, 2011
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VW extends CEO’s contract until 2016
Volkswagen AG extended Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn’s contract by five years, giving the executive the time to complete a merger with Porsche SE and surpass Toyota Motor Corp. as the biggest automaker. VW’s supervisory board unanimously backed the CEO’s appointment through 2016, the Wolfsburg, Germany-based company said Sunday. Winterkorn, 63, took over as CEO on Jan. 1, 2007 and his
Industry Jan. 3, 2011
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